Character Names Revealed!

A few weeks ago I wrote this post about the little known first name of television favourite 'McGyver'.

Then recently my helpful husband found this video for me on You Tube. Like all of the videos on the Mental Floss channel, it's not only interesting, but it's also pretty fun and entertaining. So if you like knowing the names behind the characters - or are just looking for some fun conversation starters - the below video is well worth a watch. Enjoy!

Baby Name Pondering at Waltzing More Than Matilda

Happy Mother's Day to all the current and expectant mums out there!! I hope you're enjoying a lovely day today, no matter what you are doing.

Recently I had the pleasure of doing an interview with the lovely Anna Otto, a fellow Aussie name blogger at Waltzing More Than Matilda. As a more experienced blogger than myself, Anna has been quite supportive and encouraging, and it was a real honour to be asked to do an interview with her. Waltzing More than Matilda always has the latest news on celebrity baby names, particularly local Australian celebrities, and also does some great, in-depth profiles about Australian names, whether it be a great Australian historical figure or place name. Which often happen to overlap. I've learnt quite a few interesting but little known facts about Australian history reading her blog.

The post is available here if you'd like to learn a little bit more about myself. Thanks Anna!

And again, Happy Mother's Day everyone!

Merry Christmas 2012

Hi everyone!

Just a quick post to let you know that I'm heading off for a short Christmas holiday tomorrow, so I'll be taking a short break from blogging for the next week and a half. But I expect I'll be brimming with plenty of new inspirations and names for you when I'm back :)

In the meantime, if you're looking for more reading I recommend any of the other great baby name blogs I have listed on the right side of the page. I was almost tempted to suggest my favourites, but then realised that that would be half of the list anyway!

Also, if you haven't already been there make sure you check out Matilda Magazine, for three reasons:

1 - I've been doing weekly nature name guest posts on their blog, so check out the blog

2 - Their first magazine was full of great articles. I'm really looking forward to the next issue, which should be out soon.

3 - They have been running some fantastic  polls on the most outrageous names of 2012. All are real names that have been seen in birth announcements, and many are truly outrageous. If you haven't voted yet, head over there and vote now!

In the meantime I hope that all of my readers and their loved ones enjoy a fantastic Christmas!! Thank you so much for stopping by Baby Name Pondering, and for your comments. It's been extremely encouraging and helped to turn what started out as a bit of a fun side hobby into a real passion!