Thank you all for your submissions!
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Location: Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
DH [30] Hovhannes Hovsepi Khachaturian ‘Hovik’
DW [30] Oleksandra Volodymyrivna Borysova ‘Olesya’
DS [5] Demyan Harutyun Khachaturian “Dema” {molly}
DD [nb]
Five years have passed since Hovik and Olesya have welcomed their son Dema. He has been such a joy to have in their life. He is smart, kind, and loves adventure. His next adventure of being a big brother has just begun.
Her FN is Armenian (with no diminutive/nickname) and her MN is Ukrainian.
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Location: Ogden, Utah, USA
DH [40] Ernest Alan Mandelbaum
{exDW [39] Kasey Patricia Browne}
DW [37] Cecelia Meredith Conway
{exDH [39] Clayton Jeremiah Barclay}
DWsDS [13] Jackson Luke Barclay
DWsDS [12] Boston Zachary Barclay
DHsDD [11] Lena Katherine Mandelbaum
DHsDD [9] Julia Naomi Mandelbaum
DS [5] Lincoln Harold Mandelbaum {Rowena}
DS [3]
DD [nb]
The Mandelbaum-Barclay family has had a very busy five years since welcoming Lincoln. They’ve moved out of San Diego, California to Ogden, Utah and love having the mountains in their backyard. They’ve also welcomed two more children, a son and a daughter.
His FN ends in -n and is from this list -
https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/namesbystate.cgi. His MN is uncommon but not unheard of and Biblical.
Her FN ends in -a and is a classic. Her MN is Biblical within the same popularity realm as Naomi.
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Location: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, NY, USA
DH [29] Elijah Valentino Pinto
DW [26] Chase Victoria MacConnell
DS [5] Rooney Eliseo Pinto {Wordsmith}
DD [nb]
In the past five years, Elijah closed his first Broadway show, took a small break, went back on Broadway for a short contract then opened a brand new show that he has been apart of from the beginning. Chase made her Broadway debut with Rooney in the wings and has continued on with that show up until she got pregnant and went on maternity leave with their daughter.
Her FN is unisex but mostly used on boys. Her MN is between 110 and 120 from this list -
https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/mexico/2020
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Track Sixteen
Sorry I Haven't Texted You Back
Alicia Cook