Soccer player Matt Smith, the captain of Brisbane Roar FC, and his fiancee, Aicha Bendjelloul, welcomed their second child at at the end of August. Owen Edward Smith was born August 27 at 7.52 am, and weighed 7 lb 6 oz (3.34 kg). Owen joins big sister Ava, aged 3.
Matt and Aicha both emigrated from the United Kingdom, and became Australian citizens a couple of years ago.
(Photos from The Courier Mail, September 7 2011; and Townsville Bulletin, December 31 2009)
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I know a couple of babes named after Michael Owen, the footie player who’s always injured. I’m glad, with a surname like Smith, they chose popular names despite the popularity of their surname.
Owen Smith and Ava Smith actually sound really lovely, despite there no doubt being many other people out there sharing these nice names.
I notice they also picked names that were popular in both the UK and Australia so they can fit in in either country.