Naming ritual in India

Naming rituals are fascinating to me. Naming is such an important event that it should have a ceremony attached to it. I think we don't celebrate enough in North America!

Here is an excerpt from http://festivals.iloveindia.com/rituals/naamkaran.html, about a naming ritual in India:

"The father leans towards the baby's right ear, and whispers its chosen name. Usually, the father does not whisper directly into the child's ear, but uses a betel leaf or its silver imprint, or a few leaves of kusa grass to direct the words to the child's ear.The Rig Veda prescribes the formula of giving a name with four components: the nakshatra name, the name of the deity of the month, the family deity's name, and the popular name by which the child will generally be addressed. This system, however, is rarely followed these days. The usual practice is to give one formal name and, if necessary, a short name by which the child will be called. Some people coin a suitable name from a combination of the parents' names. In certain communities, the first child is named after the paternal grandparent; in others, the first son is given the same name as the father. Sometimes, the baby is named after the nakshatra, or star, of its birth. The child could also be named after the family deity or guru. "