A: I want to have an English name too. Any suggestions?
B: Last year’s most popular boy’s names in the US were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James, Elijah, William, Henry, Lucas, Benjamin and Theodore.
A: They all sound good to me. How about girl’s names?
Photo: AP 照片：美聯社
B: The top 10 girl’s names were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, Sophia, Isabella, Ava, Mia, Evelyn and Luna.
A: Luna means “moon” in some languages. What a beautiful name.
A︰我也想取個英文名字，有什麼建議嗎？
B︰去年美國最常見的男生名字是︰連恩、諾亞、奧利佛、詹姆士、伊利亞、威廉、亨利、路卡斯、班傑明、西奧多。
A︰聽起來都不錯！那女生名字呢？
B︰前十名分別是︰奧莉薇亞、艾瑪、夏洛特、艾蜜莉亞、蘇菲亞、伊莎貝拉、艾娃、蜜亞、艾芙琳、露娜。
A︰露娜在某些外語是「月亮」的意思，好美麗的名字。
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