National Rugby League player for Melbourne Storm, Todd Lowrie, and his wife Sally, welcomed their first child on May 11 – a boy named Sonny.

There have been several men named Sonny in NRL, including Sonny Fai, Sonny Tuigamala, and Sonny Bill Williams. It’s also a celebrity baby name, since pop singer Noel Gallagher from Oasis called his son Sonny last year.

Some fans have pointed out that it sounds similar to Darren Lockyer’s son, Sunny James, born April 2010. And one wag pointed out the supposed irony of someone called “Sonny” being associated with a team called “the Storm”.

I’ve seen a few babies called Sonny lately, so this may be a name to watch.

Sonny Lowrie’s birth and name was announced on the Melbourne Storm’s Facebook page.

(Picture shows Todd Lowrie playing for Melbourne Storm; he’s the one holding the ball).

Roving reporter for morning show The Circle, Ed Phillips, and his wife, Channel 9 weather presenter Jaynie Seal, welcomed a baby son called Remy Raymond Phillips on May 3. Remy was 51 cm long and weighed 3.5 kg. Remy joins big brother Hayden William (age 3).

(Picture shows Ed, Jaynie and Hayden).

More sporting baby news today – this time from the Australian rules football code.

Hawthorn star Sam Mitchell, and his wife Lyndall, have had twin girls called Scarlett and Emmerson. Although the twins were born in March, their births have only just been formally announced in the newspapers as Scarlett developed severe medical problems after her birth. It’s been a tough time for Sam and Lyndall, but they have received an outpouring of support from the club, and Scarlett was allowed to leave hospital last week. Sam and Lyndall had a son called Smith in April last year, so they became parents of three infants in less than a year!

A keen National Rugby League fan has just sent me a news clipping about a baby born last month that I seem to have missed.

Canberra Raiders co-captain Alan Tongue, and his wife Katie, had a baby boy weighing 3.78 kg on Tuesday April 12 at 3.20 am at Calvary Hospital.

It’s sometimes said that as soon as you see your new-born baby, you instinctively know what to call them. That prophecy may not always work out, but in this case, it did. Alan took one look at his first-born son, and immediately knew what to call him – Gem.

”When I saw him, I thought that’s what he is, a little Gem,” said Alan.

”We didn’t get it from anywhere, it was just something that came up when you go looking through baby names.

”It was something that we liked and was pretty unique, so we just thought let’s go with it.

”We loved it.”

Gem Tongue joins big sisters Becky (aged 5), and Heidi (age 3).

Tongues in Canberra are already wagging about the choice of Gem on a boy, and how the name Gem Tongue will be received in the school yard.

Hollywood actress Toni Collette and her husband, musician David Galafassi, welcomed their son Arlo Robert to the world on Good Friday, April 22. Arlo joins big sister Sage Florence (age 3).

Although Toni Collette has relocated to the United States to concentrate on her career, she is currently in Australia to work on the P.J. Hogan film project, Mental, so Arlo was born on Australian soil.

This could well prove another boost for boy’s names ending in O!

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Princess Mary and Prince Frederik of Denmark have released the name of their twins, born January 8 2011 and christened April 14 2011. Their new son is called Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander, and their new daughter is called Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda. Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine join siblings Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John (age 5) and Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe (age 3). There will be a full report about the royal twins on the blog for Mother’s Day.

Media personality Suzie Wilks and her husband, businessman Nick O’Halloran, had their first baby on April 9; a girl called Ruby Ann O’Halloran. Ruby weighed 4.08kg (9lb) and was 54cm long. Suzie and Nick married last August.

Lifeguard from reality TV series Bondi Rescue Dean “Deano” Gladstone and his wife, former champion ironwoman Lilli, had their first baby recently; a girl called Lucinda May Gladstone. Lucinda’s birth was officially announced in the April 18 edition of New Idea magazine.