What are some boy names that make you think of Australia?

[sissystar]

Lol Soo Jay, but Shane is a classic Aussie name!

[rachelpea]

Hi Kulah,

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.

Skip and Bluey are certainly Australian, but as people have said, more commonly used as nicknames. In my experience, "Skip" (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.

Blue 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 Red Cattle Dog being an acceptable and popular version of the more common Blue dog of the same breed. If you did have a red-head, Blue 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 Beyonce/Jay-Z fan.

To suggest some more "classic" Australian names;

Edmund (or) Barton; Our 1st Prime Minister's name is basic pub-trivia material
Alfred (or) Deakin; 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.
Andrew (or, more interestingly) Fisher; Our 6th, 8th and 10th Prime Minister. I don't know how he got along with Alfred. Sydney University's main library is named after him.
Cook; After Captain James Cook, of course.
Flynn; After Errol Flynn (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 Edward "Weary" Dunlop. Also some dodgy, yet revered, tennis shoes.
Joseph (or) Banks; 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.

[sissystar]

Flynn is a great name. It's what the famous Aussie model Miranda Kerr and Orlando
Bloom called their baby boy recently.

[cupcakelove888]

I always thought Darcy seemed very Australian.

[sandersc]

Jack seems Australian to me?

[rachelemma]

Hey, I'm from Melbourne!
Okay here are some names
Donald (Don) Bradman - cricketer
Lachlan Macquarie - NSW governor early 1800's
Douglas Mawson - Antarctic explorer
Matthew Flinders - navigator
Henry Lawson - poet
Lots of great names of explorers too: Burke & Wills, Charles Sturt, Blaxland, Lawson & 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 - Jack seems very Australian to me too! I've known 3 Jacks of various ages & they are all very nice with strong characters

[kyemsma]

Wyatt, Hugh and Jack all came to mind for me.

[whit32]

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 Callan 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 Dan and Mick. We met a couple of guys there with these names that were a lot of fun. Mick was short for Michael and for a girl from Texas that was such an interesting nick name, cause I had always heard Mike for Michael. Dan is a great name too, plus it makes me think of Danny Deckchair (a movie we saw while we were there). I also love the suggestions of Ned and Kelly (I still think of Kelly as a boy's name).

[stripedsocks]

I thought of another I like, Huon, after Australia's own Huon Pine. I would only use most Australian nature names (Acacia, etc.) for girls, but I think Huon could work for a boy?

[kulah]

Thank you all so much for your suggestions, will talk to DH about it