I guess I’m quite lucky to be born in Indonesia
. Indonesian people don’t have to worry so much about names. Here, we have names from many cultures including
Chinese, Javanese, Indian, Arabian, Balinese, Sumatra-nese, Borneo-nese, New Guinea, Western, Malay, Sundanese and many more (not counting some parents who came up with original idea). Also, we don't necessarily apply surname-system here. So, you pretty much can name your children with whatever you can came-up with. Still, the names should be meaningful and represent something good since, in my country, giving a name is equal to a prayer for the well-being & bright future of your child.
As for
Iizzy 55, from the posters’ suggestions so far, you seem to have 5 options here:
1. Go ahead and use 'Nagisa' as your child’s first name
2. Use ‘Nagisa’ as middle name
3. Somehow you ‘Americanize’ that ‘Nagisa’ name for the first name.
4. You use both suggestions no. 3 & 2
5. You drop the whole ‘Nagisa’ idea
It's your choice. Think carefully.
