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Olympic-Inspired Baby Names to Adore

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2024 is the year our incredible athletes will take on the world in Paris. If you feel inspired by their strength, determination, and talent, you might want to consider finding an Olympic-inspired baby name for your little one.

Discover a collection of baby names inspired by the Olympic Games and the Australian athletes who captured the hearts of nations with their courageous performances on the world stage.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will take place from Friday, July 26, 2024 to Sunday, August 11, 2024.

The Australian team that is traveling to win Olympic gold has 333 athletes in 28 different sports. Of these 333 athletes, 188 are women, 145 are men and 167 are Olympic athletes making their debut on the world stage!

We will then be able to show our support again when our incredible Paralympians shine at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games from Wednesday 28 August 2024 to Sunday 8 September 2024, where they will have the chance to win gold in 22 sports.

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The History of the Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games, or Olympic Games, are held every four years, as in leap years. Since 1994, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games have been held every two years during the four-year Olympiad.

The modern Olympic Games we know today are inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896.

Edwin Flack, an accountant and Australian champion runner, is considered Australia’s first Olympian after travelling by sea to the Athens Games where he dominated. He won the 800 metres and 1500 metres sprints, competed in the marathon and won a bronze medal in tennis doubles, becoming an Australian hero!

Baby Names Inspired by the Olympic Games

Find unique baby names inspired by the Olympic Games. Perfect for parents and sports fans who want to celebrate strength and perseverance in their child’s name.

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Apollo:
According to Greek mythology, many Greek gods and heroes participated in the first games at Olympia where Apollo overtook Hermes and beat Ares in boxing!
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Ariane:
Ariarne Titmus became one of the real stars of the Tokyo Olympics by winning the gold medals in the 200m freestyle and the 400m freestyle!
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Augustus:
The Roman Emperor Augustus is considered a crucial factor in triggering the second flowering of Greek athletics.
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Betty:
Betty Cuthbert will forever be known as the Golden Girl of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, where she won three gold medals in sprinting.
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Brontë:
Australian sweetheart Bronte Campbell won two gold medals and a bronze for Australia during her swimming career.
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Catherine:
Catherine (Cathy) Freeman’s role at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games forever etched her name in Olympic history.
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Clover:
Clover Maitland won back-to-back gold medals as a goalkeeper with the Hockeyroos in 1996 and 2000.
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Coombs:
Kevin Richard Coombs OAM PLY was a legendary Australian wheelchair basketball player and athlete who competed in 5 Paralympic Games, including the first Paralympic Games in 1960.
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Dawn:
Dawn Fraser has won four gold and four silver medals at the Olympic Games and holds 39 world records (including 27 individual records). She is the first in her sport, of any gender, to win the same event at three consecutive Olympic Games.
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Dean:
Dinko “Dean” Lukin became Australia’s only Olympic weightlifting gold medallist when he won the super heavyweight division at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Drew:
Rower Drew Ginn was part of the “Oarseom Foursome” and won three Olympic gold medals and one silver medal in the early 1990s.
Dylan :
Dylan Alcott is well known for being part of a unique group of athletes who have won Paralympic gold at two different Games in different sports.
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Edwin:
Edwin Flack was a pioneer: the first Australian to compete in the Olympic Games and the first to win them in 1896 when he travelled alone across Europe by boat and train to compete.
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Glance:
Andrew Gaze, one of the greatest basketball players Australia has produced, played in five Olympic Games!
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Ian:
Swimmer Ian Thorpe has won five Olympic gold medals, the most of any Australian.
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Jana:
Jana Pittman made history in 2014 when she became the first Australian woman to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
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Leisel:
Leisel Jones captured the hearts of the nation when she won the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by more than a body length.
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Mathilde:
Australian heroes, the Matildas football team will send a squad of 18 players to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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Nero:
The Roman Emperor Nero added singing, poetry, and theatrical performances to the Olympic Games in 67 CE so he could personally perform on stage.
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Olympia:
The first ancient Olympic Games date back to Olympia in 776 BC.
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Paris:
The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, will be held in Paris, France.
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Pink:
Murray Rose emerged from the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne as a national hero, winning three of his four Olympic gold medals.
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Sydney:
Australia came to life when Sydney was chosen as the host city for the 2000 Games in 1993.
Tracey:
Tracey Freeman was one of Australia’s most dominant Paralympic athletes. In just two Paralympic Games appearances, in 1972 and 1976, Freeman won six gold and four silver medals and broke six world records.