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[Opinions] Australian Baby Names
Hello everyone,
I have trying to make a list of Australian inspired baby names. Here is what I have so far, (not a lot) but it would be great if you could help add to the list! Also, I know that some of these names are not actually Australian, they just give off an Aussie vibe, please no negative comments :)Girls:
Matilda ***
Bindi ***
Marlee *
Calliope *
Jannali *
Taylor ***Boys:
Joey
Banjo ***
Archy ***
Murray
Ned**
Don**Unisex:
Clancy ***
*Name of a place (town, city, state, etc.)
** Famous people
*** Popular Culture (and poems)
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I used to see these names a lot on Australian BAs..
Jarrah (b)
Taylah
ZahliThere's a user-submitted list here that may help you out a bit too:
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/usage/australian
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No clue really, except for Bruce and Sheila! And Kylie. And currently there are large numbers of top sportsmen from Australia and New Zealand named Mitchell and usually called Mitch.
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Kylie is also Australia it means boomerang
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I would in no way classify Marlee or Calliope as Australian. If you are talking about names that are Australian, most of the girls named Taylor are spelt Taylah/Tayla. Jannali is not a place you want to be named for and Clancy is in no way unisex!
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To clear some things up as I may not have been very clear in my writing, I got the names Marlee and Calliope, as they are towns. I have never been/ heard of Jannali, I just thought it sounded nice, was not aware it wasn't a place you would like to be named after. I got Taylor from the ABC kids show, 'Mortified', which is about an Aussie girl, and I though of Clancy as unisex, as a girl named Clancy played Grace in 'Razzle Dazzle'. Sorry for the confusion, hopefully we can see more eye to eye now :) x
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I used to live near Calliope =) In my experience, Clancy is unisex and Taylor is just as common as Tayla.
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Actually, I'm Australian and I've known both boys and girls named Clancy.
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Really??? I've only ever met one Clancy who was a boy. I'm very sad to hear of female Clancy's.
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