This was originally posted on February 1, 2013 It emerged this week that a 15 year old girl in Iceland was subjected to being known as ‘Girl’ due to the fact that her given baby name was banned by the government. Her name was actually Blaer, which means ‘light breeze’, but the government would not… Read More
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The Royal Baby and Baby Names
This was originally posted on December 7, 2012 The country barely had time to celebrate the news of Catherine Middleton’s pregnancy before bookies began to put odds on the name of our future monarch. Their child has been one of the most talked about children in the press, and that was before he or she… Read More
Best Baby Names from Films in 2012
This was originally posted on November 27, 2012 2012 has been a great year for films. We’ve seen the first installment of hit dystopian sensation The Hunger Games, as well as the long awaited comic-book bestseller Marvel’s The Avengers. Films and their characters have always influenced parents when naming their babies, so which names from… Read More
Would You Trademark Your Child’s Name?
This was originally posted on October 15, 2012 Back in February, only weeks after the birth of their baby, Beyoncé and Jay-Z attempted to trademark their daughter’s name. We all know how influential celebrities can be when it comes to names and trend-setting, so does this represent the beginning of a new baby name trend:… Read More
The Top 100 Baby Names in the UK, 2011
This was originally posted on August 17, 2012 In the past week the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have released the stats for most popular baby names in 2011. This yearly update provides us with a great insight into the world of baby names and how name popularity changes from year to year. Obviously there… Read More
