Political reporter Hugh Riminton, and his wife, TV journalist Mary Lloyd, welcomed their daughter Holly May on December 27. Holly has older sisters named Caitlin and Coco, and a big brother Jacob who is 2 and a half years old.
Hugh has had a distinguished career in TV journalism, often working as a foreign correspondent, and has won several awards. He is currently Political Editor for Ten News, and also hosts political interview show, Meet the Press. He married long-time partner Mary Lloyd in December last year; the wedding was held in Cambodia.
According to Hugh’s Twitter account, he found a four-leaf clover in his garden on his first wedding anniversary while expecting the baby. I wonder they didn’t think of calling her Clover, which would fit in with her sisters also having names starting with C. I guess Holly as a Christmas name won out, or perhaps Clover is too strongly identified with the mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore.
(Story and photo from the Herald Sun, December 30 2011)
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If I were a political reporter, the last thing I’d want to do would be name my daughter after a political figure I talk frankly about every single week on TV. Too weird and close to home, I think.
But I agree they probably were influenced by the Christmas season with the name, considering the original inspiration was a four-leafed clover.
Famous people with distinctive names can really nix the name – not because they’re terrible people, but just because the name is so much THEM.
Clover would have been lovely! Holly nice too, but I think with the story, Clover is better.
I thought so … of course, it’s possible they just don’t like the name Clover! 🙂