Name News

In the past year, three celebrity couples, including Jen Hawkins and Kris Smith, have named their newborn girls the same unisex name.

Skye Wheatley has revealed the name she and partner Lachlan Waugh have chosen for their son.

Expat Aussies Maggie and Dan were expecting their third child, and weren't quite sure what name to choose if they had a girl. They wanted a flexible professional yet cool name that would work in a non-English speaking environment, and also sound good with their daughters' names. As it happened, they welcomed a boy and…

Errol Flynn is one of Australia's most famous actors, even though he died more than 50 years ago, on October 14 1959. Born in Hobart in 1909, he is seen as a particularly Tasmanian export, although...

Former cricketer Glenn McGrath, and his wife Sara, welcomed their daughter Madison Mary Harper on September 4. One of Australia's greatest cricketers, Glenn was regarded as one of the best fast bow...

Famous Namesake I think many Australians would readily associate this name with Felix the Cat, the silent film era cartoon. One of the most recognisable cartoon characters in film history, he was t...

Imogen and Charles were expecting their second child, and although they had already picked a boy's name, were having trouble deciding on a girl's name. As it happened, they had a boy on August 30 l...

Journalists Ben Fordham and Jodie Speers welcomed their first child on December 5, and have named their son Freddy Thomas. Freddy Fordham was born at 9 pm, weighing 3.5 kg (7 lb 7oz), and 50 cm lon...

Peter and Hannah Logan, from Logan family wine company in the Mudgee area, welcomed their daughter Clementine Frances last March, during the 2014 vintage. The middle name Frances is in honour of Pe...

Football coach Brad Scott, and his wife Penny, welcomed their first child on September 9 and have named their son Fletcher Charles. Brad began his career in the Australian Football League in 1997 w...

In March, Canberra was named Australia's most liveable city, scoring highly in design, cleanliness, outdoor recreation, education, and safety. This was in a survey of residents conducted by the Pro...

The couple were put off their first name choice after they started telling family members.

Throughout their relationship they've referred to each other as their Arctic fox (which have only one mating partner for life)

Brooke and Ryan were expecting their third child in June. They had a few ideas in mind for a boy, and quite a few possibilities for girls – enough that it was hard to choose. Brooke wanted a traditional vintage-style that wasn't too popular. Brooke and Ryan welcomed their daughter late last month, and named…

MP Lee Odenwalder, and his wife Ann Colbert, welcomed their son Felix Henry on October 15 last year [pictured]. Lee has represented the seat of Little Para in Adelaide for the Australian Labor Party since the 2010 election, and was re-elected in 2014. Before entering politics, he was a police officer. Michelle Lensink, and her…

Natalie and James were expecting their first child, and wrote in to the blog because they weren't sure what they were going to call their son. By the time Nat and Jamie got to the hospital, the nam...

Actress Emily Symons, and her partner Paul Jackson, welcomed their son Henry Richard Francis on August 3 [pictured]. Henry was conceived with the help of IVF, and was brought home from hospital on ...

Trainer James Cummings, and his wife Monica, welcomed a daughter named Adeline on June 30 [pictured]. A fourth generation trainer of race horses, James is the grandson of veteran trainer Bart Cummi...

This blog post was first published on May 29 2011, and almost completely rewritten on May 28 2015. Famous Namesake Autumn is the traditional time of year for farm produce fairs, and on the last Sun...

Former cricket champion Ricky Ponting, and his wife Rianna, welcomed their third child on September 24, and have named their son Fletcher William. Fletcher Ponting joins big sisters Emmy, aged 6, a...

The Archibald Prize this year was won by Fiona Lowry, for her portrait of architect Penelope Seidler. The Art Gallery of NSW trustees, who are the judges of the Archibald, seemed to avoid controver...

The name Forrest has been so often in the newspapers lately that I thought it must be time to cover it. The reason it's in the papers is because of mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest, the 9th r...