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[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

Presenting the most popular names in Norway in 2008:


Boys/girls
1. Lucas / Linnea
2. Mathias / Emma
3. Markus / Sara
4. Emil / Thea
5. Kristian / Nora
6. Jonas / Ida
7. Magnus / Sofie
8. Oliver / Ingrid
9. Tobias / Leah
10. Alexander / Julie
11. Andreas / Hanna
12. Henrik / Mia
13. Daniel / Anna
14. Noah / Maria
15. Adrian / Emilie
16. William / Mathilde
17. Kristoffer / Amalie
18. Sebastian / Vilde
19. Martin / Tuva
20. Jakob / Malin


Many of these names have been in the top for many years straight now, and I'm getting really annoyed at how people give their kids these names willingly. Fine, they're nice enough names, most of them anyway, but why do you want to give your kids names that everybody else have?

Comments

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

Hrm. I am fine with most of them, but I really like:

Linnea
Kristian
Sofie
Leah
Kristoffer
Jakob

These names are a lot better than the US top 20, I must say.

[deer-lanterns.livejournal.com]

Especially the boy's side -- no Jayden/Aidan/Caden!

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

yeah I'm very pleased that trend haven't reached us yet! :D

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Here in America, we will gladly trade our Jaidynns, Ashlyns, KeAndres, and Mykals for Linneas, Sofies, Annas, and Olivers. Our Top 20 is pretty classy, too, but I just think this list is good taste in general.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

I like:
Lucas
Jonas
Oliver
Tobias
Alexander
Henrik
Noah
Adrian
William
Sebastian
Martin

Nora (but with an h)
Sofie
Leah
Anna

I also like Emily and Matilda, but not Emilie and Mathilde.

[giveitfullheart.livejournal.com]

SOUTH OF NOWHERRRRRRE!

It's because of that show that I secretly love the name Spencer for a girl.
But the lame male Spencer on The Hills completely ruins the name for both girls and boys. Ugh.
Sorry so random. :)

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

I can see why you don't like them, I prefer Emily instead of Emilie, but I actually prefer Mathilde over Matilda. They have different pronounciations than the english ones, and I think Mathilde flows better in norwegian than Matilda does :) which is why I like it better

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

hahahaha i know right.

[babyjess8.livejournal.com]

A nice top 20!

I really really like:
Lucas
Thea
Oliver
Tobias
Alexander
Hanna (although I prefer Hannah)
Mia
Noah
Emilie

[aaww-my-bees.livejournal.com]

I love Jonas. If I have another boy he'll be Jonas. But it's not that popular where I live.
I also like:
Linnea
Sara
Nora
Tobias

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Emma
Nora
Leah
Alexander
Sebastian

[sunshinelucy.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of these are great, but they aren't common at all where I live (except Sofie, and even then, they're all Sophies), so that's probably why :o)
I love:
Linnea
Thea
Nora
Ingrid
Emilie
Mathilde
/
Jonas
Andreas
Henrik
Daniel
Adrian
Sebastian
Martin

[autophoblamb.livejournal.com]

I think all of them are pretty good, my favorites are.
Oliver
Tobias
Alexander

Leah
Ida (My great grandma's name.)
Maria
Emma

[patsfan610.livejournal.com]

i like:
Lucas
Mathias
Markus
Oliver
Tobias
Daniel
Noah
William
Jakob

Emma
Nora
Leah
Emilie

[adamant-turtle.livejournal.com]

but why do you want to give your kids names that everybody else have?

LOL! I can't understand why this is the worst possible thing that can ever befall a child in someone's mind...

Just because someone's named John Smith doesn't mean he'll be a boring person. Likewise, a kr8tyv yooNikk name doesn't ensure a special, fantabulous life full of wonderful things. It's just...a name. Nothing more, nothing less.

I think they're pretty nice, for the most part.

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

I want to give my children names that I like. If everyone else has them, so be it. I expect my children to have more distinguishing them from others than just their name anyway.

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

Well, no, a creative spelling doesn't make you more special or cooler or funnier than others. In fact, it makes your parents look stupid.
But, I know a lot of people who have been one of many with the same name in a class, and it gets frustrating. I have two close friends with the exact same name, exact same spelling and everything, and it gets confusing. One of them doesn't even go by her first name anymore, she goes by her last name, just to avoid said confusion.

I don't agree with a name being just a name. It's something you're stuck with for the rest of your life, and you should be able to get one that you'll learn to like. Even by giving your child a middle name (not very common in Norway) in addition to the super popular name would be better than just the most popular name there is at the moment.
That's how I feel anyway.