Australian birth announcements from last week...

Here are some of the names chosen for Australia's newborns last week. All of these were listed in Australia's leading newspapers.

Girls
Adelle Katene Patricia - unusual spelling for Adelle, and Katene is a new name for me to Google!
Amelia Penny - I haven't seen Penny or Penelope feature in any announcements for awhile!
Amelie Rio
Aren Renee
Asha Patrice - Asha hasn't featured for a long while, but I do like it!
Bronte Ann
Charley May - I'm not a huge fan of Charley/Charlie as a girl's name, but that shouldn't deter you from using it!
Charlotte Joy Ellen
Chloe Elizabeth
Danielle Elizabeth
Demi Joy
Ella Ruby Joan
Ella Santa - how would you feel if Father Christmas' other name was your middle name?
Eve Willow
Evie Louise
Frankie - yes, for a girl. I'm not a fan, are you?
Isabel Cameron
Jasmine Kimberley
Jasmine Louise
Jenna
Lily Lien
Madeline Jessica
Maggie Ann
Makayla Jayde - the parents must love their y's!
Molly Cecilia Anne - her sister's name is Phoebe. What cute names for sisters!
Natasha Valerie - Valerie has been absent for awhile. Nice to see it reappear, even if it's a middle name!
Phoebe Marie - the parents are poets?
Rhylee Paige
Ruby Brooke
Ruby May
Stacey Patricia
Tiana Layla

Boys
Adam Elias
Archie James
Ben Thomas
Charles
Coner Josef
Conner Miller Zoltan
Cooper John
David Kym
Denham John David
Emilio Cruz - after Posh and Becks, and Lleyton and Bec named their sons Cruz, it has been appearing often, but mostly as a middle name.
Ethan Ken
Ethan Zane
Fletcher Bradley
Fynn Anthony Jack
Jack Harry
Jackson Zen
Jai Michael
Jake Glenn
Jaxson Nickolas - yes both names are spelt correctly. Now the poor boy will be spelling his name out to everyone!
Jesse Albert
Jonty Leslie - hmmm I'm unsure about this one! What do you think?
Jye
Lawson Angus Lindsay - I like Angus, but I'm unsure about the others.
Max
Max Anthony
Nate Levi - fans of Gossip Girl?
Oliver Lawrence
Robert Theodore
Ryan
Saxon Kayne
Stephen William
Xavier Benjamin
Zac Charles
Zac Michael
Zachary Michael - two boys with almost the same name!

Twins
Bowen and Zachary
Savannah Angel and Talysha Rose

Triplets
William, Charlotte and Ella.

There are a couple of naming trends from this list worth mentioning. The first thing I noticed was the popularity of names beginning with 'J'. I've tried to think of current events that may explain this trend. Javelin? No, the Olympics aren't on. Being fined for j-walking? No, that would put you off the letter J for life! Do you have any suggestions for this trend? The second thing I noticed was the number of parents jumping onto the Zac/Zachary bandwagon (not that I mind, I happen to like this name). Do the looming end of year celebrations persuade parents to look at the end letters of the alphabet for naming ideas? Or does Zac Efron from the High School Musical phenomenen provide them with all the inspiration they need? It would be great to hear your thoughts on these topics!

Until next time...

Love,
The Name Dame