The
Scott Family
Andrew and
Elise are expecting their first child, a boy. They have decided that the name should honor two of the baby's four grandparents:
Elise's father,
Charles, and
Andrew's mother,
Larissa.
LN:
Scott
SO1:
Andrew James (28)
SO2:
Elise Hope (28)
DS:
Siarl Ares (be cause of the L at the end os
Siarl, it sounds like: Lares -> Laris ->
Larissa)
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The David-Branson Family
Hannah and
Beth are adopting their first child, a baby girl from
China. Her name is
Yu Ling. They plan to change it, but would like to find an English name that honors her Chinese name in some way, for example, by sharing its meaning, or by having a similar sound.
LN: David-Branson
SO1:
Hannah Marie (31)
SO2:
Beth Adeline (27)
DD:
Julie Aisling
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The Ridley-Cohen Family
Alex and
Naomi are expecting their fist child. They've decided to wait until the baby is born to learn the gender.
Naomi would like to use a name that honors her Jewish heritage.
Alex, a professor of literature, would like to use a name made famous by a book.
LN: Ridley-Cohen
SO1:
Alexander Paul (34)
SO2:
Naomi Miriam (34)
DD:
Arwen Dorit or DS:
Atticus Baruch
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The Ambrose-Reid Family
Laura and
Mark are expecting boy/girl twins. They have moderate tastes: they don't like names that are really strange or unheard of, but don't want to use extremely popular names, either. They would like the twins' names to be related without being super themey.
LN: Ambrose-Reid
SO1:
Laura May (25)
SO2:
Mark Jonathan (26)
DS/DD:
Tristan Price /
Juliet Cordelia
(
Tristan and
Juliet, both out of lover-stories,
Cordelia "
daughter of the sea"
Price "
son of
Rhys")
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The Jameson Family
Daniel and
Brian are adopting a child from within their own country (the US). They've been matched with a pregnant mother; they'll adopt the baby as soon as it is born (they don't know the gender yet). They get to name their child, and they would like to honor the birthmother. Her name is
Claire Grant. They want the name to recognize her without literally being her name.
LN: Jameson
SO1:
Daniel Louis (30)
SO2:
Brian Gregory (30)
DD:
Grace Millicent or DS:
Francis Bright
(
Grace Millice
nt)
(Saint
Clare was a follower of st
Francis of Assisi, and
Claire means Bright)
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