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| Facebook inspires Israeli couple to name baby 'Like' | Facebook inspires Israeli couple to name baby 'Like' |
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| An Israeli couple have named their baby daughter Like, taking inspiration from the Facebook social networking site, Israeli media say. | An Israeli couple have named their baby daughter Like, taking inspiration from the Facebook social networking site, Israeli media say. |
| Lior Adler and his wife Vardit said they were looking for a name that was "modern and innovative". | Lior Adler and his wife Vardit said they were looking for a name that was "modern and innovative". |
| Facebook allows users to "like" their friends' statuses, pictures and posts. | Facebook allows users to "like" their friends' statuses, pictures and posts. |
| Like Adler's father said originality was a key factor in the choice and said he had checked no-one else in Israel had the same name. | Like Adler's father said originality was a key factor in the choice and said he had checked no-one else in Israel had the same name. |
| "In our opinion it's the modern equivalent of the name Ahava [Love]," he said according to Israeli newspaper Maariv. | "In our opinion it's the modern equivalent of the name Ahava [Love]," he said according to Israeli newspaper Maariv. |
| "It's just my way of saying to my fantastic daughter, 'Love'." | "It's just my way of saying to my fantastic daughter, 'Love'." |
| According to the Haaretz newspaper, the most popular names for girls in Israel currently are Noa, Maya and Tamar. | According to the Haaretz newspaper, the most popular names for girls in Israel currently are Noa, Maya and Tamar. |
| Like, however, will not be alone within her family with her unusual name. | Like, however, will not be alone within her family with her unusual name. |
| Both parents enjoy cooking and named one of their daughters Pie - using the English word for the name - and Dvash, Hebrew for Honey, according to Maariv. | |
| Like's father said that when he announced her arrival on Facebook she was very popular. | Like's father said that when he announced her arrival on Facebook she was very popular. |
| "When I posted her picture and name on Facebook I got 40 'likes'," he told the newspaper. | "When I posted her picture and name on Facebook I got 40 'likes'," he told the newspaper. |
| "Considering that I have only a little more than 100 friends on the network that's a lot." | "Considering that I have only a little more than 100 friends on the network that's a lot." |