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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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HackerFucker22 · 27/03/2016 14:50

I know a Taryn and a Tamsin.... Both lovely aussie ladies in their 30s

www.essentialbaby.com.au/pregnancy/baby-names/1980

kinkytoes · 27/03/2016 15:49

Thank you this is exactly what I need. Your two examples are gorgeous names. If only the lists on your link were longer!

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MrsRedFly · 27/03/2016 18:44

I know a Simone & a Nicole if that helps?!

Sophronia · 27/03/2016 20:04

Belinda and Jacinta/Jacinda

cheapandcheerful · 27/03/2016 21:00

I have Australian friends in their 30s called Trent, Douglas and Andrew.

kinkytoes · 27/03/2016 23:04

Thanks, these are lovely. Giving this a bump now the Aussies should be waking up Wink

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groovergirl · 28/03/2016 00:25

Greetings from Melbourne!

My 30-something friends and colleagues are Nicole, Mary Jane, Jessica, Rebecca, Stephen, Matthew, Luke, Eliana, Teagan and Sarah.

I remember Kate, Sophie, Miranda, Louise, Jacob and Alexander being popular baby names 30 years ago.

CakeRattleandRoll · 28/03/2016 04:19

Friends/colleagues in their 30s include:

Lana, Kerry, Kelly, Christie, Sofie, Wendy, Andrea, Megan, Bronwen, Michelle, Ainsley, Yasmin, Sarah, Vanessa

Rhys, Matthew, David, Stephen

I don't think there are any really unusual ones there!

flukeshot · 28/03/2016 05:17

Christie, Tamara, Deborah, Jenelle, Jennifer, Kate, stephanie, meaghan, Alex, Daniel, jai, Rhys

kinkytoes · 28/03/2016 07:03

Wonderful stuff! Like I said you may not think these are out of the ordinary but I've been watching this board for a while and never seen many of these mentioned. It's really refreshing. I'm keen to choose a more unusual name for my ds Smile

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kinkytoes · 28/03/2016 07:04

I mean dc! We don't know if we're having a boy or a girl!

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Tikketyboo · 28/03/2016 07:12

Hello from New Zealand.

I'm 30 something,

Names of friends and family

Lana, shanan (male) Brent, trent, Jenna, Eden, teagan, Mikayla, addalyn, tui, corey.

Astrophe · 28/03/2016 11:27

Names of my friends and all th school mums I can think of ( in Sydney) :

Suzanne, Sarah (a few), Nicole, Nicola, Anna (lots), Susan (a few), Amanda, Danielle (a few), Rachel (a few), Jessica, Larissa, Kate (many), Katherine, Deborah, Jenny/Jen, Melissa, Larissa, Michelle, Bronwyn, Lorien, Renee, Hannah, Jane, Emma, Kylie, Trish, Elise, Natalie, Janet, Lynette /Lynn, Rebecca, Liz, Esther, Julie, penny,

Adrian, David (lots!), Tim (lots!), Jamie/ James, Michael, Christopher, Stephen/Steve, Ben, Jon/Jonny/Jonathan (one of each), Alan, Nathan, Luke, Andy, Alex, Mark, Marcus,

kinkytoes · 29/03/2016 22:45

Thank you, great lists. I remember lots of Renees now that I think of it!

Another hopeful nudge for those down under...

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TheTartOfAsgard · 29/03/2016 22:52

I'm in my 30's and used to have an Australian penpal called Tempany (female) I don't know if it's an exclusively Australian name but I've never heard it anywhere else.

SanityClause · 29/03/2016 22:56

My sisters in their 30s are Esther, Joanna and Lois. My SIL is Bronwyn.

I don't think my family has the kind of names you are looking for.

Bellyrub1980 · 29/03/2016 22:59

I can only think of names of late 80's Neughbours and Home and Away characters...

Madge maybe?

SanityClause · 29/03/2016 23:20

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

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!

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

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.

heron98 · 30/03/2016 12:34

I have Australian friends of that age called

Nina
Daniel
Courtney
Barrett

midsomermurderess · 30/03/2016 12:48

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

SoThatHappened · 30/03/2016 22:11

Iknow an Aussie called Donna who is mid 30s

WhiteHairReally · 31/03/2016 01:28

Simona
Kelly
Yolande
Rae

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