Top Ten Baby Names
“The top ten baby names are announced every year.”
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When the top baby names are announced, there is a sense of great anticipation in all parents who are awaiting the birth of their child be it their first or the fifth one to find what the present trend is, in baby names.
Apart from making elaborate arrangements like preparing a nursery, stitching clothes, knitting sweaters, buying toys, the parents spend a lot of time in choosing a name for the baby. They want something that is not only unusual but also unique.
Mostly, the entire family participates and has great fun picking out a suitable name for their little angel. The top ten baby name list assists parents to a great extent in choosing the right name.
Naming trends change every year. If, this year the trend is to choose a celebrity’s name next year it may be all Gods or Goddesses names. It is now reliably learnt that the trend at present is for traditional and conservative names.
Parents now want to know more about the name they choose, its meaning, its origin etc. To enable parents to choose the right names the Office for National Statistics releases a list of most popular baby names for U.K. The same procedure is followed in other countries too.
Further, several surveys are conducted by other agencies also to find out the actual trend after which the top ten baby names are announced.
A recent worldwide survey conducted shows that the most popular baby names in year 2008 for girls are Mila, Ida, Lorelei, Anjali, Bea, Noa, Oriana, Juno, Caledonia, Aviva and for boys are Felix, Casimir, Clinton, Oliver, Niko, Marco, Quon, Zev, Leif, Derek. Given below are the meaning of these names with their origin:
Mila-of Russian origin meaning favor of the people
Ida-of German origin meaning diligent and hardworking
Lorelei-of German origin meaning a rocky cliff
Anjali-of Sanskrit origin meaning gift
Bea-of British origin meaning bringer of joy
Noa-of Hebrew origin meaning movement
Oriana-of latin origin meaning golden
Juno-of latin origin meaning protector and special counselor
Caledonia-of Latin origin meaning from Scotland
Aviva-of Hebrew origin meaning dewy and fresh
Felix-of Latin/French origin meaning happy or lucky
Casimir-of Polish origin meaning keeper of peace
Clinton-of English origin meaning from a hillside town
Oliver-of Norse origin meaning affectionate
Niko-of Greek origin meaning victory
Marco-a Biblical name meaning warlike
Quon-of Chinese origin meaning bright and shining
Zev-of Hebrew origin meaning deer or wolf
Leif-of Scandinavian origin meaning son or descendant
Derek-of German origin meaning peoples ruler
These top ten baby names have proved to be popular all over the world because of their beautiful meaning in spite of the fact that their origin is from different countries.
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