News: Harry casts spell on parents

John Walton john at walton.to
Fri Jan 5 02:09:46 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 8535

I thought the list might find this interesting. It's from the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1100000/1100729.stm

It might be especially useful for Penny... ::grin::

--John
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John Walton     john at walton.to

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The spellbinding adventures of Harry Potter have cast his name into the 10
most popular in England and Wales.

The wizard schoolboy, created by JK Rowling, has helped make Harry the sixth
most popular boys' name of 2000 - the first time it has appeared in the top
10. 

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Boys top five 
Jack 
Thomas 
James 
Joshua 
Daniel 
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Top of the list are still Jack for boys and Chloe for girls, just as every
year since 1996. 

Last year 5,328 boys were named Harry, the Office of National Statistics
said. 

A spokeswoman said: "We can only speculate about Harry's popularity but the
only thing we can think of in the past year is Harry Potter."

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Girls top five 
Chloe 
Emily 
Megan 
Charlotte 
Jessica 
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The Harry Potter books have sold millions around the world, making him one
of the best-loved characters of recent years.

In 1999 the name Harry was given to 4,162 newborns, making it the 14th most
popular boys' name, one place up on the previous year.

It did not appear on the list at all between 1944 and 1994.

For the fifth year running Jack, Thomas, James, Joshua and Daniel stayed
among the top five parents' choices.

 
And for girls Chloe, Emily and Megan remain firm favourites, followed by
Jessica and Lauren.

Daisy, at number 50, saw the greatest rise in popularity last year, soaring
up 20 places. 

Despite their high profile, there are poor showings for Rocco, Brooklyn and
Leo. 

But Mia, favoured by Titanic star Kate Winslet, makes number 45 in the girls
list, while Dylan, the name chosen by actors Catherine Zeta Jones and
Michael Douglas for their son, is up nine places to 38. 





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