Zali became well known in Australia after Zali Steggall who is a former Alpine Skier. Her name could be a form of Sara, a greek name meaning “dance”, a hebrew name meaning strength of the sea or a form of the Swahili Zalika meaning wellborn. Of all of these Zalika seems the most likely source… Continue reading Uniquely Australian names: Zali

As Holly maintains popularity in Australia and the UK to similar Hollis remains obscure. This is the name I was going to do for my pop culture baby name series but I did Rita instead because I can see this charting for many reasons other then a celebrity. Hollis may be familiar through singer Hollis… Continue reading Name we should start using: Hollis

I actually had another name lined up for this post but one of my favourite celebrity couples broke up and may still be together confusing the heck out of me so I’m doing Rita instead. For those of you who don’t know what I was talking about in the first line it was Rita Ora… Continue reading Pop culture baby names: Rita

A few days ago Anna sent me her ebook of international names for Australian children, today I will be covering names that don’t rank in Australia and are listed in the book that are familiar to me whether through real people or celebrities that haven’t been mentioned. I will be including their siblings to show… Continue reading Unusual names not so unusual not me

No I’m not suggesting you call your daughter Malaysia, I’m only using it as the name of the week because as of 4pm tomorrow I’ll be on a plane to there. This will be my second time out of the country and i’ll be there for two weeks. I’ll try to post but its hard… Continue reading Name of the week: Malaysia

Twins: Jarvis James and Verity Susan Boys: Jasper Wilhelmus Xavier John (Grace) Alexander Malachy (Rowan, Bonnie, Cassie and Josie) Kael Mark Harry James Jesse Trent (Jaxon and Jonah) Luca William (Levi) Timothy Gregory Kaleef Adam (Noah) Jake Gregory Ryan David (Emily) Franklin Oliver (Oscar) Patrick John (Angus and Thomas) Tobee Jett (Breyah-Mae and Samuel) Zavier… Continue reading Kaleef and Neveah: December

Banjo is an instrument right? And Lawson a boy band? For many Australians they are poets Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson. I personally adore Lawson as a name while Banjo is actually the more popular of the two Lawson also ranks in the UK at 476 most likely due to British boy band Lawson. I’m… Continue reading Uniquely Australian names: Banjo and Lawson

Happy new year everyone. If your wondering why I’m covering Calvin its because despite being the name of a famous DJ it is actually dropping in the UK but his surname keep is rising. I’m talking about Calvin Harris currently Calvin is at 415 in the UK, 340 in Victoria and 189 in the US… Continue reading Name of the week: Calvin

Thank you for all your views and comments this year and may another great year come 🙂 Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 9,900 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out… Continue reading 2013 in review