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Help[Opinions] Article from British newspaper on 'bizarre' names
Names registered in Britain in the past 12 months:
Boys: Ely, Tudor, Finchley, Roman, Red, Rivers, Moet, Rocky, Wilberforce
Girls: Tiger, Fire-Lily, Caramel, Bambi, Paprica, Apricot, Clover, Levi, Sunshine, Tame (The Apple of My Eye), Skylark
"Move over Tom, Dick and Harriet...because parents are increasingly giving babies unusual names.
Ikea, Bambi, Caramel and champagne brant Moet are among monikers registered in Britain in the past year.
Others include Finchley, after the London suburb, and Ely, Cambs - both thought to be inspired by the Beckhams calling their son Brooklyn after the area of New York where he was conceived.
Newborns with untypical names are up 20 per cent over the past year, a study of birth records by baby goods firm Bounty suggests.
The company's Simon Williamson claimed increasing numbers of mums and dads believed exotic monikers raised children's chances of success later on.
He said: "In marketing-speak, they're being given a brand identity. Parents look to the future to see where they want to position their kids. Part of that is making them unique." The trend is even more pronounced in the US where at least two have been christened after TV sports channel ESPN. Others have been called Nike, Del Monte, Timberland and L'Oreal.
People with odd names appreciate them more when they grow up, a separate Bounty survey found.
One in four UK adults who was bullied as a child blames it on an unusual name. But on in two grown-ups who has an exotic one thinks it is an advantage.
Official figures show that traditional Jack and Emily remain top choices for parents of newborns.
But some parents give youngsters run-of-the-mill names for bizarre reasons, Bounty found.
One mum christened her son Ryan after Ryanair while another family called their daughter Candy after their gran's donkey."
Boys: Ely, Tudor, Finchley, Roman, Red, Rivers, Moet, Rocky, Wilberforce
Girls: Tiger, Fire-Lily, Caramel, Bambi, Paprica, Apricot, Clover, Levi, Sunshine, Tame (The Apple of My Eye), Skylark
"Move over Tom, Dick and Harriet...because parents are increasingly giving babies unusual names.
Ikea, Bambi, Caramel and champagne brant Moet are among monikers registered in Britain in the past year.
Others include Finchley, after the London suburb, and Ely, Cambs - both thought to be inspired by the Beckhams calling their son Brooklyn after the area of New York where he was conceived.
Newborns with untypical names are up 20 per cent over the past year, a study of birth records by baby goods firm Bounty suggests.
The company's Simon Williamson claimed increasing numbers of mums and dads believed exotic monikers raised children's chances of success later on.
He said: "In marketing-speak, they're being given a brand identity. Parents look to the future to see where they want to position their kids. Part of that is making them unique." The trend is even more pronounced in the US where at least two have been christened after TV sports channel ESPN. Others have been called Nike, Del Monte, Timberland and L'Oreal.
People with odd names appreciate them more when they grow up, a separate Bounty survey found.
One in four UK adults who was bullied as a child blames it on an unusual name. But on in two grown-ups who has an exotic one thinks it is an advantage.
Official figures show that traditional Jack and Emily remain top choices for parents of newborns.
But some parents give youngsters run-of-the-mill names for bizarre reasons, Bounty found.
One mum christened her son Ryan after Ryanair while another family called their daughter Candy after their gran's donkey."
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Clover seems to be an older name-I remember a book from childhood, "What Katie Did", which contained a character named Clover, younger sister to the main character, Katie. Does sound a bit cow-like, I admit.
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Rocky isn't really so "bizarre", as it's merely a nn for Rocco. Never heard alot, but certainly heard amongst Italian-American populations. Perhaps bizarre in England, though.
But the others, eek!
But the others, eek!
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Some are weirder than others, but I find I can tolerate the boys' names better than the girls'.
Boys:
Ely- Alright, but it sounds like Ellie.
Tudor- Not bad if your a British history buff fascinated by an admittedly interesting monarchy, but I would have used it as a mn.
Finchley- It sounds like a cross between Finch and Finley.
Roman- Isn't that Russian?
Red- Skelton! Random... :P
Rivers- It would be considerably better without the "s".
Moet- The first image that came to mind was a poet with a mullet. Hmm...
Rocky- So would he grow up to by a boxer? :P
Wilberforce- Maybe it was after William Wilberforce. That wouldn't be bad. Still, I'd use it as a mn.
Girls:
Tiger- imo, this only works a the nn of a famous golfer, and one that I don't care for much.
Fire-Lily- Oh my...
Caramel- Was the middle name Apple?
Bambi- *shudders*
Paprica- It sounds like the parents were trying for exotic, and they resorted to looking for ideas in their spice cupboard.
Apricot- NMSAA
Clover- Sounds like a cow.
Levi- Maybe she was expected to be a boy?
Sunshine- This only works for me as a nn for a small child.
Tame- Those parents are just asking for trouble.
Skylark- That really doesn't even sound like a human name to me.
~*|Bethany|*~
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"To thine own self be true; and it must follow, as the night the day, thou can'st not then be false to any man"
Hamlet, Act i, Sc.3
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Boys:
Ely- Alright, but it sounds like Ellie.
Tudor- Not bad if your a British history buff fascinated by an admittedly interesting monarchy, but I would have used it as a mn.
Finchley- It sounds like a cross between Finch and Finley.
Roman- Isn't that Russian?
Red- Skelton! Random... :P
Rivers- It would be considerably better without the "s".
Moet- The first image that came to mind was a poet with a mullet. Hmm...
Rocky- So would he grow up to by a boxer? :P
Wilberforce- Maybe it was after William Wilberforce. That wouldn't be bad. Still, I'd use it as a mn.
Girls:
Tiger- imo, this only works a the nn of a famous golfer, and one that I don't care for much.
Fire-Lily- Oh my...
Caramel- Was the middle name Apple?
Bambi- *shudders*
Paprica- It sounds like the parents were trying for exotic, and they resorted to looking for ideas in their spice cupboard.
Apricot- NMSAA
Clover- Sounds like a cow.
Levi- Maybe she was expected to be a boy?
Sunshine- This only works for me as a nn for a small child.
Tame- Those parents are just asking for trouble.
Skylark- That really doesn't even sound like a human name to me.
~*|Bethany|*~
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"To thine own self be true; and it must follow, as the night the day, thou can'st not then be false to any man"
Hamlet, Act i, Sc.3
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