August Births

Some people say that there are more births during extreme weather. If that is in fact the case we should see a surge in births this week. Unseasonal heat in the north, great snow falls and extreme cold in the alps and gigantic storms with super fast winds in the south. Weather aside, here are some Aussie births from August from an Aussie blog, accept no imitations! For boys William and Edward have been rather popular this month and for girls Paige has been a name popping up along with the usuals Grace and Rose. There are some people still hanging on to the end of the 'maddison/addison' craze but there are also some gorgeous names.

Enjoy!

Ruby

Autumn

Beth Marie

Hannah Addison

Addison Kaye

Maddison Paige

Maddison Rose

Olivia Ella

Hariette Pop - I'm wondering if this should be Poppy?Misprint perhaps?

Courtney Rae

Claire Eliza

Stephanie Paige

Alyra Jae

Emma Jane

Grace Maree

Lily Margaret Rose

Aliya Isabelle

Olivia Lee

Lexie Rose

Imogen Grace

Paige Helen Sarah

Gabriella Grace

Annalise Hope

Elise Hannah

Mia Phoebe

Lily Charlotte

Lilana Emelia -Joan

Jade Elizabeth

Sarina Lily

Scarlett Isabella Rose

Lenni Alice

Zara Mae

Henrietta Josephine

Emily Rose

Alexander Reuben

Nathan Andre

Jensen Allen

Lucas Adrian

Ambrose Patrick

Nash Harry

William John

Quinlan Ra

Oscar Edward

William Brian Michael

William Samuel

Paul Eric

Nicholas James

Sebastian Allan

Flynn Philip

Kobi Lee

Tyler Hudson

Leroy Joe

Noah Ryan

Bradley Robert

Rylan Michael

Damien James

Hamish Robert

Oliver Bryan

Lachlan Anthony

Liam Phillip

William John Malcolm

Jaiden Harry

Xavier William

Rowan Blair

Scottish Boys for Kate

I had an email from Kate in Melbourne the other day, hi Kate! Kate's little boy is due in September and she wanted some information on Scottish or Scottish sounding boys names.

Some Scottish names, more so the traditional ones, have Gaelic origins and many may also have an anglicized spelling. I'd recommend using an anglicized name to make it easier for the child to move through their life. There is nothing more annoying than having to pronounce your name for absolutely everyone! Several Scottish surnames are also used as first names, most commonly Mackenzie, which is most commonly known as a girls given name now.

Without further ado, here are some of my favourite Scottish boys names:

Alastair

Andrew

Angus

Blane

Boyd

Campbell

Clark

Craig

Dougal

Douglas

Duncan

Ewan

Finley

Fraser

Gavin

Hamish

Kenneth

Lachlan

Logan

Mitchell

Leith

Rory

Ross

Scott

Tavish

Torquil

Wallace

My personal favourites Angus and Hamish are widely used in Australia, so if popularity and common-ness of a name is an issue tread carefully with these two. My other favourite is Tavish, which is not as widely used.

Good luck with your search for the perfect name!

Fantastic Florals

The last several years have seen a revival in many floral names such as Lilly, Rose, Violet and Poppy. Floral names were rather popular throughout England in the later years of the 19th century and as with other classic revivals, florals have been no exception. After all who wouldn't want their daughter's name to remind them of a beautiful garden on a lovely spring's day. With spring around the corner lets investigate some popular and lesser known florals.

Acacia - Part of the scientific name of many plants including our very own Golden Wattle.

Alyssa - A take on the name of beautiful flower Alyssum

Azalea

Blossom

Bluebell - Former Spice Girl Gerri Halliwell named her daughter Bluebell, but that doesn't mean you have to.

Bryony - Whilst not a flower as such, of Greek origins meaning 'climbing plant'.

Calla - From the Calla Lilly.

Camellia

Crisanta - from the chrysanthamum

Dahlia

Daisy

Elodie

Fleur - French for flower

Flora - Perhaps the margerine association has made this unusable but it's still a gorgeous floral.

Flower

Hana - Japanese for flower or try 'Hanako' which in Japanese is 'flower child'.

Heather

Ianthe

Iris

Jasmine - Had some popularity on the 90's but has now cooled off

Jolan

Kalina

Leilani - A Hawaiian floral wreath.

Lilac - A nice change from Lilly or Violet

Lillian

Linnea

Lotus

Marigold - perhaps a great full name for Mary

Pansy

Peony

Petula - another take on Petunia

Poppy

Primrose

Rosa

Rose

Rosalaine

Saffron

Tansy - not related to Pansy. A yellow flower that used to be used in tea. In some places it's considered a pest.

Violet

Yasmin - An alternative to Jasmine

Zahra

Zinnia

See any you like?