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Names of Fictional Characters for Boys
Asterix Asterix is the hero of the Asterix comic books by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. The comic book series follows the adventures of a village of Gauls resisting Roman occupation. They manage to...
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The People’s Choice of Girls Names – 2
Here are ten names for girls which have been often searched for to reach my blog. I chose names that aren’t in the Top 100, and come from a range of origins. Anouk Dutch and French short form of Anna....
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International Names for Girls
These are names chosen from my e-book, International Baby Names for Australian Parents – names which are familiar in other countries, but rarely used here. I chose ten that I particularly like, or...
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Names Spotted at Home and Abroad (Summer 2013/14)
Stories in the papers on the most popular names often have a look at the other end, and tell us which names were least common in 2013. Some of them included: BOYS: Clinchy, Jetta, Kayos, Magick,...
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Famous Name: Laniakea
Do you remember being very young and beginning to discover how where you lived fit into the world? Maybe you realised the number on your front gate was part of your address, or found that the street...
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Famous Names: Heston and Tex
In 2014 Melbourne was named the world’s most liveable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit for the fourth year in a row. Their annual survey rates 140 cities out of 100 in healthcare, education,...
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Suburbs of Adelaide and Hobart Which Could Be Used as Girls Names
Beulah Beulah Park is an affluent suburb of Adelaide, named after a village in Wales. The name Beulah is from a Hebrew word translated as “married (woman)”. In the Old Testament, the prophet Isaiah...
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Fresh Names For Boys
An audit of Featured Names on the site has revealed there are less boys names than girls, so I’m going to cover two lots of boys names this month to give them a chance to catch up. These names seem...
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Famous Name: Billie
After looking at the fastest-rising names in the Top 100 for last year, I thought it would be a good idea to add these names to the database if they hadn’t already been covered. This week we are...
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Unique Boys Names from the 2015 Birth Notices
These are ten names given to boys which I saw only once in the birth announcements of last year. They are not all rare, but they are at least names you don’t see every day. Aled Welsh name, after the...
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