Do you believe that you can give luck to a child with a name?
Who doesn't want their children to be happy in life? Some believe it contributes to this also the name, which we give to a newborn, so we looked at which baby names are considered to bring good luck.
Names for girls
Otilia
The name comes from the German name Odilia and is composed of the word odal, which means "homeland" and the word aud, which means "wealth, happiness".
Dahlia
In Lithuanian, Dalija is the name for the goddess of fate, the goddess of childbirth, and the name means "fate" or "happiness".
Waist
Talia means "gentle dew from heaven" in Hebrew, "happiness" in Arabic. Both meanings are wonderful, and the name is exotic and different.
Naomi
Naomi has a Hebrew origin, and the name means "pleasure" and "happiness". If you look further east, you will notice that the Japanese also have their own Naomi, which translates as "beauty".
Buckwheat or Aida
This melodious Arabic name means "happiness" and is associated with the main actress in Verdi's opera, an Ethiopian princess who dies while saving her people.
Kaya
Kaja was the Roman goddess of women and fire, and the meaning of the name is "to rejoice".
Hannah
Hana has several meanings. In Poland, for example, short for the name Johanna, in Japan it is a name for a flower, and in English-speaking countries it means "happiness".
Ronja
Ronja is a name of Hebrew origin and means "happy child".
Names for boys
Felix
The name comes from the Romance language, and in Latin it means "happy, successful".
Alan
The name Alan means "handsome, happy" in Irish. This should also include the Alen version.
Gaius
The name Gaius comes from the name Gaius, which is supposed to come from a Latin word gauders, which means "to rejoice".
Isaac
The name Isak means "laughter and joy", and it is also increasingly popular in Slovenia. Between 2011 and 2018 alone, 284 Isaacs were born in Slovenia.
Edmund
Edmund means "protector of happiness" and is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon names today and extremely sophisticated, even though Emund has not been born in Slovenia since 1981.
Fortunate
If you want to let your child know how happy he is, then you can use the name Fortunat, which comes from the Spanish name Fortunato and means "luck". Most people have already forgotten this name, as we haven't had it in Slovenia since 1971, and even before that the name was quite rare.
What should we pay attention to when choosing a name for a child?
First, the names that made it to the shortlist must be liked by both parents. When you reach this "compromise" you have to think about which of these names they will be express respect and will have the desired meaning, so that when the child grows up, proud of the name. Then think, how will his classmates accept him with this name: they will mock him, they will make fun of him, he will blame you for giving him a bad name or will he be proud of him? Ultimately, it is also important that they are first and last name in unison or that together they do not represent something that could be an object of ridicule. Once you've processed all of this, you'll have it in the palm of your hand the perfect name for your new family member.
What were the names of newborns in Slovenia in 2018?
In 2018, the name reigned supreme among men's names in Slovenia Luke (288), and among women Emma (268). They are right behind them Jacob (242) and Zala (241). Filip (227), Eva (220), Nik (227), Mia (216), Mark (211), Sara (182), Žan (182), Lara ( 170), Jan (168), Nika (168), Tim (168), Maša (154), Jaka (166), Julija (151), Lovro (156) and Lana (151). You can see the full statistics here.
