I receive the newsletter from the government of Alberta and I just read an article that makes me shake my head violently. The most popular names as well as "unique" ones and "one-of-a-kind monikers" from 2010 in Alberta are listed. Do parents not love their children any more that they punish them right after birth for the rest of their lives with the name they chose? I'm so glad about the ordinary names of our own child and her cousin.
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Parents drew inspiration from mythology, history, and the Bible in 2010 with names such as Noah, Jacob, Joshua, Apollo, Zeus, Maximus, and Leonardo for boys; and Sarah, Eden, Eve, Jezebelle, Pandora, Athena, and Aphrodite for girls.
The names of celebrities, politicians, and other famous people continued to be an influence with registrations, including 64 boys named Lincoln; 37 named Nixon; 10 named Lennon; four named Hendrix; three each named Clinton, Elvis and Jagger; and one each for Thatcher, Santana, and McCartney. For girls, Danica was registered 44 times; Angelina 26; and Charlize 11. There were five girls named Brittany and one named Palin. There were also 44 girls and four boys who shared the name Harper.
Albertans showed a creative flair with unique names such as Gorgeous, Precious, Princess and Diva for girls; and Freedom, Viktorious, Famous, and Canada for boys. Parents' values, ideals and the love of nature were also reflected in the choices of names such as Love, Serenity, Flower, Karma, Harmony, Destiny, Liberty, Justice, Ohm, Universe, Skye, Meadow, and Ocean.
Families also chose such one-of-a-kind monikers as Bliss, Carisma, Diamond, Soda, Eclypse, Elektra-Lee, and Infinity for girls; and Boomer, Brik, Duramax, Miracle, and Holliday for boys.
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