Sentence examples for naming children from inspiring English sources

GESTURES OF FAN WORSHIP: Proposing marriage, dressing in a centaur suit and naming children after "Eragon" characters.

There is a tradition of naming children with a rare Chinese character; ancient poems are a popular source.

Others wrote to say that, to their mind, the simple act of naming children after Hitler and Himmler constituted abuse.

Since at least 2003, China has been working on a standardized list of characters for people to use in everyday life, including when naming children.

My hated name was an artifact of my mother's weird rules for naming children, using a maximum of 20 letters and spaces.

The practice of naming children and ships after the heroes of ancient Greece, a custom dating from the first decade of the 19th century, is one example of what is sometimes referred to as an obsession with antiquity on the part of the small nationalist intelligentsia.

Jews don't name children versions of God, generally sticking to human beings in the Hebrew Bible.

They can also name children they knew who have died trying to make the trip.

"The right to name children is a basic right of citizens," he said.

Not such a surprise -- since it is a custom to name children after grandparents -- but an interesting symmetry nonetheless.

A will, signed by Mr. Brown in 2000, left household belongings and personal items to six named children, Mr. Rosen said.