Apalah arti sebuah nama? Kelihatannya aneh buat sebagian kita, namun artikel di bawah ini menarik untuk dicermati. Apakah popularitas nama Mohammed pertanda populasi muslim di Inggris kian meninggi? Bagaimana di negeri kita? BPS mustinya juga menyigi trend penggunaan nama di Indonesia. Misal kita jadi tahu, pada 2004 lalu nama apa yang terpopuler dipakai orang tua untuk memberi nama bayinya. Kita juga bisa tahu nama-nama yang 'tersingkir', alias tidak lagi diminati masyarakat. Berapa orang sih di Indonesia yang pakai nama Soeharto? Berapa orang yang pakai nama Megawati? Mustinya juga, pemerintah mengeluarkan peraturan bahwa nama keluarga (family name) atau dikenal sebagai marga/trah itu sifatnya wajib. Kenapa masyarakat Batak, Manado, Maluku dan sebagainya. Padahal nama keluarga itu amat penting, tak cuma untuk pendataan penduduk, tapi juga untuk pengisian paspor, data di internet, dan sebagainya. BPS mustinya lebih inovatif. Soalnya pas ke kantor BPS, kerap saya lihat dengan mata kepala sendiri, begitu banyak karyawan yang kurang kerjaan. Mereka seolah makan gaji buta, padahal mereka bergelar sarjana, dari S1 hingga doktor. Bukannya kerja, mereka malah sibuk ngerumpi, jualan, mengunyah makanan seolah tak ada hentinya, ada yang menyulam, dan sebagainya. Itukah ciri pegawai negeri? Kantornya sebenarnya megah, gedung-gedung bertingkat, namun jorok dan tak terawat. Yah, tipikal kantor pemerintah dan BUMN..bisa bangun megah tapi akhirnya tak dirawat. Penyakit yang tak sembuh-sembuh sejak zaman Orba.
REUTERS Mohammed now one of most popular boys' names in England LONDON -- Mohammed has joined perennial favorites Jack and Joshua as one of the most popular names given to British boys in 2004, a sign of the country's growing ethnic diversity and a legacy of Muslim immigration decades ago. The Office of National Statistics said Mohammed -- meaning variously "one who is praiseworthy" or "exalted" -- had moved up two places to enter the top 20 for the first time. "It is all about demographics. There are now more Muslims being born in Britain than previously," said Dr. Jamil Sherif of the Muslim Council of Britain, an umbrella group of 400 organizations. "About 40 percent of Muslims here are under 25," he told Reuters. "There are a lot of young families." Emigration from Asia and Africa surged during the 1960s and 1970s. Britain -- population around 61 million -- is now home to about 1.6 million Muslims. But despite its increased popularity, the name has a long way to go before it takes the laurels from Jack, which has topped the charts for 10 years. Last year, Joshua was at No. 2, Thomas at No. 3, James at No. 4 and Daniel at No. 5. Since 2000 these names have all been in the top five. Girls' names saw more change in the top five than boys, but only marginally so. Emily held the top spot for the second year running as did the No. 2 name, Ellie. Jessica, the third most popular name, moved up one place as did Sophie at No. 4. Chloe, which was on top for six years until 2003, dipped to No. 5 while Evie was the highest-ranking new entry at 39, up 22 places. Some celebrity girls' names also jumped in popularity. Keira climbed 100 places to 53rd while alternate spelling Kiera rose 30 places to 94th, presumably inspired by the rising profile of actress Keira Knightley. Meanwhile, Sienna Miller's name finished just outside the top 100. One of the fastest movers in the boys' names was Charlie, which gained nine places to No. 16, while last year's big climber, Alfie, dropped nine places to No. 27 and Spencer slumped 47 places. Ungkapkan opini Anda di: http://mediacare.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rkgkPB/UOnJAA/Zx0JAA/uTGrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
