Name News

Vashti said there are six options when it comes to naming your child:

Father’s surname
Mother’s surname
Hyphenation, or a double-barrelled surname (without a hyphen)
Alternating the two parents’ surnames between siblings
Combining the two surnames into a portmanteau or blended surname
Making up a completely new surname

Allegra? Margaux? Harrietta? I was assured that whatever I called her, she would grow to be her name. Anouk? Arabella? Imogen? The list was long, but nothing seemed right. Adelie? Wilhelmina? Emmeline? Ottilie?

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…

Emma and Dane were expecting a baby boy, and were having their baby name discussions sidetracked by the middle name issue. Emma wanted the name Michael, to honour Dane's beloved grandfather, while Dane thought it would be easier not to have any middle name at all. Blog readers (and the blog author herself) were not…

Wealthy businessman Justin Hemmes, and his girlfriend Kate Fowler, welcomed their first child early this month and have named their daughter Alexa Merivale. Alexa's middle name is in honour of her ...

Model Lara Bingle, and her husband, actor Sam Worthington, welcomed their first child around March 21, and have reportedly named their son Rocket Zot. Zot is in honour of Sam's father, Ronald Worth...

This is the first time we have had "repeat customers" on the blog, because Kate and Steve were featured on Waltzing More Than Matilda almost exactly two years ago. Kate wrote in because she and Ste...

Daisy Turnbull-Brown, and her husband Captain James Brown welcomed their first child on September 19, and have named their son Jack Alexander. Jack Turnbull-Brown was born in the morning, weighing ...

“Rosie is a nod to my Nana (Dad’s Mum, Rosella), May is my Mum’s name, Dee is Shaun’s Mum’s name and obviously Hampson, the family name from Tom, Shaun’s Dad.”

I really struggled with names. I had a list of names I liked but I didn’t love any of them. Neiva was my favourite at the time but it wasn’t until she born that I really loved the name. My great grandmothers name was Neiva and she was a very loved and respected lady in our family so it’s great my daughter is now named after her.

Kylie and her partner were expecting a child, and she wrote in to the blog to ask what people thought of her favourite girl's name. Kylie loved the name Azaria, but wondered if people would have a negative reaction to it, given the name's history. As it happened, Kylie had a boy instead and named…

Baby It's Cold It's official – the name Elsa has become more popular since the movie Frozen came out in late 2013. In Victoria, the number of babies named Elsa doubled in the year following the fil...

A selection of sibsets from the family tree of Claris Wells. You can see the complete family tree here. Simply click through each page to see all nine generations. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY The Wells Fami...