Baby naming rules

[Kanad]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TEXAS

Hi,
Me and my wife are going to have a baby daughter soon. We both want her to be named such that her middle name is my name, and her last name would be my wife's first name. We don't plan to use either of our family names. Just our first names. So for e.g. if my name is X Y Z (X=first name, Y= middle name, Z= last name), and my wife's name is A B C (A=first name, B=middle name, C=last name) we are planning to name our daughter P X A (P=first name, X=middle name, A=last name).

Is this allowed? Or do we have to use a family name?

Also we, me and my wife, are on immigrant Visa in US (Indian nationals). Will there be any problem in getting PIO/OCI cards for our daughter if we have such a name?

Thanks & Regards
Kanad

 

[TheGeekess]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TEXAS

Hi,
Me and my wife are going to have a baby daughter soon. We both want her to be named such that her middle name is my name, and her last name would be my wife's first name. We don't plan to use either of our family names. Just our first names. So for e.g. if my name is X Y Z (X=first name, Y= middle name, Z= last name), and my wife's name is A B C (A=first name, B=middle name, C=last name) we are planning to name our daughter P X A (P=first name, X=middle name, A=last name).

Is this allowed? Or do we have to use a family name?

Also we, me and my wife, are on immigrant Visa in US (Indian nationals). Will there be any problem in getting PIO/OCI cards for our daughter if we have such a name?

Thanks & Regards
Kanad

You can name your child whatever you want. I'll leave the rest of your question for others.

 

[xylene]

It is totally allowed, and I understand it is somewhat common to do exactly this.

If you don't mind me asking, are you folks adherents of the Indian Orthodox Christian Church? Other people I have known with this naming convention were, and that's why I ask. Either way, this is a thing plenty of people do.

 

[eerelations]

I know a lot of Sikhs and Hindis who did this, so maybe it's an Indian thing, rather than a religious thing.

 

[Kanad]

No we are not Christian or Sikh. We are a non-religious couple. And I haven't seen anybody, amongst our acquaintances or relatives, doing this. Hence the query.

Thanks for your responses!