Clik here to view.
This or That?
After considering all the possible baby names, and a few impossible ones just for good measure, sometimes you end up with two or three names that you love equally, and just can’t choose between them....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sibling Names and Sibsets
These are questions on sibling names that people have Googled to reach my blog. I did have fun dreaming up matching sibsets. OPINIONS ON SIBSETS Isobel and Bella, names too close [as siblings]? I think...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Your Questions Answered: How Popular is That Name?
With all the state and territory data out before Easter, this seems the perfect time to cover those questions people have asked about name popularity. In a way, it’s a bit pointless, because all the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Finding Baby Names to Match Your Surname
This is a question frequently Googled: how to match baby names with your surname. After reading birth notices every week for more than a year, I’ve seen thousands of names, and often thought how...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Choosing Between Two Baby Names
A lot of times, parents end up with two front-runners on their baby name list – both equally good choices, both equally loved. They’re usually fairly similar in style and popularity, which makes it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Questions About Names
This is a sample of the many random questions about names which get searched to reach the blog. I do try to answer them in posts if I can, but these are ones which I can’t see any way of subtly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Upper Class Baby Names
Class, baby names, and judgement thereof seems to be a topic under discussion everywhere at the moment. BRW magazine told us how to name our babies like a rich person, Wendy Harmer set high, perhaps...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Your Child Will Hate Their Name
How can I pick a name my child won’t hate? That’s the question somebody typed into a search bar, and Google knows how, ended up on my blog. Here’s the kicker: you can’t. There’s no name, no matter how...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Never Out of Season: Different Varieties of Classic Name
Classic baby names are a perpetual subject for discussion. This week Abby Sandel wondered in her Nameberry Nine column what makes a classic name, and Laura Wattenberg at The Baby Name Wizard shared...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Choosing Boy Names That Won’t Become Girl Names
boys names that can’t be used for girls That was the search term someone used to reach the blog some time ago, and ever since I have been wondering how to answer it. There is no name that can’t be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Questions About “Waltzing Matilda” Answered
When I decided to call my blog Waltzing More Than Matilda, I wasn’t prepared for the number of people who would come here searching to find out more about the name Matilda. Every once in a while, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Makes a Baby Name Trendy?
Trendy baby names are a hot topic that’s leaving parents feeling anxious. Parents write in to the blog to say they don’t want a trendy name, or are worried that their favourite baby name might be too...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Happens If You Don’t Register Your Baby’s Name?
Recently I answered a Name Assistance problem, where the mother was worried that her baby might arrive early, and she was therefore running out of time to find a name for her daughter. I reassured her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
You Asked About … The Weekly Birth Announcements
I’ve been publishing the Birth Announcements category every Friday for almost three years now, and by now I’ve received quite a few questions about them. Here’s the answers to them, plus the answers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Strange Searches and Intriguing Inquries: The Weird Ways People Wind Up On My...
It’s time for another silly season look at the odd, thought-provoking, and just plain barmy search terms used to get to the blog. Some are autocorrections gone wrong, others are typos or the vagaries...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Girls Called Max and Mason, or, Why are Celebrities Giving Their...
A blog reader has written in to say that she has heard of yet another celebrity couple giving their daughter a masculine name – Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, who call their baby girl Max. She is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Names from the TV Show “Cleverman”
Carmen writes in to say that she is a fan of the Australian fantasy TV series Cleverman on the ABC, which stars Hunter Page-Lochard in the title role. The TV series takes several themes from...
View Article
