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    Naming A Sikh Baby

    Thank you Aman Singh ji, Narayanjot ji and Jasbir ji ... the response was quick and has cleared certain doubts in my mind. Aside from the little 'drama' in couple of the posts above, the discussions have been to-the-point, clear and most importantly as I had hoped, fast. We can now proceed...
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    Naming A Sikh Baby

    As you say "As you can see the SRM does not prohibit it." ... that's really what I was looking for. We do not plan/intend to be egoistic or anything ... but as a family, we like to be at the forefront of anything we do ... provided it is legal and allowed by our Sikh philosophy. Yes, naming...
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    Naming A Sikh Baby

    Yes Narayanjot ... We've done all the 'right' way (except Sardar Jasbir may find it unnecessary ... anyway, its done!). My question is simply this :::: can a Sikh boy take his father's name as his own too? (eg Malkit Singh son of Malkit Singh). In daily usaged the "son of ...." would not come...
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    Naming A Sikh Baby

    Hmmm, Jasbir ji .... what do U mean? That we should not get the name from the SGGS ?? Then how?? Pleae enlighten me ... and QUICK ... we have to register the child soon.
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    Naming A Sikh Baby

    Hi, thanx for the quick response. Firstly, I do not know why you say its "not typical" ... is it the order in which the ardas, hukumnama, etc were written by me? My ignorance. MY QUESTION however is ... having got the 'initial' by the granthi ... it happens to be the same as the initial of...
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    Naming A Sikh Baby

    My brother has just been blessed with a Prince! He has been the Gurdwara, done the ardas and got the Hukumnama (??) for naming the child. He's got the alphabet to begin the child's name with. This alphabet is the same as his (the father) own name. We'd like the child to be named the same...
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