Matilda
ma-TIL-da
Matilda
Classic Australian name, also a famous song (Waltzing Matilda).
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Matildama-TIL-da
Matilda
Classic Australian name, also a famous song (Waltzing Matilda).
Easy · Female
Olivia
o-LIV-ee-a
oLIVeea
Consistently in the top 5 Australian girls' names since the 2000s.
Liam
LEE-am
Leeam
Irish form of William. Two syllables — 'LEE' then 'am'.
Charlotte
CHAR-lot
Charlot
The 'e' at the end is silent. Two syllables.
Siobhan
shiv-AWN
Shivawn
Irish origin, very common in Australia. Spelling is not phonetic.
Aaron
AIR-en
Airen
Hebrew origin. The 'aa' sounds like 'air', not 'ah'. Two syllables, stress on the first.
Lachlan
LOCK-lan
Locklan
Scottish origin, one of the most popular Australian boys' names.
Isla
EYE-la
EYEla
Scottish origin. The 's' is completely silent — sounds just like 'eye-la'.
Niamh
NEEV
Neev
Irish name. Completely non-phonetic in English — just one syllable, 'Neev'.
Xanthe
ZAN-thee
ZANthee
Greek origin meaning golden or yellow. The X is pronounced as Z.
Kylie
KY-lee
Kylee
Two syllables. An Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'boomerang'. Very distinctively Australian.
Aaliyah
a-LEE-a
ALEEa
Arabic origin meaning exalted. Three syllables, stress on the second.
Aarav
AH-rav
AHrav
Sanskrit origin meaning peaceful. Common in Australian-Indian families.
Abbey
AB-ee
ABee
Often a short form of Abigail. Two syllables, stress on the first.
Abbi
AB-ee
ABee
Diminutive of Abigail. Two syllables, stress on the first.
Abbie
AB-ee
ABee
Two syllables, stress on the first. Short form of Abigail.
Abby
AB-ee
ABee
Short form of Abigail. Two syllables, stress on the first.
Abdul
ab-DOOL
Abdool
Arabic origin meaning servant. Stress on the second syllable in modern Australian use.
Abdullah
ab-DUL-a
abDULa
Arabic name meaning servant of God. Three syllables, stress on the second.
Abel
AY-bel
AYbel
Hebrew origin, biblical son of Adam. Two syllables, long 'a' at the start.
Abigail
AB-i-gayl
ABigayl
Three syllables. Short 'a'. The 'gail' rhymes with 'tail'. Often Abby in Australia.
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