Exotic names for Czech children

The Czech Republic's pop icon Karel Gott became a father for the fourth time yesterday. His youngest offspring, another daughter, will be given the name Nelly Sofie. The left-wing liberal newspaper notes that exotic names are very fashionable in the Czech Republic at the moment: "Although 95 percent of parents still give their children traditional names, names like Melanie, Tiffany and Nicolas are also becoming increasingly common. One reason for this lies in the growing number of immigrants. Their choice of names is guided by their own national or religious customs. But old Czech names like Matylda or Kajetan are also becoming popular again. ... People just want to be different. Parents tend to forget that a name can also be a curse for a child."

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