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Serene and Artiki: Birth Announcements from Brisbane and Darwin (June/July)

17 Friday Aug 2012

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Twins

Callum Edward and Reece Philip

 

Girls

Alexis Fay

Caroline Margaret Camille

Cate Hallie

Crystal Nicole (Justin, Tyler, Catherine, Chloe, Brent)

Emily Mackenzie Jean

Evie Audrey (Jayden, Toby, Layla)

Indy Rae (Cade)

Lily-May Harper

Serene Rose

Tahlia Louise

 

Boys

Artiki John Jackson

Aston Jett

Chayce Shaylen Jamie (Dawson, Gianni, McLeod)

Harry Glyndon (Ben)

Jordan Daly

Kiernan Philip David (Alyciana)

Marley Joseph

Maxim Alexander (Mikaela, Eva)

Tasman Richard (Quinn)

William Arthur (Angus, Charlie)

(Picture is from the Regional Flavours festival, which was held in Brisbane at the end of July)

Marilyn and James Dean: Birth Announcements from Melbourne (July)

10 Friday Aug 2012

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Twins

Archer and Eddy (Lenny)

Joshua Joseph and Alex Kerry – both boys

 

Girls

Billie Joy

Cadence Jaye (Tyra, Blaire, Jewel)

Clare Agnes (Emily)

Davina Mae (Una)

Frankie Rose

Georgette Dorothy (Alexandra, Clementine)

Hermione Frances

Kyla Janet

Leni Therese (Phoenix)

Lisbeth Marie (Zeke, Imi)

Luella Rose

Marilyn Eve

Maya Valerie Lynn

Niamh Marie Elsie

Penelope Kate (Lily, Elsie)

Priya Grae (Anika)

Samantha Yuuki

Suske (Ollie, Merin)

Tessa Jane Florence (Arden, Harvey)

Zelda Gypsy Jane

 

Boys

Angus Dixon (Henry, Stella)

Bodhi Roderick (Skylah-Michelle, Cooper, Chanel)

Cruz Deni (Mikayla, Mia)

Dali Alan

Denver Anton (Daniel, Alex)

Frankie John (Billy, Ethan)

Griffin Kai (Ethan, Declan, Indigo)

Hamish Pipp (Thomas)

Henry Richard (Beatrice)

Jackson Lauel

James Dean

Jasper Quinn (Jeremiah, Felix, Ezra, Hugo)

Jordie Reginald

Leo Jamie (Johnathon, Isabella, Oscar)

Louis Alain Gaston (Ava)

Maximus Jeremy (Juliette)

Nathaniel Jude

Oliver Robert Louis

William James Gray (Madeleine, Thomas)

Zane Colin

(Picture shows performers from Circus Oz, who were on tour in Melbourne during July 2012)

What Do You Think of These Names for Twin Girls?

31 Tuesday Jul 2012

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Brandi is expecting twin girls in September, and thinks she has the final names in place, but would like to get more opinions before they are born.

The names are:

Maude Magnolia Faye

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Poppy Viola Ruth

Viola, Faye and Ruth are all family names that must be used, while Maude, Poppy and Magnolia are names that Brandi loves.

  1. Brandi is from the Central South of the United States on the Great Plains, and wonders if the names Maude and Poppy sound too much like Ma and Pa in the accent of her region? They say the names MAWD and PAW-pee, and Ma and Pa like MAW and PAW (I think).
  2. Brandi’s other children are named Bryce, Max, Jack and Pearl. Does Poppy clash because it’s two-syllables, or is it too matchy with Pearl?
  3. Is there a chance that the twins’ names could get confused into Moppy and Paude? Or will that happen with any set that is commonly referred to together?

Brandi wants to know if anyone can see “issues” with the names that she has missed; she would love feedback and is open to suggestions. She also loves the name Clementine, and almost chose that as her husband didn’t like Maude, but when he suddenly changed his mind they went with Maude after all.

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Well, you’re asking for opinions, and mine is that Maude and Poppy are absolutely delightful names for twins. I think they’re pretty and retro-chic, and they sound great together – they’ve got a British Revival kind of feel to them. I adore the name Clementine, and Clementine and Poppy would also sound charming, should you happen to change your minds again.

I don’t think I can really comment on the accent issue; it’s hard for foreigners to understand all the nuances of another country’s way of speaking. (I did read several articles on your state’s accent, and opinions ranged from “they’re not Southern” to “they sound like Australians” to “they don’t have an accent”, so I’m confused). All I can think is, if they do happen to sound similar to the words Ma and Pa, there’s a lot of names that sound similar to certain words, and nobody really thinks about it.

I don’t think Poppy clashes or is too matchy with the rest of the sibset. I think the names go together nicely, as they’re all short, simple names. I don’t think Clementine would clash either, but it would probably stand out very slightly, being a longer name. I don’t think it’s a problem though.

There probably is a chance that the names could get confused into Moppy and Paude occasionally, but yes, I do think that’s something that could happen with almost set of names. I often say people’s names the wrong way around when I’m tired or stressed, and I would definitely have called your sons Max and Jack “Mack and Jax” by now if they were mine! I just can’t see this as a big deal, and if you can cope with Max and Jack, you can definitely cope with Maude and Poppy.

I can’t really see any “issues” that the names have, at least no more than the usual amount for names. It’s possible you’re over-thinking things a bit, or have said them over and over so many times that they are starting to sound a bit peculiar.

So basically it’s a thumbs up from me. What do you think, dear Readers? Loving Maude and Poppy, or are you foreseeing problems that I’ve totally missed? Feel free to share!

NOTE: The twins’ names are Marigold Mora Faye and Poppy Viola Ruth!

Celebrity Baby News: Zane and Kai Holmes

31 Tuesday Jul 2012

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Ironman champion Zane Holmes, and his wife Kai, welcomed twin girls Navah and Eden on June 22, born at 6.40 pm. They were only recently sent home from hospital. Navah and Eden Holmes are now officially the first celebrity twins for 2012.

Zane has been involved in Surf Lifesaving since the age of 5, and competing professionally since the he was 17. He is the only athlete ever to win all major Ironman titles, and apart from his athletic career, he runs Dolphin Surf Craft, which manufactures surf lifesaving equipment.

Kai (nee Woods) runs a fashion store called BIKINIi & me. She and Zane were married in 2005, and they live on the Gold Coast.

Navah is a Hebrew name which means “beautiful”; it’s also a Persian name which I have seen translated as “tune, melody”. Abby at Appellation Mountain recently covered the name Nevaeh as part of her (very popular) “Most Hated Names Week” series. I noticed that several people commented that they liked the sound of Nevaeh, but didn’t feel able to use a name that was slightly lacking in history and depth. I wonder if Navah might appeal more to them?

Eden is also a Hebrew name, and often translated as “delight” or “pleasure”, so the twins’ names seem very well matched.

Vienna and Cuba: Birth Announcements from Country and Regional Areas (June)

27 Friday Jul 2012

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Twins

Ava Kathryn and Harvey John (Angus)

Blake Robert and Jackson John

Jasper Riley and Noah Campbell (Brady, Emmerson)

Patrick Thomas and William James (Tamika, Jessica)

Sam Timothy and Jack Andrew

 

Girls

Brooklyn Sage (Lacey, Remi)

Claudia Pamela Margaret (Angus, Elsie)

Clementine Millicent Alice (Lachlan, Harrison, Hamish)

Coa Scarlett (Paxton)

Elizabeth Chau (Axton, Marcella, Daniel)

Elliette Ashlyn Grace (Lincoln)

Elsie Doris (Max)

Evelyn Eyre

Harper Amani (Ryder, Beckett)

Indiana Grace Elizabeth

Indie Etra (Billy)

Khayli Ruth

Lexie Susan Claire (Jackson)

Luca Jane (Lochie)

Maeve Violet (Evelyn, Alexander)

Montana Ann (Josh)

Nellie Kate (Bailey, Chase)

Sarah Grace Helena (Angus)

Signe Marlen (Mia)

Starley Makayla (Vanessa)

Sylvia May (Ilia, Oliver)

Tillie Layne

Tully Asha (Louie, Scarlett)

Vienna Rose Adele

Zoe Charlotte Narelle (Katheryn, Alexander)

 

Boys

Bailey Patrick Craig

Brighton Alan John

Cadel Regan (Corin)

Carter Hawke

Cuba Jay (Coco, Nelson, Marqus)

Dallas Avery (Gabriel, Sacha)

Digby John

Draylan Nate Barry (Lowan)

Dylan Thomas (Hayley, Evan)

Ezekiel Moodie

Gabriel Phoenix Craig

Hunter Justin James

Isaac Henry William (Elijah)

Jobe Thomas

Monty Gibb (Charlie, Eli)

Oakley Jye Thomas (Tiahna, Harleigh)

Oliver Flynn Kohlo

Raff Joseph

Rhett Kade

Riley Michael Keith

Talon Jed (Mason)

Tyrese Andrew

Walt Lawrence

Zac William Robert

Zealan Robin James

(Picture shows a misty winter sunrise in the Hunter Valley near Newcastle; photo from ABC Rural)

Yindi Tuppence: Birth Announcements from Adelaide (June)

20 Friday Jul 2012

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Twins

Eleni Rose and Alexia Matisse

Sibella Kim and Mila Jadelle

Toby Maxwell and Alex William

 

Girls

Adella Luna

Anika Amy Ireland

Antra Jana

Blythe Ruby Alice

Cahlia Francesca (Vincent, Jaiden)

Daisy Mabel (Billy, Isabel, Fred)

Edwina Charlotte (Taylor)

Eve Ruby

Gertie Ann (Fergus, Frank)

Harper Lee (Jalen)

Lily Napier Elizabeth Georgia

Lucilla Grace (Jayden, Darcy)

Mia Kiyomi (Samuel)

Poppy Alice

Rachael Anne Maria

Reilly Isabel (Campbell, Mitchell)

Sirra Bay

Sophie Anne Margaret (Alexandra)

Susanna Rose (Elizabeth)

Yindi Tuppence

 

Boys

Ajay Marthinus

Alfred Baxter Bear (Milly, Eliza, Ollie)

Armanbek (Aruzhan, Ariana)

Astin Elias (Payton, Xavier)

Banjo Scott (Kellie, Lilith, Tahlia)

Connall Patrick (Eoin)

Dan Ryan (Jack, Macey)

Hamish Eli

Henry Thomas John (Eliza)

Isaiah Jacob

Jimmy Keith Eugene (Jemma)

Jude William Luke (Amaiya)

Lucas James Dieter

Lennox Jude (Jake, Jett)

Makai Paul (Marley, Jameson)

Memphis Ethan

Paul Elio

Ramone Peter John (Levi, Molly)

Tarkis Nektarios

Valentino Pasquale

(Picture shows the McLaren Valley near Adelaide, where the Sea and Vines Festival takes place on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in June)

Jagger Ocean: Birth Announcements from Hobart (June)

20 Friday Jul 2012

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Amber Rae and Leah Cathryne

Charlie James and Asher Harry

 

Girls

Amelie Poppy (Charlotte)

Ariella Lacey (Jairon)

Audrey Victoria

Chiara Ann

Hailey Anne Louise

Imogen Grace

Isabella Nellie

Kelsie Jane (Ella)

Macy Cael (Eli)

Matilda Maree Rose (Shane, Lucas)

Maya Anne Elizabeth

 

Boys

Felix Petar James (Brayden, Arielle, Ruby, Huxley)

Henry Jack Christopher

Hunter Andrew James

Jagger Ocean (Jayde)

Jax Anthony Shane (Bailee)

Jensen Edward (Lucas)

Logan Anthony Kerry

Oliver Peter Ross

Orlando Ralphie (Paityn)

Rex Arthur (Angus, Poppy)

Vincent Paul Emmanuel

William McRae Alexander

(Picture shows the square dancing convention, held in Hobart on June 10 2012; photo from the ABC)

Celebrity Baby News: Mick and Angie Molloy

19 Thursday Jul 2012

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Comedian Mick Molloy, and his wife Angie, welcomed twin boys on July 10, and recently announced their sons’ names as Fred and Lenny. Fred and Lenny Molloy were born a month early at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, and arrived the day before their dad’s 46th birthday. They are the first celebrity twins for 2012.

Before the names of the twins were announced, it was possible to place a bet on it at Sportsbet, with “Richo and Jack” being the favourites. It seemed that people were backing the Molloys to choose nicknames for their sons. After the births, Mick joked that the twins would be named “Ron and Jeremy” – an allusion to a joke at Triple M that adult film star Ron Jeremy is one of Mick’s celebrity doppelgangers.

Mick has been working in comedy since his university days, and while still a student met the comedy troupe The D-Generation, who have been so influential on the Australian comedy scene. As well as writing comedy for television, he became a regular on The D-Generation TV show in 1988. He was an essential part of The Late Show in the early 1990s, and then he and fellow cast member Tony Martin formed a highly successful comedy team on Austereo, with their Martin/Molloy radio show. He got his own TV show in 1999, The Mick Molloy Show; it bombed, but Mick bounced back and gained several acting roles in comedy movies and TV series, as well as hosting his own radio show on Triple M, Tough Love. He has had starring roles in the movies Crackerjack, Bad Eggs, and BoyTown, and since 2008 has been a regular panellist on the AFL show, Before the Game. Last year he returned to radio as a member of The Hot Breakfast on Triple M, as well as appearing each day on Triple M’s The Grill Team.

Mick has kept the identity of his wife Angie private, as she is not in the entertainment business, and it was only recently that the media reported her name. Mick and Angie have been together for about five years.

There are many comedians with the names Fred and Lenny, so they do seem very suitable for the sons of a comedian. However, they are also names gaining popularity, and Lenny in particular is a name I am seeing more and more often in birth announcements.

Roxy Harper and Kael Arrow: Birth Announcements from Melbourne (June)

13 Friday Jul 2012

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Twins

Lucy Margaret and Chloe Elizabeth

Mae Francis and Molly Cooper

Maddison Ann-Maree and Eloise Joan-Ena

Matilda Judy and Tahlia Margaret

 

Girls

Abigail Sarah Adele (Alex)

Ava Christie Laura (Thomas, Lachlan)

Cecilia Mary

Chelsea Belinda Jevais

Dolly Jean

Genevieve Eleanor (Charlotte, SaraJane)

Georgia Arietta Mei

Gigi Maria

Hannah Daisy Maree (Matilda, Jack)

Harlow Rose (Luca, Ziggy)

Harriette Patience Eloise (Adelaide)

India Isabella Miriam “Indy”

Lotus Indiana Emmerson (Tyson, Harley, Dakota, Kaiya)

Louisa Catherine (Celeste)

Mackenzie Ruby Michelle (Charlie)

Mae Elvie

Murphy Jade (Elijah)

Nala Millie (Barnabas, Hector)

Phillipa Doris

Rani Eve (Annaya)

Remy Kate (Lucy, Otto, Hugo)

Roxy Harper (Chloe, Barney)

Sophie Katherine Love (Jack)

Ully

Zaida Elizabeth

 

Boys

Andrew David Alan (Emilee, Charlee)

Archer John Oswald (Flynn, Aiden)

Arnoud Tamas (Eloise, Auley)

Boston Daniel

Cade Chetan

Charles James Lachlan (Mary-Jane, George)

Colton Digby

Cooper Joshua Alan (Skye, Ethan)

Dominique Charles John (Jai)

Edward Douglas Crockett

Emmett Douglas (Lulu)

Flynn James Henry (Daisy, Willow)

Francis Rowland (Walter, Earl)

Hector Andrew William (Miranda)

Jayden Jake Connor

Kael Arrow (Zahli)

Marc Anthony

Miles Anthony George

Leighon Macarthy

Noah Dylan Brooks (Miles, Jasper)

Rion Anthony

Sein Glen Alexander

Seth Ian-Malachi

Vaughn Carter

Will Colin Albert

(Picture shows ice-skating at the Melbourne Winter Festival, which began in June; photo from the festival website)

Etta and Hal: Birth Announcements from Canberra (June)

06 Friday Jul 2012

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Twins

Henry and Clare (Sophie)

Thomas Isaac and Julius Cain

 

Girls

Aurelie Lara

Etta Ruby (Astor, Arlo)

Evie Harper

Grace Victoria (Jasmine, Renee, Rachel, Michaela)

Lucinda Grae “Lucie” (Kade)

Marissa Elizabeth Amy

Matilda Grace-Ida (Harrison)

Phoebe Carolyn

Rubie Doreen

Sonia Louise Margaret (Sophie)

 

Boys

Archie Nicholas

Axel Bradley

Charles Herbert

Frederick William (Grace, Leila)

Hal Mathieson Wiggins

Patrick John Paul

Rhys Lionel (Ava, Gracie)

Scott Jacobus

Tasman Richard (Quinn)

Xavier Leo (Thomas, Dominic)

(Picture shows people truffle-hunting in Braidwood near Canberra, as part of the Canberra and Capital Region Truffle Festival which began in late June; photo from the festival website)