2017 BABY & BEYOND
LOCAL NAMES WE LOVE The Northern NSW region is nothing if not creative and original Girls ■ Aja (it has an accent over the j and is pronounced Asia) ■ Althea ■ Anoushka ■ Arrow ■ Arya - game of thrones
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their dad’s last name but there’s no legal obligation to so they can have their mother’s or a combination of the two. The middle name: You don't legally have to choose a middle name but remember, if you do, make sure you put the initials together to ensure your child’s name doesn't spell something you don’t want it to. Let them know: If nine months hasn’t been enough time and you still haven’t chosen a name when the baby is delivered, don’t fret, parents of a new baby have 60 days after the baby is born to come up with a name for the child. Here’s a list of our favourite unusual Northern Rivers names These are loosely divided into boys and girls names but really, most of them could be either. Let’s face it, anything goes and if there’s one thing we’re proud of in Northern New South Wales it’s our creativity. ■ ABCDE (pronounced Ab-se-dee) ■ Archer ■ Explorer ■ Quinn ■ Whizdom (sic.)
■ Antigone ■ Brycin ■ Capri ■ Cedar ■ Ejypt ■ Emeilia ■ Fern ■ Khaleesi - game of thrones ■ Lazuli ■ Luna ■ Nissa ■ Syke ■ Sunshine ■ Solaris ■ Ulrike Boys ■ Atlas ■ Henley ■ Jeffro ■ Kell ■ Lennox ■ Scotland ■ Huntah ■ Waldo ■ Zephyr
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