{"id":936,"date":"2017-03-05T19:38:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T19:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/?p=936"},"modified":"2022-09-05T10:22:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T10:22:38","slug":"naming-strategy-name-options-for-a-new-school-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/naming-strategy-name-options-for-a-new-school-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Naming Strategy &#038; Name Options for a New School in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-937 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Copy-of-Teach-Club-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Copy-of-Teach-Club-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Copy-of-Teach-Club.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>There is an ancient proverb which says, &#8220;The Beginning of the Wisdom is to call Things by their Right Names&#8221;. A lot depends on the NAME\u00a0of the school, the Logo and the Colour choice in that order.<\/p>\n<p>If one has to divide their are two parts of a school&#8217;s name<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Part I &#8211; The First Name of the school\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the name of the school in usual terms. For Example<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brighton,<\/li>\n<li>Lancers,<\/li>\n<li>Bridgewell<\/li>\n<li>Gyanjyoti<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Part II &#8211; The Suffix\u00a0\u00a0describing the institute\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International School<\/li>\n<li>School<\/li>\n<li>The School<\/li>\n<li>Educational Academy<\/li>\n<li>International Academy<\/li>\n<li>Academy<\/li>\n<li>The Academy<\/li>\n<li>World School<\/li>\n<li>World Academy<\/li>\n<li>College<\/li>\n<li>Vidyalaya \/ Vidyabhavan \/ Vidyamandir \/ Vidyavihar<\/li>\n<li>Pathshala<\/li>\n<li>Global<\/li>\n<li>High<\/li>\n<li>Public School<\/li>\n<li>Vidya Vihar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you Decide on the Part I\u00a0&amp; II, you will have your name ready.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>What are the characteristics of a Good Name<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Should be Easy to Pronounce<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Name should be such which doesn&#8217;t have too many mispronunciations attached to it, once you finalise a name try listening to lot of people reading the name from a sheet of paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Should be Aspirational if possible<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Once you decide on a name ask people to express what sort of impression does the name create in their minds. Without telling them its the name of a proposed school, ask them what do you think this organisation would be doing. You can also ask the respondents to personify the name by thinking of an animal \/ flower \/ person that comes to their mind while reading or hearing the name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Should connote the desired Education Philosophy<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The best name will be the one which can also fulfils the above boxes and is also could connote or stand for the school&#8217;s education philosophy, though a lot of it can be taken care by the by lin or the tag line which might come after the schools name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Should be Easy to abbreviate<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>What will the school called in the usual fashion just like Delhi Public School is called DPS. So the name you are trying to keep does it have an easy natural abbreviation to it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Should be easy to use other words from the name of the school\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Name should be such loch can give great nouns for the bodies which are going to created within the school\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Should lend itself to Names of Houses within the School<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Alumnus<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">School\u2019s Annual Properties \/ Events<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>So now the question is are their any strategy one could adopt before naming a school. So let us try to get some method to this madness;<\/p>\n<p>Let us try divide the strategies into the following segments for arriving at the name of your school<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>INDIAN SOUNDING NAMES<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Names which use Indian \/ Hindi words and\u00a0which distinctly sound Indian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1.Aadhar Sheela \u2013 The Foundation2.Gyan Jyoti \/ Gyan Prakash \/ Gyan Gagan \/ Gyan Ganga \/ Gyan Sthali \/ Gyanodaya<br \/>\n3.Neev \u2013 The Foundation<br \/>\n4.Pratistha \u2013 Respect<br \/>\n5.Aarambh \u2013 The Beginning<br \/>\n7.Prakash Kunj \u2013 The source of light<br \/>\n8.Vidya Jyoti \/ Vidya Stahali \/ Vidyarthi Jyoti\/ Vidya Shakti<br \/>\n9.Abhideep \u2013 The illuminated<br \/>\n10. Abhisar \u2013 To spread light<br \/>\n11.Shrestha \u2013 The Best<br \/>\n12.Honhar \u2013 Intelligent &amp; Smart<br \/>\n13.Tejas &#8211; Bright<br \/>\n14.Meghavee &#8211; Meritorious<br \/>\n15.Srijan &#8211; Creative<br \/>\n16.Kushagra &#8211; Brilliant<br \/>\n17.Vidya-Rohi \u2013 Like a mountaineer<br \/>\n18.Abhat \u2013 Shining<br \/>\n19.Aayush \u2013 The one which will live long<br \/>\n20.Samarth \u2013 One who has Potential<br \/>\n21.Kalp Taru \/ Kalp Vriksh \u2013 The wish fulfilling Tree<br \/>\n22.Kalapak \u2013 One who posses skills<br \/>\n23.Gurukul<br \/>\n24.Navoditya \u2013 Newly Risen<br \/>\n25.Aagam \u2013 Wisdom<br \/>\n26.Sankriti<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">FOREIGN SOUNDING NAMES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Names which gives an impression that school has foreign roots or is distinctively premium school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1.\u00c9cole de Appris &#8211; School of the Learned<br \/>\n2. La Escuela \u2013 The School in Spanish<br \/>\n3. Academia Mundial (Spanish) \u2013 World Academy<br \/>\n4. Acad\u00e9mie mondiale (French) \u2013 World Academy<br \/>\n5. \u00c9toile Brillante \u2013 Shining Star<br \/>\n6. Westdale Heights<br \/>\n7. Kingsbridge \/ Newbridge \/ Kbridge<br \/>\n8. Norwood Heights<br \/>\n9. West \/ East \/ South \/ North Farms<br \/>\n10. State High<br \/>\n11. Fairview<br \/>\n12. Bay Heights<br \/>\n13. Bredwell<br \/>\n14. Clarion High<br \/>\n15. Grove Hill<br \/>\n16. The Children\u2019s<br \/>\n17. Springs<br \/>\n18. Shepherd&#8217;s High<br \/>\n19..Goldfield<br \/>\n20. Pinelands<br \/>\n21. Advent<br \/>\n22. Kings High \/ Kings Meadow \/ Kings<br \/>\n23. State Field<br \/>\n24. Trinity High \/ Trinity Star<br \/>\n25. Cardinal High<br \/>\n26. Sacred High \/ Sacred Heights<br \/>\n27. Hill Side<br \/>\n28. Acacia Hill \/ Acaia Springs<br \/>\n29. Ocean High<br \/>\n30. Bergamot \u2013 Kind of flower<br \/>\n31. Gladiolus \u2013 Type of flower<br \/>\n32. Cornerstone<br \/>\n33. Brighwaters<br \/>\n34. Jubilee Grand<br \/>\n35. Dixons<br \/>\n36. Wisdom Wood<br \/>\n37. Great Lands High \/ Brook Lands<br \/>\n38. Cedar &#8211; Type of tree<br \/>\n39. Banyan Grove<br \/>\n40. Sparklers<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>LOCATION SOUNDING NAMES<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Names which use local elements from place or community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1.City of Joy<br \/>\n2.The Land of Gandhi<br \/>\n3.The Rice Bowl<br \/>\n4. The Garden City<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>INTENTION SOUNDING NAMES<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Names which use local elements from place or community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Ignited Minds \/ Illuminated Minds<br \/>\n2. Sage way<br \/>\n3. Wisdom Worth<br \/>\n4. The Play Way<br \/>\n5. Sagacity \/ Felicity \/<br \/>\n6. The Erudite<br \/>\n7. Knowledge Woods \/ Knowledge Bliss<br \/>\n8. Earnest Woods \/ Earnest High<br \/>\n9. Luminous Minds \/ Luminous<br \/>\n10. Conflate<br \/>\n11. Lagniappe &#8211; A special kind of gift<br \/>\n12. Lissome &#8211; Slender and graceful.<br \/>\n13. Radiant Learning \/ Radian Jewels<br \/>\n14. Mind Tree \/ Wisdom Tree \/ Sacred Tree<br \/>\n15. Learning Temple \/ Learn Hub \/ Learn Commune<br \/>\n16. Fearless Minds<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>COINED WORDS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Names which fuses or amalgam or completely creates a noun for its own benefit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Brainiac \u2013 Someone with Brains<br \/>\n2. Innovious \u2013 Innovation<br \/>\n3. Brainseed \u2013 Brain + Seed : Developing Minds<br \/>\n4. Edutation \u2013 Education + Station<br \/>\n5. Edu-Nation \u2013 Education + Nation<br \/>\n6. Funcation \u2013 Fun + Education<br \/>\n7. Mindopia \u2013 Mind + Encyclopedia<br \/>\n8. Learnaculous \u2013 Place of Learning<br \/>\n9. Inventist \u2013 Where inventors live<br \/>\n10.Expertune &#8211; Where inventors live<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>LINEAGE \/ RELIGION \/ PROMOTER\u2019S NAME<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Names which Names which convey the details of promoters \/ idols<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is an ancient proverb which says, &#8220;The Beginning of the Wisdom is to call Things by their Right Names&#8221;. A lot depends on the NAME\u00a0of the school, the Logo and the Colour choice in that order. If one has to divide their are two parts of a school&#8217;s name &nbsp; &nbsp; Part I &#8211;&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/naming-strategy-name-options-for-a-new-school-in-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Naming Strategy &#038; Name Options for a New School in India<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[456,427,20],"tags":[428],"class_list":["post-936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-start-school","category-naming-a-school","category-school","tag-naming-strategy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=936"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":948,"href":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936\/revisions\/948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}