May Day - births from the month of May

A cross section of Australian births from the month of May.

Heather Ashlinn

Charli Jane

Anya

Mirabai

Annie Mary

Giselle Jennifer

Melodie Ann

Tahlia Marian

Lola Emmy Jacinta

Sophie Jane

Lacey Jade

Alexis Adriana 

Allison Leigh

Molly Grace

Charlotte Jane

Michaela Angelina

Ava Pearl

Anneliese Lydia

Phoebe Anna Iris

Lara Paige

Lyla May

Joshua William Horatio

Eden Isaac

Angus Gregory

Zac Oliver

Tyler John

Marcus Christian Lawson

Jett Noah

Lucas Christopher

Darcy Scott

Riley James

Noah James

Harvey James

Nash James and Harry Charles

Lochie Ross

Oliver Marcus

Blake Travis

Hugo Louis

My personal favourites are Anneliese Lydia and Hugo Louis.

Did you find any that you like?

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London Lovelies

Having spent some time in the UK and having every intention to return there to reside and work for some time, it's no real surprise that I also often peruse the birth announcements from the London papers.

Australian naming trends are influenced not only by Australian pop culture and partially by trends in the US but a large influence can be seen coming from the UK. Our charts and trends tend to in part follow the UK's 1-2 years behind. We are also seeing plenty of 3 name combos coming from the UK at a steady rate which have perhaps influenced the rise in the trend of 3 name combos over the past 6 months.

So instead of being behind the 8 ball why not jump forward and check out some names that are being used right now in the UK.

Here are a selection of my favourite names from The London Times birth announcements over the past month:

Girls

Abigail Rosie Ann

Amelia Alice Louise

Annabella Rose

Charlotte Anne

Charlotte Catherine

Clare Sophie Allison 

Chloe Irina

Darcey Kay

Elizabeth Katherine

Elodie

Evie Alice

Flora Francesca 

Florence Rhiannon 

Isabella Jane Grace

Isla Rose

Isobel Mary

Jasmine Constance

Leonora

Lily Beatrice

Lily Eliza Mary

Lola Violet

Lottie Sophia Molly

Georgia

Georgina Lily

Grace Joanna Beatrix

Perdita

Phoebe Alexandra Rose

Rose Violet

Sacha Jane Marion

Tatiana Helena

Violet Ottoline

Willow Imogen Rosie

Boys

Alexander George

Alex William Cooper

Benjamin Samuel

Charles Joseph

Edward James

Freddy Lewis Charles

George Aiden Brooks

Harris George Finlay

Harry William

Henry James

Hugo Richard Paul

James Edward

James Robin Donald

Martin Michael

Max Noel

Oliver George

Samuel Anthony

Theodore William

Tobias James

Thomas Brendan

William Eldon

Xavier Christopher

Find any you like?

Logie winning names for futures stars

With the recent Logie awards I thought it would be an interesting idea to look back at some of the names of Gold Logie nominees and winners.

Many people are exposed to new and different names through tv and  the influence of pop culture can be seen weekly in birth announcements Australia wide. 

The Gold Logie really is a popularity contest with the award going to the most popular personality on Australian tv by way of public votes. Whilst this list contains more female names than male names it is a reflection on the gender balance of Gold Logie nominees and winners. There are significantly more females nominated then males and the male stars have been a core group of well known tv personalities dating back to the early 90's whilst the women seem to change and cycle through quicker.

Without further ado, some logie winning names for your future tv star!

Ada - Girls name of English, German and Polish origin. Can be considered a short form of Adelaide meaning 'noble kind/sort'. Ada Nicodemu , nominated in 2005 for Home and Away

Bridie - Girls name of English and Gaelic origin meaning 'exalted one'. Bridie is a form of Bridget. Bridie Carter, 2 nominations for McLeod's Daughters

Dieter - Boys name of Germanic origins meaning 'people army'. Pronounced Dee-ter. Dieter Brummer nominated 1996 for Home and Away

Georgie - Girls name of Greek origins meaning 'earth worker'. Often used as a short form of Georgia / Georgina and Georgiana. Georgie Parker has many nominations and wins for roles in A Country Practice and All Saints.

John - Boys name of Hebrew origin meaning 'God is gracious'. John Wood, 6 nominations 1 win for Blue Heelers and John Howard, 2 nominations for All Saints.

Kate - Girls name of Greek origin meaning 'pure'. Kate Ritchie. Winner 2008 for Home and Away, several nominations.

Natalie - Girls name of Italian origin meaning 'Christ's birthday'. Natalie Blair. Nominee 2008 for Neighbours

Rebecca - Girls name of Hebrew origin meaning 'to tie'. Rebecca Gibney Gold winner 2009 for Packed To The Rafters

Rove - Surname and Boys name of Swiss, Italian and Nordic origins meaning 'wolf' and 'renown'. Rove McManus. Multiple nominee, Winner 03,04,05  for Rove Live

Sigrid - Girls name of German origin meand 'Fair Vistory'. Sigrid Thornton - nominated 2001 for SeaChange 

Simmone - Girls name of Hebrew origins meaning 'listening'. Generally spelt Simone. Simmone Jade Mackinnon . Nominee 2009 for McLeod's Daughters