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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

Inside the world of the unique – and bizarre – baby names influencers are giving their children

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Lyrics. Afternoon. Orca. Alchemy. No, these aren’t the names of some hippy pop-up café in Brooklyn, or brands for feminine hygiene products. Instead, they’re the real monikers that influencers are giving to their children – and the internet has a lot of thoughts about it.

On social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, where influencers share carefully curated glimpses of their family lives, a new favourite hobby has emerged: unpacking, celebrating, and oftentimes critiquing the unusual names influencers give their babies.

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