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HelpEris’ Random Event Congrats – Round 1
Eris’ Random Event Congrats – Round 1
Rules:
- In each round I’ll give each player 3 random events to choose from. You can choose 1-3 of those events.
- Follow the naming rules. Each event has own naming rules.
- I’ll keep track of the ages.
- Bold all new family members.
- Stories about your family are more than welcome, but not required.
- Random event ideas are always welcome.
- If you miss 3 rounds in a row I’ll have to drop you from the game. Let me know if you’re going to miss rounds so I can keep you in the game.
- Ask me if you have any questions.
- Have fun!
Sign up: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/view.php?id=3938550&board=game
If you have any ideas for random evets, let me know. I'll post the second round on monday or tuesday (unless my cold/flu/whatever gets worse).
Namebank: (you only need to use namebank if your event’s rules say so, no spelling changes)
Alan Alexander Alexandre Alexe Amado Andrew Andy Anton Athanasius Bailey Basil Benjamin Blaine Brayden Byron Caleb Charles Cole Colin Collin Corey Crispin Curtis Damon Daniel David Dean Dome Edward Elliott Emanuel Emile Emmanuel Erasmus Ethan Everett Ewan Ezekiel Graham Gregor Henry Homer Hugh Ike Isaac Jack Jacob James Jarrett Jean Jere Jesse Joel John Joseff Joseph Josiah Julian Justice Lee Leslie Lev Levi Levushka Magnus Mark Mason Matthew Matthias Max Michael Montana Moses Napoleon Nathan Nathaniel Nicholas Nick Nickolas Oliver Patrick Paul Peter Porter Quentin Raphael Reuben Riordan Robert Ron Rune Russell Samuel Sebastian Shane Shea Silas Simon Stanislaus Stephen Stone Sylvester Thomas Trace Val Vaughn Vergil Walt Willard William Williams Yasha Zeb
Adele Adrianna Adrienne Aida Alenka Alexandra Amelia Anna Anne Antonia Anya Ashauntae Auden Audrey Bethany Camryn Cassandra Cecile Charlie Charlotte Christina Claire Coral Cordelia Corinne Cristina Dagny Dale Darlene Devin Diana Dulcine Earnest Eden Elise Elizabeth Ella Elsa Elsie Emilie Fae Fanny Felicie Felicity Flavia Francesca Francine Frederica Garnet Genevieve Georgianna Germaine Grace Gracie Hannah Ingrid Ivy Joanna Julia Juliet Kara Katheryn Kaye Kelly Khadijah Kristan Kristin Laura Leah Leila Lena Lesley Lila Lou Louise Lucy Lydia Lyla Madeleine Madeline Magdalen Mahala Mara Margaret Maria Martha Mary Megan Mercy Mila Miriam Naomi Nina Penelope Priscilla Racheal Rachel Rebecca Riley Rose Rosemary Ryan Sarah Sasa Shauna Sheila Sheridan Susana Tabitha Teagan Vina Vivecka Yelena Zilpah Zoey
It’s been 4 years.
Players:
Adeline
LN: Potter
DH: Oliver William Potter (24)
DW: Beatrix Adela "Bea" Potter (24)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Oliver and Bea adopt 4-year-old girl from South Africa. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Nandi (4) [South Africa]
2. Oliver and Bea adopt a newborn baby girl. Baby’s first name and first middle name come from this link: http://nameberry.com/list/42/Classic-Girls-Names-That-Arent-Boring. Second middle name is something trendy that baby’s birth mother wanted to use.
ADD: (nb)
3. Oliver and Bea welcomed a son two years ago. The son seems to be very smart and wants to be a pilot when he grows up. Use the given initials to name him.
DS: BO (2)
***
Aeronwy
LN: Lefkowitz
SO1: Anna Katherine Lefkowitz (28)
SO2: Daniel Ezra Lefkowitz (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Anna and Daniel welcome a daughter. Anna has always loved Hawaii and wants her daughter to have Hawaiian name as a middle name (choose from this link: http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/haw_f.php). The first name begins with M and has at least 6 letters.
DD: (nb)
2. Anna gave birth to a daughter two years ago. Baby’s father is not her husband. How does Daniel react? Does he even know? Names must come from the namebank.
DD: (2)
3. Anna and Daniel welcomed a daughter three years ago. They had hard time agreeing on baby’s name. One of them wanted to use a common classic while other one wanted to use something very unusual. How did they compromise?
DD: (3)
***
AnnaMarie
LN: Lincoln
DBF: Kevin Nathaniel Lincoln (23)
DGF: Lily Elizabeth Watson (23)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Kevin and Lily welcome a daughter. Lily is at park with the new baby when she meets a child with the weirdest name ever. What is it and how does Lily react? Use the given initials to name Kevin and Lily’s baby.
DD: KT (nb)
2. Kevin and Lily welcomed a son two years ago. They could not agree on baby’s name at all. Finally they decided to use a baby name generator. Go to Baby Name Genie (http://www.babynamegenie.com/), generate a male name 5 times and choose from those.
DS: (2)
3. The family adopts a new kitten. They use a flower name for their new pet.
DCat: (0)
***
AshleyMichelle
LN: Fisher
DH: Nathan Patrick Fisher (22)
DW: Paige Margaret (Wixom) Fisher (22)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Nathan & Paige adopt 1-year-old girl from Ethiopia. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Mariame (1) [Ethiopia]
2. Nathan & Paige adopt 4-year-old boy from South Africa. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Thami (4) [South Africa]
3. Nathan & Paige welcomed a B/G twins last year. The twins are complete opposites of each other. Nathan has always loved history and wanted his children to have medieval gothic names as middle names (choose from this link: http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/Europe-Medieval/Goths.htm.) First names can be anything you want.
DS/DD: (1)
***
Betsabé
LN: Cooper
DH: Zachary John Cooper (28)
DW: Maryanne Olive Cooper (née Ingram) (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Zachary and Maryanne adopt 1-year-old boy from Ethiopia. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Taye (1) [Ethiopia]
2. Zachary and Maryanne welcome a daughter. She looks exactly like her mother. Her first name starts with G and middle name is unisex.
DD: (nb)
3. Zachary’s younger brother moves to live with Zachary and Maryanne after his parents die. Names must come from following list: Zeb, Barnaby, Matthew, William, Gabriel, Jacob, Jack, Jude, Lucas, Simon, Jeremy, James, Benjamin, Alexander, Michael
Zachary’s Brother: (14)
***
blue_belle
LN: Bloom
DH: Alexander Van Bloom (33)
DW: Annabelle Audrey Bloom (nee Black) (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Alexander and Annabelle are adopting two siblings; a boy (age 5) and a girl (age 6) from a foreign country (you choose where). Their first names don’t sound nice in your family’s language or are hard to spell and/or pronounce. You choose middle names from your family’s ethnic background. You can also give them nicknames.
ADD: (6) [country of origin]
ADS: (5) [country of origin]
2. Alexander and Annabelle welcome a baby girl. Alexander loves movies and wants to use names associated with movies. Names must come from here: http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=actor+actress+director&nmd=d&suppress=yes&title=Movie+Names&heading=none
DD: (nb)
3. Alexander and Annabelle have welcomed a son three years ago. The first name honors either Alexander or Annabelle. The middle name comes from this list: http://nameberry.com/list/258/Coolest-Names-That-Arent-Really-Names
DS: (3)
***
britto08
LN: Laurent
DH: Victor Sebastian Laurent (28)
DW: Caroline Willa [nee O'Neal] Laurent (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Victor and Caroline take the neighbor’s dog after the neighbor moves to Florida. The dog is named after a celebrity.
DDog: (2)
2. Victor and Caroline adopt 1-year-old boy from Cambodia. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Varin (1) [Cambodia]
3. Victor and Caroline welcomed a son 3 years ago. They named him after Victor but did not to use exactly same name.
DS: (3)
***
Catalina
LN: Rabb
DH: Harmon Elliot Rabb (39)
DW: Sarah Catherine (MacKenzie) Rabb (36)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Harmon and Sarah take their neighbor’s cat after the neighbor becomes allergic. Name must come from this link: http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=cat+lion+tiger&nmd=m&suppress=yes&title=Feline+Names&heading=none
DCat: (3)
2. Harmon and Sarah adopt 2-year-old girl from Ethiopia. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Azmera (2) [Ethiopia]
3. Harmon and Sarah welcomed a daughter 4 years ago. Harmon had been reading about Aztecs and wanted his daughter to have Aztec name as a middle name (choose from this link: http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/America/South-Central/Aztec.shtml). First name must honor one of the parents.
DD: (4)
***
Eris
LN: Darwin
DSinglePerson: Aurelia Rosabel Darwin (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Aurelia adopts 3-year-old twin girls from Benin. She must keep their original names as first or middle names. The other names must be from the namebank.
ADD/ADD: Omolara / Omorose (3) [Benin]
2. Aurelia is getting married. Her spouse is from Poland. Use Polish names to name her spouse.
DH/DW: LN: Nowak (30)
3. Aurelia welcomes twin boys. The twins must have same initials. Names must come from the namebank.
DS/DS: (nb)
***
estel
LN: Thompson
DH: William Alexander Thompson "Wil" (27)
DW: Rebekah Faith [Hendrick] Thompson "Bekah" (26)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Wil and Bekah adopt 3-year-old girl from Ethiopia. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Shanani (3) [Ethiopia]
2. Wil and Bekah are expecting septuplets after getting fertility treatments. Do all babies survive? (If not it’s up to you to decide which ones die.) Names must come from Namebank.
DD/DS/DS/DS/DS/DD/DS: (nb)
3. Bekah’s sister has been killed. Her two children come to live with Bekah and Wil. Use the given initials to name them.
DNiece: AP (3)
DNephew: DM (1)
***
Fray
LN: Kennis
DW: Emilie Annabelle [Hall] Kennis (21)
DH: Jacoby Chance Kennis (22)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Emilie and Jacoby welcomed a son two years ago. They wanted to name him after their two good friends Jeremy Stephen and John Edward.
DS: Use the friends’ names or variants (2)
2. Emilie gives birth to baby girl three months before due date. Does the baby survive? Names must come from Namebank.
DD: (nb)
3. The family adopts a new puppy. They use a word name for their new pet.
DDog: (0)
***
Gabriella Grace
LN: Shafir
DH: Tamir Yakov Shafir (23)
DW: Ayelet Rina Shafir (22)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Tamir and Ayelet adopt a newborn baby boy. His initials are GD.
ADS: GD (nb)
2. Two years ago Ayelet gave birth to baby boy three months before due date. Did the baby survive? Names must come from the namebank.
DS: (2)
3. Tamir and Ayelet adopt 4-year-old boy from Senegal. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Malik (4) [Senegal]
***
Hecate
LN: Graham
DSingleGirl: Eva Michaela Graham (20)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Eva’s mother moves to live with her. Why? Names must come from Namebank.
Eva’s mother: (age)
2. Eva’s sister’s children have been in foster care. Eva decides to take the children to live with her. The boy’s first name has one syllable and his middle name starts with B. The girl’s first name ends with –elle and her middle name has five letters.
DNephew: (6)
DNiece (4)
3. Eva welcomed b/g twins two years ago. The father is unknown. How is Eva coping as a single mother of twins? The twins must have same initials. All names must come from namebank.
DS/DD: (2)
***
Jade Diana
LN: Ranta-Berg
Dbf: Niko Aleksi Ranta (25)
Dgf: Viveka Dagmar Berg (27)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Viveka and Niko welcomed twin boys three years ago. The twins are identical and look exactly like each other but they have very different characters. Viveka and Niko used ‘twinny’ names for the boys. The twins’ first names are very similar and their middle names honor the parents.
DS/DS: (3)
2. Niko has a child from previous relationship, but he never told Viveka about his daughter. Why? Now the daughter comes to live with Niko & Viveka after her mother dies. Use the given initials to name her.
Niko’s DD: KS (7)
3. Viveka and Niko just welcomed a baby boy. They love movies and want to use names associated with movies. Names must come from here: http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=actor+actress+director&nmd=d&suppress=yes&title=Movie+Names&heading=none
DS: (nb)
***
Jessamine
LN: Carter-Lloyd
DH: Gregory James Carter [32]
DW: Rose Hannah Lloyd [29]
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Gregory & Rose welcomed twin girls 2 years ago. Are they identical or fraternal? The twins have same initials. Names must come from namebank.
DD/DD: (2)
2. Rose dies after giving birth to a baby boy. The child’s name must honor Rose in some way.
DS: (nb)
3. Gregory and Rose welcomed a son on their wedding anniversary four years ago. One of his names comes from this list http://nameberry.com/list/135/Geeks-Forever?page=1, other name starts with A.
DS: (4)
***
Julia Elisabeth
LN: Norrington
SO1: Marion Rhea Norrington (21)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Marion has welcomed identical twin girls. Because they will always look similar, she wants their names to be very different. Pick names from the namebank.
DD/DD: (nb)
2. Marion welcomed a son two years ago. His first name has 5 letters and ends with –n. Middle name starts with J.
DS: (2)
3. Marion is dating a celebrity. Who? How did they meet each other? You can either use a real celebrity’s name or make up a celebrity using names from this link: http://nameberry.com/list/23/High-Energy-Names
Dbf/Dgf: (age)
***
kayla xo
LN: Sweeney-Owens
SO1: Christian Daniel Sweeney (28)
SO2: Rachel Mary Owens (24)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Christian and Rachel adopt a newborn girl from South Korea. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Yu-min (nb) [South Korea]
2. Christian and Rachel welcome a daughter. Few older relatives are giving some weird naming suggestions, but Christian and Rachel decide not to use them. Names must come from the namebank.
DD: (nb)
3. Christian has been volunteering in animal shelter and decides to adopt a cat. Choose the cat's name from this link: http://nameberry.com/list/252/Italian-Word-Names
DCat: (2)
***
lalalove
LN: Angelico
DH: Christopher Matthew Angelico (29)
DW: Jacqueline Diana Angelico (29)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Christopher and Jacqueline welcomed a son 4 years ago. They wanted to use Jacqueline’s initials.
DS: JD (4)
2. Christopher and Jacqueline welcome a daughter after a difficult pregnancy. Are the mother and the baby ok? Names must come from the namebank.
DD: (nb)
3. Christopher and Jacqueline adopt 2-year-old girl from South Africa. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Nolitha (2) [South Africa]
***
little Rainbow
LN: Horn
SO1: Gracie Elizabeth Morgan (20)
SO2: Andrea Dyanne Horn (35)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Gracie and Andrea adopt 1-year-old twin girls from China. They must keep their original names as first or middle names. The other names must be from the namebank.
ADD/ADD: Jia-ni / Jing-mei (1) [China]
2. Andrea is expecting octuplets after getting some fertility treatments. Do all babies survive? (If not it’s up to you to decide which ones die.) Because the babies were called A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H by the doctors, Andrea and Gracie decide to use first names beginning with those letters. Middle names can be anything you want.
DS/DD/DS/DD/DD/DS/DD/DD: A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H (nb)
3. Gracie and Andrea welcomed a daughter three years ago. She has a feminine first name with a boyish nickname. Middle name should be filler.
DD: (3)
***
Ninor
LN: Rollings
DH: Jack Daniel Rollings (28)
DW: Scarlett Rose (Times) Rollings (23)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Jack and Scarlett have welcomed a baby girl. They decide to name her after Scarlett. You can use Scarlett’s name as it is or use variant forms of her first, middle and/or maiden name (not just initials).
DD: (nb)
2. Scarlett’s sister has a mental illness and cannot take care of her little daughter alone. They move to live with Scarlett & Jack. Names must come from the namebank.
DSister: (20)
----DD: (1)
3. Jack and Scarlett welcomed a son 4 years ago. They named him after their two good friends Tobias Alexander and Sebastian Thomas.
DS: Use the names of the friends or variants of their names (4)
***
NamesAreAwesome
LN: Polowski
DH: Dominic Peter Polowski (30)
DW: Faustina Margaret [Tallis] Polowski (27)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Dominic and Faustina adopt 5-year-old boy from Cambodia. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Norodom (5) [Cambodia]
2. Dominic and Faustina adopt 2-year-old girl from Brazil. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Joana (2) [Brazil]
3. Faustina gave birth to a daughter after a very difficult pregnancy two years ago. Faustina and Dominic decided to use initials JOY for their daughter.
DD: JOY (2)
***
noelle1322
LN: Mayer
DH: Daniel Joseph "Danny" Mayer (26)
DW: Elizabeth Anna "Ellie" (Starr) Mayer (26)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Danny and Ellie adopt two siblings from Russia. You must keep their first names but you can do whatever you want with middle names.
ADD: Elizaveta Fedorovna (8)
ADS: Sergei Fedorovich (4)
2. Ellie’s younger sister moves to live with Ellie and Danny after her parents kick her out. What has she done? How does everyone react? Names must come from Namebank.
Ellie’s Sister: (16)
3. Ellie gives birth to a baby girl. She spent most of her pregnancy in bed rest. After reading about celebrity gossips for months she decided to name her daughter after a celebrity. Use any celebrity’s names as first and middle names
DD: (nb)
***
OceanStar719
LN: Frost-Cameron
DW: Casey Shea Frost (27)
DW: Mia Valencia Cameron (26)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Casey and Mia adopt 1-year-old boy from South Korea. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Tae-won (1) [South Korea]
2. Mia gives birth to a baby boy. She wants the baby to have Casey’s initials.
DD: CS (nb)
3. Casey and Mia welcomed g/b twins three years ago. The twins must have same initials. Names must come from the namebank.
DD/DS: (3)
***
Photo-obsessed
LN: Ansell
DBF: Jackson Thomas "JT" Ansell (23)
DGF: Leah Nicole Samson (20)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Leah has been volunteering in animal shelter and decides to adopt a dog. Choose the dogs name from this link: http://nameberry.com/list/264/Hipster-Baby-Names.
DDog: (1)
2. JT and Leah welcomed a daughter three years ago. The daughter loves pink and playing princess. Her middle name is a virtue. First name must come from Namebank.
DD: (3)
3. Leah gives birth to twins (you choose the genders). Family is busy with two new additions. First names must come from here: http://www.behindthename.com/twins.php. Middle names can be anything you want.
D?/D?: (nb)
***
rubymay92
LN: Logue-Williams
DH: Leo Samuel Williams (33)
DW: Anna Valentina Logue (32)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Leo’s sister dies and her two children come to live with Leo & Anna. Names must come from the namebank.
DNiece: (5)
DNiece (2)
2. Leo and Anna have welcomed a daughter two years ago. They wanted to use Leo’s initials.
DD: LS (2)
3. Leo and Anna welcome a daughter. Names must come from this list: Emily, Audrey, Mya, Liliana, Kelsey, Eliana, Ivy, Rose, Nia, Luna, Clarissa, Lyric, Rhianna, Paula, Savanah, Adrienne, Madilynn, Jocelynn, Lilia, Devyn
DD: (nb)
***
salsa
LN: Yardley
DH: Richard Shaun Yardley (28)
DW: Claire Elizabeth (née Riley) Yardley (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Claire’s elder relative comes to live with Claire & Richard. Who and why? Names must come from the namebank.
DRelative: (age, 60-80)
2. Richard & Claire welcomed a son last year. Names must come from this list: Jacob, Devin, Landen, Theodore, Nikolas, Gunner, Zackery, Kaeden, Sterling, Jarvis, Thomas, Andres, Corey, Easton, Reed, Ari, Draven, Luka, Antwan, Lyric
DS: (1)
3. Richard and Claire adopt 3-year-old girl from Brazil. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the Namebank.
ADD: Leonor (3) [Brazil]
***
SamJr
LN: Scarsi
DH: Jasper Dean Scarsi (29)
DW: Ainsley Quinn (O'Riley) Scarsi (26)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Jasper and Ainsley welcome a daughter. The baby was conceived when they had a vacation on Easter Island and they want their daughter to have a name from Easter Island as a middle name (choose from this link: http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/Pacific/Polynesia/Easter-Island.htm). First name is from the namebank.
DD: (nb)
2. Jasper has a child from previous relationship, but he never told Ainsley about his son. Now the son comes to live with Jasper & Ainsley after his mother dies. Names must come from the namebank.
Jasper’s DS: (9)
3. Jasper and Ainsley welcomed a daughter 4 years ago. They wanted her to have very uncommon first name. The FN can not be in the Btn database. Middle name can be anything.
DD: (4)
***
Sigrid
LN: Crowley
Dbf: August Joseph Crowley (27)
Dgf: Zoe Tatiana Miller (24)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. August’s brother has committed a crime and is sentenced to prison. August & Zoe must take care of his 10-year-old son. Names must come from following list: Isaac, Andy, Andrew, Ellis, Julio, Samuel, Emmett, Daniel, Bert, Nathaniel, Simon, Moss, James, Vincent, Barney
DNephew: (10)
2. August and Zoe have a baby girl after somewhat complicated pregnancy. Names must come from Namebank.
DD: (nb)
3. August & Zoe welcomed a son a year ago. His name comes from this list: http://nameberry.com/list/239/Athlete-Names.
DS: (1)
***
Stephanie
LN: Mitchell
DH: Ryan Joseph Mitchell (26)
DW: Stephanie Lynn (Taylor) Mitchell (25)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Ryan and Stephanie adopt 2-year-old boy from Cambodia. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the Namebank.
ADS: Samrin (2). [Cambodia]
2. Stephanie gave birth to a daughter 4 years ago. Ryan and Stephanie used Greek mythology names for their daughter. http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/gre-myth.php
DD: (4)
3. Ryan and Stephanie welcome a daughter. The baby has some health problems. Is it serious and how does the family react? Names must come from the namebank.
DD: (nb)
***
Wandering Moon
LN: Ré / Sturm
Dbf: Pierce Peter Ré (27)
Dgf: Lillian Abigail Sturm 'Lilli' (27)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Pierce and Lilli’s neighbor and good friend died from old age. Pierce and Lilli take her two dogs. Names must come from this list: http://nameberry.com/list/268/Day-Names
DDog: (4)
DDog: (2)
2. Pierce’s sister has committed a crime and is sentenced to prison. Pierce and Lilli must take care of her 7-year-old daughter. Names must come from Namebank.
DNiece: (7)
Pierce and Lilli have welcomed a daughter three years ago. She was named after someone important to the family. Who and why? Names must come from the namebank.
DD: (3)
Rules:
- In each round I’ll give each player 3 random events to choose from. You can choose 1-3 of those events.
- Follow the naming rules. Each event has own naming rules.
- I’ll keep track of the ages.
- Bold all new family members.
- Stories about your family are more than welcome, but not required.
- Random event ideas are always welcome.
- If you miss 3 rounds in a row I’ll have to drop you from the game. Let me know if you’re going to miss rounds so I can keep you in the game.
- Ask me if you have any questions.
- Have fun!
Sign up: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/view.php?id=3938550&board=game
If you have any ideas for random evets, let me know. I'll post the second round on monday or tuesday (unless my cold/flu/whatever gets worse).
Namebank: (you only need to use namebank if your event’s rules say so, no spelling changes)
Alan Alexander Alexandre Alexe Amado Andrew Andy Anton Athanasius Bailey Basil Benjamin Blaine Brayden Byron Caleb Charles Cole Colin Collin Corey Crispin Curtis Damon Daniel David Dean Dome Edward Elliott Emanuel Emile Emmanuel Erasmus Ethan Everett Ewan Ezekiel Graham Gregor Henry Homer Hugh Ike Isaac Jack Jacob James Jarrett Jean Jere Jesse Joel John Joseff Joseph Josiah Julian Justice Lee Leslie Lev Levi Levushka Magnus Mark Mason Matthew Matthias Max Michael Montana Moses Napoleon Nathan Nathaniel Nicholas Nick Nickolas Oliver Patrick Paul Peter Porter Quentin Raphael Reuben Riordan Robert Ron Rune Russell Samuel Sebastian Shane Shea Silas Simon Stanislaus Stephen Stone Sylvester Thomas Trace Val Vaughn Vergil Walt Willard William Williams Yasha Zeb
Adele Adrianna Adrienne Aida Alenka Alexandra Amelia Anna Anne Antonia Anya Ashauntae Auden Audrey Bethany Camryn Cassandra Cecile Charlie Charlotte Christina Claire Coral Cordelia Corinne Cristina Dagny Dale Darlene Devin Diana Dulcine Earnest Eden Elise Elizabeth Ella Elsa Elsie Emilie Fae Fanny Felicie Felicity Flavia Francesca Francine Frederica Garnet Genevieve Georgianna Germaine Grace Gracie Hannah Ingrid Ivy Joanna Julia Juliet Kara Katheryn Kaye Kelly Khadijah Kristan Kristin Laura Leah Leila Lena Lesley Lila Lou Louise Lucy Lydia Lyla Madeleine Madeline Magdalen Mahala Mara Margaret Maria Martha Mary Megan Mercy Mila Miriam Naomi Nina Penelope Priscilla Racheal Rachel Rebecca Riley Rose Rosemary Ryan Sarah Sasa Shauna Sheila Sheridan Susana Tabitha Teagan Vina Vivecka Yelena Zilpah Zoey
It’s been 4 years.
Players:
Adeline
LN: Potter
DH: Oliver William Potter (24)
DW: Beatrix Adela "Bea" Potter (24)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Oliver and Bea adopt 4-year-old girl from South Africa. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Nandi (4) [South Africa]
2. Oliver and Bea adopt a newborn baby girl. Baby’s first name and first middle name come from this link: http://nameberry.com/list/42/Classic-Girls-Names-That-Arent-Boring. Second middle name is something trendy that baby’s birth mother wanted to use.
ADD: (nb)
3. Oliver and Bea welcomed a son two years ago. The son seems to be very smart and wants to be a pilot when he grows up. Use the given initials to name him.
DS: BO (2)
***
Aeronwy
LN: Lefkowitz
SO1: Anna Katherine Lefkowitz (28)
SO2: Daniel Ezra Lefkowitz (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Anna and Daniel welcome a daughter. Anna has always loved Hawaii and wants her daughter to have Hawaiian name as a middle name (choose from this link: http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/haw_f.php). The first name begins with M and has at least 6 letters.
DD: (nb)
2. Anna gave birth to a daughter two years ago. Baby’s father is not her husband. How does Daniel react? Does he even know? Names must come from the namebank.
DD: (2)
3. Anna and Daniel welcomed a daughter three years ago. They had hard time agreeing on baby’s name. One of them wanted to use a common classic while other one wanted to use something very unusual. How did they compromise?
DD: (3)
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AnnaMarie
LN: Lincoln
DBF: Kevin Nathaniel Lincoln (23)
DGF: Lily Elizabeth Watson (23)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Kevin and Lily welcome a daughter. Lily is at park with the new baby when she meets a child with the weirdest name ever. What is it and how does Lily react? Use the given initials to name Kevin and Lily’s baby.
DD: KT (nb)
2. Kevin and Lily welcomed a son two years ago. They could not agree on baby’s name at all. Finally they decided to use a baby name generator. Go to Baby Name Genie (http://www.babynamegenie.com/), generate a male name 5 times and choose from those.
DS: (2)
3. The family adopts a new kitten. They use a flower name for their new pet.
DCat: (0)
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AshleyMichelle
LN: Fisher
DH: Nathan Patrick Fisher (22)
DW: Paige Margaret (Wixom) Fisher (22)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Nathan & Paige adopt 1-year-old girl from Ethiopia. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Mariame (1) [Ethiopia]
2. Nathan & Paige adopt 4-year-old boy from South Africa. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Thami (4) [South Africa]
3. Nathan & Paige welcomed a B/G twins last year. The twins are complete opposites of each other. Nathan has always loved history and wanted his children to have medieval gothic names as middle names (choose from this link: http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/Europe-Medieval/Goths.htm.) First names can be anything you want.
DS/DD: (1)
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Betsabé
LN: Cooper
DH: Zachary John Cooper (28)
DW: Maryanne Olive Cooper (née Ingram) (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Zachary and Maryanne adopt 1-year-old boy from Ethiopia. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Taye (1) [Ethiopia]
2. Zachary and Maryanne welcome a daughter. She looks exactly like her mother. Her first name starts with G and middle name is unisex.
DD: (nb)
3. Zachary’s younger brother moves to live with Zachary and Maryanne after his parents die. Names must come from following list: Zeb, Barnaby, Matthew, William, Gabriel, Jacob, Jack, Jude, Lucas, Simon, Jeremy, James, Benjamin, Alexander, Michael
Zachary’s Brother: (14)
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blue_belle
LN: Bloom
DH: Alexander Van Bloom (33)
DW: Annabelle Audrey Bloom (nee Black) (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Alexander and Annabelle are adopting two siblings; a boy (age 5) and a girl (age 6) from a foreign country (you choose where). Their first names don’t sound nice in your family’s language or are hard to spell and/or pronounce. You choose middle names from your family’s ethnic background. You can also give them nicknames.
ADD: (6) [country of origin]
ADS: (5) [country of origin]
2. Alexander and Annabelle welcome a baby girl. Alexander loves movies and wants to use names associated with movies. Names must come from here: http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=actor+actress+director&nmd=d&suppress=yes&title=Movie+Names&heading=none
DD: (nb)
3. Alexander and Annabelle have welcomed a son three years ago. The first name honors either Alexander or Annabelle. The middle name comes from this list: http://nameberry.com/list/258/Coolest-Names-That-Arent-Really-Names
DS: (3)
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britto08
LN: Laurent
DH: Victor Sebastian Laurent (28)
DW: Caroline Willa [nee O'Neal] Laurent (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Victor and Caroline take the neighbor’s dog after the neighbor moves to Florida. The dog is named after a celebrity.
DDog: (2)
2. Victor and Caroline adopt 1-year-old boy from Cambodia. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Varin (1) [Cambodia]
3. Victor and Caroline welcomed a son 3 years ago. They named him after Victor but did not to use exactly same name.
DS: (3)
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Catalina
LN: Rabb
DH: Harmon Elliot Rabb (39)
DW: Sarah Catherine (MacKenzie) Rabb (36)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Harmon and Sarah take their neighbor’s cat after the neighbor becomes allergic. Name must come from this link: http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=cat+lion+tiger&nmd=m&suppress=yes&title=Feline+Names&heading=none
DCat: (3)
2. Harmon and Sarah adopt 2-year-old girl from Ethiopia. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Azmera (2) [Ethiopia]
3. Harmon and Sarah welcomed a daughter 4 years ago. Harmon had been reading about Aztecs and wanted his daughter to have Aztec name as a middle name (choose from this link: http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/America/South-Central/Aztec.shtml). First name must honor one of the parents.
DD: (4)
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Eris
LN: Darwin
DSinglePerson: Aurelia Rosabel Darwin (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Aurelia adopts 3-year-old twin girls from Benin. She must keep their original names as first or middle names. The other names must be from the namebank.
ADD/ADD: Omolara / Omorose (3) [Benin]
2. Aurelia is getting married. Her spouse is from Poland. Use Polish names to name her spouse.
DH/DW: LN: Nowak (30)
3. Aurelia welcomes twin boys. The twins must have same initials. Names must come from the namebank.
DS/DS: (nb)
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estel
LN: Thompson
DH: William Alexander Thompson "Wil" (27)
DW: Rebekah Faith [Hendrick] Thompson "Bekah" (26)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Wil and Bekah adopt 3-year-old girl from Ethiopia. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Shanani (3) [Ethiopia]
2. Wil and Bekah are expecting septuplets after getting fertility treatments. Do all babies survive? (If not it’s up to you to decide which ones die.) Names must come from Namebank.
DD/DS/DS/DS/DS/DD/DS: (nb)
3. Bekah’s sister has been killed. Her two children come to live with Bekah and Wil. Use the given initials to name them.
DNiece: AP (3)
DNephew: DM (1)
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Fray
LN: Kennis
DW: Emilie Annabelle [Hall] Kennis (21)
DH: Jacoby Chance Kennis (22)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Emilie and Jacoby welcomed a son two years ago. They wanted to name him after their two good friends Jeremy Stephen and John Edward.
DS: Use the friends’ names or variants (2)
2. Emilie gives birth to baby girl three months before due date. Does the baby survive? Names must come from Namebank.
DD: (nb)
3. The family adopts a new puppy. They use a word name for their new pet.
DDog: (0)
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Gabriella Grace
LN: Shafir
DH: Tamir Yakov Shafir (23)
DW: Ayelet Rina Shafir (22)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Tamir and Ayelet adopt a newborn baby boy. His initials are GD.
ADS: GD (nb)
2. Two years ago Ayelet gave birth to baby boy three months before due date. Did the baby survive? Names must come from the namebank.
DS: (2)
3. Tamir and Ayelet adopt 4-year-old boy from Senegal. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Malik (4) [Senegal]
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Hecate
LN: Graham
DSingleGirl: Eva Michaela Graham (20)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Eva’s mother moves to live with her. Why? Names must come from Namebank.
Eva’s mother: (age)
2. Eva’s sister’s children have been in foster care. Eva decides to take the children to live with her. The boy’s first name has one syllable and his middle name starts with B. The girl’s first name ends with –elle and her middle name has five letters.
DNephew: (6)
DNiece (4)
3. Eva welcomed b/g twins two years ago. The father is unknown. How is Eva coping as a single mother of twins? The twins must have same initials. All names must come from namebank.
DS/DD: (2)
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Jade Diana
LN: Ranta-Berg
Dbf: Niko Aleksi Ranta (25)
Dgf: Viveka Dagmar Berg (27)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Viveka and Niko welcomed twin boys three years ago. The twins are identical and look exactly like each other but they have very different characters. Viveka and Niko used ‘twinny’ names for the boys. The twins’ first names are very similar and their middle names honor the parents.
DS/DS: (3)
2. Niko has a child from previous relationship, but he never told Viveka about his daughter. Why? Now the daughter comes to live with Niko & Viveka after her mother dies. Use the given initials to name her.
Niko’s DD: KS (7)
3. Viveka and Niko just welcomed a baby boy. They love movies and want to use names associated with movies. Names must come from here: http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=actor+actress+director&nmd=d&suppress=yes&title=Movie+Names&heading=none
DS: (nb)
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Jessamine
LN: Carter-Lloyd
DH: Gregory James Carter [32]
DW: Rose Hannah Lloyd [29]
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Gregory & Rose welcomed twin girls 2 years ago. Are they identical or fraternal? The twins have same initials. Names must come from namebank.
DD/DD: (2)
2. Rose dies after giving birth to a baby boy. The child’s name must honor Rose in some way.
DS: (nb)
3. Gregory and Rose welcomed a son on their wedding anniversary four years ago. One of his names comes from this list http://nameberry.com/list/135/Geeks-Forever?page=1, other name starts with A.
DS: (4)
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Julia Elisabeth
LN: Norrington
SO1: Marion Rhea Norrington (21)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Marion has welcomed identical twin girls. Because they will always look similar, she wants their names to be very different. Pick names from the namebank.
DD/DD: (nb)
2. Marion welcomed a son two years ago. His first name has 5 letters and ends with –n. Middle name starts with J.
DS: (2)
3. Marion is dating a celebrity. Who? How did they meet each other? You can either use a real celebrity’s name or make up a celebrity using names from this link: http://nameberry.com/list/23/High-Energy-Names
Dbf/Dgf: (age)
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kayla xo
LN: Sweeney-Owens
SO1: Christian Daniel Sweeney (28)
SO2: Rachel Mary Owens (24)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Christian and Rachel adopt a newborn girl from South Korea. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Yu-min (nb) [South Korea]
2. Christian and Rachel welcome a daughter. Few older relatives are giving some weird naming suggestions, but Christian and Rachel decide not to use them. Names must come from the namebank.
DD: (nb)
3. Christian has been volunteering in animal shelter and decides to adopt a cat. Choose the cat's name from this link: http://nameberry.com/list/252/Italian-Word-Names
DCat: (2)
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lalalove
LN: Angelico
DH: Christopher Matthew Angelico (29)
DW: Jacqueline Diana Angelico (29)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Christopher and Jacqueline welcomed a son 4 years ago. They wanted to use Jacqueline’s initials.
DS: JD (4)
2. Christopher and Jacqueline welcome a daughter after a difficult pregnancy. Are the mother and the baby ok? Names must come from the namebank.
DD: (nb)
3. Christopher and Jacqueline adopt 2-year-old girl from South Africa. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Nolitha (2) [South Africa]
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little Rainbow
LN: Horn
SO1: Gracie Elizabeth Morgan (20)
SO2: Andrea Dyanne Horn (35)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Gracie and Andrea adopt 1-year-old twin girls from China. They must keep their original names as first or middle names. The other names must be from the namebank.
ADD/ADD: Jia-ni / Jing-mei (1) [China]
2. Andrea is expecting octuplets after getting some fertility treatments. Do all babies survive? (If not it’s up to you to decide which ones die.) Because the babies were called A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H by the doctors, Andrea and Gracie decide to use first names beginning with those letters. Middle names can be anything you want.
DS/DD/DS/DD/DD/DS/DD/DD: A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H (nb)
3. Gracie and Andrea welcomed a daughter three years ago. She has a feminine first name with a boyish nickname. Middle name should be filler.
DD: (3)
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Ninor
LN: Rollings
DH: Jack Daniel Rollings (28)
DW: Scarlett Rose (Times) Rollings (23)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Jack and Scarlett have welcomed a baby girl. They decide to name her after Scarlett. You can use Scarlett’s name as it is or use variant forms of her first, middle and/or maiden name (not just initials).
DD: (nb)
2. Scarlett’s sister has a mental illness and cannot take care of her little daughter alone. They move to live with Scarlett & Jack. Names must come from the namebank.
DSister: (20)
----DD: (1)
3. Jack and Scarlett welcomed a son 4 years ago. They named him after their two good friends Tobias Alexander and Sebastian Thomas.
DS: Use the names of the friends or variants of their names (4)
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NamesAreAwesome
LN: Polowski
DH: Dominic Peter Polowski (30)
DW: Faustina Margaret [Tallis] Polowski (27)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Dominic and Faustina adopt 5-year-old boy from Cambodia. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Norodom (5) [Cambodia]
2. Dominic and Faustina adopt 2-year-old girl from Brazil. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADD: Joana (2) [Brazil]
3. Faustina gave birth to a daughter after a very difficult pregnancy two years ago. Faustina and Dominic decided to use initials JOY for their daughter.
DD: JOY (2)
***
noelle1322
LN: Mayer
DH: Daniel Joseph "Danny" Mayer (26)
DW: Elizabeth Anna "Ellie" (Starr) Mayer (26)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Danny and Ellie adopt two siblings from Russia. You must keep their first names but you can do whatever you want with middle names.
ADD: Elizaveta Fedorovna (8)
ADS: Sergei Fedorovich (4)
2. Ellie’s younger sister moves to live with Ellie and Danny after her parents kick her out. What has she done? How does everyone react? Names must come from Namebank.
Ellie’s Sister: (16)
3. Ellie gives birth to a baby girl. She spent most of her pregnancy in bed rest. After reading about celebrity gossips for months she decided to name her daughter after a celebrity. Use any celebrity’s names as first and middle names
DD: (nb)
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OceanStar719
LN: Frost-Cameron
DW: Casey Shea Frost (27)
DW: Mia Valencia Cameron (26)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Casey and Mia adopt 1-year-old boy from South Korea. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the namebank.
ADS: Tae-won (1) [South Korea]
2. Mia gives birth to a baby boy. She wants the baby to have Casey’s initials.
DD: CS (nb)
3. Casey and Mia welcomed g/b twins three years ago. The twins must have same initials. Names must come from the namebank.
DD/DS: (3)
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Photo-obsessed
LN: Ansell
DBF: Jackson Thomas "JT" Ansell (23)
DGF: Leah Nicole Samson (20)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Leah has been volunteering in animal shelter and decides to adopt a dog. Choose the dogs name from this link: http://nameberry.com/list/264/Hipster-Baby-Names.
DDog: (1)
2. JT and Leah welcomed a daughter three years ago. The daughter loves pink and playing princess. Her middle name is a virtue. First name must come from Namebank.
DD: (3)
3. Leah gives birth to twins (you choose the genders). Family is busy with two new additions. First names must come from here: http://www.behindthename.com/twins.php. Middle names can be anything you want.
D?/D?: (nb)
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rubymay92
LN: Logue-Williams
DH: Leo Samuel Williams (33)
DW: Anna Valentina Logue (32)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Leo’s sister dies and her two children come to live with Leo & Anna. Names must come from the namebank.
DNiece: (5)
DNiece (2)
2. Leo and Anna have welcomed a daughter two years ago. They wanted to use Leo’s initials.
DD: LS (2)
3. Leo and Anna welcome a daughter. Names must come from this list: Emily, Audrey, Mya, Liliana, Kelsey, Eliana, Ivy, Rose, Nia, Luna, Clarissa, Lyric, Rhianna, Paula, Savanah, Adrienne, Madilynn, Jocelynn, Lilia, Devyn
DD: (nb)
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salsa
LN: Yardley
DH: Richard Shaun Yardley (28)
DW: Claire Elizabeth (née Riley) Yardley (28)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Claire’s elder relative comes to live with Claire & Richard. Who and why? Names must come from the namebank.
DRelative: (age, 60-80)
2. Richard & Claire welcomed a son last year. Names must come from this list: Jacob, Devin, Landen, Theodore, Nikolas, Gunner, Zackery, Kaeden, Sterling, Jarvis, Thomas, Andres, Corey, Easton, Reed, Ari, Draven, Luka, Antwan, Lyric
DS: (1)
3. Richard and Claire adopt 3-year-old girl from Brazil. They must keep her original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the Namebank.
ADD: Leonor (3) [Brazil]
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SamJr
LN: Scarsi
DH: Jasper Dean Scarsi (29)
DW: Ainsley Quinn (O'Riley) Scarsi (26)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Jasper and Ainsley welcome a daughter. The baby was conceived when they had a vacation on Easter Island and they want their daughter to have a name from Easter Island as a middle name (choose from this link: http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/Pacific/Polynesia/Easter-Island.htm). First name is from the namebank.
DD: (nb)
2. Jasper has a child from previous relationship, but he never told Ainsley about his son. Now the son comes to live with Jasper & Ainsley after his mother dies. Names must come from the namebank.
Jasper’s DS: (9)
3. Jasper and Ainsley welcomed a daughter 4 years ago. They wanted her to have very uncommon first name. The FN can not be in the Btn database. Middle name can be anything.
DD: (4)
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Sigrid
LN: Crowley
Dbf: August Joseph Crowley (27)
Dgf: Zoe Tatiana Miller (24)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. August’s brother has committed a crime and is sentenced to prison. August & Zoe must take care of his 10-year-old son. Names must come from following list: Isaac, Andy, Andrew, Ellis, Julio, Samuel, Emmett, Daniel, Bert, Nathaniel, Simon, Moss, James, Vincent, Barney
DNephew: (10)
2. August and Zoe have a baby girl after somewhat complicated pregnancy. Names must come from Namebank.
DD: (nb)
3. August & Zoe welcomed a son a year ago. His name comes from this list: http://nameberry.com/list/239/Athlete-Names.
DS: (1)
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Stephanie
LN: Mitchell
DH: Ryan Joseph Mitchell (26)
DW: Stephanie Lynn (Taylor) Mitchell (25)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Ryan and Stephanie adopt 2-year-old boy from Cambodia. They must keep his original name as first or middle name. Other name(s) must be from the Namebank.
ADS: Samrin (2). [Cambodia]
2. Stephanie gave birth to a daughter 4 years ago. Ryan and Stephanie used Greek mythology names for their daughter. http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/gre-myth.php
DD: (4)
3. Ryan and Stephanie welcome a daughter. The baby has some health problems. Is it serious and how does the family react? Names must come from the namebank.
DD: (nb)
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Wandering Moon
LN: Ré / Sturm
Dbf: Pierce Peter Ré (27)
Dgf: Lillian Abigail Sturm 'Lilli' (27)
Random events (choose 1-3):
1. Pierce and Lilli’s neighbor and good friend died from old age. Pierce and Lilli take her two dogs. Names must come from this list: http://nameberry.com/list/268/Day-Names
DDog: (4)
DDog: (2)
2. Pierce’s sister has committed a crime and is sentenced to prison. Pierce and Lilli must take care of her 7-year-old daughter. Names must come from Namebank.
DNiece: (7)
Pierce and Lilli have welcomed a daughter three years ago. She was named after someone important to the family. Who and why? Names must come from the namebank.
DD: (3)
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