What is in a name?
Thursday, January 29th, 2009I just love articles like this. It gives you an idea of where a culture is heading. Seems that the names of children born in Ukraine follow more established traditions, with a few exceptions.
In the United States-where I was spawned- and as I imagine elsewhere, the names given to children go through cycles. During some periods, traditional, historic or religious names are the norm. At other times, the names of artists (movie stars are considered “artists” in the USA) or political figures are all the rage.
Right now, I am sure there are a lot of newborn girls being named Angelina, and boys being named Brad in the USA. I only shudder to think how many boys are going to be named Barack or Obama, just as a few years ago the “hot” name was Usama/Osama in certain parts of the World.
Most popular children names in Ukraine in 2008
Nazar and Anastasia were the most popular children names in Ukraine in 2008.
According to the press-service of the Justice Ministry of Ukraine, referring to Justice Minister Mykola Onyshchuk, around 30 names have been the most popular in Ukraine last year.
As for male names, the most popular were Nazar, Danylo, Maksym, Vladyslav, Mykyta, Artem, Kyrylo, Yegor, Illya, Andriy, Bohdan, Denys, Dmytro, Yaroslav, Oleksander, and Volodymyr.
As for female names, the most popular were: Anastasia, Angelina, Alina, Daria (Daryna), Diana, Kateryna, Maria, Natalia, Sophia, Yulia, Victoria, Yelyzaveta, Anna, Veronica, Ulyana, Oleksandra, and Christina.
According to the Justice Minister, some Ukrainians prefer extraordinary names. Thus, lately in Ukraine there have been registered boys Khrystofor, Adam, Franko, Atos, Spartak, and girls Vesna, Krasunya, Madonna, Danaya, Sara Malka, Zinaida, Maya.
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