Huey Raymond B, Miles Donald B
Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Evol Hum Sci. 2022 Nov 25;4:e56. doi: 10.1017/ehs.2022.53. eCollection 2022.
Parents often weigh social, familial and cultural considerations when choosing their baby's name, but the name they choose could potentially be influenced by their physical or biotic environments. Here we examine whether the popularity of month and season names of girls covary geographically with environmental variables. In the continental USA, April, May and June (Autumn, Summer) are the most common month (season) names: April predominates in southern states (early springs), whereas June predominates in northern states (later springs). Whether April's popularity has increased with recent climate warming is ambiguous. Autumn is most popular in northern states, where autumn foliage is notably colourful, and in eastern states having high coverage of deciduous foliage. On a continental scale, Autumn was most popular in English-speaking countries with intense colouration of autumn foliage. These analyses are descriptive but indicate that climate and vegetation sometimes influence parental choice of their baby's name.
父母在为宝宝取名时，往往会权衡社会、家庭和文化等多方面因素，但他们所选择的名字可能会受到自然或生物环境的潜在影响。在此，我们研究女孩的月份和季节名的流行程度是否会在地理上与环境变量相关。在美国大陆，四月、五月和六月（秋季、夏季）是最常见的月份（季节）名：四月在南部各州（早春）最为普遍，而六月在北部各州（晚春）最为常见。四月的流行度是否随着近期气候变暖而增加尚不明朗。秋季在北部各州最为流行，那里秋天的树叶色彩格外鲜艳，在落叶覆盖率高的东部各州也是如此。在大陆范围内，秋季在秋叶色彩浓郁的英语国家最为流行。这些分析只是描述性的，但表明气候和植被有时会影响父母为宝宝取名的选择。
