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HelpRe: BAs from 2017 in rural NSW, Australia
in reply to a message by Aine
Wow. Except for the few classics and non-European-origin names, this list is just American tryndeeness times 10. I'd honestly have guessed these names were from Utah or Idaho; they just scream "rural American."
BTW, I'm curious about Nixon. Is there any reason why it's so popular in Australia? Pop culture, local public figures, etc.? It's just hard to imagine why Australians would want to name their kids after one of America's worst presidents.
The few names on this list that I like:
Theodore James "Teddy" -- love Teddy as an NN!
Matthew Robert Alexander
Madeline Estelle -- love this!
Marcus Elias
Matilda June
Kiyaan
James Alan
George Arthur
Inayat
Henry Douglas
Hannah Michele
Grace Lorraine
Edward James
*previously posted as summitseeker*
--hike more / worry less--
BTW, I'm curious about Nixon. Is there any reason why it's so popular in Australia? Pop culture, local public figures, etc.? It's just hard to imagine why Australians would want to name their kids after one of America's worst presidents.
The few names on this list that I like:
Theodore James "Teddy" -- love Teddy as an NN!
Matthew Robert Alexander
Madeline Estelle -- love this!
Marcus Elias
Matilda June
Kiyaan
James Alan
George Arthur
Inayat
Henry Douglas
Hannah Michele
Grace Lorraine
Edward James
*previously posted as summitseeker*
--hike more / worry less--
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I wouldn't call Nixon popular but I think there are two mentions of it in this list simply because it fits with the current surnames for boys trend and it has the -on ending and it doesn't demand to be shortened. I doubt any of the people using it have a strong association with Richard Nixon.
Rural Australia is interesting to me because they seem to go either very traditional and old-fashioned or very trendy. I've also noticed that many dated male names or male names with feminine associations seem to be used more frequently (two of those births had fathers called Aubrey). Some towns also seem to have their own trends that are totally not the national average each year or two. I guess the towns are so small that they all hear a name and then like it? The Arlie/Airlie thing was all going on in one town.
Rural Australia is interesting to me because they seem to go either very traditional and old-fashioned or very trendy. I've also noticed that many dated male names or male names with feminine associations seem to be used more frequently (two of those births had fathers called Aubrey). Some towns also seem to have their own trends that are totally not the national average each year or two. I guess the towns are so small that they all hear a name and then like it? The Arlie/Airlie thing was all going on in one town.
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Nixon is definitely getting very popular! I know half a dozen.
I think it's gotten popular because of the surf/skate brand Nixon (Just like Oakley).
I think it's gotten popular because of the surf/skate brand Nixon (Just like Oakley).
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