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Celebrity Baby News: Political Babies
Greens MP Adam Bandt, and his wife Claudia Perkins, welcomed their first child in late June and named their daughter Wren. Adam contested the seat of Melbourne in 2007, and was the most successful...
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German Names for Girls
Germans have lived in Australia since the beginning of European settlement in 1788, and at least 73 of the convicts were German. Many more came to Australia as free settlers during the 19th century,...
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Name News: Rebels, Angels, Stars, Storms, Struggles, and Flawed Heroes
Picken Out Baby Names A couple of years ago the blog featured celebrity parents Liam Picken, an AFL footballer, and his partner Annie Nolan, who had just had twin girls, Delphi and Cheska, sisters to...
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Waltzing With … Lachlan
Famous Namesakes The name Lachlan has a long history in Australia because of Lachlan Macquarie, a British military officer born in the Hebrides who served as the fifth and last Governor of New South...
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Celebrity Baby News: Celebrity Round Up
Actress Emily Symons, and her partner Paul Jackson, welcomed their son Henry Richard Francis on August 3 [pictured]. Henry was conceived with the help of IVF, and was brought home from hospital on...
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Celebrity Baby News: Sporting Babies
Former cricketer Glenn McGrath, and his wife Sara, welcomed their daughter Madison Mary Harper on September 4. One of Australia’s greatest cricketers, Glenn was regarded as one of the best fast...
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Celebrity Baby News: Football Babies
AFL administrator Andrew Fagan, and his partner Alana Smith, welcomed their daughter Giselle “Gigi” on August 12 [pictured]. Andrew is the CEO of the Adelaide Crows, and Alana is a former sports...
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Friday Flashback: Waltzing With … Cruz
This blog post was first published on September 11 2011, and substantially revised and updated on September 18 2015. On Saturday September 17, Australia celebrates Australian Citizenship Day. The date...
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Thursday Throwback: Famous Name – Nancy
This blog post was first published on September 6 2011, and revised and updated on September 24 2015. Famous Namesake On August 7 2011, Australia’s most decorated servicewoman of World War II died....
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Suburbs of Adelaide and Hobart Which Could Be Used as Girls Names
Beulah Beulah Park is an affluent suburb of Adelaide, named after a village in Wales. The name Beulah is from a Hebrew word translated as “married (woman)”. In the Old Testament, the prophet Isaiah...
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Celebrity Baby News: Grant Denyer and Cheryl Rogers
Host of Channel Ten’s Family Feud Grant Denyer, and his wife Cheryl Rogers, welcomed their second child on September 17 and have named their daughter Scout Una. Scout is a little sister for Sailor,...
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Famous Names: Hugh and Margot
Last week I covered an Australian actor who hit the big time during Hollywood”s Golden Age. So I thought we would finish the month by looking at the names of two contemporary Hollywood film stars born...
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Fresh Names For Boys
An audit of Featured Names on the site has revealed there are less boys names than girls, so I’m going to cover two lots of boys names this month to give them a chance to catch up. These names seem...
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Fresh Surname Names For Boys
Surname names for boys that aren’t popular in Australia and have never charted here, yet are rising internationally. These names only chart for boys at present, giving them a solidly masculine feel....
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Celebrity Baby News: Celebrity Round Up
Television presenter Tom Williams, and his wife, fashion designer Rachel Gilbert, welcomed their second child on November 10 and have named their daughter Sloane Ann Napier. Sloane joins big sister...
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Celebrity Baby News: Justin Hemmes and Kate Fowler
Wealthy businessman Justin Hemmes, and his girlfriend Kate Fowler, welcomed their first child early this month and have named their daughter Alexa Merivale. Alexa’s middle name is in honour of her...
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Celebrity Baby News: Sporting Babies
Golf champion Jason Day, and his wife Ellie, welcomed a daughter named Lucy Adenil on November 12, a sister for their son Dash, aged 3. Lucy’s middle name is in honour of her grandmother, Jason’s...
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Celebrity Baby News: Sporting Babies
Former cricketer Michael Clarke, and his wife Kyly, welcomed their daughter Kelsey Lee on November 17. Michael was one of Australia’s greatest batsmen, and captain of the Australian cricket team,...
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Celebrity Baby News: Wendy Kingston and David Thompson
Channel Nine newsreader Wendy Kingston, and her husband David Thompson, welcomed their daughter Mia Rose on December 2. Mia joins big brothers Joshua, aged 3, and Sam, aged 19 months; Sam’s birth was...
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Celebrity Baby News: Erika Heynatz and Andrew Kingston
Model and actress Erika Heynatz, and her husband Andrew Kingston, welcomed their first child on December 7 and have named their son Charlie. Erika has hosted Australia’s Next Top Model, and been a...
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