Saturday, November 14, 2009

Austen names


Jane Austen character names

Elinor
Marianne
Margaret
John
Fanny
Edward
John Willoughby
Charlotte
Robert
Lucy


Elizabeth
Fitzwilliam Darcy
Jane
Mary
Katherine "Kitty"
Lydia
Charles
Caroline
George

Emma
George
Frank
Jane
Harriet
Phillip
Augusta
Anne
Henry

Catherine
Henry
John
Isabella
Frederik

My favourites Are Harriet, Edmund and Henry. I love Kitty for a nickname for Katherine. Its so much cuter than Kate or Katie! Lucy and Marianne are also lovely!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Austin and Olivia's Brother

I found you through the baby name snob's website. Maybe you can help us!
We're expecting our 3rd child,the second boy, in as few as 5 weeks. We've been looking at names for months, and this child does not have a name. Our other children's names are Olivia and Austin and our last name starts with an A.

We prefer names that are "normal", but not super trendy. We tend to like the status of Austin's name on the charts. Not too popular, but not unheard of.


More than likely, the baby's middle name will be Daniel, after my little brother. But, we're stuck on the first name. Some we like, but aren't sold on are:

Simon
Isaac
Mac
Weston (didn't know if this was too close to Austin)
Max

Any advice or thoughts on our name list?
Thanks! Tracy

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Hi Tracy

I'm loving your brainstorming. My favourite from your list would be max, but what about the long version Maxwell or Maximilian.
Maxwell Daniel, or Max Daniel.

From your brainstorming I think that Isaac, Olivia and Austin go great. The names really flow. Isaac Daniel sounds great.

I don't think that Weston is to close to Austin, but it doesn't seem to blend as well with Olivia as the other names do.

Some of these names I love though they may be to popular for your liking. I'm going to list them all though just in case, and with them their current ranking.


James/ Jamie (17)
Lewis (640)
Zachary (47)
Jordan (48)
Nathan (29)
Sean (83)
Cameron (53)
Dominic (93)
Evan (38)
Richard (181)
Aidan (59)
Colin (201)
Murdoch
Braden (293)
Mason (35)
Timothy (183)
Jonathan (26)
Andrew (12)
Paul (155)
Adam (72)
Nicholas (29)
Victor (111)
Ian (80)
Jackson (32)
Sawyer (424)
Merrick
Garrison (890)
Pierce (507)
Owen (58)
Lawrence (427)
Anton (832)
Angus (980)
Beckett (480)
Benson (995)
Conrad (758)
Fergus
Russel (888)

My favourite combinations:
James Daniel (Austin,Olivia, James)
Timothy Daniel (Austin, Olivia and Timothy)
Jonathon Daniel (Austin, Olivia, Jonathon)
Pierce Daniel (Austin, Olivia, Pierce)

Make sure you get back to us, with any other name ideas, or names your thinking of

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Paper names

Here are some of the births this week from Aus.

The Girls:

  • Saskia Gina
  • Catalina Isabella
  • Summer Mazkenzie
  • Eleanor Christina
  • Indyana (Siblings Moses and Samson)
  • Lexie Alice
  • Layla Matilda
  • Lilly Benita
  • Phoebe Ann
  • Eliana
  • Elspeth Lucy
  • Ruby Peggy May
  • Charlotte Valentine

The Boys

  • Luca Antonio
  • Theo George
  • Jed Tiger
  • Blake Kevin
  • Darcy Ryder
  • Jarvin Francesco
  • Oliver John
  • Lachlan Martin
  • Jacob Harry
  • Stirling Reuben
  • Romeo Giovanni
  • Eli Peter
  • Cruz William

Friday, November 6, 2009

Melbourne Cup


So in Australia we had the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 2nd of November. Its a big day of racing and celebrating! So people are always critical of baby names. "Its too popular" "Its a tad bit crazy" "Think of the child!"

Well any child (Gunner, Apple, Story) is glad they didn't get any horse owner/ trainor for a parent. Who knows what there names could have been. They are defiantly very crazy. I thought it would be fun to see, if you had to choose one of these names for your child which would it be?


  • Shocking

  • Crime Scene

  • Mourilyan

  • Master O'Reilly

  • Harris Tweed

  • Alcopop

  • Viewed

  • C'Est la Guerre

  • Kibbutz

  • Newport

  • Daffodil

  • Munsef

  • Gallions Reach

  • Leica Ding

  • Ista Kareem

  • Allez Wonder

  • Capecove

  • Basaltico

  • Zavite

  • Spin around

  • Roman Emperor

  • Fiumicino

  • Warringah

I'm thinking "Roman Emperor" cute nickname of emperor? Maybe Daffodil, one of the most normal. Would be excepted within the botanical themed names.



Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Beatrix Potter



As a mother, you read thousands of books to your children. Exciting, fun books, goodnight books, time to relax kids!

A childhood favourite of both my children and mine is author Beatrix Potter. We've all read them (I hope). Famous Peter Rabbit is my favourite. As a quick post, I thought that I would point out how cute some of these names were.

Well lets start with the author herself - Helen Beatrix Potter. Helen or Helena are beginning to come into use. Beatrix or Beatrice are names which continue to grow in popularity (though not too much). Its sophisticated and fun, and you have to love the nickname Bea!!
Jemima Puddle duck also has a lovely name. Jemima is a favourite of mine at the moment. Its oh so British I would say. Its great as a first or middle name.

She uses, in her books, distinguished boys names such as Peter, Tom, Benjamin and Samuel aswell. These are names which last through the ages, and can easily be teemed with a lively middle name, if you wish, to jazz them up such as Kingston, or Leif, or maybe Rafael?
What do you think?

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Sweet Sibset

Of course people know about Pearl Lowe, singer in the 1990's her daughter's paternity revealed to be Gavin Rossdale's. Its a gossip guro's dream story. Of course when i hear Pearl the first thing I think of is "Fantastic name!!!" but I have to say that I find her childrens names to be even more adorable. They are probaly totally opposite to anything I would use but they are cute english, nickname type of name with loads of character!

The names are Daisy, Alfie, Franky and Betty! Adorable or what?

Lou Sulola

Heidi Klum (soon to be Heidi Samuel) and Seal Samuel's awaited fourth child has arrived and called Lou Sulola. Lou is certainly short, sharp and cute and goes with her choice in nickname for daughter Leni.

I thought why not use Lou as a nickname and call her daughter possibly Louise, Louisa, Louella, Eloise, Lois, or even Louisiana.
Her other children as follows:
  • Helene "Leni"
  • Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu
  • Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo

She's used less middle names for little Lou but this goes in accordance with Leni's lack of middle name I suppose. There's not much on the name Sulola. It is an african name to represent Seal's heritage. Like the other children's middle names it has personality!

In conclusion Lou Solola is a pretty adorably name! The family can even lengthen it to Loulou! One thing for sure Louise or Lou will increase in name popularity after Heidi and Seal have used it.

Congratulations guys!