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If you're Australian and in your 30s...

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kinkytoes · 27/03/2016 14:22

What are yours and your contemporaries' names please? Would love to hear the popular and also rarer names. When I travelled there I met so many people around my age who I thought had different and interesting names (even though they may not seem it to you!) I need inspiration and I think you may be able to help me!

One of the names I recall is Jaimyn, which I just suggested on a different thread and it reminded me of the lovely names I came across.

TIA.

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Ditsy4 · 04/04/2016 03:27

Jacinta is Italian knew one when I was at school.

Jannelle
Kylie
Jodie
Narella

Brett
Shane
Woody

CaptainWarbeck · 04/04/2016 03:25

Oh and Quinn (female), Karin, Helena, Carl.

A few Sharons too Wink

CaptainWarbeck · 04/04/2016 03:23

Interesting names I've come across over here:

Elodie
Arden
Aston
Tamisha
Priya
Elias
Gerard
Hugo
Angus

corlette · 04/04/2016 03:20

My physio is called Jarrah, a very cool, laid back bloke. It's the aboriginal name for a type of eucalyptus tree. I love it.

Among my friends in their 30's and 40's, there is..
Keeley
Justine
Stuart
Matt
Catherine/ Kathryn
Jacinta
Vanessa
Keira
Anthony
John
Daniel
Mark
Danielle
Victoria

GingerLeaves · 04/04/2016 02:59

I know one; his name is Matthew Smile

Ipushedmygrannyaffabus · 04/04/2016 02:35

Aussie 30-something friends called

Charmaine
Lucy
Larnie
Nerida x2
Bree
Carmen
Evan

groovergirl · 04/04/2016 01:35

There was also a trend for Irish, or should I say cod-Irish names in the '80. So we have a lot of thirty somethings named Sinead, Sian and Siobhan, but also some called Shanae, Shevaun, Neve (prob misspelling of Niamh) and Keeva. I also know a Rochine, whose mother had not seen Roisin written down and so thought it was French.

kmini · 02/04/2016 09:20

Are you after unusual names or common names?

Common amongst my friends at school were:

Catherine/Cathy/Kathy/Kate/Katie
Emma/Emily - lots!!!!
Lisa
Lauren/laura
Rebecca/becky/bec
Rachel
Sarah

More unusual that I can remember:
Chenoa, Scherazade, Bronte, Bryony

Boys
Chris
David
Daniel
Matthew
Luke

Names like Rhys were unsual

LemonLuLu · 31/03/2016 11:59

Belinda, Benita, Shae, Jacqui, Joanna, Danielle, Tara, Melissa, Skyler

ifigoup · 31/03/2016 07:11

Aussies in their 30s I know are called Bree, Victoria, Tara, Lucy, Paul and Jody (male).

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kinkytoes · 31/03/2016 07:06

What a super generation of names! Thank you all so much Smile

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MangosteenSoda · 31/03/2016 06:03

The more unusual ones I've heard are Mareet, Tahlia and Indiana (girl).

sofato5miles · 31/03/2016 04:49

Yolanda, Tempe, Sarah x3, Emma, Jo, Kate, George (ina)

Edward, Tim, Henry, Alistair, Nicholas

MoggieMaeEverso · 31/03/2016 04:23

And boys:

Jasper
Aidan
Alexander
Jeremy
Magnus
Jet
Roman
Owen

MoggieMaeEverso · 31/03/2016 04:13

Tarthra
Nicole
Mia
Hilde
Elonwy
Bonnie
Anna
Natalie
Joanna
Morgan
Sarah
Zara
Lucy

DangerMouth · 31/03/2016 02:00

I wanted dd2 to be Taryn but dh (Irish) said no but l think it's lovely.

Lots of names have been written already but l knew a few;
Kirsten, Rachael, Sara/Sarah, Louise/Luisa, Kelly, Kristy, Simone, Michelle

Boys were
Scott, Jason, Travis (love this name!), Craig, Matthew, Ryan, Simon, Mark

ChalkHearts · 31/03/2016 01:44

Unusual names my friends have are:
Jacinda
Brucena
Nadine
Selina
Jeanette
Claudette
Taryn (male)

WhiteHairReally · 31/03/2016 01:28

Simona
Kelly
Yolande
Rae

SoThatHappened · 30/03/2016 22:11

Iknow an Aussie called Donna who is mid 30s

midsomermurderess · 30/03/2016 12:48

I know an Aussie Cristal, several Jacintas and a Brianna, all mid 30s.

heron98 · 30/03/2016 12:34

I have Australian friends of that age called

Nina
Daniel
Courtney
Barrett

FarelyKnuts · 29/03/2016 23:58

Amy, Kath, Stacey, Natalie, Peta, Blaise, Christine, Kelly/Kellie, Kim, Tamara, Karen, Rebecca, Tracey, Belinda, Marnie, Kelcie, Jessica, Neisha, Narelle.

Ky, Dom, Wayne, Matt, Graeme, Andrew, Brendan, Cade, Cameron, Daniel, David, Guy, James, Joshua, John, Keith, Luke, Mark, Nick, Nathan, Paul, Stacy, Stuart/Stewart, Wade.

stealthbanana · 29/03/2016 23:45

Caroline, Zoe and Kate/Katie were the most frequent in my class at school

Also Jessica, Fiona and Olivia

Boys - will, ed, hamish, David, Simon, James

steppemum · 29/03/2016 23:39

My friends who were 18 when I met them (so now late 30) were Megan, Michelle and Andrew.
My various friend's kids, who would be between 22 and 32 are Wendy, Miriam, Amy, Jordan (male), Lauren, Michael, Annie,

can't remember them all!

SanityClause · 29/03/2016 23:20

Late 80s Australian soap stars are older than 30-something, Bellyrub.