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A single mother decided against naming her son her preferred choice because family members didn't like it. 
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Aboriginal names are becoming more and more popular after times when the use of traditional names were discouraged in Australia.
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Australian Actress Yael Stone has given birth to her first child, a girl, with husband, actor Dan Spielman. They've named her Pemau, and in a statement said this about the name: "She was named after her great great great grandmother who provides a powerful link to the past, the Bancrofts' oldest link to the Djanbun clan of the Bunjalung nation." The Bunjalung people are a tribe of Aboriginal Australians.
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After Randall’s birth on Dec. 31, 1982, Ronn wanted to name her Kikki, after Kiki Cutter, the first American skier, male or female, to win a rase in a World Cup event, a slalom in 1968. Deborah preferred Meghan. They compromised on Kikkan.
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has recognized 86 new star names from Chinese, Coptic, Hindu, Mayan, Polynesian, South African and Aboriginal Australian cultures.
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Not baby name related, but I hope you'll like it.
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To honour Australia's beautiful first languages, I’ve put together a list of my favourite Aboriginal baby names.
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Sydney Transport are adding six new ferries to their existing fleet of 28, and are asking members of the public to help name them. More than 7000 names were suggested, and from that a panel have selected a shortlist of 36 names. Those names are: Category: Arts and Culture Jørn Oberg Utzon – designer of…
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No, Boaty McBoatface is not an option.
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Raye is planning to write a book, and is looking for a name for the protagonist. The book will be set in Australia, and the main character will be an Indigenous Australian, so ideally the character’s name would be from an Australian Aboriginal language.
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Famous Namesake Next week it will be the 143rd birthday of David Unaipon, who was born September 28 1872 - Unaipon is an Anglicised form of the name Ngunaitponi. David was a writer, mythologist, in...
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Hooray! One of my very favourite names, although as Anna says, Unaipon's story is a poignant one.
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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...
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Interesting reading - I had no conception of what Canberra or the surrounding area was like, but it sounds very pleasant! Oh, and I found more on Franklin: http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2012/11/franklin.html
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If you want to find a good baby name, these Australian baby names are a great mix of common and unique. You're sure to find the right one for your babe.
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Jan Tent (Australian National University, Canberra), “Indigenous Toponyms in the Antipodes: A Gazetteer-based Study,” published in the special issue of Names: A Journal of Onomastics 65(4).
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After many requests we have finally put together the list of the most popular Aboriginal baby names for boys.
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She was named after her great-great-great-grandmother, who provides a powerful link to the past: the Bancrofts’ oldest link to the Djanbun clan of the Bundjalung nation.
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Welcome, Pemau!
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From place names to Aboriginal Australian words, there's plenty to choose from if you're looking to add some Australian flavour to your baby name choice.
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One Ipswich bub born last year has a name you probably won't see on most popular lists in the near future as mum Sonia Simpson found a unique way to name her daughter.
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Carmen writes in to say that she is a fan of the Australian fantasy TV series Cleverman on the ABC, which stars Hunter Page-Lochard in the title role. The TV series takes several themes from Australian Indigenous culture and blends them with current ideas in Australian society and politics. The "clever man" is a shaman…
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Today is the second last of the most popular in the regions and today it is the Peel region which is just outside of Perth and consists of Mandurah (where 2/3 of the population live) and the sorrounding shires of Boddington, Murray, Serpentine-Jarrahdale and Waroona.
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It looks like Peel is a pocket of Hunters and Harpers, amongst others.
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It's almost Thanksgiving, so let's look at a long list of virtue names - many of them never considered by the Pilgrims! Plus, which came first, Olive or Olivia? What's up with Bindi Irwin's name? And more name chatter inside ...
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Daisy spent forty years studying Aboriginal language, history, rituals, beliefs, and customs, and for much of that time lived in isolated areas, apparently always dressed in heavy dark Edwardian clothing. The usefulness (and even truthfulness) of her anthropological work has been much debated, but she was a pioneer in the field, being one of the first to live among the people she was studying and observe them at first hand, without trying to “educate” them or convert them to her own beliefs.
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Last month the Australian film Jedda returned to the Cannes film festival, sixty years after it was first shown there in 1955. Jedda was the work of distinguished film-makers Charles and Elsa Chauv...
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Aveley Aveley is a neighbourhood of the town of Ellenbrook - an outer suburb in the north-east which is projected to be a future satellite city. Avely is named after a small town in Essex, where th...
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Come on down and learn about names including Leda, Jindalee, and Floreat (the grammar nerd in me loves the idea of using a subjunctive as a name).
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