Ikea assures that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a baby boom in Norway and has decided to draw up a list of possible names to help future moms and dads make the decision. The Swedish company has thus created a bank of baby names available to Norwegian families. Among some of the options that the Norwegian subsidiary of Ikea proposes are the names of Malm, Kivik or Trotten.
According to the statement issued by Ikea Norway, the list of names accumulates more than 800 entries and is available from the website that they have created for said initiative. The company has known how to play with the marketing that characterizes it so much and the names come from those assigned to its furniture since 1948.
"Finding a child's name can be difficult and fun. At Ikea we have been naming products for more than 70 years," the company's Norwegian subsidiary states on its website. "So if you're completely stuck or just want some inspiration, you'll find over 800 boy and girl names here," she continues. The names are the most varied, you can find "everything from the popular Ivar to weirder names like Moalie. Welcome baby boom."
As a tradition, Ikea names its furniture after Swedish towns, lakes and cities, but also after people. The name bank consists of a list prepared in alphabetical order and each option has an image of the corresponding piece of furniture or accessory, as well as a brief description of the product.
Among the examples in the list of names we find Ada, the name designated for a lamp created in 1969 and which, according to the Swedish company, is "the beam of light in the room"; Egon, name of some shelves commercialized in 1980, described as "good to keep things in order" or Nicke, used in 1978 to identify a table.
