Honduran Parents Name Hundreds of Children After Soccer Stars
Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 4, 2026 · Originally reported August 4, 2026 by Once Noticias
More than 420 Honduran children have been named Lamine Yamal since the Spanish player's rise, part of a decade-long trend of parents naming newborns after soccer icons such as Neymar (1,257 registrations), Messi (46), and Mbappé (11), led by Cortés department.
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