蘋果引發寶寶取名新熱潮 Siri Apple受追捧
The number of babies named after Apple products has soared - Apple, Siri and Mac have all risen in popularity as baby names this year, according to parenting advice site BabyCenter's annual report.
根據育兒網站BabyCenter的一項年度調查顯示，以蘋果公司產品爲名的寶寶數量正在飆升，Apple, Siri 還有Mac 這些新生兒名字正變得越來越主流。
Parents seem to be looking in an unusual place for inspiration for baby names this year - their smartphones and iPads.
今年家長們似乎一直在一個非同尋常的領域尋找起名的靈感：他們的智能手機還有蘋果產品iPad。
Siri - the name of the 'personal assistant' app on iPhone - has risen 5% in popularity, and the name Apple has leapt 585 places up BabyCenter's chart this year.
以蘋果手機的語音個人助理Siri 給寶寶取名人氣增長了5%，而Apple這個名字在今年的BabyCenter榜單上躍升585個名次。
The huge success of iPhone and iPad seem to be behind the new trend - BabyCenter describes the youngsters as 'iBabies'.
BabyCenter網站將這個現象取名爲”iBabies”，這與蘋果iPhone手機與平板電腦iPad的巨大成功密不可分。
"The smart phone may just be the best parenting tool since diapers, and some moms and dads are paying homage to industry leader Apple in their choice of baby names," says Linda Murray, the site's global editor in chief.
“智能手機可能是即尿布之後最好的育兒工具，一些爸爸媽媽則是以給孩子取名的方式向這類產業的領導者蘋果公司致敬。”網站的主編琳達-莫雷這樣解釋道。
"The moniker Apple, though still an unusual choice, rose 15% for girls, vaulting a whopping 585 spots."
“儘管以Apple作名字的情況還是比較少見，但是在女孩名字中比例依然上升了15%，躍升了585位。”
"For boys, the name Mac jumped 12%. And parents sure like the sound of Siri: The company's voice-enabled personal assistant climbed 5% on the list of girl names."
“對男孩來說，Mac這個名字的使用率上升了12%。而家長們也一定非常喜歡Siri 這個名字的發音：蘋果公司的語音私人助手應用在女孩名字榜中攀升了5%的名次。”
Space-themed baby names - perhaps inspired by the publicity around NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover - also rose in popularity.
以太空名詞爲名的寶寶姓名使用率也在上升，這也許是受到NASA火星探測器“好奇號”的影響。
"It seems space was a huge naming inspiration for parents this year: Sky, Star, Luna, Skylar, Heaven, Stella, and Mars all flew higher than last year. BabyCenter moms aren’t alone; celebrities like Uma Thurman – who named her daughter Luna – are looking to the sky as well," says Murray.
莫雷女士表示：“太空名詞在今年對家長來說也是靈感的源泉：Sky、Star、Luna、Skylar、Heaven、Stella還有Mars都較去年有所上升。這並不是BabyCenter網站上的媽媽們特有的喜好，影視明星烏瑪-瑟曼同樣從太空尋找靈感，爲她的女兒取名爲Luna。”
