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Help[Opinions] Office of National Statistics (ONS)
Has released its latest analysis of baby names in the uk.
Boys names given to three boys or more.
Zoe
Xayvion
Zimchikachim
Woodie
Tyga
Trim
Jupiter
Jack-Junior
Jin
Blessing
Wisdom
Hershy
King-David
Beckham
Papa
Lazer
Girls names given to at least three girls
Zenayda
Zoella
Honour
Gift
Fox
Deja
Dan
Skai
Teal
Winner
Awesome
Skylah-Rae
Skylar-Mae
Kit
Lamar
Dolce
Dior
Onyx
Rebel
Margot and Cillian have also thanks to the popularity of the films Oppenheimer and Barbie.
Thanks to the Kardashian/Jenner family there is also a rise in the popularity of Reign,Saint and Stormi.
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Boys names given to three boys or more.
Zoe
Xayvion
Zimchikachim
Woodie
Tyga
Trim
Jupiter
Jack-Junior
Jin
Blessing
Wisdom
Hershy
King-David
Beckham
Papa
Lazer
Girls names given to at least three girls
Zenayda
Zoella
Honour
Gift
Fox
Deja
Dan
Skai
Teal
Winner
Awesome
Skylah-Rae
Skylar-Mae
Kit
Lamar
Dolce
Dior
Onyx
Rebel
Margot and Cillian have also thanks to the popularity of the films Oppenheimer and Barbie.
Thanks to the Kardashian/Jenner family there is also a rise in the popularity of Reign,Saint and Stormi.
Don’t take criticism from someone you wouldn’t take advice from
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Dolce, Zoella, Deja, Honour are lovely
Blessing and Jin are the only pretty and usable boy's names on this list... Lazer is fine in Yiddish-speaking circles but I don't think it's usable in English it just sounds very odd.
also, I assume Hershy is a diminutive of Hersh, I'd rather the spelling Hershie, but it reminds me of Hershey's chocolate too much. I prefer the diminutive Hershel or Hershe'le
Blessing and Jin are the only pretty and usable boy's names on this list... Lazer is fine in Yiddish-speaking circles but I don't think it's usable in English it just sounds very odd.
also, I assume Hershy is a diminutive of Hersh, I'd rather the spelling Hershie, but it reminds me of Hershey's chocolate too much. I prefer the diminutive Hershel or Hershe'le
This message was edited 12/6/2024, 6:50 AM
I think Lazer's usable in English. It'd surprise some people, but I'd expect they'd adjust quickly enough since Lazar works fine, and it's not that different.
This message was edited 12/6/2024, 7:29 AM
Lazer reminds me of the word Laser in English, I think that a child named Lazer might get teased for that.
Yes, from a personal observation, Lazar is indeed very rare in the English-speaking world
It's not common, but I'd say it's somewhat familiar. I've met one anyway, and Lazer is in a popular old movie. If you combine Lazarus, Eliezer, and Lazaro, they'd rank somewhere around the 500s in the US popularity charts. Though I don't know about the UK.
This message was edited 12/6/2024, 8:03 AM
I'm going to be charitable and assume that Papa means something in another language besides "Daddy" (it also means potato in Spanish) but it calls to mind the old joke about the kid who asked the neighbor what they were going to call the new baby. "We'll name him after his father." "WWho'd name a baby Daddy?"
It seems like it's most popular in Ghana and Senegal. It can apparently mean "good" or "father" and maybe other things in Twi (mostly used in Ghana) depending on what tone you say it in, and in Senegal, it's also actually a thing to call kids by their grandparents' nickname even if it's something like Vieux "old man" or Oupa "grandpa" so possibly related to that.
This message was edited 12/6/2024, 9:32 AM
Zimchikachim blows my socks right off. Papa seems, well, premature; however one of my nurses in hospital this week was named Mamatemba. I'd avoid all the names actually, except for Zoe (wrong gender though!), Jack without the Junior and David without the King. I'm surprised that Beckham is still going slightly strong.
The girl names are also pretty avoidable. I knew a woman named Honor once; didn't like it, didn't like her. Never seen Honour as a name. Winner and Awesome give me the shudders: if ever two names were tempting Fate, it's those two.
The girl names are also pretty avoidable. I knew a woman named Honor once; didn't like it, didn't like her. Never seen Honour as a name. Winner and Awesome give me the shudders: if ever two names were tempting Fate, it's those two.