3 years later…
The Bryants - Long BeachDH (28): Paul Harold Bryant
(Darkbone)DW (28): Zahra Malika Bryant née Jones
(RowenaRavenclaw)
DS1 (7): Kendrick Jones Bryant
(skinnyminnie)DS2 (3): Parker Quinton Bryant
(egyptianpanda)DD1 (1):
Ddog (2):
(Kendrick now understands that it’s unusual that his dad is on TV. Zahra has developed an intense hobby in baking cookies and has begun a little bakery business out of the home.)
DD1’s FN is within the top 20 in relative rank USA, 1970-79 (https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/united-states-decade/1970?sort=rank_change) and her MN is after / inspired by Eartha Kitt (Eartha Mae Keith).
Ddog is a male golden retriever. His name is food related.
The Campbells - ChicoDH (34): Finlay Montgomery Campbell
(Evey)DW (30): Clémentine Aude Campbell née Tremblay
(ishild)
DD1 & DD2 (8): Pearl Eugénie Campbell
(RowenaRavenclaw) & Roxana Thérèse Campbell
(Kaesy)DD3 (5): Gemma Simone Campbell
(Remora L.)DD4 (2):
(Though the Campbells are a busy family, with Finlay’s work as a psychologist and Clémentine tutoring and teaching linguistics classes, they make sure to take vacations now and then. They recently went to Hawai’i).
DD4’s FN is inspired by Hawai’i (ocean, sand, volcanos, palm trees, etc.) and her MN is within the top 20 in France, 1977 (https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/france/1977?sort=rank) (changing the spelling is OK).
The Corderos - Chula VistaDH (32): Alfonso Juan David Cordero
(SugarPlumFairy)DW (32): Joyce Terezia Cordero née Whittemore
(Remora L.)
DS1 (8): Armando Martin Isaiah Cordero
(molly)DS2 (5): Javier Samuel Dominic Cordero
(Salemoon)DD1 (3): Daniela Karina Milagros Cordero
(molly)DS3 (2):
DD2 (nb):
(Armando is no longer so scrappy and has become a very responsible (albeit a little bossy) big brother. Javier has a knack for settling disputes.)
DS3’s FN is Spanish, his 1st MN is the name of a book in the Bible (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/books_of_the_bible), and his 2nd MN is after / inspired by a family friend Tommie Vitale De Felice.
DD2’s FN is within the top 20 of the most “refined” feminine names on BTN (https://www.behindthename.com/rating/highest.php?type=refined&rev=&gender=f&extra=&num=20) (changing the spelling is OK), her 1st MN is a saint name, and her 2nd MN is after / inspired by her fraternal great-grandmother Gloria Mercedes.
The Gavonnes - San FranciscoDH (31): Julius Anthony Gavonne
(egyptianpanda)DW (30): Tennessee Shawna Gavonne née White "Tessa"
(estel)
DD1 (6): Skye Maryam Gavonne
(ishild)DD2 (4): Bunny Diana Gavonne
(RowenaRavenclaw)DS1 (2):
DD3 (1):
(Tessa went into labor with DS2 during an earthquake! DD3’s birth was much more peaceful.)
DS1’s FN is relatively traditional compared to his sisters, his MN is Arabic, and he has a nickname that is somehow related to earthquakes.
DD3’s FN is inspired by stars or the sun and her MN (chosen by Skye & Bunny) is floral.