'We are less likely to name our children after someone who we feel hasn't got a very nice character, and more likely to name them after somebody we aspire to.'
“我们很少用品行不端的人的名字来给孩子命名。大多数时候,我们会以我们钦佩的人的名字来给孩子命名。”
Cora, the warm-hearted countess of Grantham, and Sybil, her pretty and modest daughter, are among the names that have rocketed.
格兰瑟姆伯爵夫人科拉为人心地善良,她的女儿茜玻(Sybil)年轻貌美,端庄典雅。这两个名字在榜单中扶摇直上。
The figures, released by the Office of National Statistics, show a 55 per cent increase in the number of girls called Cora in England and Wales, while there are now treble the number of Sybils than there were in 2010.
国家统计局近日发布的数据显示,在英格兰和威尔士,名为“科拉”的女孩数量增加了55%,而名为“茜玻”的女孩数量是2010年的三倍。
The name Mary - the lead character of the show played by Michelle Dockery - has bucked the trend with a slight decline - just 203 girls were given the name in 2013, compared to 237 in 2010.
米歇尔•多克里(Michelle Dockery)是剧中主角玛丽(Mary)的扮演者。与剧中其它热门名字不同,用“玛丽”来命名的人数稍有下滑。2010年有237名女孩取名为“玛丽”,而2013年人数则下降为203名。
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