Existing Name Change for a kid:
If you want to check and change the name of a kid as per numerology, you can do so. If you're using initials, it needs to be expanded and corrected. We offer this service, viz. reviewing whether the name is lucky as per numerology and if not, suggesting change in the way the name should be spelled to make it lucky as per numerology. We charge Rs.3000/- for this service
In case, you have not enrolled your kid in school, then, you can opt for a totally new first name itself but our charges for that would be Rs.4000/-. The choice is yours.
Although, theoretically, a change in the name can be done for anybody including adults, we recommend it only for young kids because the number of records where the name change has to be incorporated will be lesser than for adults. In the case of adults, it can turn out to be very cumbersome costing enormous amount of time and money, as after completing the legal procedure for name change, they must get the name change reflected everywhere including property records, demat account, LIC, etc. apart from aadhar, PAN, passport, driving license, bank accounts, etc. After all this, there will still be some records where you can't change the name, like 10th & 12th mark sheets, degree certificates.
Ideally, name change can be considered for kids who are less than 15 years old and have not yet taken their 10th Board exams, so as to ensure that the Board exam mark sheets also appear in the corrected name.
But, please note, that there is some procedure to be followed to incorporate the change in official records, like birth certificate, Aadhaar, school records, passport (if the kid has), bank account (if the kid has one), etc.
You have to make a notarized affidavit, advertise the name change in two local newspapers (one vernacular and one English) and notify the name change in the State Government Gazette (in your state) or the Central Government Gazette and once this is done, with the newspapers carrying the said advertisements and copy of the Government Gazette in which the name change appears, you can apply for name change in birth certificate, Aadhaar, school records, passport (if the kid has), bank account (if the kid has one), etc. The process is different and involves some additional steps for NRIs.
While the procedure indicated above may be taken as a broad outline, it may not be considered as definitive and professional opinion/advice, you must consult experts in this field, either in your place or some authoritative resource available online. The above indicative procedure is the one prevalent in India and it might differ in other countries. Even in India, the requirements may vary from state to state.
You may first approach the municipality/corporation/panchayat under which jurisdiction the kid whose name is to be changed was born and ask them about the formalities, before embarking on this exercise.
You may do a Google search and find that there are many law portals & others who offer the following name change related services as a turnkey package, i.e., affidavit preparation, placing the advertisements in two local newspapers and getting the name change notified in the Government Gazette. Their rates vary from Rs.2500/- to Rs.10000/- depending on the extent of service provided. We don't offer this service. We only suggest the name change to be adopted as per numerology.
The Ordering Process & Our Name Change Service Methodology Explained
As per numerology, the name by which a person is called must be in harmony with his/her date of birth to bring about favourable vibrations. That being said, a person will be called by his "given name" in the normal course and by his "full name" in formal occasions and in all - school/official/government records. Therefore, ideally, a person's given name, in isolation and the full name should both be lucky as per numerology, i.e., in harmony with one's date of birth.
However, "full names" come in different combinations, as given below.
In North India, people use:
Given Name + Surname (e.g. Ashok Gadia)
OR
Given Name + Father's Given Name + Surname (e.g. Nilesh Hasmukh Patel)
In South India, it varies from state to state and people use any one of the following:
Given Name + Father's Given Name (e.g. Sridhar Natarajan)
Given Name + Father's Given Name + Surname [often, the surname is community name] (e.g. Sajish Aravindakshan Nair)
Family Name/Native Place + Given Name (e.g. Konidela Suresh, Garimella Srinivas)
Native Place + Father's Given Name + Given Name (e.g. Cholenahalli Nanjappa Manjunath)
Family Name/Native Place + Given Name + Surname [usually, the surname is community name] (e.g. Adala Muralikrishna Reddy)
Some also use initials of the father's name and native place name.
We suggest that you adopt a full name in the "given name + surname" format, where the surname could be any of the following, gotra name or khap name or family name or native place or community/caste name or father's given name and in cases, where the family name/native place usually appears in the beginning of the name will now move to the end of the name as is the case with surnames. Those who don't use surname/family name/native place/community name, they can go with the father's given name as surname.
Why we recommend the "given name + surname" format is because, in the future, when a person is applying for a passport in India, they ask for the given name and surname and this is what appears as a person's name in the passport. So, by adopting this name combination, one can right from the very beginning ensure that the name in all the official records viz. birth certificate, school records, aadhaar, passport, PAN, bank accounts, etc. are matching thereby avoiding the need to apply for correction in the name in any of the official documents/identification records when somewhere one is stuck and the system doesn't accept because of mismatch between one record and another.
Please note that the middle name is not mandatory in India and even in many foreign countries like USA, etc.
You send the existing name details, as per the format given in the "Order Form", along with date of birth. We will tweak the first/given name and/or the last name by adding/subtracting alphabets, while keeping the pronunciation intact, so as to ensure that, when the kid is called either by the first name or the full name (i.e., first name + surname), it shall be in favourable vibration with the kid's date of birth, for those (especially South Indians) who don't use a surname but use the "given name + father's given name" combination for full name, the reference to surname in this context stands for the father's given name.
If the name of the kid, as it exists, is lucky as per numerology, the same will be conveyed to you and the same charges will be applicable for the review done and giving our opinion and no refund will be made.
Note: In some of the statutory forms, school application forms, etc., the term "given name" may also be referred to as "first name" and both mean the same. Likewise, "Surname" may be referred to as "Last Name" in some application forms and both denote the same.
Illustration of the tweaks that we do to achieve the desired result:
Surname like KOTHARI may be altered to KOTARE or KOTHARRI and so on.
Where Mahesh is the First Name or Father's Name, it may get changed to MAHEYSH or MUHHEYSSH and so on.
Note: In some rare instances, we may have to add a prefix or suffix or some appendage (like "sri" or "kumar") to the first name in order to achieve the desired result.
Alternate Surnames:
If you have alternative surnames, please mention the same in the order form, as we can explore the option of using those, in case the original surname furnished by you doesn't gel well from the numerological perspective and requires considerable tweaking. In some instances, the alternative surname might end up being appropriate as per numerology, as it is or with a subtle tweak vis-à-vis the existing surname used by your family. This concept is explained further by way of illustrations:
Illustration 1
If you have been using the surname Jain, you can give your gotra name e.g. Gadia, Shrishrimal, Pagariya, etc., as alternative surnames and vice versa, i.e., if you are using, say, Gadia as surname, you can give Jain as an alternative.
Illustration 2
If your family has been using the "Agarwal" surname, then you can mention your gotra, like Goenka, Chokhani, etc. as alternatives or some other khap (if available) and vice versa.
Illustration 3
If your family has been using the "Maheshwari" surname, then you can provide the khap names like Biyani, Chandak, etc. as alternative surnames and if you are currently using the khap name, then, you can give "Maheshwari" as an alternate surname.
Illustration 4
If you use caste name "Reddy" as surname, then you can give family name like Magunta/Kallam. Mention one against the Surname/Family Name/Last Name column and another in Alternate Surnames column.
Note: You don't have to worry that your daughter/son will be using a different surname from that of yours or his/her siblings, it is legally permissible, where a justifiable and rational explanation can be given (i.e. the connection to the surname should be conveyed). If at all, a query is raised about the offspring's surname being different from that of the father, you can explain the rationale behind it and the same will be accepted. There are many instances of children's and father's surnames being different, father might have the surname "Gadia" and the son might have the surname "Jain".
The changed name, as per numerology, will be communicated to you within 24 to 48 hours of receipt of your order along with the requisite payment. If, by any chance, the information you provided is incomplete, then, we shall seek the necessary clarifications vide email and then, in that case, the lead time of 24 to 48 hours will start from the time you clarified our query per return email.
The name changes suggested by us, as per numerology, will be sent to the email address provided by you while placing your order and this email communication from us shall be construed as fulfilment/execution of your order. Please also check "spam" in your email account. Non-receipt of email at your end for any reason can't be held against us. However, if you let us know that you haven't received our email, we shall re-send it.
Important:
Once you go with a lucky name given by us, use the spelling provided by us and in the given name + surname format as provided by us (as it is), don't call your baby by any pet name, nickname or shortened version, it would defeat the purpose. You must discourage others also from doing so.
You must introduce your kid to others by his/her first name (aka given name). Your kid must also be taught to introduce himself/herself by the first name and insist on being called so. In a formal setting, your kid may be taught to introduce himself/herself by the given name + surname. Being addressed by just the surname should be gently discouraged unless otherwise authorized by us. In the various statutory/ application forms that you may have to fill up, enter the given name suggested by us in the relevant column and the surname as suggested by us in the surname column, if there is a middle name column, put a dash to clearly indicate that there is no middle name.