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dasa
Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 39 Location: Slovakia
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:33 am Post subject: which names are most common in your country? |
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In Slovakia, most of babies born last year were given these names:
Samuel, Martin, Jakub, Patrik, Adam, Matej (male)
Viktoria, Kristina, Natalia, Dominika, Sofia, Vanesa (female)
While the male names are more or less Slovak-sounding, traditional names (except for Samuel), the girls are getting names which are nowadays popular in many countries.
Surprisingly I didn't find the name Zuzana in this register (it seems like every 3rd girl of my age is called Zuzana:D) Well, so it goes, the fashion changes fast.
I'm waiting for the time when my name will be among the favourite I know very few people who are called like me :/
so what about your country? |
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black sea
Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 56 Location: Dubai
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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In my country the most babies given this name
Male >> Mohammed, Ahmad, Abdullah& Abdurrahman
Female<< Aisha, Fatima, Noora & Amna |
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dicivi
Joined: 04 Feb 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Canada
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject: Favourite Names |
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I live in Canada which is a vast country with many ethnic groups so I think it varies quite a bit from area to area. My community is German but you'll find very few German names in the present generation. Here are some of the names in my son's junior school:
Girls: Kaitlin, Kelly, Dawson, Nicole, Karah and Karlee. Boys: Cameron, Tyson, Ryan, Jayden, Aidan and Matthew.
I have three young boys Hadleigh, Aidan and Riordan, my older children, who have now left home, are Darrell and two girls Janine and Lindsay.
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Irial
Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 43 Location: Spain
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:39 am Post subject: |
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I live in Spain. In 2006, the parents most called their babies:
Boy:ALEJANDRO, DANIEL, PABLO, DAVID, ADRIAN, JAVIER, ALVARO, SERGIO, CARLOS, MARCOS
Girl:LUCIA, MARIA, PAULA, LAURA, MARTA, ALBA, CLAUDIA, CARLA ,
ANDREA, SARA |
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Leon Young
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 107 Location: Kunming,China
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:32 am Post subject: |
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boy:明Ming、国Guo、文Wen、华Hua、德DE、建Jian、志Zhi、永Yong、林Lin、成Cheng、军JUn、平Ping、福Fu、荣Rng、生Sheng、海Hai、金Jin、忠Zhong、伟Wei、玉YU、兴Xin、祥Xiang、强Qiang
and girls:英Ying、秀Xiu、玉YU、华HUA、珍ZHEN、兰LAN、芳FAN、丽LI、淑SHU、桂GUI、凤FENG、素SU、梅MAY、美MEI
the difference between west and east is in the number of the family name and given name.
in western countries,there are more family names than in eastern .and given name estern have more than western. _________________ I want to ride my bicycle,I want to ride my bike |
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anuta
Joined: 24 Nov 2006 Posts: 116 Location: Russia,Cheboxary
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:50 am Post subject: |
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hello Dasa, guys,
I'm Anna (or Anya) from Russia.
In my country most popular names are:
Girls: Maria, Anna, Natalia, Daria, Ksenia, Irina , Sasha(Alexandra) and so on...
Boys : Alexander, Vladimir, Anatoliy, Dmitriy, Alexey, Vladislav, Michail. _________________ I feel so much better
Now that you're gone forever
I tell myself that I don't miss you at all
I'm not lying, denying that I feel so much better now
That you're gone forever |
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Dixie
Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 169 Location: Catalunya
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:16 am Post subject: |
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In Catalunya, the most popular names are:
For boys:
Marc
�lex
Pau
Pol
David
For girls:
Paula
Carla
Laia
Maria
J�lia |
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fa6ma
Joined: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 363 Location: Qatar
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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hi there
as for my country the most popular name for
boys right now is TAMIM
girls are MARIAM..FATMA..NORA..AISHA..MOZA.. _________________ ~*~Always Put Ur Self FIRST~*~ |
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ad-miral
Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 1488
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:19 am Post subject: |
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The most favourite names in Germany at federal level in 2006:
boys: girls:
1. Lukas 1. Anna
2. Leon 2. Leonie
3. Luca 3. Lea
4. Tim 4. Lena
5. Paul 5. Hannah
6. Jonas 6. Laura
7. Finn 7. Lara
8. Max 8. Emily
9. Niklas 9. Sarah
10. Luis 10. Lilli _________________ If I say "I love you" to someone, then I also have to say "I also love everyone else inside you, I love the whole world because of you, I also love myself inside you." -- Erich Fromm, the Art of Love |
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Oriani
Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Venezuela
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:49 am Post subject: |
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Boys: Juan, Jose, Alejandro, Antonio, Rafael, Jes�s.
Girls: Maria, Carolina, Ana, Carla, Diana, Cristina. Jessica- |
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Rogerlz
Joined: 30 Nov 2006 Posts: 216 Location: Costa Rica
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Irial wrote: |
I live in Spain. In 2006, the parents most called their babies:
Boy:ALEJANDRO, DANIEL, PABLO, DAVID, ADRIAN, JAVIER, ALVARO, SERGIO, CARLOS, MARCOS
Girl:LUCIA, MARIA, PAULA, LAURA, MARTA, ALBA, CLAUDIA, CARLA ,
ANDREA, SARA |
Is funny this post!!! jejeje
Here in Costa Rica are the same names!!!! with exeption of Alba!!!!
I know like 10 carlos and 10 maria's!!!! jejejeje _________________
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Cristi
Joined: 26 Aug 2005 Posts: 223 Location: Costa Rica
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:11 am Post subject: |
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I like this thread a lot!
It's true what Roger says, though there's this phenomena of naming the girls Camila and Ana Mar�a and boys, Carlos and Jos�... it's really nuts! _________________ �PURA VIDA! Carpe Diem
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear."
Mark Twain. |
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ekognozi
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 2
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:48 am Post subject: from Turkey |
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hi,
I am writing from Turkey and the most common names in Turkey:
boys / girls
-ahmet / ayse
-ali / fatma
-hasan / gul
see you. |
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Oriani
Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Venezuela
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: from Turkey |
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ekognozi wrote: |
hi,
I am writing from Turkey and the most common names in Turkey:
boys / girls
-ahmet / ayse
-ali / fatma
-hasan / gul
see you. |
I know that Fatma is common there!!!! |
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naomi-7
Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 3 Location: japan
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Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Hi! I'm a college student in Japan.
To tell the truth,I don't konw about common names in detail,
but I can guess about them.
Formerly,there are some common names,
though popular names are changed as times change,
while these days,parents often name their children uncommon names.
(but common names still exist around me)
So,the occurrence that I can't pronounce the names will be increase in the near future,
and I will name my child uniqe name too,if I have a baby. |
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