Photo: GettyImagesBeing a child is always a joy! And of course, parents always, even if they are not waiting for the first baby, think what name they give to the crumb. Someone chooses for the holy. Someone calls the child, proceeding from the traditions accepted in the family: for example, calling his son in honor of his grandfather. And from generation to generation, Ivan Petrovich and Pyotr Ivanovich alternate. Children are called in honor of distinguished relatives or the celebrities of the past or the present that have struck the imagination. Someone is looking for a name that would sound beautiful and harmonious in combination with the patronymic or surname, or better with both. For example, Elena Evgenievna or Anton Anatolyevich. And someone stores a name that is simply like, without being loaded with unnecessary details about its meaning, combination with the name and previous media. Some wait for the child to be born, and then, looking at his face, they understand what kind of name the baby is more suitable for. True, psychologists say that by naming a child in honor of a noble relative or idol, the parents thereby indicate their expectations from the baby. And expectations can not be justified. Therefore, it is best to love a child without conditions and hopes that he will certainly repeat the success of the one in honor of whom he received the name. It's no wonder that there are those who want to give their child a name just beautiful. Or spectacular. In general, the unique. And how do they call their children Togliatti? Woman's day asked the registry offices and found out that in 2014 in Togliatti, 9934 newborns were registered. Of these, 4,989 boys and 4,940 girls. The boys were more often registered than the girls. The boys were most often called Artem, Alexander, Mikhail, Maxim, Roman, Ivan, Dmitri. Girls were most often given the names Maria, Anastasia, Victoria, Daria, Anna. These names in the top for many years . The names Michael, Egor, Eve become common.
