Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Most popular baby names

Most popular baby names
Most popular baby names, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released Monday the list of most popular baby names by religious sectors, revealing that Noa and Noam were respectively the most popular names for Jewish girls and boys born in 2012.

In the girls category, Noa, of biblical origin, was followed in order by Shira, which means song; Tamar, a biblical name and date; Talia, which means a female lamb; and Maya. Rounding out the top 10 were Yael, Sarah, Adele or Edel, Ayala and Michal.

For the boys, after Noam, which means pleasantness, were Uri or Ori, which means my light, and the biblical names Itai, Yosef and David. Rounding out the top 10 were Yehonatan, Daniel, Ariel, Moshe and Eitan.

Among Muslims, Miriam was the most popular name for girls and Mohammed for boys.

For Christians, the winners were Maria for girls and George for boys.

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