Saturday 17 August 2013

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.

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