("name-giving") is a Sanskrit word
that means "to give a name." Samskara The newborn infant is given a
name at the fifth of the customary life-cycle rites (samskaras).
Although some observers think the rite should be performed
on the day of birth, many others feel it should be performed on the tenth day,
demonstrating a distinction between birth and the social ritual of naming.
Some people think that a kid's name should start with the
first letter of the nakshatra (lunar zodiac sign) in which the child was born;
this is still practiced in northern India.
Despite the fact that the traditional form of this ritual
has largely gone out of favor, naming ceremonies remain a significant aspect of
a child's birth.
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