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Parents seem to be looking in an unusual place for inspiration for baby names this year - their smartphones and iPads.
今年，家长们似乎开始另辟蹊径，以智能手机和iPad为灵感给宝宝取名。
The number of babies named after Apple products has soared - Apple, Siri and Mac have all risen in popularity as baby names this year, according to parenting advice site BabyCenter's annual report.
美国育儿网站BabyCenter的年度报告称，今年取名为Apple产品名称的宝宝大幅增加，取名为Apple，Siri和Mac的宝宝都有增加。
Siri - the name of the 'personal assistant' app on iPhone - has risen 5% in popularity, and the name Apple has leapt 585 places up BabyCenter's chart this year.
取名为iPhone手机中“个人助理”应用程序Siri的宝宝增加了5%，Apple已经在BabyCenter今年的宝宝取名排行榜中跃升了585位。
The huge success of iPhone and iPad seem to be behind the new trend - BabyCenter describes the youngsters as 'iBabies'.
iPhone和iPad产品的巨大成功成为这一趋势的原因。BabyCenter网站将这一代宝宝称为iBabies。
"The smart phone may just be the best parenting tool since diapers, and some moms and dads are paying homage to industry leader Apple in their choice of baby names, " says Linda Murray, the site's global editor in chief.
该网站的全球总编琳达-莫雷说：“自从纸尿裤问世以来，智能手机可能是出现的最好的育儿工具，而且很多父母在给宝宝取名时以此向工业先驱苹果公司表示敬意。”
"The moniker Apple, though still an unusual choice, rose 15% for girls, vaulting a whopping 585 spots."
“尽管Apple还不是常用的宝宝名字，但取名为Apple的女婴今年增加了15%，跃升了585位。”
"For boys, the name Mac jumped 12%. And parents sure like the sound of Siri: The company's voice-enabled personal assistant climbed 5% on the list of girl names."
“取名Mac的男婴今年增加了12%。家长们的确很喜欢Siri的发音：苹果公司的这款有声个人助理程序在女婴取名排行中上升了5%。”
Space-themed baby names - perhaps inspired by the publicity around NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover - also rose in popularity.
受空间探索启发而取的宝宝名字也有增加，这也许是受到美国宇航局发射好奇号火星探测器的影响。
"It seems space was a huge naming inspiration for parents this year: Sky, Star, Luna, Skylar, Heaven, Stella, and Mars all flew higher than last year. BabyCenter moms aren’t alone; celebrities like Uma Thurman – who named her daughter Luna – are looking to the sky as well, " says Miller.
米勒说：“看起来今年受空间探索启发给宝宝取名的父母很多：取名为Sky, Star, Luna, Skylar, Heaven, Stella, 和Mars的宝宝都有上升。BabyCenter上统计的妈妈们并不孤单，乌玛-瑟曼等名人也以此给宝宝取名，她给宝宝取名为Luna。”
Last week, a couple claimed to have called their baby Hashtag, after the Twitter term.
上周，一对夫妇给他们的宝宝取名为Twitter词汇Hashtag(标签)。
A Facebook post said, "Hashtag Jameson was born at 10 o'clock last nite. She weys 8pounds and i luv her so much!!!!!!"
Facebook上的一篇帖子写道：“Hashtag Jameson昨晚10点出生了，重八磅，我好爱她！”
Later, the authenticity of the post was disputed, with some claiming that the name was a fake, or a viral promotion.
随后，这篇帖子的真实性遭到怀疑，有人认为这个名字是伪造的，或者是一种病毒传销。
