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Sorry if this has been posted recently, but I haven't noticed it. There's a family from near me with 12 sons who was expecting their 13th. Their baby was just born and it's another boy, not named yet. I found the names of their 12 sons:
Tyler
Zach
Drew
Brandon
Tommy
Vinnie
Calvin
Gabe
Wesley
Charlie
Luke
Tucker
I can imagine they're having trouble coming up with more boy names by now!
What would you name 13 boys?
Do you think you would keep them more with a uniform feel or a bit here and there like I think this family's are?
Tyler
Zach
Drew
Brandon
Tommy
Vinnie
Calvin
Gabe
Wesley
Charlie
Luke
Tucker
I can imagine they're having trouble coming up with more boy names by now!
What would you name 13 boys?
Do you think you would keep them more with a uniform feel or a bit here and there like I think this family's are?
This message was edited 5/14/2015, 7:27 AM
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I think I heard this story as well! Sheesh, 13 boys... never a dull moment in that house, I'm sure.
Of their names I would probably only use Wesley and Luke - and Brandon if it weren't so terribly common in the Midwest.
If *I* had thirteen boys? Well, if I were the only one with naming input:
Dominic Edmond
Malcolm Elliott
Nicholas Adrian
Dorian Harris
Donovan Wyatt
Tristan Silas
Bennett Ethan
Emmett Alexander
Kevin Xavier
Cameron Isaac
William Maxwell
Brendan Arthur
Noah Spencer
Of their names I would probably only use Wesley and Luke - and Brandon if it weren't so terribly common in the Midwest.
If *I* had thirteen boys? Well, if I were the only one with naming input:
Dominic Edmond
Malcolm Elliott
Nicholas Adrian
Dorian Harris
Donovan Wyatt
Tristan Silas
Bennett Ethan
Emmett Alexander
Kevin Xavier
Cameron Isaac
William Maxwell
Brendan Arthur
Noah Spencer
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Indio
Billie Joe "Billie" or "BJ"
James
William "Will"
Carl
Jason
Gerard
Lysander
Oliver "Ollie"
Sebastian
Tyger
Erik
Edwin
Copying Wisteria's idea with girls:
Minnie
Edie
Adeline "Adie"
Adrienne "Addie" or "Adrie"
Clara
Jemima
Hermione
Harriet "Hattie"
Gloria
Scarlett
Florence "Florrie"
Molly
Violet
Can't even think about middle names.
Billie Joe "Billie" or "BJ"
James
William "Will"
Carl
Jason
Gerard
Lysander
Oliver "Ollie"
Sebastian
Tyger
Erik
Edwin
Copying Wisteria's idea with girls:
Minnie
Edie
Adeline "Adie"
Adrienne "Addie" or "Adrie"
Clara
Jemima
Hermione
Harriet "Hattie"
Gloria
Scarlett
Florence "Florrie"
Molly
Violet
Can't even think about middle names.
This message was edited 5/15/2015, 11:19 AM
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Dear lord, are they trying for a girl or did they always intend on having that many?? ADOPT, for chrissake, lol
The names all fit together, though I'd prefer full names. I think Tyler, Zachary, Andrew, Brandon,Thomas,Vincent, Calvin, Gabriel, Wesley, Charles, Luke, and Tucker feel like a more polished set.
Mine would be...
Mars
Abram
Caspar
Leyland
Gordon
Ansel
Woodrow
Ephraim
Roger
Whitton
Elior
Ren
Noam
The names all fit together, though I'd prefer full names. I think Tyler, Zachary, Andrew, Brandon,Thomas,Vincent, Calvin, Gabriel, Wesley, Charles, Luke, and Tucker feel like a more polished set.
Mine would be...
Mars
Abram
Caspar
Leyland
Gordon
Ansel
Woodrow
Ephraim
Roger
Whitton
Elior
Ren
Noam
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Certainly wouldn't have put those together, but whatever. *sigh*
Let's see... I would go with:
Benedict Troilus
Florian Caius
Cyril Gratiano
Gresham Romeo
Sebastian Lysander
Marlowe Valentine
Tiernan Demetrius
Dashiell Bassanio
Hadley Francisco
Lennox Junius
Evander Shylock
Alexis Mercutio
Willoughby Paris
Would I give them all those first names? Quite likely.
Would I give them all Shakespearean middle names? Depends on the drugs they put me on at the hospital really.
Luckily, I've been into most of those first names for over a decade so I can't see my style jumping around too much like theirs seems to.
Let's see... I would go with:
Benedict Troilus
Florian Caius
Cyril Gratiano
Gresham Romeo
Sebastian Lysander
Marlowe Valentine
Tiernan Demetrius
Dashiell Bassanio
Hadley Francisco
Lennox Junius
Evander Shylock
Alexis Mercutio
Willoughby Paris
Would I give them all those first names? Quite likely.
Would I give them all Shakespearean middle names? Depends on the drugs they put me on at the hospital really.
Luckily, I've been into most of those first names for over a decade so I can't see my style jumping around too much like theirs seems to.
This message was edited 5/15/2015, 3:04 AM
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Wow. Makes me wonder if Dad has some kind of weird fertility issue. lol. But I guess it happens. Bet she has a housekeeper ...
I am sure that most anyone who had to name 13 kids over 22 years would have their tastes change a little over time. It seems like they have been picking fashionable names for the most part. Some of those names are faves of mine (Drew, Brandon, Charlie).
Ours might be:
Nicholas
Marshall
Damon
Charlie (Charles)
Francis
Adrian
Julian
Conrad
Cyrus
Eric
Alexander
Ray (Raymond)
Tom (Thomas)
Names that would be on this list if my husband had not already rejected them and I'd expect he'd continue to do so even if we had 13 sons: Robin, Merrick, Rowan.
I am sure that most anyone who had to name 13 kids over 22 years would have their tastes change a little over time. It seems like they have been picking fashionable names for the most part. Some of those names are faves of mine (Drew, Brandon, Charlie).
Ours might be:
Nicholas
Marshall
Damon
Charlie (Charles)
Francis
Adrian
Julian
Conrad
Cyrus
Eric
Alexander
Ray (Raymond)
Tom (Thomas)
Names that would be on this list if my husband had not already rejected them and I'd expect he'd continue to do so even if we had 13 sons: Robin, Merrick, Rowan.
This message was edited 5/14/2015, 11:41 PM
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Having 13 boys would drive me crazy! And it's insane that they had a 1 in 8,000 chance of having 13 boys in a row, and they did. Haha.
If I had 13 boys, I'd name them:
Evander
Alasdair
Damian
Silas
Aubrey
Morgan
Lucian
Desmond
Flynn
Gareth
Leon
Matthias
Emeric
I do think my names have a unified feel. They are all softer sounding male names, imo. I like soft consonants like l, m, and n in my male names for some reason.
I'm going to do 13 girls just for fun too. My girl names will be more all over the place than my boy names. Haha.
Calista
Talitha
Eleanor
Evelina
Branwen
Ariana
Sophie
Muriel
Guinevere
Drusilla
Lydia
Marsaili
Seraphine
If I had 13 boys, I'd name them:
Evander
Alasdair
Damian
Silas
Aubrey
Morgan
Lucian
Desmond
Flynn
Gareth
Leon
Matthias
Emeric
I do think my names have a unified feel. They are all softer sounding male names, imo. I like soft consonants like l, m, and n in my male names for some reason.
I'm going to do 13 girls just for fun too. My girl names will be more all over the place than my boy names. Haha.
Calista
Talitha
Eleanor
Evelina
Branwen
Ariana
Sophie
Muriel
Guinevere
Drusilla
Lydia
Marsaili
Seraphine
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I would have them have a fairly uniform feel. Mine happen to have a Scandinavian/German feel for the most part.
1. Hendrik -nn Henno
2. Johannes -nn Hans
3. Niklaus -nn Klaus
4. Rudolf -nn Rudi
5. Feliks
6. Gunnar
7. Leif
8. Sven
9. Otto
10. August -nn Augie
11. Thor
12. Ivar
13. Kalev
Just for fun I will also name 13 girls:
1. Vilhelmine -nn Mina
2. Astrid -nn Asta
3. Freja
4. Sybilla
5. Liesel -nn Liis
6. Margareta -nn Greta
7. Marcella -nn Marcie
8. Eleonora -nn Ella
9. Katarina -nn Rina
10. Cecilia -nn Celia
11. Maarika -nn Maari
12. Adelheid -nn Heidi
13. Beatriz
1. Hendrik -nn Henno
2. Johannes -nn Hans
3. Niklaus -nn Klaus
4. Rudolf -nn Rudi
5. Feliks
6. Gunnar
7. Leif
8. Sven
9. Otto
10. August -nn Augie
11. Thor
12. Ivar
13. Kalev
Just for fun I will also name 13 girls:
1. Vilhelmine -nn Mina
2. Astrid -nn Asta
3. Freja
4. Sybilla
5. Liesel -nn Liis
6. Margareta -nn Greta
7. Marcella -nn Marcie
8. Eleonora -nn Ella
9. Katarina -nn Rina
10. Cecilia -nn Celia
11. Maarika -nn Maari
12. Adelheid -nn Heidi
13. Beatriz
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The names aren't interesting at all, oh well. I was wondering what they were when I saw this link on your facebook.
I'm never very uniform anyway.
Ashley
Mordecai
Ari
Jonas
Hollis
Dumah
Skylar
Grace
Sparrow
Zerah
Kazimir
Jax
Zopyros
How often do you think people would accuse me of wanting a girl though, with these names.
I'm never very uniform anyway.
Ashley
Mordecai
Ari
Jonas
Hollis
Dumah
Skylar
Grace
Sparrow
Zerah
Kazimir
Jax
Zopyros
How often do you think people would accuse me of wanting a girl though, with these names.
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I read that yesterday. Thirteen sons! It would be my nightmare come true, lol. I'm not sure I could come up with 26 names (fn, mn) for that many boys. I'll attempt to name them without mns. I wouldn't follow a pattern, btw, since I'd be lucky enough just to find 26 male names that I liked.
Adam
Adrian
Alexander (Xan)
Christopher (Kit)
Daniel
Dominic (Nico)
Gabriel
Julian
Leo
Louis
Oliver
Thomas
William (Will)
Adam
Adrian
Alexander (Xan)
Christopher (Kit)
Daniel
Dominic (Nico)
Gabriel
Julian
Leo
Louis
Oliver
Thomas
William (Will)
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Tristram Xavier
Callum Robert
Gregory Josiah
Ephraim John
Clark Linus
Hamish Edmund
Oscar Grey
Hugo Quentin
Lane Felix
Donovan Louis
Knox Ignatius
Dell Theodore
Merritt William
Tristram, Callum, Gregory, Ephraim, Clark, Hamish, Oscar, Hugo, Lane, Donovan, Knox, Dell, and Merritt
AKA
Tris, Callum, Rory, Ephraim, Clark, Hamish, Oscar, Hugo, Lane, Novan, Knox, Dell, and Merry.
That was very difficult. I don't have as many boys' names that I like, but I am pleased with this set overall.
Callum Robert
Gregory Josiah
Ephraim John
Clark Linus
Hamish Edmund
Oscar Grey
Hugo Quentin
Lane Felix
Donovan Louis
Knox Ignatius
Dell Theodore
Merritt William
Tristram, Callum, Gregory, Ephraim, Clark, Hamish, Oscar, Hugo, Lane, Donovan, Knox, Dell, and Merritt
AKA
Tris, Callum, Rory, Ephraim, Clark, Hamish, Oscar, Hugo, Lane, Novan, Knox, Dell, and Merry.
That was very difficult. I don't have as many boys' names that I like, but I am pleased with this set overall.
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Oy vey, 13 boys!! My grandma used to tell me about a family she knew that kept trying for a girl-- they had 9 boys and the 10th was a girl. This family surpasses that even!
My 13 boys:
Theodore
Augustine
Benedict
Pascal
Alexander
Linus
Felix
Blaise
Edmond
Sebastian
Francis
Jonas
Jude
LOL, my list looks like a bunch of popes and early Church Fathers.
My 13 boys:
Theodore
Augustine
Benedict
Pascal
Alexander
Linus
Felix
Blaise
Edmond
Sebastian
Francis
Jonas
Jude
LOL, my list looks like a bunch of popes and early Church Fathers.
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I kind of think all the names work well together. I don't quite know why, they just seem to somehow, way less varied than my favourites atm! But I it'll take me more than 13 sons to get to use all the names I love/want to use! Some of these are very similar, but I love them so much, I've put less similar alternatives too.
Caspian
Phoenix
Edmund
Lorenzo
Timothy
August
Prosper
Horatio
Artemus
Nikolai
Finn
Hamish
Ptolemy
But limiting repeated endings/similar sounds:
Caspian
Phoenix
Horatio
Edmund
Alaric
Prosper
Jay
Wolfgang
Bartholomew
Skandar (or Gabriel or Cyril)
Nikolai
August
Ptolemy
Caspian
Phoenix
Edmund
Lorenzo
Timothy
August
Prosper
Horatio
Artemus
Nikolai
Finn
Hamish
Ptolemy
But limiting repeated endings/similar sounds:
Caspian
Phoenix
Horatio
Edmund
Alaric
Prosper
Jay
Wolfgang
Bartholomew
Skandar (or Gabriel or Cyril)
Nikolai
August
Ptolemy
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I love Caspian.
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They are a bit scattered, style-wise, but I imagine their tastes shifted as time went on (I don't know the age gaps, but even if they had one kid a year that's still 12+ years of naming kids - my tastes were vastly different 12 years ago!). Most of the names are nms, but Wesley is one of my favorites.
Mine would be:
Frederick "Freddie"
Leopold "Leo"
Oswin
Wesley
Tobias "Toby"
Corin
Linus
Clyde
Simon
Desmond
Caspar
Milo
Ferran
Mine would be:
Frederick "Freddie"
Leopold "Leo"
Oswin
Wesley
Tobias "Toby"
Corin
Linus
Clyde
Simon
Desmond
Caspar
Milo
Ferran
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I heard about this the other day, I like Wesley and Luke It would be quite difficult to keep the names similar.
13 Boys - basically some of my favourite boys names, its a bit difficult
1: Oliver
2: Luca
3: Elliot
4: Arthur
5: Cyrus
6: Benjamin
7: Griffith
8: Dmitri
9: Silas
10: William
11: Jacob
12: Micah
13: Wyatt
PNL:http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/151224
13 Boys - basically some of my favourite boys names, its a bit difficult
1: Oliver
2: Luca
3: Elliot
4: Arthur
5: Cyrus
6: Benjamin
7: Griffith
8: Dmitri
9: Silas
10: William
11: Jacob
12: Micah
13: Wyatt
PNL:http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/151224
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Wow, that is a lot of boys. #CaptainObvious
I like Drew, Gabe (as a nickname) and I like Tucker as a GP.
I can't imagine that my husband and I would agree on enough boys names that we could keep a uniform feel! Actually, even I probably wouldn't by myself. I love boys names though, so I could totally name 13:
Rafferty
Niko
Lachlan
Murdoch
Whitaker
Sterling
MacKinley
Kai
Roman
Cadell
Quincy
Monroe
Gallagher
I like Drew, Gabe (as a nickname) and I like Tucker as a GP.
I can't imagine that my husband and I would agree on enough boys names that we could keep a uniform feel! Actually, even I probably wouldn't by myself. I love boys names though, so I could totally name 13:
Rafferty
Niko
Lachlan
Murdoch
Whitaker
Sterling
MacKinley
Kai
Roman
Cadell
Quincy
Monroe
Gallagher
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I read about them too. :-) Thirteen boys sounds like a nightmare.
Mine would be:
1. Karl Robert
2. Boris Koloman
3. Emil Titus
4. Peter Roch
5. Anthony Raymond
6. William Magnus
7. Philip Homer
8. Nestor Mehmet
9. Stephen Douglas
10. David Pike
11. Timothy Reason "Timo"
12. Paul Marius
13. Samuel Kjell "Samu"
ETA: I missed #11, which I suppose might happen if you have a baker's dozen children.
Mine would be:
1. Karl Robert
2. Boris Koloman
3. Emil Titus
4. Peter Roch
5. Anthony Raymond
6. William Magnus
7. Philip Homer
8. Nestor Mehmet
9. Stephen Douglas
10. David Pike
11. Timothy Reason "Timo"
12. Paul Marius
13. Samuel Kjell "Samu"
ETA: I missed #11, which I suppose might happen if you have a baker's dozen children.
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I read about this!
I read about this! They need a TLC show! ;P
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3080491/It-s-boy-Family-12-SONS-welcomes-number-13-waiting-birth-boy-girl.html
I say... Jacob?
I read about this! They need a TLC show! ;P
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3080491/It-s-boy-Family-12-SONS-welcomes-number-13-waiting-birth-boy-girl.html
I say... Jacob?
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It's very unlikely that one would have 13 bio kids who are all the same gender. I'm just stating a fact. I'm assuming that some of them are adopted? The chances of birthing that many kids and somehow they all end up the same gender would be excessively rare. Not saying it won't happen, just really rare.
That alone, the names are fine. I see nothing wrong with them.
My favs are Zach, Drew, Tommy, Charlie, Luke and Tucker. The names are all classics, they go perfect together
That alone, the names are fine. I see nothing wrong with them.
My favs are Zach, Drew, Tommy, Charlie, Luke and Tucker. The names are all classics, they go perfect together
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It's a 1 in 8,000 chance, and yes they are all biological!
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Nope, all biological of the same two parents. That's why it's been so in the news. So statistically unlikely, which I think is really cool!
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Ah, OK. Yeah, that is excessively rare. My grandmother birthed 13 kids (from the same parents as well) and the genders turned out 6 boys and 7 girls (my mom being the 13th)
I can't see myself having birthing that many kids and especially having them all the same gender. Lord help me lol!!
I can't see myself having birthing that many kids and especially having them all the same gender. Lord help me lol!!
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I can't imagine that either! My grandmother is one of 8 kids. The oldest one is a boy, and the rest of them are girls. :)
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I really love your group of names. It's so peaceful and poetic!
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Yikes!
Yeah if I had 13 boys, I'd have much bigger things to worry about than if their names were uniform.
I think they do all have a fairly similar style and feel though.
I don't think I can even name half, but here goes:
August "Gus"
Grover
Aurelian
Oscar
Griffin
Ezra
Deacon
Arthur "Teddy"
Boston
Matteo "Teo"
Boaz
Isidore
Levi
Yeeeah I dont think you can get more all over the place than that!
Yeah if I had 13 boys, I'd have much bigger things to worry about than if their names were uniform.
I think they do all have a fairly similar style and feel though.
I don't think I can even name half, but here goes:
August "Gus"
Grover
Aurelian
Oscar
Griffin
Ezra
Deacon
Arthur "Teddy"
Boston
Matteo "Teo"
Boaz
Isidore
Levi
Yeeeah I dont think you can get more all over the place than that!
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Good grief! I can't even imagine what that household must smell like. These are the people who need their own show!
The names aren't terribly random - they sort of follow group patterns of style.
Tyler
Zach
Drew
Brandon
-90's cool dudes
Tommy
Vinnie
Calvin
-retro badboys. Plus Calvin I guess.
Gabe
Wesley
Charlie
Luke
Tucker
-cowboy and/or surfer cuties
That's probably how I'd name 13 boys too - following whatever phases I was in at the time. Observe:
Rex
Ferdinand
Jabez
Toby
Casey
Emmett
Gideon
Louis
Pierce
Roscoe
Wallace
Arthur
Cosmo
Totally bonkers. Which is what I'd be with 13 boys.
The names aren't terribly random - they sort of follow group patterns of style.
Tyler
Zach
Drew
Brandon
-90's cool dudes
Tommy
Vinnie
Calvin
-retro badboys. Plus Calvin I guess.
Gabe
Wesley
Charlie
Luke
Tucker
-cowboy and/or surfer cuties
That's probably how I'd name 13 boys too - following whatever phases I was in at the time. Observe:
Rex
Ferdinand
Jabez
Toby
Casey
Emmett
Gideon
Louis
Pierce
Roscoe
Wallace
Arthur
Cosmo
Totally bonkers. Which is what I'd be with 13 boys.
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lol.
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Hmm, I'm a bit scatty about boy's names so maybe I wouldn't be as uniform as I would with girls. It'd probably be a mix with French, Gaelic and classic names. To be honest, in general I'm not keen on these names.
Tyler- I like it, but it's far too popular
Zach- nice
Drew- ew, I much prefer Andrew
Brandon- again, it's a big no for me
Tommy- nice, but I'd prefer Thomas, Tomos or Tom with this as a nickname
Vinnie- again, it's better as a nickname, plus I don't really like it
Calvin- love it
Gabe- ew, no- at least go for Gabriel
Wesley- I don't have a problem with it but I just don't like the sound
Charlie- nice, but better as a nickname I don't like Charles so this one's a dilemma for me
Luke- like it
Tucker- NO NO NO THIS IS AN ABOMINATION
Tyler- I like it, but it's far too popular
Zach- nice
Drew- ew, I much prefer Andrew
Brandon- again, it's a big no for me
Tommy- nice, but I'd prefer Thomas, Tomos or Tom with this as a nickname
Vinnie- again, it's better as a nickname, plus I don't really like it
Calvin- love it
Gabe- ew, no- at least go for Gabriel
Wesley- I don't have a problem with it but I just don't like the sound
Charlie- nice, but better as a nickname I don't like Charles so this one's a dilemma for me
Luke- like it
Tucker- NO NO NO THIS IS AN ABOMINATION
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I would imagine that the nicknamey names really are nicknames. I don't know for sure, but seems more likely.
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