Girls
Lucy
Ruby & Olivia
Isabella
Charlotte
Isla & Emma
Sophie, Emily & Amelia.
Boys
Benjamin
Charlie
Samuel, Harry & William
Joshua & George
Alexander
Thomas & Jack
Archive for December, 2009
Name for 22nd December-Imogen
English: The name of a princess in the play ‘Cymbeline’ (1609) by Shakespeare. He based her on a legendary character named Innogen, but the name was printed incorrectly and never corrected. The name Innogen is probably derived from Gaelic inghean meaning “maiden”. (Behindthename.com)
The Baby Name Wizard
- #30 in Australia (Victoria)
- #34 in England
- #46 in Australia (New South Wales)
- #76 in Scotland
Name for 21st December- Ida
English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene, Ancient Germanic:
Derived from the Germanic element id meaning “work, labour”. This name was brought to England by the Normans, though it eventually died out there in the Middle Ages. It was strongly revived in the 19th century, in part due to the heroine in Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem ‘The Princess’ (1847), which was later adapted into the play ‘Princess Ida’ (1884) by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Though the etymology is unrelated, this is the name of a mountain on the island of Crete where, according to Greek myth, the god Zeus was born. (Behindthename.com)
The Baby Name Wizard
- #4 in Denmark
- #4 in Norway
- #12 in Sweden
- #54 in Germany
Name for 20th December- Hyacinth
English: From the name of the flower (or the precious stone which also bears this name), ultimately from Greek ‘υακινθος (hyakinthos). (Behindthename.com)
Differences 1999 & 2008 NZ
2008- Jake & Jacob, Ben & Benjamin, Sam & Samuel, Alex & Alexander, Leo & Leon.
2008- Sophia/Sofia, Jorja/Georgia, Mia/Maia/Mya/Maya, Lilly/Lily.
Girls 1999 2008
Jessica 1 9
Georgia 2 24
Emma 3 7
Olivia 4 2
Hannah 5 11
Grace 6 10
Sarah 7 32
Sophie 8 1
Samantha 9 28
Emily 10 8
Biggest drop: Lauren (53), Victoria (47), Rebecca (46), Laura (44), Alexandra (44), Danielle (34),
Biggest rise: Lily (57), Zara (58), Maia (56), Sophia (52), Summer (48), Amelia (45), Zoe (31), Isabella (24),
Boys 1999 2008
Joshua 1 5
Liam 2 7
Samuel 3 4
Matthew 4 21
Jack 5 1
Benjamin 6 9
Daniel 7 10
James 8 2
Thomas 9 11
Jacob 10 12
Biggest drop – Matthew (75), Callum (60), Christopher (58), Hamish (56), Hayden (52), Nicholas (47), Robert (32), Kyle (29),
Biggest rise- Hunter (65), Elijah (46), Oscar (40), Blake (37), Xavier (37), Oliver (26), Max (26), Levi (26), Lachlan (24),
More likely to meet a baby called… in 2008 NZ
Ava, Mia, Sienna, Isla, Stella, Eva, Bella, Isabelle, Peyton, Keira, Alexis, Millie, Aaliyah, Nevaeh, Gemma, Mya, Aria, Leah, Brooklyn, Lucia, Mackenzie, Poppy, Harmony, Manaia, Scarlett, Abby, Maya, Lilly, Riley, Hazel, Savannah, Natalie, Ayla.
1999
Paris, Brittany, Megan, Rachel, Nikita, Claudia, Natasha, Brianna, Ashleigh, Monique, Michaela, Shannon, Cheyenne, Stephanie, Melissa, Jamie, Casey, Rebekah, Jessie, Michelle, Morgan, Tegan, Tiana, Renee, Julia, Kelsey, Alicia, Jennifer, Katelyn, Crystal, Tamara, Tara.
Name for 18th-Harriet
English: English form of HENRIETTE, and thus a feminine form of HARRY. It was first used in the 17th century, becoming very common in the English-speaking world by the 18th century. A famous bearer was Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), the American author who wrote ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’. (Behindthename.com)
Name for 17th December- Gaia
Greek Mythology, Italian. Means “earth” in Greek. In Greek mythology Gaia was the mother goddess who presided over the earth. She was the mate of Uranus and the mother of the Titans and the Cyclopes (Behindthename.com)
