Kobe Bryant-inspired pet names are way up in 2020
2020年以Kobe命名寵物的數量大幅增加
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Kobe Bryant has been honored in myriad ways in 2020 since his untimely
passing in January.
自從今年一月英年早逝，人們用很多方式紀念Kobe。
Apparently, one significant way in which the memory of the Mamba is living on
has come in the form of new pet names.
最近，用黑曼巴的名字來為寵物命名是一個紀念他的方法。
According to the dog-walking site Rover.com, which releases an annual list of
popular pet names, Kobe Bryant-related names saw a massive uptick in 2020
(TMZ aggregated the numbers).
根據寵物網站報導這一年以來最普遍的寵物名字清單裡面，老大的名字在2020年有明顯上
升。
The name “Mamba” is up 111% from the year before. “Black Mamba” is up 58%
and “Kobe” is up 16%. The name “Gianna” is up 20% from 2019, which one
can assume is largely a result of pet owners paying tribute to Kobe’s
daughter (familiarly known as Gigi), who also tragically perished with her
father.
比起去年，「Mamba」增幅了111%，「Black Mamba」增加了58%，「Kobe」增加了16%，而
「Gianna」也增加了20%(應該大部分是因為與Kobe一同與世長辭的女兒的關係)。
In other sports-related pet-news, the name “LeBron” was reportedly more
frequent with dog owners in 2020 than the year prior.
在其他運動相關的命名方面，「Lebron」在狗中比起去年也增加了。
Enjoyably, the full name “Michael Jordan” has seen an uptick among cats in
2020, likely thanks to the massive popularity of the docu-series, “The Last
Dance,” which aired on ESPN in the spring and is now available on Netflix.
有趣的是，「Michael Jordan」在2020年裡貓的命名也增加了，這很可能是因為ESPN
紀錄片「最後一支舞」的影響，現在這部在Netflix也看得到了。
Beyond basketball, “Neymar” has seen a 58% increase among athlete-inspired
dog names this year.
籃球以外的運動方面，「Neymar」也增加了58%。
“Tom Brady” has also seen a dramatic uptick in usage as a dog name, which
could be a consequence of the future Hall of Famer relocating to Florida to
play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
「Tom Brady」在狗的名字裡面也增加了，這大概也是因為這位準名人堂球星轉到佛羅里
達坦帕灣海盜隊的關係。
In October, BabyCenter reported noticing a surge in the popularity of human
children named after the Los Angeles Lakers legend and Gigi. The name “Kobe
” was the biggest riser on the list for newborn boys’ names, shooting up
from #595 in 2019 to #216 in 2020.
今年10月份「BabyCenter」曾報導在Kobe跟Gigi離世之後，「Kobe」這名字是增加最多的
，從原本的2019年的595名躍昇到2020年的216名。
The name “Gianna” rose among newborn girls from #76 to…#24.
「Gianna」則是從76名上升到24名。