http://www.canada.com/life/Albertans...625/story.html

"The Alberta government issued a release yesterday announcing that 2009 was the third year in a row for a record number of births in the province. Simple enough. But then it went on to list some of the names of those babies. They were ... eclectic. We're being polite here."

Names include Thunder...Peanut...Whip... and I note one of the girls was called "Albertarose" - possibly after one of our Expat friends on here???!

If you are maybe expecting a little Albertan (or Nova Scotian, or Saskatchewan-un, etc, etc) then here's the full list here for your inspiration:
http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/1163.cfm

some parents must be smoking their socks. those poor kids.

There were 5 little girls named Asma! I can't see any other way of pronouncing that other than asthma but I really hope there is.

Why?

Asma is an Arabic name. I'm sure they think some of ours sound funny.

there's one poor little poppet called Aragorn........ awww bless....

Why would anyone care what silly people call their stupid kids in such a dopey place?

i wouldn't say anyone actually cares. it is giggle worthy though, or at least worth a roll of the eyes

There was a woman on our estate who called her kid Chardonnay. How tacky, who'd name their child after a drink.

Chardney, innit?

I knew a kid called John Smith. Bloody ridiculous

I hate to dampen your outrage but I think that was coincidental. If his name had been Fuller's Best Bitter, I would have said you'd got a point

Paul McCartney?

Try " as-may "

I know a Bloody Mary and a White Russian

I do a mean Slow Comfortable Screw. Oh wait, it's Sloe Gin!