Welcome Februarians!

Being that I am a Februarian, yes I just invented that word, I thought it only fitting that I welcome in some new Februarians. And yes, I am completely biased when I say that February is the best month to be born in! Congratulations also to some friends who welcomed their son Hamish into the world, not only in the best month, but on the best day of the best month!

We've gone from multiple name combinations with 2 or even 3 middle names to many children only having only 1 given name. If it wasn't against the law I'm certain that people would try to name their child something like $, or ! There are some horrible trendy wendy names out there this month! Note to parents: a Y does not automatically create an I sound!

Australian February births:

Girls

Alexandra Olive

Ruby Marion Kathleen

Ella Violet

Kayla Rose

Zara

Ebony Lee

Emma Charlotte

Maddison Rose

Indigo Jean

Lily Mae

Milla Jade

Isla Grace

Emily Hope

Ruby Margarete

Ella Grace - the most popular combo of the last 18 months!

Eleanor Anne Robina

Monique Dior - seriously? Just buy a handbag.

Hayley Christina Marie

Celena Chloe - gorgeous!

Charley Reyne - trendy alert!

Boys

Liam Joshua

Orlando

Heath Aiden

Dylan Elliot

Braeden

Seth Gary

Tyler James

Bronte Edward

Henry Lewis

Darcy Max

Eddy David

Aidan Frank

Jack Gordon

Eli Thomas

Lyam - lie am? I'm a lie? I'm sensing you thought Liam was too common? Here's a thought, pick a different name instead of condemning your child for life with your illiteracy.

Thought for the month: Just because it says it on the internet it doesn't mean it's true.

Welcome Diammond Sparckle

No this is not a joke.... The Daily Telegraph, Jan 16, 2010

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FILLING out forms could be challenging in years to come for Diammond Sparckle Zedekeyah Lilly Ann Martin.

But her parents reckon the name will not lose its lustre. Baby Diammond was born on New Year's Eve to Lake Macquarie couple Adam and Brinessa - their 11th child and eighth daughter.

Ms Martin, 35, said the idea for "Diammond" came after downloading baby names on to her iPhone.

"I thought it was a pretty name," she said. "Everyone loves diamonds and they are sparkly so it sort of fitted. We just added a couple of letters to the name so it would be a bit different."

Unusual names are not new to the family, with a Brandi Shyla Molly Robyn, an Indego Raindrop Sapphire and a Cruz Richard among little Diammond's older siblings.

NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages spokeswoman Alana Sheil said most names were acceptable in NSW, provided they were made up of the letters of the alphabet.

Among other unusual names in recent years are H (pronounced haich) and Metallica. But while unique names appeal to some, Ms Sheil urged parents to think carefully about naming a child."It has to be able to be used in society, it can't be a symbol like the @ symbol, it can't be a sentence and we won't register names that would give your child a title," she said.

"What sounds cute when they are three months or 13 months or 13 years might not be so cute when they are applying for a job," she said.

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I could not agree more with Ms. Sheil. I do wonder though if she'll end up going by Lilly?

Christmas Baby Names

Are you expecting at Christmas, conceived at Christmas or just plain love Christmas and want to give your child a Christmas themed name? Here's a list of Christmas themed names to jingle your bells or frosty your snowman, depending on where you live! Some are cliched, some are not!

Anastasia - December 25 is the German name day for Anastasia

Carol - Christmas carols of course!

Christian - Christmas is celebrated by some as the birth of Christ and Christianity

Christina - December 25 is the Greek name day for Christina

Elden - A Christmas Elf

Gabriel - The angel who told Mary she was going to have Jesus. Try explaining that one!

Holly - A cute girls name after the Christmasy flora

Natalia - A gorgeous girls name that should be used any time of the year. It too means Christmas.

Nicholas - Who could forget Jolly old St. Nicholas! Just another name for Santa

Nicola - the feminine of Nicholas

Noelle - Best for girls this name reminds me of the beautiful carol The First Noel. It simply means Christmas.

Stella - December 25 is the Latvian name day for Stella, which also means star

Timothy - Remember Tiny Tim from Dicken's A Christmas Carol

Wenceslaus - I know a Wenceslaus, but he does live in the Czech Republic where the name is considered more mainstream. Remember the song, Good King Wenceslaus?

Find anything you like?

Merry Christmas

The business of being busy

Just a note to subscribers that this blog will be updated less due to my increased work and life commitments. Yes, unlike other people in interweb land I have a job and a life that demands my attention!

Fortunately naming trends aren't as fickle as fashions!

Early Octobians

What is an Octobian? I'm not really sure, perhaps I've invented a word! I am saying an Octobian is someone born in October. So here are our newest Octobians, unfortunately there aren't many girls!

Eve Willow - Willow is starting to become a favourite of mine

Madeline Jessica

Rhylee Paige - 'no, I'm Riley with an H' horrible spelling!

Tiana Layla

Charley May - what is with the spelling!

Maddie Grace

Maddison Kathleen

Ava Soh Hee

Ruby Sienna - Red and Brown, nice.

Steven William

Fynn Anthony Jack

Zac Charles

Jesse Albert

Hugo Peter Patrick

Mitchell Anthony

Nate Levi

Oliver Lawrence

Jai Michael

Zachary Michael

Denham John David - not sure on Denham, sounds like denim, worked with sib set though!

Saxon Kayne - ughhh

Jaxson Nickolas - horrible spelling!

Around The World Whip Around

An international whip around the world (English speaking countries only) to see what people have been naming their bundles of joy!

USA - Various states (Thanks L). There are some horrible names in here and I feel badly for those kids. Story Elizabeth is interesting, I wonder if she'll be able to pull it off. My favourite is Nina Adeline for girls and I'm going safe for boys with Andrew Michael. Hendix Cashmere would have to be the worst boys name IMO

Isabella Marie

Jordin Nicole

Kenley Elisabeth

Joanna Jane

Story Elizabeth

Freya Ravanna

Vivienne Delane

Olivia Rose

Lily Cheyanne

Kayla Lee

Adison Avery Elizabeth

Zoey Layne

Logyn Elizabeth

Ava Denise

Nina Adeline

Kamryn Zahara

McKynlee Rose - No, I didn't make that spelling up.

John Wesley Jacoby

Alexander Matthew

Kahne Phoenix

Morrison Levi

Hendrix Cashmere

Kynan Reshad

Joseph Edward

Tyler Brady

Dominic Scott

Liam Richard

Andrew Michael

Jaiden Louis

Riley Kennedy

Jackson Jonas - I guess they couldn't decide which musical family to name after!

United Kingdom - I can say that the only name from the UK recently that I raised my eyebrows about was Rufus. It's different, not sure if I'd want my kid to be called Rufie, but I guess if your in to that...

Beatrice May

Freya Virginia

Phoebe Anne

Tabitha Rose

Laura Isobel and Rosie Eliza

Eleanor May

Flora Beatrice

Sophie Barbara Ysenda

Emily Freda Joy

Louisa Mary Heather

Abigail Mary

Eloise Jane

Matilda Grace

Poppy Georgia Elizabeth - 3 of my favourites but I don't know how well they work here esp as the surname is hyphenated. 5 names is a lot!

Oliver Stanley Rupert

Edward Walter

John Charles Timothy

Rufus Hector

Theo Henry

Leo James

Zander David

Tom William

George Huge

Samuel Ralph

William Atticus

Laurence Richard St. George

That's it for the whip around but can we expect to see these names making an influence on Australian births? From the America's, God I hope not, from the UK, yes please.

Also a special announcement for a friend who recently gave birth to a little boy named Kai and another who had a son named Tai. Don't worry they don't know each other. Congratulations to you both and all my love!

Fashionable Francophiles Flock to Fashion Week - aka French names to honour Paris Fashion Week

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Paris is one of my absolute favourite cities. Before I went there I used to think the whole city of love thing was just an advertising gimmick, well if it is then I'm sold! Cruising down the Seine past all that beautiful architecture, meandering the stunning corridors of the Palace of Versailles (ok not actually in Paris but close to it!) and the people everywhere enjoying the company of their partners. Paris really is a beautiful city. Anyhow, in honour of Paris Fashion week I thought I'd put a spotlight on French names. I love French names and I know there are plenty of other people out there who can't get enough of their French baby names!

Obviously I can't list every French name in existence so here are some of my favourites.

Some things to remember:

Think Jean-Pierre, Marie-Antoinette, Jean-Marc. Hyphenated first names are not at all uncommon in France. These are used as a persons full first name. If you meet a Jean-Pierre make sure you cal him that unless he tells you otherwise. I know a John-Pierre and he insists on only being called JP. So if you go for a hyphenated name be aware that people may want to shorten it, may sure you are ok with that.

Many girls names come from boys names and many have only the addition of a single letter to differentiate them. Sometimes the names are pronounced the same way as well and the spelling can be the only distinction. Make sure to take this into account when selecting a French name. Many names also have an English counterpart.

My Favourite French Girls Names

Adele

Aimee

Amelie

Anais

Anouk

Astrid

Brigitte

Camille

Capucine - Probably not a good one to use in Australia though for it's similarity to the drink Cappuccino.

Celine

Claire

Elodie

Emilie

Francoise

Helene

Henriette

Josephine

Juliette

Madeleine

Manon

Margaux

Martine

Monique

Noemi

Oceane

Odette

Simone

Valentine

Victoire

Zoe

My Favourite French Boys Names

Adrien

Antoine

Auguste

Benoir

Christian

Etienne

Francois

Henri

Julien

Leon

Louis

Marc

Olivier

Theodore

Tristan

Xavier

Zacharie

The last September births

Moving through the last of September Australia celebrated, well not all of us, a bunch of yobbo's many of whom are applauded for excessive drinking, drug taking, obscene sexual behaviour and sexual harassment. If you haven't caught on I'm talking about AFL. Yes that elusive one day in September where the footy bogans gravitate towards the heartland of Australian football, Melbourne. Don't ask me who won, I don't know and I don't care! What I do care about is what people have named their kids this September; so without further ado lets hear it for September...

Apart from a few, 'what were they thinking' this list is fairly bland, come on parents, lift your game just like those interest rates, the recession is over!

Trinity - do you think she'll be called Trinny? Hopefully not Tranny...

Isabelle Kate - lovely combo but Isabelle is oh so popular right now

Layla Grace

Yve Anne - Lovely but may have some prn problems with Yve

Amber Kate

Amelia Mary Rose - pink ribbons and bows, but I like it!

Chelsea Cait - umm did they forget the 'lyn'?

Madison

Arabella May - Nice until you read her twins brother's name below.

Kyla Elise

Zoe Sheree

Georgia Rose

Keeley Moira - Squealey to nana in 0.5 seconds

Taleisha - from the hood?

Mila Jade

Benjamin Arthur

Cameron Sean

Harrison Paul

Marcus William

Lewis Spencer

Matthew Alexander

Charlie William

Griffin Oliver - Please don't hurt me Mr. Griffin... In all fairness though it works great with the surname

Remi Hugh - Odd choice, didn't work with the surname which also ended in an E sound.

Harrison Everett - Nice to see Everett still getting some use

Isaac Dean

Blaize Dalmon - what the...? How could the twin of Arabella May get such a bad name?

Elias Italo

Alexander George

Edward Stanley

Hugh Thomas

Archer Henry - I like this, I'm giving it the Combo of the Post Award

Hopefully October brings something a little more interesting....

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