Alfie is becoming quite a popular name in the UK. The name comes from Alfred which was extremely popular in the early 19th century. Many children born these days will of had a Grandad or great Grandad with a name like Alfred, possibly with the nickname Alf. However in more recent times Alfie has [...]
You may not know anyone with a really funny name but there are plenty out there. On the hit TV show the Simpsons, Bart Simpson was always calling up Moe’s Bar and asking for people with silly names. Moe fell for it every time Bart called up. Here are a few silly names that Bart [...]
We all have a name, well we have to really. It’s not just the law, but it would be so unbelievably confusing if we didn’t have some sort of specific word that relates to us personally. Naturally, there is an inherent fascination with understanding our own name and where it originated. There are so many [...]
For the second year in a row for England and Wales, the O’s have it for 2010! With Olivia forming the most popular girls name chosen by expecting parents as a baby name for their girl and Oliver in the top boys name position, they have both romped home as clear winners. Knocking Daniel delicately [...]
In the UK there has been a decline in recent time in popular names from the early 1900s. There was a time when everyone had an Uncle Harold or a Auntie Irene. However it seems that these names are becoming less popular and soon there will be very few Harold’s and Irene’s in the UK. Name Meanings [...]
We all have thought about changing our name to something really different and cool. However 99% of the world have very similar names. It’s not often that parents do something completely out of the ordinary and call their child something crazy. Celebrities don’t seem to be singing by the same hymn sheet though. Coming up with crazy [...]
How about calling your child Christ? Well this is one of the names that have been rejected by the government in New Zealand. Lots of countries put restrictions on what children can be named. More banned name facts Denmark asks its residents to pick from a list of names. Portugal has two separate lists, ones that they [...]
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