"Olivia and Jack top baby names"

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Tue, 2008-12-30 13:32

toddsschneider

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7804633.stm

The most popular baby names in Britain in the past year were Olivia and Jack, according to a parenting club.

While the top boy's name has remained the same for 14 years, Olivia toppled Grace at the top of the girl's list.

Celebrities were a key influence, with Ruby, the name of Charlotte
Church's daughter, coming in second, the poll by internet parenting
group Bounty found ...

Olivia? Jack? Who knew all those Brits were following Canadian politics?

Tue, 2008-12-30 20:52

Michelle

Haha! That's hilarious! :)

Wed, 2008-12-31 00:04

al-Qa'bong

Who would name his or her baby Jack? That's like calling your kid Billy, Joey, Peggy or Lizzy.

Jack is a diminutive of John.

Wed, 2008-12-31 00:28

M. Spector M. Spector's picture

Jack Layton's "real" name is John Gilbert Layton.

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Wed, 2008-12-31 00:35

plagal

I think Jack is the diminutive of Jacob, not John (which is a small enough word per se).

Edit: hm, according to wikipedia, you native english-speaking people do use Jack as a diminutive of John.

Wed, 2008-12-31 11:38

beibhnn

Did anyone else reading the list feel like they were reading the cast of characters from Coronation Street?

Also, who in their right mind would name their child Alfie? I can see how Alfred is somewhat better than Alfafa, but ALFIE? What a thing to do to an innocent child.

Wed, 2008-12-31 11:43

Unionist

I don't understand. What is a "top baby"?

Wed, 2008-12-31 14:19

M. Spector M. Spector's picture

I thought this thread was going to be about Olivia Chow being pregnant and having to decide on a name for the new baby!

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Wed, 2008-12-31 14:37

Unionist

It's layton the day for a hall of fame bid, M.

Wed, 2008-12-31 17:24

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al-Qa'bong

plagal wrote:

I think Jack is the diminutive of Jacob, not John (which is a small enough word per se).

Edit: hm, according to wikipedia, you native english-speaking people do use Jack as a diminutive of John.

Isn't "Jake" the diminutive of Jacob?

Wed, 2008-12-31 17:26

#11

al-Qa'bong

Unionist wrote:

It's layton the day for a hall of fame bid, M.

Groan. I wish olivia would stop with these bad puns.

Thu, 2009-01-01 20:55

#12

blairz

There's some tradition some where that makes Jacob/James synonymous. The ere of King James I was called Jacobian, and official latin documents referred to him as Jacobus. I've noticed Jack as a nick name for John and James in north america. I always thought it silly to have a nick name when the proper name was one syllable. Is it just me but are the British names especially dull?

Fri, 2009-01-02 18:52

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miss secord

"I thought this thread was going to be about Olivia Chow being pregnant and having to decide on a name for the new baby!"

ME TOO!!!! And bowing to the coalition it would wear eco friendly real diapers; there would be a promise for it to be fully bilungual and he would be cornated as Pierre Elliot Chow-Layton.