Bounty.Com Reveals the Most Unusual Names of the Decade
PR Newswire -- July 28, 2010
LONDON, July 28, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Shy, Unity and Bean are just some of the unusual names parents have given to their children over the past 10 years, it was revealed yesterday (27th July).
Bounty Parenting Club have released its 'Most Unusual Names of the Decade' list after trawling through the millions of recorded names given to newborns by its members since the year 2000. Each of the unusual baby names (http://www.bounty.com/baby-names/) which appear in the top 20 list - such as Zowie, Puppy and Ice - have only been given to between one and 15 babies during the past 10 years.
Researchers have found less traditional monikers such as Rooney, Bowie and Cobain have been given to a few children whose parents were influenced by the celebrity footballer and musicians.
There are also a handful of children walking around with unusual hippy-style names such a Stone, Gift, Heaven and Echo - while the fashion world might have inspired the names Denim, Diesel and Armani.
Faye Mingo, spokeswoman for http://www.Bounty.com said: "Our records have uncovered these unusual name choices of parents over the decade, illustrating the ever growing trend for wackier, celebrity-style names not previously heard of in Britain's playgrounds. It's great to see parents being creative and wanting their children to stand out from the crowd with more unusual names but there are a few names here that children may find hard to live up to!"
On the back of their findings, Bounty conducted a poll of 3,000 parents to find out how many had tried to give their baby an unusual name.
A third of those polled claim their offspring has an unusual name, but more than one in 10 regret their decision to veer from the norm.
Initial reactions from friends and family when told the newborn's name included surprise (17 per cent), questions about how to spell it (27 per cent) and requests to repeat the name again to check they had heard properly.
But 85 per cent of mums and dads say folk react more kindly to their child's name now they have grown into it and developed a personality to match.
However, one in 10 parents says their child doesn't like their name - and 14 per cent have asked to change it already.
A further third of parents get frustrated that people often struggle to pronounce their child's name correctly, and a fifth acknowledge their child would probably have an easier ride at school if they had a traditional name like Sarah or James.
Faye Mingo continues: "The majority of parents polled said their unusual choice was because they didn't want their child to share anyone else's name, which is why to stay ahead of trends and ensure classroom standout, today's parents are doing away with baby name books in favour of up to the minute online listings.
Parents-to-be love our latest nationwide and regional popularity charts for names given to babies and our trend charts which show popular baby names (http://www.bounty.com/baby-names/top-names) and whether a name is growing or in decline. Plus, they can search using letters of the alphabet, number of syllables and meaning of names and to help make sure parents and their children have are no regrets about their name choice; the undecided one test their ideas out on strangers in the community forums.
Parents do need to think very carefully about everything that comes attached to an unusual moniker as it can definitely shape a child's experiences from how they are treated at school and beyond."
The poll also shows that 75 per cent of parents who chose to give their child a traditional name such as Robert, David or Jennifer believe more alternative parents are paving the way for their child to be bullied.
And six in 10 claim there is nothing wrong with a good, strong and sensible name - saying those who choose wacky names are being selfish and aren't thinking of the child.
TOP 20 MOST UNUSUAL NAMES
1. Shy 2. Unity 3. Bean 4. Zowie 5. Puppy 6. Ice 7. Victory 8. Porsche 9. D'Andre 10. Denim 11. Diesel 12. Armani 13. Rooney 14. Bowie 15. Cobain 16. Stone 17. Gift 18. Echo 19. Heaven 20. Maroon
Notes to Editors:
About Bounty
- Bounty (http://www.bounty.com) is the UK's favourite parenting club, providing information, support and products for young families throughout the four key-life stages: pre-birth, birth, toddlers and pre-school. - With 2.5 million members and over 50,000 new members joining every month, Bounty reaches 9 out of 10 new and expectant parents in the UK through its Bounty bag sampling - http://www.bounty.com has 750,000 opted-in members and a further 28,000 new members joining each month
For further information please contact Rachel Burrows or Lisa Penney on +44 (0)1707-294000 or email rburrows@bounty.com or lpenney@bounty.com
SOURCE Bounty.com
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PR Newswire -- July 28, 2010
LONDON, July 28, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Shy, Unity and Bean are just some of the unusual names parents have given to their children over the past 10 years, it was revealed yesterday (27th July).
Bounty Parenting Club have released its 'Most Unusual Names of the Decade' list after trawling through the millions of recorded names given to newborns by its members since the year 2000. Each of the unusual baby names (http://www.bounty.com/baby-names/) which appear in the top 20 list - such as Zowie, Puppy and Ice - have only been given to between one and 15 babies during the past 10 years.
Researchers have found less traditional monikers such as Rooney, Bowie and Cobain have been given to a few children whose parents were influenced by the celebrity footballer and musicians.
There are also a handful of children walking around with unusual hippy-style names such a Stone, Gift, Heaven and Echo - while the fashion world might have inspired the names Denim, Diesel and Armani.
Faye Mingo, spokeswoman for http://www.Bounty.com said: "Our records have uncovered these unusual name choices of parents over the decade, illustrating the ever growing trend for wackier, celebrity-style names not previously heard of in Britain's playgrounds. It's great to see parents being creative and wanting their children to stand out from the crowd with more unusual names but there are a few names here that children may find hard to live up to!"
On the back of their findings, Bounty conducted a poll of 3,000 parents to find out how many had tried to give their baby an unusual name.
A third of those polled claim their offspring has an unusual name, but more than one in 10 regret their decision to veer from the norm.
Initial reactions from friends and family when told the newborn's name included surprise (17 per cent), questions about how to spell it (27 per cent) and requests to repeat the name again to check they had heard properly.
But 85 per cent of mums and dads say folk react more kindly to their child's name now they have grown into it and developed a personality to match.
However, one in 10 parents says their child doesn't like their name - and 14 per cent have asked to change it already.
A further third of parents get frustrated that people often struggle to pronounce their child's name correctly, and a fifth acknowledge their child would probably have an easier ride at school if they had a traditional name like Sarah or James.
Faye Mingo continues: "The majority of parents polled said their unusual choice was because they didn't want their child to share anyone else's name, which is why to stay ahead of trends and ensure classroom standout, today's parents are doing away with baby name books in favour of up to the minute online listings.
Parents-to-be love our latest nationwide and regional popularity charts for names given to babies and our trend charts which show popular baby names (http://www.bounty.com/baby-names/top-names) and whether a name is growing or in decline. Plus, they can search using letters of the alphabet, number of syllables and meaning of names and to help make sure parents and their children have are no regrets about their name choice; the undecided one test their ideas out on strangers in the community forums.
Parents do need to think very carefully about everything that comes attached to an unusual moniker as it can definitely shape a child's experiences from how they are treated at school and beyond."
The poll also shows that 75 per cent of parents who chose to give their child a traditional name such as Robert, David or Jennifer believe more alternative parents are paving the way for their child to be bullied.
And six in 10 claim there is nothing wrong with a good, strong and sensible name - saying those who choose wacky names are being selfish and aren't thinking of the child.
TOP 20 MOST UNUSUAL NAMES
1. Shy 2. Unity 3. Bean 4. Zowie 5. Puppy 6. Ice 7. Victory 8. Porsche 9. D'Andre 10. Denim 11. Diesel 12. Armani 13. Rooney 14. Bowie 15. Cobain 16. Stone 17. Gift 18. Echo 19. Heaven 20. Maroon
Notes to Editors:
About Bounty
- Bounty (http://www.bounty.com) is the UK's favourite parenting club, providing information, support and products for young families throughout the four key-life stages: pre-birth, birth, toddlers and pre-school. - With 2.5 million members and over 50,000 new members joining every month, Bounty reaches 9 out of 10 new and expectant parents in the UK through its Bounty bag sampling - http://www.bounty.com has 750,000 opted-in members and a further 28,000 new members joining each month
For further information please contact Rachel Burrows or Lisa Penney on +44 (0)1707-294000 or email rburrows@bounty.com or lpenney@bounty.com
SOURCE Bounty.com
Subject Codes: PC/t.100728032919003, PT/lang.en, IN/PUB, IN/WEB, SU/CHI, SU/SVY, RE/United_Kingdom, PC/priority.r, PC/category.l, PC/WAVO_....7., PC/APT_....7, PC/trade_7, PC/wavo5_7, PC/Billing_TNW, PC/Billing_USD, PC/Billing_RWB, PC/1stAcc_916650, PC/port_26, PC/port_01, PC/port_19, PC/port_91, PC/port_32, PC/port_30, PC/port_31, PC/prnpriority_P2, PC/contact, PC/id_UKTU655
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