Codies Sponsors Baby Name Campaign

16 Feb 2009 at 12:23:03 by Andy Alderson

Codemasters is sponsoring a campaign which aims to persuade parents to name their sons Jason.

In a bid to knock Jack, Thomas, Joshua and Oliver from the top of Britain's baby name list, Codemasters will launch a blog, http://www.bringbackjason.com/, to encourage new parents to name their sons after the hero from Rise of the Argonauts. 

"These days, babies names are influenced by celebrities – and there aren’t that many famous Jasons any more,” said Codemasters' Richard Eddy.

"We hope our Rise of the Argonauts hero can act as a ‘virtual’ star, encouraging new parents to rejuvenate this one-great English name. Jasons, friends of Jasons, and anyone interested in onomastics should keep an eye on the blog over the coming weeks, as we document our quest to re-populate the nation with Jasons."

Not that we wish to put a dampener on things but new parents may want to bear in mind that Greek hero Jason died unhappy and alone after betraying his wife.

So, think on.

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