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 Just under 88,000 babies were born in Switzerland last year. LOTS of them were called Emma. Or Liam. Here's what else we learned from the latest hit parade of Swiss baby names. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190819/not-a-heidi-in-sight-the-most-popular-swiss-baby-names-in-2018 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:20:52 +0200 not-a-heidi-in-sight-the-most-popular-swiss-baby-names-in-2018 Parents in Switzerland have remained steadfast in naming their newborns, said the Federal Office of Statistics (BFM) as it published 2015’s most popular baby names. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160823/mia-and-noah-are-top-swiss-baby-names-again Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:08:37 +0200 mia-and-noah-are-top-swiss-baby-names-again Mia and Noah remained the most popular names for newborn children in Switzerland last year, according to a report issued from Bern on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150804/mia-and-noah-top-list-for-names-of-newborn Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:21:28 +0200 mia-and-noah-top-list-for-names-of-newborn A young couple in the canton of Bern have been ordered to change the name of their newborn son because it is too feminine, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140205/canton-tells-parents-jessico-not-a-boys-name Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:55:00 +0100 canton-tells-parents-jessico-not-a-boys-name The Swiss stuck with recent tradition when it came to naming their children last year, with Mia and Noah remaining the most popular names in German-speaking Switzerland and Emma and Gabriel in the French area. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130806/mia-noah-emma-and-gabriel-top-baby-name-rankings Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:26:00 +0200 mia-noah-emma-and-gabriel-top-baby-name-rankings