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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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