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The Tallulah Thread Part 2

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According to Government figures, there have been 112,689 different names chosen by Australians between 1790 and 2011 - 76,459 are female and 46,230 are male. Of these, 51,293 females and 31,042 males were given a unique name, ranging from Aab to Zyrkia-Lee for girls and A. to Zzak for boys.

Although the figures paint a national picture, they also show the quirks between the states.

South Australia stands out for appearing intent on breaking down sexual stereotypes, with 50 boys called Sharon between 1952-1986, and girls named George, David, John, Stephen and Trevor.

It's a case of the vanishing names in Victoria, with a number of traditional names simply disappearing from birth certificates.Spare a thought for poor old Basil (not used since 1929), Cecil (1930), Agnes (1932) and Eunice (1933).

Queensland, meanwhile, is clearly the punctuation state, with thousands of kids born in the last 35 years given a hyphen or apostrophe to deal with when they learn to spell their own name. How does Lospipeli-Fakamanatu-He-Lotu-Ka, Onyx-Z'Xyon, Zche-Ztev'n and Bendeicta-malia-Eva-I-Loto-Mua grab you?

And down in Tasmania, they are clearly fans of the alternate spelling. Take your pick from Tameeka, Tameika, Tameka, Tamieka or Tamika.

As for the future, Ms Townsend said new parents were turning to Biblical names, traditional surnames being used as first names, ethnic names, meaningful place names, celebrity-inspired names and creative spellings. "We've counted nine different spellings for Ryley," she said.

"People want their kids to stand out from the crowd".

Social analyst Mark McCrindle welcomed parents putting time and effort into choosing names, but cautioned against twisting a name simply for difference's sake."That's when it can become a burden for the child," he said."Be a little bit creative, but think long term."
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"People want their kids to stand out from the crowd".

I think I'll stick to wanting my kids, if they do stand out from the crowd, being because of their own achievements, not because of some stupid name we gave them.
 
Did anyone watch Winners and Losers tonight? Bridgets baby called Aaylivyah? (Olivia) Then the Dad wondered if it should have three A's at the start but Bridget says no because that would make it a novelty name. The whole scene was very tongue in cheek, I thought. I'm disappointed, I really did expect to see a post on it here before now..lol
 
wynter said:
Did anyone watch Winners and Losers tonight? Bridgets baby called Aaylivyah? (Olivia) Then the Dad wondered if it should have three A's at the start but Bridget says no because that would make it a novelty name. The whole scene was very tongue in cheek, I thought. I'm disappointed, I really did expect to see a post on it here before now..lol
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You beat me to it, that's what I came here to post :D

It is very tongue in cheek, being fictional, but it proves that the writers are well aware of how prevalent stupid names have become.
 
^^ lol

from The Real Housewives of Vancouver son of one of the housewives - Jhordon, why?

From Toddlers and Tiaras

Saryniti - pronounced Serenity

and lots of K names

Kiannah
Kragen
Kaleigha
Kailia

and finally

Daylee
Tootie
 
Ada Nicodemou (Plays Leah on H&A) had her baby. A boy. Johnas Chrys (or Crys, can't remember). The Crys/Chrys is his dad's name.
 
I dunno, I suppose it might be a greek version on John/Jonas, but it just looks like a mishmash of the two to me.
 
^ lol how appropriate. Wouldn't be as funny if she was called Sarah or Jessica or Emily.
 
My eldest sister's name (I had 2) was Sinfi. She died in 2001, aged 41.

She spent her entire life explaining how she got the name (longish story).

Basically, our mother was obvciously ahead of her time - and "yewneek" names aren't actually new at all!

(Way back when, in our family tree, we also have someone named "Light of the Ages Sheridan" <Surname> - I guess she wasn't!
 
Jermaine Jackson petitions to alter name
1:40pm November 8, 2012

Court records show Jermaine Jackson is looking to alter his famous last name to something a little brighter.

The older brother of Michael Jackson filed a petition on Tuesday to change his last name to Jacksun for "artistic reasons".

Jackson's friend Steve Dennis says the singer isn't the first artist to change his name and says it's being done for the reasons stated in the court filing, but wouldn't elaborate.

Jackson has been touring with his brothers in recent months and promoting his book about their superstar sibling titled You Are Not Alone.

A hearing on Jackson's petition is scheduled for February 22 in Los Angeles.
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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/2012/11/08/16/02/jermaine-jackson-petitions-to-alter-name
 
Why go to the bother for something so uninspiring...

I wish he would change it to action or something
 
Wes Carr from Australian Idol is a dad now.

To a boy.

Named Willow Harrison Carr.



Willow is cute, and all, but for a boy?
 
wynter said:
Did anyone watch Winners and Losers tonight? Bridgets baby called Aaylivyah? (Olivia) Then the Dad wondered if it should have three A's at the start but Bridget says no because that would make it a novelty name. The whole scene was very tongue in cheek, I thought. I'm disappointed, I really did expect to see a post on it here before now..lol
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Hubby and I thought that was a horrible spelling of of the name Alivia. Funny we thought that because we named our daughter Aaliyah - different name but very similar letters. Luckily our daughter loves her name and she's 10
 
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