Birth announcements from Melbourne, Australia

General Name Discussion
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I recently posted some [name_u]London[/name_u] Telegraph birth announcement, but these are a little closer to home. These are announcements from my home town of [name_m]Melbourne[/name_m], Australia. Personally, I think they give the [name_u]London[/name_u] Telegraph a run for its money :wink: Note: These announcements are from The Age, which is the ā€œposherā€ newspaper in town.

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (brothers [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and [name_m]Tom[/name_m])
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (brothers [name_u]Reese[/name_u] and [name_u]Roy[/name_u])
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] Milne
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f] Pailin
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] (sister [name_f]Georgia[/name_f])
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (brother [name_u]Charlie[/name_u])
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] (siblings [name_u]Nicola[/name_u] and [name_u]Charlie[/name_u])
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_u]Carmel[/name_u] [name_f]Teresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] (sisters [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f])
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (brothers [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m])
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] (sister [name_f]Hollie[/name_f])
[name_f]May[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f] [name_f]Judith[/name_f] [name_f]Linda[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] (siblings [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m])
[name_u]Shelley[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Chilli[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] Creswick (sister [name_f]Lily[/name_f])
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] (siblings [name_u]Freddie[/name_u] and [name_f]Elsa[/name_f])
[name_u]Wallis[/name_u] [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Yasmine[/name_f] [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]

[name_m]Angus[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m] [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] Greville (sister [name_f]Coco[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f])
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_u]Remy[/name_u] (brothers [name_u]Sam[/name_u] and [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m])
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] Henty (brother [name_m]Tom[/name_m])
[name_u]Blake[/name_u] [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] (sister [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f])
[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] Goodyer
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] (brothers [name_u]Michael[/name_u] and [name_m]Luke[/name_m])
[name_m]Davide[/name_m] [name_m]Alfredo[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m] (sister [name_f]Amelia[/name_f])
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u] (siblings [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m])
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] (brothers [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]Angus[/name_m])
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] (brother [name_m]Finnley[/name_m])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] (brothers [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Edward[/name_m])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] (sister [name_f]Camilla[/name_f])
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] (sister [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f])
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Donnell[/name_m] (brother [name_m]Thomas[/name_m])
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (sister [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f])
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m] [name_u]Reid[/name_u] (brother [name_u]Owen[/name_u])
[name_u]Luca[/name_u] [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Mark[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (brother [name_m]Daniel[/name_m])
[name_m]Morris[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafi[/name_m] Kahuna
Roidh [name_m]Alec[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] (sister [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f])
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_u]Sinclair[/name_u] (brother [name_m]Alexander[/name_m])
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastien[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] Cheng
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] (brother [name_m]Archie[/name_m])
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] (brother [name_u]Toby[/name_u])
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Walter[/name_m]

I think [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] is a pretty popular combination :wink:

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So many beautiful combinations! My favourites:
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (brothers [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and [name_m]Tom[/name_m])
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] Milne
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] (sister [name_f]Georgia[/name_f])
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (brothers [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m])
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] (sister [name_f]Hollie[/name_f])

[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] (brothers [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]Angus[/name_m])
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] (brothers [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Edward[/name_m])
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] (sister [name_f]Camilla[/name_f])
Roidh [name_m]Alec[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] (sister [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f])
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_u]Sinclair[/name_u] (brother [name_m]Alexander[/name_m])
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]

As for the sibsets, I absolutely love [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] and Roidh. [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] and [name_m]Rufus[/name_m] is a quite smashing one as well.

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Thank you for posting these! Iā€™m up in Brisbane :slight_smile:
Iā€™m not surprised to see a couple of Matildas and Lachlans - perennial Australian favourites! I adore [name_f]Matilda[/name_f].
Some of my favourites:
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], sister to [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] (I may be biased as [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] is my name :wink: love the sibset though!)
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], sister to [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] - gorgeous sibset! [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is a little tired as a mn though
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] - [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] is a huge favourite of mine and I love [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] in the mn spot
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] - my top [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] combination is actually [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]!

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@[name_u]Jem[/name_u] - I had to click on the announcement for [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] to see what her siblings were named. Almost fell off my chair when I saw [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]! Thatā€™s one of my favourites.

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For comparison, hereā€™s a few announcements from the Herald [name_f]Sun[/name_f] (other, less posh, [name_m]Melbourne[/name_m] newspaper)ā€¦

[name_f]Alyssa[/name_f] [name_u]Rae[/name_u] (brother [name_m]Thomas[/name_m])
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f]Joan[/name_f] (brother Issaiah)
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] (siblings [name_f]Molly[/name_f] and [name_u]James[/name_u])
[name_u]Chelsea[/name_u] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Chiara[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] (siblings [name_u]Luca[/name_u] and [name_f]Alessia[/name_f])
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilde[/name_f] [name_f]Robyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Nikkisha[/name_f] [name_f]Norma[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Rachael[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Norina[/name_f]

[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m] [name_m]Joel[/name_m] (siblings [name_m]Jaymes[/name_m] and [name_f]Tayla[/name_f])
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_u]Bradley[/name_u] (siblings [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and [name_u]Noah[/name_u])
[name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Stanley[/name_u]
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u] [name_m]Will[/name_m] (sister [name_f]Isla[/name_f])
[name_m]Nate[/name_m] [name_m]Mark[/name_m] [name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_u]Shane[/name_u] (brothers [name_m]Zac[/name_m], [name_m]Ben[/name_m] and Lachie)
[name_u]Sam[/name_u] [name_m]Harold[/name_m] (brother [name_m]Hamish[/name_m])
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_u]Lionel[/name_u] (siblings [name_f]Amber[/name_f] and [name_u]Tyson[/name_u])

A little moreā€¦I donā€™t know. Basic? Trendy? Nikkisha and a misspelled Issaiah probably donā€™t help :wink:

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Hmm, definitely less exciting names in the Herald [name_f]Sun[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] , though. I might have to go and have a look at some newspaper announcements now! :slight_smile:

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Where do you find these? Is there one for WA?
I love [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] and [name_m]Lewis[/name_m] [name_u]Reid[/name_u] :slight_smile:

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WA as in western australia you have to sign up to the online newspaper. I publish them on my blog if your interested. I love [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] from the Herald [name_f]Sun[/name_f] I like [name_f]Mia[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] and [name_m]Connor[/name_m] [name_m]Joel[/name_m].

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Yes, [name_m]Melbourne[/name_m] has wonderful taste although [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Chilli[/name_f] is most unfortunate! :slight_smile: I like these combos. Itā€™s always interesting to see what babies in the ā€œreal worldā€ are being called. Thanks for posting!

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (brothers [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and [name_m]Tom[/name_m]) - gorgeous
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (brothers [name_u]Reese[/name_u] and [name_u]Roy[/name_u])
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] Milne
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (brother [name_u]Charlie[/name_u])
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_u]Carmel[/name_u] [name_f]Teresa[/name_f] - ready for Catholic school anytime! :slight_smile:
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] (sisters [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]) - pretty
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (brothers [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m])
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] (sister [name_f]Hollie[/name_f]) - [name_f]Love[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] (siblings [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m])
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] Creswick (sister [name_f]Lily[/name_f])

[name_m]Angus[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] - this is cool. It reminds me of [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] in your Telegraph post.
[name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] Greville (sister [name_f]Coco[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f])
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_u]Remy[/name_u] (brothers [name_u]Sam[/name_u] and [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m])
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] Henty (brother [name_m]Tom[/name_m])
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u] (siblings [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]) - yeah, a boy named [name_u]Finley[/name_u]!
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] (brothers [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]Angus[/name_m])
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] (brother [name_m]Finnley[/name_m])
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] - fave
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (sister [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f])
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m] [name_u]Reid[/name_u] (brother [name_u]Owen[/name_u])
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m] - love!
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_u]Sinclair[/name_u] (brother [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]) - best brother sibset!
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]

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I thought [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] [name_f]Chilli[/name_f] was most unusual! My cousinā€™s daughter is actually named [name_f]Chilli[/name_f] Dandelion, which I think is even crazier!

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Thanks [name_f]Ebony[/name_f], Iā€™ll stop by your blog for inspiration :slight_smile:

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@sarahmezz [name_f]Chilli[/name_f] is a celebrity baby name (the daughter of [name_m]Pete[/name_m] [name_m]Evans[/name_m]) so that may be the reason why its getting more use Iā€™ve seen a few in Baā€™s lately
@grackym no worries

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@[name_f]Emiliana[/name_f] - I know itā€™s [name_m]Pete[/name_m] [name_u]Evan[/name_u]'s daughterā€™s name, but my cousinā€™s child was born in 2006.