Adedayo and David welcome Dorcas Adedamola, the first Dorcas I've ever seen.
I've known of several Dorcases who were born in
Africa, and I would guess that Adedayo was, based off of her name. So it seems relatively logical to me--and it makes me sad that the word "dorkus" exists, because I think
Dorcas would be pretty otherwise.
Shi'Kira Ophelia gives unto our community the first instance of Ophelia it has seen in many years. She joins JaBrien, Montricia, and Connah.
If only
Ophelia was her first name.
Kenya and King welcome Kayla Essence Michelle, who joins brother King David and introduces the concept of the name "Essence."
Whenever I hear of
King on a boy, I can only picture the somewhat decrepit, staid, Prufrockish
King Westley from
It Happened One Night. Blech.
Eli Bransen wins for having the largest quality discrepancy between first and middle name.
What do you mean? As a middle name, Bransen's not bad at all. Reminds me of Bronson, as in the Transcendentalist Bronson Alcott...so both names feel rather 19th-century to me, since
Eli = cotton gin.
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