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I'm bumping this thread because I find it really interesting...

What about the case of international adoptions, where many times you get the referral before the child is a year old, however you can't bring them home until they're much older - do you give them a name that's more Americanized so to speak, so that it's easier to say? Even though this toddler has gone by X name their whole life?

My friend adopted a baby from Taiwan last year. They knew almost right after the baby was born that they were getting her, even though it was almost a year to get her home. But, they chose a name for her right away and the place where the baby was staying (orphanage? I don't know) called her by that name as soon as they let them know. I think, though, the baby's middle name is something Chinese. But my friend is also from Taiwan so I think it bonds them a bit.

My stepdaughter, adopted internationally at 13 months, has an American first name and her birth name became her middle name.