These announcements are taken from the West Australian Newspaper from the week. Some of these babies may have siblings and middle names not mentioned in the announcement.   Girls: Bronte Beatrice Indi Ava Catherine (Amelia) Cate Hallie Sophie Matilda Paris Eve Chanel (Dior) Bethany Charlotte (Lachlan) Teal Scarlett Indie Jay   Boys: Xander John Patrick… Continue reading Jarrah Paul Monaghan and Paris Eve Chanel (a sister to Dior): Birth Announcements from the West Australian

Almost everyone knows Playschool entertaining Australian Children since 1966. The toys have some original (I am looking at you Big Ted and Little Ted), unique and some names that could catch on. Big Ted and Little Ted: Ted is traditionally a nickname for  Theodore but much more likely now as a nickname for Edward which… Continue reading Names from my childhood: Play School

I have always said how glad I am to be an Ebony not an Ebonie, Ebonee or worse Ebenny. Though one of the most common spelling variants has to be Jorja a phonetic variation of Georgia though I am pretty sure there are girls out there by the names or Jeorja, Jeorjia, Jorjia and Gorgia.… Continue reading Unique Spellings Girls

Lily when combined with Lilly came in at the most popular name of 2011 in Australia and it doesn’t really surprise me. Lily is a beautiful name that brings reference to a beautiful flower. It also has some much more unusual spelling variants of Lillie (19 born) and Lili (No rank) compared to Lily with… Continue reading Name of the Week: Lily

  Girls: Emma Rose Milla Grace Stella Evie (Sophie) Mia Kalani Zita Grace Zoe Jade (Jacob) Macey Rose Sophora Ariane Laila Alice (Jack, Tom) Amelia Iris Kirralee Anne (Campbell) Scarlett Grace (Mackenzie) Freya Cait (Carys, Mason) Lillianne Valerie Mackenzie May (Tia   Boys: Phoenix Orion Darcy Peter (Evan) Harry Alex Christian Pietro (Genevieve) Richard (Elizabeth… Continue reading Phoenix Orion and Sophora Ariane: Birth announcements from Western Australia

These announcements are taken from the West Australian Newspaper. Some of these babies may have sibling but were not listed in the announcement. Sometimes the middle names were not written in the announcement but the babies may have one. BOYS: Harvey Luke David James (Mary, Elizabeth) Roman Patrick (Isabella) Bodhi Kristian James Tony Leo Ken… Continue reading Geordie Walker and Bodhi Kristian: Birth Announcements from Western Australia

Tahlia is one of the names Australians seem to love but is virtually undiscovered in other parts of the world. Consider this in Australia it was number 63 and in England it has risen to number 555. In NSW there were 90 Tahlia’s born this is more than there were in the whole of England. … Continue reading Name of the week: Tahlia

This weeks name of the week is one of the most popular names from the year I was born along with Emily, Sarah/Sara, Emma and Amy/Aimee/Amie. It was actually the most popular name in the nineties at number one with a massive 1224 Jessica’s being born in NSW, in Victoria it was number two. Currently… Continue reading Belated name of the week: Jessica

    A potential name for my little sister was Madelyn or Madison but one of my mums friends had a Madelyn knocking both of her list. My sisters glad because there is a Madison in her year in my small school and even if she was Madelyn two Maddy’s is one too many. My… Continue reading Name of the Week: Madelyn