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Friday, January 4, 2013

Stupid names are out, thank heavens

Jack and Olivia win the baby-name stakes in New Zealand


Top girls' names:

Olivia
Sophie
Emily
Charlotte
Ruby
Isabella
Ella
Amelia
Sophia
Ava

Top boys' names (where the Old Testament has a lot to answer for)

Jack
Oliver (hopefully not with a sister Olivia)
William (guess why)
Liam
Mason
Samuel
Jacob
Lucas
Ethan
Noah

You can see the full list on www.stuff.co.nz with a bit of a hunt

Ironically, this item in our newspaper was right next to an item about a father delivering his fifth child -- a daughter, a poor infant whom they named Jireh.  She'll be mistaken for a boy (with an OT name) for the rest of her life.

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