https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new survey by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) shows that many immigrants in Switzerland favour traditional national names for their children. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200819/what-are-the-most-popular-baby-names-among-foreigners-in-switzerland-august-2020 Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:29:39 +0200 what-are-the-most-popular-baby-names-among-foreigners-in-switzerland-august-2020 If you have cooed over a newborn baby called Emma or Noah in Switzerland in recent times then you are not alone. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180820/here-are-the-most-popular-baby-names-in-switzerland Mon, 20 Aug 2018 22:01:44 +0200 here-are-the-most-popular-baby-names-in-switzerland The most popular names given to babies in Switzerland in 2016 were Mia and Noah, according to the Swiss statistics office, which published its annual analysis on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170822/noah-and-mia-remain-most-popular-swiss-baby-names Tue, 22 Aug 2017 11:28:27 +0200 noah-and-mia-remain-most-popular-swiss-baby-names A couple from America have given their newborn daughter the middle name Murren after the Swiss mountain village where they believe she may have been conceived. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170421/tourists-name-baby-daughter-after-swiss-mountain-village Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:16:11 +0200 tourists-name-baby-daughter-after-swiss-mountain-village A court in the canton of Zurich has told a couple they may not give their baby daughter the middle name J because it looks like a reference or an abbreviation and not a name. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170329/parents-cannot-name-child-j-says-zurich-court Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:02:01 +0200 parents-cannot-name-child-j-says-zurich-court Mia, Noah, Emma and Gabriel remain the most popular baby names in Switzerland, the federal office of statistics (BFS) said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140805/swiss-parents-steadfast-in-baby-name-choices Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:18:00 +0200 swiss-parents-steadfast-in-baby-name-choices One couple in six in Switzerland depend on artificial insemination or “assisted reproductive technology” to have a child, according to new figures from Bern. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130916/swiss-assisted-tech-babies-double-in-10-years Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:48:00 +0200 swiss-assisted-tech-babies-double-in-10-years