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| 'Muhammad' Now Most Popular Baby Name in England |
| 2024-12-06 |
| [Newsmax] "Muhammad" became the most popular baby name for newborn males in England and Wales in 2023, according to a report from the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics (ONS) released Thursday. "Muhammad," the second most popular name in 2022, overtook "Noah" to become No. 1 a year later, followed by "Noah" and "Oliver." In 2023, 4,661 boys were named "Muhammad," an increase of 484 from 2022, according to the ONS. The rising popularity of "Muhammad" is attributed to it religious significance, an ONS spokesperson told The National. Muhammad was the founder of Islam and is considered a central figure in the religion. The Muslim population in England and Wales more than doubled in 20 years, from 1.5 million in 2001 to 3.9 million in 2021, according to the ONS. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 somewhere I read that Mexicans used the name Jesus as an affront to the Catholic Church during the 1920s. Interesting. I no idea — and that does wipe out my position. Thank youfor my learning for today, Rambler. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-12-06 23:12 |
| #10 Re: #8. No, no, Woodrow. It's pronounced "More Ham Head". |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2024-12-06 19:23 |
| #9 tw, somewhere I read that Mexicans used the name Jesus as an affront to the Catholic Church during the 1920s.(That was a time when the Mexican government actively persecuted the Church - killing priests and nuns and others, seizing Church property, etc. Look up the story of Blessed Miguel Pro for an example.) Any way, I was taught in first grade to bow my head whenever I said or heard the name Jesus. This caused me problems when I taught a class where one of the students was named Jesus. I got around the head bow by pronouncing his name Hey-sus. |
| Posted by: Rambler 2024-12-06 18:58 |
| #8 Pronounced Moohamhead. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2024-12-06 18:44 |
| #7 More Aslan, less Liam Neeson. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-12-06 17:17 |
| #6 It is almost beyond hope, even as Farage emerges as a Trumpian force ... |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-12-06 15:16 |
| #5 To me, that's like an Anglo-Saxon Christian family naming their son Jesus or GOD. The original Hebrew is a variant on Joshua, as I recall, a very popular name here in America for the past two decades. Jesus is a common Spanish name, so there’s another precedent. And while the Jews don’t name their offspring God, Moses/Mo/Moshe has been on the list for boy babies for millennia — Maimonides is one of them. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-12-06 10:53 |
| #4 England has fallen |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2024-12-06 09:34 |
| #3 England should be used to it; a thousand years ago, "William" suddenly became a popular name. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-12-06 08:38 |
| #2 not like naming then Haysoos? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-12-06 08:33 |
| #1 Please explain the respect/honor in naming a male child after a person's religious faith savior? To me, that's like an Anglo-Saxon Christian family naming their son Jesus or GOD. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-12-06 04:20 |