Description
Choose this option if you would like to select a name interactively with me. An interactive format gives best results for name consultation as I get instant feedback while suggesting names. We go through various options and try to find a good name together. There is no fixed structure for this consultation, it is all as per your preferences. There is no limit to the number of names suggested and the questions answered, time (one hour) is the only limit. You start by answering the eleven name preference questions that follow below. We fix a time for a one-hour phone call or video chat in which I suggest names as per your preferences and/or answer your questions on names. You can join the call with your friends and/or family.
I usually cover 250–300 names in a one-hour session. A short follow-up session (five minutes) can be arranged if needed. At the end of the call (or two calls), you may choose any one name for a detailed commentary. The fee for this consultation option is ₹ 10,001.
Name preference questions that you will have to fill out after the payment.
1) Information: is the child already born or on the way? If born please provide date of birth, time of birth, and birthplace details.
2) Information: gender of child (boy/girl)?
3) Requirement: do you want a ‘nakshatra’ or ‘rashi’ based name or a name with a fixed starting letter or syllable? If so, please share the starting letter or syllable required: please confirm the syllable by typing it in your native script (Devanagari, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, etc.) or in International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST).
4) Preference: middle or ending letters or syllables preferred (if any)? Please type in your native script or IAST. Please note that I treat this as a preference, not a hard requirement.
5) Preference: length of name or number of syllables desired (e.g. a short name only with 2- 3 syllables or even a longer name is okay)?
6) Preference: any meanings preferred (e.g. name of Vishnu, Shiva, Surya, Ganesha, Rama, Krishna, Karttikeya, or Dattatreya for a boy; name of Parvati, Lakshmi, Sarasvati, Gayatri, or Lalita for a girl; or an adjective with positive meaning, etc)?
7) Preference: would you like simple pronunciation (without the ‘difficult’ conjunct syllables like ‘vya’, ‘stra’, etc.) or complex pronunciation is okay?
8) Preference: any names you would like the name to “go with” (e.g. sound similar to a sibling name or have a similar/associated meaning as name of parents)?
9) Preference: any names you have already liked and why (this will increase chances of me suggesting a name you like)?
10) Preference: any other preference around the name (e.g. a very rare name, old style or new style name)?
11) Requirement: language of consultation—English or Hindi?
