潮不潮?英国父母现在给宝宝取名都用宜家家具名
The year has already seen baby-name trends galore, with gender-neutral monikers reigning supreme. And Baby Centre has now earmarked names inspired by Ikea as a potential new trend to sweep the nation. The furniture manufacturer often chooses traditional Scandinavian names for its products with the Billy bookcase, Malm bed and Tarva wooden range among its most popular lines. Writer Lucy BC suggests: 'Naming your baby after IKEA furniture might seem ridiculous at first glance, but don’t dismiss the idea! 'IKEA is known for the charming Scandinavian names it gives its products and many work surprisingly well as baby names.' She goes on to suggest Malm, a name which has been used by Ikea for it's 'simple, streamlined design' bedroom range. She also suggests Ingo, which is the male version to Inga or Inge, as well as Tarva, which also references their untreated solid wood range. However, not all names are completely unusual, with Cilla, Franklin, Tobias and Stefan among the names already more common in the UK. While these stand in stark contrast to the more classic baby name trend predicted for 2018, they do fall in line with the trend of girl's names ending in A. In December, Mother and Baby magazine predicted gender neutral names would be huge, as well as predicting that names ending in 'a' such as Amelia and Ella would be popular for little girls. And the year's trend of Royal-inspired names looks set to continue, with Meghan and Harry top contenders ahead of the royal wedding next month. 下面一起来看看受宜家家具名称启发而来的宝宝名: 男宝宝名 Malm 马尔姆(卧室系列) Stefan 斯特凡(椅子) Ivar 伊娃(储物柜) Tobias 托拜厄斯(餐桌椅) Stig 斯蒂格(高脚椅) Franklin 富兰克林(高脚凳) Ingo 英格(餐桌) Fredde 弗雷德(工作台) Sommar 索玛(围裙/浴帘) 女宝宝名 Norna 诺尔纳(椅垫) Cilla 奇拉(椅垫) Malinda 马林达(椅垫) Elly 艾丽(餐巾) Henrika 汉瑞卡(休闲毯) Johanne 乔安(轻便暖毡) Mata 玛塔(餐具) Mydal 麦达(双层床架) Tarva 塔瓦(卧室家具系列) |