Thanks to everybody who played in the two last rounds! It's been terribly hard to judge, you've all suggested such lovely names. If you haven't played yet, you're welcome to join in now, or later. :)
Each of the five families is expecting again. The winners from rounds 1 & 2 are included next to the winning names. I will judge the first 15 or so posts. Have fun!
The Scott Family
Andrew and Elise are expecting their third child, a boy. Their two older children both have names that honor family members, and they want to continue this. However, their son and daughter already recognize all four grandparents. So, they've decided that their third child's name will honor his parents, by having his mom's first initial, "E," and his dad's middle inital, "J."
LN: Scott
SO1: Andrew James (33)
SO2: Elise Hope (33)
DS: Charles Laurence [echo_of_the_past] (5)
DD: Gianna Tova [Rachel] (2)
DS: EJ
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The David-Branson Family
Hannah and Beth are about to adopt a baby girl. They want to give her a nature name, but don't it to be too much of a "hippie," name, so as not to seem out of place with their older children's "classic" names.
LN: David-Branson
SO1: Hannah Marie (36)
SO2: Beth Adeline (32)
DD: Julia Lynn [avalon] (5)
DS/DS: Phillip James / Paul Joseph [Lady Raltz] (2)
DD:
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The Ridley-Cohen Family
Alex and Naomi are expecting their third child, a girl. They don't have any strong inclinations regarding the name; they want it to go nicely with their older children's names, and they want at least one of the names to be Jewish or Biblical.
LN: Ridley-Cohen
SO1: Alexander Paul (39)
SO2: Naomi Miriam (39)
DS: Ethan Atticus [ElleB] (5)
DD: Jamie Rebecca [enlatiah] (2)
DD:
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The Ambrose-Reid Family
Laura and Mark are expecting a boy. So far, all their kids have first names meaning "blessed" and middle names beginning with "L." They want to continue this.
LN: Ambrose-Reid
SO1: Laura May (30)
SO2: Mark Jonathan (31)
DS/DD: Asher Leo / Gwen Laurel [Cera] (5)
DD: Beatrix Lily [Cera] (2)
DS:
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The Jameson Family
Daniel and Brian are adopting twins, a boy and a girl. They've decided that they want each child's name to form a phrase (for example, "Azure Lani" forms the phrase "blue sky," because Azure means blue and Lani means sky); the twins' names can be thematically related or not.
LN: Jameson
SO1: Daniel Louis (35)
SO2: Brian Gregory (35)
DD: Clara Genevieve [AET] (5)
DS: Eli Daniel [Julia] (2)
DS/DD:
-- Sarah