Couple names baby girl after 'Like' feature on Facebook

This is a news feature i found, this couple in my eyes are mental!! If you keep reading further down the article they called one of their daughters Pie after the british food commonly eaten with chips after a few beers down the pub!! HAHAHAHA i feel sooo sorry for their kids!


A couple from Israel has named their newborn daughter ‘Like’ after the social networking feature on Facebook.

The girl’s new moniker was inspired by a button which allows users to express their endorsement of photos, status updates and links.

Lior Alder and his wife Vardit live in the town of Hod Hasharon just outside Tel Aviv and said they wanted a name for their daughter that was ‘modern and innovative’.

They succeeded in choosing an original name, with their child reportedly the first and only person in the country with the name ‘Like’.

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"In our opinion it's the modern equivalent of the name Ahava [Love]," Adler told Israeli newspaper Maariv.

"It's just my way of saying to my fantastic daughter, 'Love'."

The most common names for girls in Israel are Noa, Maya and Tamar, according to the Haaretz newspaper.

The parents have a fondness for innovative names. One of their daughters is named Pie – after the popular British food, while their other daughter is named Vash, which is honey in Hebrew.

Reaction to his daughter’s name has been mixed, Adler said.

"When I posted her picture and name on Facebook I got 40 'likes'," he said.

"Considering that I have only a little more than 100 friends on the network that's a lot."

Not everyone was keen on the name and some friends "simply didn't believe it," Adler said.

"I believe there will be people who will lift an eyebrow ... but it is my girl and that's what's fun about it."

in many countries, the laws to choose a name were relaxed, so parents sometimes give a fanciful name to their child.

in china, parents called their son @
in new zeland, a kid is called superman ( and nicholas kage's son is called kal-el )

and i think it's possible to continue during a long time to find stupid names.

I dont mind original names, but this is blatantly a case of 'reality tv' wannabe celebrity mentalness and whats worse is the kids have to grow up with their parents 'Fame' inflicted upon them until they come of age and can change their name!
However having the freedom to make this choice and call your kid 'like' and 'pie' is valuable and is something everyone should have.

i don't think to have superman as first name is original, i think it's stupid.
parents don't realise they can ruin the whole life of their childs with a bad name.