What Are Some Americanized Indian Middle Names For A Girl

What is the closest American nick name for Indian male name 'Animesh'?

Ani as a nickname is usually a female name in America.You can always take the first letter of your first name along with the initial of your middle name or last name and go by the initials.  For instance:  A.C.

What do Americans think about Indian names?

Americans usually tend to mess up a bit when it comes to pronouncing Indian names. This statement, however cannot be generalized since some people might be good at pronouncing Indian names and others may not be. Not only that, the difficulty in pronunciation depends on the name itself, in addition to the number of Indian people the person has been familiar with.The prime reason as to why most Americans find Indian names hard is because of the differences in the roots of the languages of the names, given English and Sanskrit tend to be radically different.Having lived on the East Coast as well as in India for considerably long periods of time,  I can attest to the claims I've made.My first name is Arvind. When I lived in New Jersey, I used to say my name as "Orwind". And people told me I was doing it wrong when I moved to India in my middle school years. Now I'm back on the East Coast for college, knowing how to tell my name, lol.My name has undergone a total roller-coaster ride, having been pronounced in every single way possible: "Orwind", "Aurwynd", "Ovvin", "Arrweend", "Airwind", with Aurwynd being the most common pronunciation.  I actually have a 4 word long name, but I just use my given name everywhere mainly because people find it difficult to say. My last name is heavily sanskritized, making it heavily difficult for people to say it.Not to forget Starbucks, who desecrated my name in such a way that it actually ended up being my pet dog's name.So, usually what I do these days is:1. Use a preferred name on all paperwork, and tell people a quick hack to pronounce my actual name in case they want to try it out.2. Use an English alias. I officially use the alias "Ron" now.Trust me, it works. Doesn't get in the way of your work, and helps 10/10.

Why do Korean Americans use Americanized first names (e.g. David or Jennifer) instead of their original names?

Because it is in 70% of cases and there are their real names. Only Korean nationalists in the United States give Korean names. Especially members of the Korean nationalist sects who "forget" to tell their members that in their opinion they left the lowest blood once, and are bound to serve Korea's interests.In Russia, 90% of Koreans have only the names given to them at baptism. And do not go to fortune tellers to choose magic characters for a "real Korean" name.The reason for this is the rejection of Korean paganism in fact. Not hypocrisy like 95% of protestant in South Korea when they go to the pastor and shaman. A real failure.In addition, for example, Koryo Saram.Women received their first names only in Russia in 1861. They never had any Korean names. In Korea, until the end of the 19th century, there were no women's names at all. Even Queen Min is not a name, it's a surname.Female slave girls all the more did not have any "correct Korean names"Korean women's names are an invention already in 1897 and it did not immediately spread.Men's Korean names that were given to slaves were often obscene.And now let's see where the Koreans arrived in the US and Russia? These are fugitive slaves, poor peasants. Very rarely, someone else.Why should they honor the tradition of the state that kept their ancestors for working cattle.

Why do Asian Americans often have an Anglicized first name? Why haven’t Asian Americans adopted Anglicized family names?

The custom comes from a time when it was widely accepted that to be "American" really meant to be white and Anglo-Saxon. There's a reason why Anthony Benedetto, Dino Crocetti, and Jo Racquel Tejada changed their names to Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, and Racquel Welch, after all. This belief was so widespread that, upon being told by a father that his new baby boy would be named Lee Jun-Fan, a doctor in the San Francisco hospital where the little tyke had been born responded, "No, that's not good enough. He needs an American name," and unilaterally entered the name Bruce on the birth certificate. Yeah, that's how that kung fu movie star got his name: some random white physician pulled it out of her ass.Asian Americans from a certain era were taught (perhaps accurately) that if you were going to have any hope of getting along in the United States, you sure as hell better have a "normal" name that "real Americans" could pronounce and accept.The idea that you could have an obviously ethnic name like Wen-Chieh or Yuki and still be considered "American" didn't really start until the late 20th century, when we as Americans became more respectful of foreign cultures. For Asians, this also coincided with the era in which Asian countries stopped being seen as either incredibly poor or the enemy. Japan stopped being the country that bombed Pearl Harbor and became the country that makes all that great stuff and has that incredibly futuristic city of Tokyo. Greater China (by which I include mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong) stopped being the country of Commie Mao-suit-wearing drones and proprietors of really cheap food to a major economic force that also made very cool cinematic contributions. It became OK to have an ethnic name in general and an Asian ethnic name.

How do Asian immigrants decide what American name to take or name their children?

My knowledge is mostly limited to Chinese Americans in the 1.5/2nd generation with their 1st generation parents, but here's what I've seen, from most common to least common: 1. Choose a name. Many just choose whatever English name they feel like based on American baby name books, celebrities, or liking the sound. This is the most popular choice among young/recent immigrants. When choosing English names, immigrants tend to go mainstream and pick from most popular names, to avoid having an unlucky/made fun of first name in addition to an (often) difficult-to-pronounce last name. You are less to see Asians with 'weird' English first names than other ethnic groups in America. 2. Name matching. Find a phonetic approximation that is part or the entirety of their Chinese name - e.g. Joe for Zhuohan, Jenny for Jieyi, or David for Dawei. 3. Name rhyming/initials. Others may find a two-syllable English name that rhymes, shares phonetic elements including initial sounds with their Chinese name without being exactly the same or necessarily sharing initials - Jessica for Jiahua, Jason for Maosen. 4. Name meaning. The meaning of their given name is 'translated' to get an English names. Hard to do since English given names tend to lack the everyday meaning of Chinese characters, but often done through name books. Example: Ella Chen of SHE (Taiwanese pop group) supposedly had a name assigned by her agency from a personality test.Immigrants who moved at an older age are more likely to choose an English name based on their Asian name, whereas younger ones (I estimate over half) choose at random. I think it's both a generational difference (year of immigration) and an age difference - less attachment to Chinese name/culture = more likely to choose unrelated English name. Among second-generation immigrants (those born in the US) that I know, almost none of their Chinese names sound like their English ones. The vast majority have their English names as their legal name (95%)+ and their Chinese name as their middle name, although a few (5-10%) have no middle name or an English middle name. Indian Americans are much more likely to choose a first name in the native language. This may be for a variety of cultural reasons, or because compared to sounds in East Asian languages, phonemes are easier to pronounce for the average American.

Why are so many Middle Eastern men named Sami, Samy or Sam?

This question actually kind of cracks me up.First off, Sami is an Arabic name.However, on the other hand, Arabs with apparent Arabic names (Saeed, Saad, Salwa, etc.) use an Americanized version of their Arabic name. This is to not come off as threatening (racism is still prominent) or create any stereotypes. This method of hiding an Arab identity is especially affective if the individual doesn’t “look Arab.” (In Western media, Arabs are usually portrayed as having brown skin, dark brown eyes, and black hair, however this isn’t always the case). If said Arab has lighter skin, lighter hair, and lighter eyes (Syrians and Lebanese often look this way), then an Americanized name can be seriously affective.So, if you meet a Middle Eastern named Sami, chances are their real name is Saeed (for a boy), Salwa (for a girl), etc..Using an Americanized version of an Arabic name can boost an Arab’s chances of getting a job, going through airport security with not too much trouble, etc. by a long shot.Here are some examples of Americanized versions of Arabic names.Mohammed/Muhammad → Moe, Michael, MikeSaeed → Sami (still an Arabic name but is common in Western countries), Sam, SalFatimah → Fuscia, Felicia, FloZena/Zeina → Zoey, Zoe, ZendayaCheers.

What are some of the funniest Indian names you've heard?

I'm only giving all the posted answers together---vishal boob-pornika sarkar-boobisha chodhankar-radium singh (parents are scientists......)-Sixer (he's the sixth child)-unique jain-deep pant-Valentine mirchi-lund Kumar-indira kant singh (which was abbreviated as I. Kant Singh i.e. I can't sing)-dollar patel-Space Gupta-kissy ragani (a guy named kissy.....!!!)-nowledge Kumar (correct spelling)-virgin debbarma-jockey garg-arpit bomb-skylab singh-alpha (her mother is a physics teacher)-gossipy sharma-Jesus Gupta-tikka Singh-election reddy-challenger mishra-register kumar-beauty kumar-nymphaea rajput-gas raj-diamond sharma