tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271660121459243013.post5890603592707055242..comments2023-05-12T04:56:50.151-07:00Comments on Rich MOMents: Names and Internationally Adopted Childrenrichmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01909216289435025040noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271660121459243013.post-44086651463557932372009-08-25T17:56:42.635-07:002009-08-25T17:56:42.635-07:00Oh man, I guess my kids are in trouble, huh?
I...Oh man, I guess my kids are in trouble, huh?<br /><br />I'd like to see the study about names, too. It's interesting what Monica said about Freakanomics. It seems to me a lot highly intelligent people name their kids different names, as well. I wonder how parents of adove average intelligence would fot into the study.Ansleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708125424577644501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271660121459243013.post-44843175287868804452009-08-14T10:15:50.525-07:002009-08-14T10:15:50.525-07:00I stumbled across your blog when I was looking for...I stumbled across your blog when I was looking for articles on keeping internationally adopted children's name for first name. We were "advised" not to keep it as our daughter's first name but as a middle name. However, we use the cn 99% of the time, so we have decided to change it to her legal first name when we get her American birth certificate. It feels right for us. Most people are able to pronounce it correctly after the first time. Her American name is Coral and it's mispronounced all the time.Lisa, Bill and XingXinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849189827257162725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271660121459243013.post-62338953764921694122009-07-29T16:30:24.330-07:002009-07-29T16:30:24.330-07:00We adopted our second child in Oregon at birth. Hi...We adopted our second child in Oregon at birth. His birthparents named him, though we did have a name picked out. We saw the name they carefully chose for him as a gift from them that he would have forever. However I completely understand the complications of having a name that is hard to pronounce or that labels a child as different. I like the idea of keeping the name as a middle name.Ehara O'hanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510320584434235146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271660121459243013.post-91598235705413007632009-07-29T09:37:34.785-07:002009-07-29T09:37:34.785-07:00In the book "freakanomics" (which I reco...In the book "freakanomics" (which I recommend) he studies delinquent behavior and name relationships. His findings are that people who give their children wierd names don't generally have the highest IQ or parental interest and really that's what leads to the behavior--this is a really big generalization of his study but I found it to be very interesting.<br />MonicaMonica Stutzmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271660121459243013.post-53231533124487021822009-07-29T06:03:01.365-07:002009-07-29T06:03:01.365-07:00We are getting close to TA for our daughter in Chi...We are getting close to TA for our daughter in China. We plan to keep her Chinese name as a middle name and give her a new first name, Hannah. "And you will be called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord will designate. You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Lord, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. It will no longer be said to you, 'Forsaken' nor to your land 'desolate'; But you will be called, 'My delight is in her.'" Isaiah 62:2-4 As Christians we recognize the significance of adoption so clearly. God adopted us as sons and gave us a new name. We are going to do the same.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your life with us through this blog. If you'd like to follow our journey, our blog is hannahshan.blogspot.com.<br /><br />TiffanyTiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407015532997596319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271660121459243013.post-41954267178029047422009-07-28T20:57:47.438-07:002009-07-28T20:57:47.438-07:00We made our son's Korean name his middle name ...We made our son's Korean name his middle name and gave him an Anglo first name. We use his middle name, but if there is a time he doesn't want to do that, he has a ready option.<br /><br />I'd really have to see the study about the name/delinquency thing. I can't believe it's causational.blackbelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682743823175329828noreply@blogger.com