英國人最愛給寵物起啥英文名 TOP10接好了
The most popular name for a pet has been revealed.
最受歡迎的寵物名字已經揭曉。
Alfie is the most popular pet name in Britain, according to a new survey. Bella is a close second and Charlie is third in the study.
一項新研究指出，在英國，阿爾菲是最受歡迎的寵物愛稱。在這項研究中，貝拉緊隨其後，位居第二，查理排在第三。
Alfie is also the most popular dog name while Charlie topped the poll as the number one name among the cats.
阿爾菲還是最受歡迎的狗狗愛稱，而在最受歡迎的貓咪愛稱中，查理排在第一位。
Popular culture also played a part with David Bowie.
在（爲寵物起名的）流行文化中，大衛·鮑伊也參與其中（成爲備受歡迎的寵物愛稱之一）。
Researchers also delved into what were the most popular inspirations behind the naming of their furry friends.
研究員還深入探討了這樣一個問題，在爲這些毛茸茸的動物朋友們命名的時候，最常見的靈感來自何處？
The data showed that cat owners were more likely to find inspiration from their favorite foods, Game of Thrones and Harry Potter, whereas more dogs were named after their owner's musical heroes.
數據顯示，貓咪的主人們更有可能從他們最喜愛的食物、《權力的遊戲》、《哈利波特》中獲取靈感，而狗狗們多數是以他們主人的音樂偶像的名字來命名的。
Westley Pearson, director of marketing for Animal Friends, said: "Trends over the last few years have shown that people are far more likely to give their pets 'human' names than ever before, which could be attributed to the fact that we are gradually considering our pets are a part of the family.
“動物朋友”的營銷總監韋斯特利·皮爾森表示，“過去幾年的趨勢顯示，與以前相比，人們更有可能用‘人類’的名字來爲他們的寵物命名，這是因爲我們正逐漸把寵物當成家庭的一份子。”
"Pop-culture trends come and go, but clearly our affection for our animals is a constant."
“流行文化的趨勢瞬息即逝，但是，很顯然，我們對動物的喜愛始終不變。”
Some of people weren't too imaginative and even called their cats, cat.
一些人太沒想像力了，還在稱呼他們的貓咪爲“貓咪”。
The 10 most popular names for every pet
最受歡迎的寵物愛稱TOP10
1. Alfie
阿爾菲
2. Bella
貝拉
3. Charlie
查理
4. Daisy
黛西
5. Bailey
貝利
6. Buddy
巴迪
7. Archie
阿爾奇
8. Coco
可可
9. Barney
巴尼
10. George
喬治
