Bismillah [hidayahnet] Apalah arti sebuah nama?

Sun, 16 Jan 2005 13:28:09 -0800

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.


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