Muhammad tops charts as No. 1 baby name in UK

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Muhammad tops charts as No. 1 baby name in UK

The most popular name for baby boys in the UK is Muhammad, according to a new chart for 2014 compiled by BabyCentre. The name, also spelled as Mohammed and often given after the Muslim prophet, has seen an enormous gain in popularity, jumping 27 ranks.
“Traditionally Mohammed is often given to the first-born boy in Muslim families,” managing editor at parenting website BabyCentre, Sarah Redshaw, told the Mirror. “The increase of other Arabic names in the top 100 shows the ever-increasing diversity of the UK today.”
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The name surged from its 27th place in 2013 to number one, beating Oliver, Jack, and Noah, according to the website’s chart. Prior to reaching number one on the national level, the name Muhammad received a top spot in London.

 

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Other trending baby boy names for Brits included Teddy, as it climbed the most in 2014. Kian and Jonathan were the highest new entries, followed by Omar, Ali, and Ibrahim further down the list.

What does Kian mean? Kian - Meaning Of Kian, What Does Kian Mean?
The name Kian is of Irish origin.
The meaning of Kian is "ancient".
It is also of Gaelic origin, where its meaning is "ancient, distant" and Persian origin, where its meaning is "the kings, royal".
Kian is generally used as a boy's name.
It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ki-an.


Name: Khanh

Gender: Male

Usage: Khanh is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Khanh are in general originating from Czech Republic, France, Vietnam.

For another variant of the name Khanh across the world, see Khan. Khanh - Name Meaning, What does Khanh mean?
Khanh
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[khanh] as a boys' name is pronounced kanh. It is of Turkish and Arabic origin, and the meaning of Khanh is "prince". Title used by central Asian tribal chieftains or ruling princes


Khanh - Meaning of Khanh, What does Khanh mean?
The baby girl name Khanh is pronounced K-AEN- †. Khanh has its origins in the Vietnamese language. The name is of the meaning 'resembling a precious stone'.

 

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