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Sweden Bans the Baby Name Allah

Leave a comment | 4 January 2010
The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) has decided that a two-month-old boy from Skåne may not be named Allah. It ruled that “the name can be seen as objectionable for religious reasons.” Skatteverket representative Lars Tegenfelt stated: “God or Allah or the Devil is offensive to the public. Not me personally, but there are religious people who [...]
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Baby Names in Scotland – Jack, Sophie, Ringo, Renesme

4 Comments | 23 December 2009
Scotland’s most popular baby names of 2009 have been released. The top five boy names are Jack, Lewis, James, Liam and Logan. The top five girl names are Sophie, Olivia, Ava, Emily and Lucy. The biggest climbers since last year are Owen and Miley. And here are some baby names that were used just once: Girls Boys Apple Bonnique Comfort Demi-Star Inca Jools Jorga Jubilee Juno KT Paris-Montana Renesme Vanilla Argyll Atholl Elvis Fidelis Great Jock Mungo Orpheus Ringo Soul Supreme Sweetie Tresor Didn’t take [...]
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Celebrity Baby Name – Bardot Vita

1 Comment | 2 September 2009
Actor David Boreanaz and his wife welcomed their second child, a baby girl, earlier this week. They named their daughter Bardot Vita. I have to assume that Bardot was named in honor of Bridgitte Bardot. Even if this isn’t this case, it’s probably the assumption most people will make. Which makes me wonder: What do you think [...]
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Baby Names in Venezuela: Hitler, Darwin, Elvis

Leave a comment | 6 January 2007
Many Venezuelan parents aren’t afraid to take chances with their children’s names, according to “Venezuelan Parents Love a Famous Name” by NYT writer Simon Romero. Baby names in Venezuela have been inspired by politics (Lenin, Mao & Nixon), places (Taj-Mahal & Iroshima), and just pure imagination (Yusneidi & Owinch). Names like these started becoming popular [...]
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