Well, apart from the obvious nickname [name]Oz[/name] or its related name like [name]Oscar[/name], [name]August[/name] etc
E.g. with girl names, many people associate [name]Matilda[/name] with Australia… but what about boys?
I lived in Australia for quite a number of years, so want to find a name that pays tribute to Australia - this will most likely be a middle name so doesn’t matter much if it’s not conventional or doesn’t flow with the first/last names. But I don’t want it to be something too out there like Koala or Roo
I don’t know any specific names that are associated with Australia per se, other than a few cities that could work - [name]Sydney[/name] (this has been used more for girls in recent years, but I fully support reclaiming it for a boy), [name]Darwin[/name] and [name]Hobart[/name] are all potential options. Also, there’s the [name]Lachlan[/name] [name]River[/name], so maybe [name]Lachlan[/name]?
Straight away I think of names like [name]Banjo[/name], [name]Dustin[/name], [name]Red[/name], [name]Kit[/name], [name]Sandy[/name], [name]Cooper[/name], [name]Olly[/name]… they just seem Australian to me.
[name]Clancy[/name], [name]Lachlan[/name], ([name]Lachlan[/name] is in the Top Ten in Australia at the moment though, don’t know if that’s good or bad) [name]Hamish[/name], and any of the [name]Edmund[/name]/[name]Edwin[/name]/[name]Edward[/name] names… nickname [name]Ned[/name].
[name]Clancy[/name], [name]Lachlan[/name], and [name]Ned[/name] would definitely be my top three.
Gazza, Bazza, etc. probably aren’t all that user friendly as legal names, adorable nicknames though.
The ones that spring to mind are [name]Shane[/name], (ie [name]Shane[/name] warne famous cricketer and Shanr from Neighbours), [name]Jed[/name], [name]Ned[/name] ([name]Ned[/name] [name]Kelly[/name] - famous Australian bushranger) [name]Wally[/name] - famous footballer, [name]Alfie[/name].
I’m Australian & my name is [name]Kylie[/name], which is Aboriginal for boomerang. I also agree with the above suggestions of [name]Matilda[/name] (Waltzing [name]Matilda[/name]), [name]Milo[/name] (a chocolate drink here), [name]Shane[/name] & [name]Sydney[/name]. [name]Bernard[/name] is the name of [name]Bernard[/name] Fanning, lead singer of Powderfinger (one of the best Aussie bands ever!), [name]Lleyton[/name] is the name of a tennis player. [name]Adelaide[/name] is the name of the capital city of South Australia, [name]Alice[/name] from [name]Alice[/name] Springs.
You could also go down the movie star route - [name]Cate[/name], [name]Nicole[/name], [name]Russell[/name], [name]Hugh[/name] etc.
I can’t imagine any boy would thank you for the middle name “[name]Clancy[/name]”! :eek: And there is an “overflow” ('scuse the pun) of [name]Shane[/name]'s - it’s a bit dated now - thousands of [name]Shane[/name]'s in their 30s these days.
What a cool question! You must have really loved Australia- hope you (and your family) are coming back one day. As an Aussie I really had to think hard about this.
[name]Skip[/name] and Bluey are certainly Australian, but as people have said, more commonly used as nicknames. In my experience, “[name]Skip[/name]” (or “Skippy”) is actually a familiar/slang term for an average white Australian (as opposed to an Australian citizen of any other ethnic background). Some may use it in a derogatory sense, but some people also own it proudly.
[name]Blue[/name] or Bluey is commonly used as a nickname for red-haired people (especially by older folk or in the country). I think it’s a pun about the [name]Red[/name] Cattle Dog being an acceptable and popular version of the more common [name]Blue[/name] dog of the same breed. If you did have a red-head, [name]Blue[/name] would thus be an endearing 1st or middle name- but only Aussies would really get it. Everyone else would just think you were a real [name]Beyonce[/name]/[name]Jay[/name]-Z fan.
To suggest some more “classic” Australian names;
[name]Edmund[/name] (or) [name]Barton[/name]; Our 1st Prime Minister’s name is basic pub-trivia material
[name]Alfred[/name] (or) [name]Deakin[/name]; Our 2nd, 5th and 7th Prime Minister was a popular man. He rallied for the Federation of our States and Territories. There is also University named after him here.
[name]Andrew[/name] (or, more interestingly) [name]Fisher[/name]; Our 6th, 8th and 10th Prime Minister. I don’t know how he got along with [name]Alfred[/name]. [name]Sydney[/name] University’s main library is named after him.
Cook; After [name]Captain[/name] [name]James[/name] Cook, of course.
[name]Flynn[/name]; After [name]Errol[/name] [name]Flynn[/name] (apparently a relative of my Paternal Grandmother, so too close to home for me to choose even though I love it)!
Dunlop; After war surgeon and hero [name]Edward[/name] “Weary” Dunlop. Also some dodgy, yet revered, tennis shoes.
[name]Joseph[/name] (or) [name]Banks[/name]; After the famous Botanist.
I could go on, but I want to see what everyone else suggests. Should be interesting, and do keep us up-to-date! Good luck.
[name]Flynn[/name] is a great name. It’s what the famous Aussie model [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Kerr[/name] and [name]Orlando[/name]
Bloom called their baby boy recently.
Hey, I’m from [name]Melbourne[/name]!
Okay here are some names
[name]Donald[/name] ([name]Don[/name]) [name]Bradman[/name] - cricketer
[name]Lachlan[/name] Macquarie - NSW governor early 1800’s
[name]Douglas[/name] Mawson - Antarctic explorer
[name]Matthew[/name] Flinders - navigator
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Lawson[/name] - poet
Lots of great names of explorers too: [name]Burke[/name] & [name]Wills[/name], [name]Charles[/name] Sturt, Blaxland, [name]Lawson[/name] & Wentworth
I think also maybe look up streets in cities/towns you like for inspiration. Good luck & I thinks it’s a lovely idea
P.s. As poster above just said - [name]Jack[/name] seems very Australian to me too! I’ve known 3 Jacks of various ages & they are all very nice with strong characters
I love this thread! My husband and I met and started dating in Australia, so I tried to find Australia inspired names for my son too. We used [name]Callan[/name] as his middle name because, according to my name book, it’s an Australian name meaning sparrow hawk. (Australian and nature name in one, Score The other names that come to mind first are [name]Dan[/name] and [name]Mick[/name]. We met a couple of guys there with these names that were a lot of fun. [name]Mick[/name] was short for [name]Michael[/name] and for a girl from [name]Texas[/name] that was such an interesting nick name, cause I had always heard [name]Mike[/name] for [name]Michael[/name]. [name]Dan[/name] is a great name too, plus it makes me think of [name]Danny[/name] Deckchair (a movie we saw while we were there). I also love the suggestions of [name]Ned[/name] and [name]Kelly[/name] (I still think of [name]Kelly[/name] as a boy’s name).
I thought of another I like, [name]Huon[/name], after Australia’s own [name]Huon[/name] [name]Pine[/name]. I would only use most Australian nature names ([name]Acacia[/name], etc.) for girls, but I think [name]Huon[/name] could work for a boy?
