Top Ten Unusual Baby Names in the UK for 2012 are Making News

It is a fact that people with unusual names face really tough situations in life. As the names are not common, sometimes friends and others make fun of them. Young kids with unusual names are the real sufferer as they face a lot of flak from their peers. Sometimes, they feel disheartened and demoralized. But that doesn’t stop parents from keeping unusual names for their babies year after year. In 2012, parents living in UK chose popular Disney characters’ names for their babies and it has topped the list of unusual names. Usually, girl names such as Belle or Jasmine and boys names Peter or Donald spring to mind but surprisingly these aren’t the ones being preferred. Instead parents opted for names like Tinkerbell and Nemo for their new born babies.

 Other quirky names that made to the list were Star, Bliss, Pyper, Buttercup and Kizzie for girls while River, Blade, Buzz-Bee, Storm and Zico ranked high for boys. But this trend should not worry others who don’t believe in strange names. In fact, traditionalists should not fear, as the most popular names given to both boys and girls sound a lot more familiar. Old-school and traditional names topped the overall baby names list in the UK for 2012. The top names for boys and girls were Ethan and Eva, respectively. If you are believer in prediction, then you should be delighted to know that the big themes predicted for 2013 are ancient names and Roman Gods, sparked by The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones.

The most unusual baby names in the UK for 2012 were:

1. Tinkerbell - Girl
2. Nemo - Boy
3. Sailor - Boy
4. Buzz-Bee - Boy
5. Zed - Boy
6. Blade - Boy
7. Zico - Boy
8. Diesel- Boy
9. Buttercup- Girl
10. Bliss – Girl

Apart from unusual baby names, you can also find a huge list of popular, traditional, famous and other names at babynology.com. Log on to this popular site and find Irish, Italian, Indian, Russian names along with their meanings.

Russian Baby Names are Unique and Interesting

There are so many questions that come into the minds of parents who want to name their babies. What Russian name should I give to my new born baby? Will the Russian baby names suit the personality of my baby? Will it sound good to others? Will it be suitable throughout all his or her life? Will it be appropriate throughout a full life cycle starting with the birth of the baby - toddler - school child - teenager - adult - parents - middle age - retirement and ending with old age? Will it suit a pensioner as well as a baby? Will your baby be popular because of the name? Will the school child be teased mercilessly about a name? What will your baby think of your choice? If these questions worry you, then you should take the help of your parents, relatives, friends or even baby naming sites.

If you take a closer look at the Russian baby names, you will find that Russian nomenclature in general is quite unique and interesting, in which each person has three personal names: a Christian name, a middle patronymic name taken from the father’s given name, and a surname that reflects gender, so that a son of Ivan would be known by the last name Ivanovich, while a daughter would use Ivanovna. At birth, a new born baby is given a formal name known as a “passport name,” but usually is called through childhood by his or her nick name. It is at the age of 16 that a boy or girl begins to be addressed by the formal first name and patronymic, for example, Piotr’s daughter Olenka would overnight become Olga Petronva.  She would be addressed by the new name.  Russian names are quite popular and some of the unisex names such as Sasha and Mischa have entered the American mainstream. If you are a soon-to-be-parent, you can pick a Russian name for your baby.