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Famous Name: Chelsea
Australian horticultural team, Flemings, have made history by taking out the top prize at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show this year. It is the first time anyone from Australia has ever won Best in...
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Celebrity Sibset: Kate Langbroek
Dave Hughes and his family have been on the blog twice now, so I thought we should look at his radio partner, Kate Langbroek (surname sounds like Langbrook). Kate and Dave do the breakfast shift...
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Boys Names from the Top 100 of the 1910s
Arthur Arthur‘s fame comes from the legendary King Arthur, a British hero of the Dark Ages who became much celebrated in medieval romances. The meaning of the name isn’t known; some popular theories...
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Celebrity Baby News: Celebrity Baby Round-Up (Girls)
Hip-hop artist Urthboy, otherwise known as Tim Levinson, and his wife Anna, welcomed their second child in mid-May, and have named their daughter Jetta Joanie. Urthboy released a well-received album...
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Celebrity Baby News: Celebrity Baby Round-Up (Boys)
Rugby league footballer Chris Heighington, and his partner Sonya, welcomed their son Rocco a few weeks ago. Chris plays for the Cronulla Sharks, and the picture shows him receiving a congratulatory...
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Celebrity Name News: Darren and Loren Lockyer
Retired NRL football star and commentator Darren Lockyer, and his wife Loren, welcomed their son Hugo David on May 29. Hugo Lockyer joins big brothers Sunny, aged 2, and Flynn, aged 1. The Lockyers now...
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Celebrity Baby News: State of Origin Babies
The NRL State of Origin series opened with its first match on June 5, won by the New South Wales Blues against the Queensland Maroons. Two more matches will be played to decide the overall winner. Both...
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Famous Name: Penelope
It is the end of the financial year in a few days, which means that 2013 is half over, and that you should have your tax return in by now. If you’ve already done that, then maybe you are looking for...
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Celebrity Baby News: Celebrity Baby Round-Up
Media photographer Luke Fuda, and his wife Soraiya, welcomed their first child on June 21 and have named their son Spencer Luke. Spencer Fuda was born at 8.52 am at a private hospital in Camden,...
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Shortened Names for Boys
Alfie Alfie is a nickname for Alfred. It is most famous from the award-winning (and still emotionally shocking) 1966 movie Alfie, starring Michael Caine as the predatory Alfred “Alfie” Elkins. The...
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Celebrity Baby News: Steve Hooker and Katya Kostetskaya
Pole vault champion Steve Hooker, and his wife Katya Kostetskaya, welcomed their first child this week, and have named their son Maxim. Maxim is from a Russian form of Maximus. Steven or “Steve” is the...
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Questions About Names
This is a sample of the many random questions about names which get searched to reach the blog. I do try to answer them in posts if I can, but these are ones which I can’t see any way of subtly...
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Names in the News
We’re all getting royal baby name fever, and Nameberry are currently running a “Guess the Royal Baby Name” Competition. You have to pick the full name, with all middle names in their correct order,...
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Royal Baby News: Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, welcomed their first child on July 22, and have named their son George Alexander Louis, Prince of Cambridge....
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Celebrity Baby News: Round-Up
NRL player Josh Dugan, and his ex-girlfriend Amanda Palmer, welcomed their son Jackson on July 25. Josh began playing for the Canberra Raiders in 2009, and was soon recognised as a very promising...
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Celebrity Baby News: Liam Picken and Annie Nolan
AFL footballer Liam Picken, and his partner Annie Nolan, welcomed twin girls in the autumn and have named their daughters Delphi and Cheska. The twins have only recently left hospital, as they were...
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Is August a Boy’s Name, or the Name of a Month?
Olivia and Dale are from New Zealand, and they are expecting their third child towards the end of the year. Their son is named Innes, and their daughter is Abigail, and they have a fairly common...
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Famous Names: Aria and Delta
The Australian music industry celebrated an important birthday a month ago, because July 10 this year marked thirty years since the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) began collating...
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Celebrity Sibset: Wendy Harmer
Wendy Harmer is a highly successful comedian, who for many years has entertained on stage, television and radio. She was the first woman in Australia to host her own comedy show, The Big Gig, in 1989,...
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Royal Baby News: Lord Frederick Windsor and Sophie Winkleman
Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor welcomed their first child on August 15, and have named their daughter Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina. Maud Windsor was born at Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center in Los...
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