First babies born in 2008 in Europe

[Menydh]

Some of the first babies born in Spain in 2008.

The first baby born in Spain in 2008, in Valencia, the parents are from Bolivia. Last year I think that they were from Morocco.

In Madrid, the parents are from Brazil. In Malaga, the parents are from Ecuador. in Almeria, the parents are from England. In Alicante, the parents are from Argentina. In La Rioja, the parents are from Colombia.

Elsewhere casualties have not been as sounding. In Teruel, the father is reported as Ion (or Ian?) Robert Dican. The mother, Carmen María. Hopefully he will be from Ireland.

[Monolith]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

In Teruel, the father is reported as Ion (or Ian?) Robert Dican. The mother, Carmen María. Hopefully he will be from Ireland.

Sounds Romanian to me. Isn't there a sizable Romanian diaspora in Spain?

[Sergius]

Ion Dican is Romanian, without a doubt.

[Erik Puke]

In my local newspaper they listed a couple of names of first born this year. The first one in the whole country was Swedish iirc, but a majority had exotic sounding names.

EDIT:
Yes, a boy named "Colin" was the first born. Not exactly a Swedish name, but some kind of low educated Swedish parents are more likely than immigrants. The first born in Västergötland (Westrogothia) was a boy named Tron, with the surname Ismaili and parents named Azize and Agron.

[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Monolith

Sounds Romanian to me. Isn't there a sizable Romanian diaspora in Spain?

Argh, yes.

Originally Posted by Erik Puke

In my local newspaper they listed a couple of names of first born this year. The first one in the whole country was Swedish iirc, but a majority had exotic sounding names.

Yes, even if they are not the first born in other places, the list is mostly foreign after them.

Yes, a boy named "Colin" was the first born. Not exactly a Swedish name, but some kind of low educated Swedish parents are more likely than immigrants.

It happens here too, with names like "Joshua". But I think that that's by influence of the Evangelical church, that has recruited a number of Gypsies.

The first born in Västergötland (Westrogothia) was a boy named Tron, with the surname Ismaili and parents named Azize and Agron.

"The Shia Ismaili Muslims are a community of ethnically and culturally diverse peoples living in over 25 countries around the world, united in their allegiance to His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan (known to the Ismailis as Mawlana Hazar Imam) as the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader), and direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family)."

Welcome to The Ismaili

[Marulus]

Originally Posted by Erik Puke

The first born in Västergötland (Westrogothia) was a boy named Tron, with the surname Ismaili and parents named Azize and Agron.

They are most probably Albanians, as can be inferred from the name Agron of the father. Agron was one of the ancient Illyrian kings, more famed is, however, his wife Teuta who ascended the throne after his death. Albanians, when they don't give Muslim names, use quite often names of ancient Illyrian kings and notables, because of the Albanian official historiographical line which claims that they descend directly from Illyrians. Ismaili is derived from the Muslim name Ismail and is most likely unrelated to the Shia sect of Ismailites.

[Laocoon]

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First """"European"""" baby was born in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Since it's France...

In Brittany however

[Errigal]

Two of the seven babies in this story have non-Irish parents:

Second to none as New Year\'s first born makes timely arrival - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

[Eurovox]

In Portugal two moms claim to have been the first to bring their children into light. one has 16 years old! and the other is an African woman... A symptom of how decadent Portugal become.