https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Every year, hobby researcher Knud Bielefeld rifles through hundreds of thousands of names to identify the most popular choices of German parents. https://www.thelocal.de/20191231/revealed-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-of-2019 Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:22:45 +0100 revealed-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-of-2019 The top baby names favoured by parents in Germany are in...and there’s a new frontrunner for the boys. https://www.thelocal.de/20190502/these-are-germanys-most-popular-baby-names Thu, 02 May 2019 17:48:58 +0200 these-are-germanys-most-popular-baby-names Every year, hobby researcher Knud Bielefeld rifles through hundreds of thousands of names to identify the most popular choices of German parents. https://www.thelocal.de/20151231/researcher-charts-top-baby-names-of-2015-star-wars-knud-bielefeld Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:43:10 +0100 researcher-charts-top-baby-names-of-2015-star-wars-knud-bielefeld The federal police have warned teenagers that a new trend of taking 'selfies' while standing on the tracks of train lines is putting their lives at risk. https://www.thelocal.de/20150907/police-warn-against-track-selfie-trend Mon, 07 Sep 2015 12:40:30 +0200 police-warn-against-track-selfie-trend "Emma" has dethroned the reigning "Mia" as the favourite baby girl name in Germany, it was announced on Tuesday, as a list of top baby names of 2014 was published. Mia had held the top spot for five years, in an increasingly internationalised-sounding list. https://www.thelocal.de/20141230/ben-emma-german-baby-names-2014 Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:17:00 +0100 ben-emma-german-baby-names-2014