17 Kids and Counting

[name]James[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name]
[name]Jemma[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Jean[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Joy[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Jonas[/name]
[name]John[/name]
[name]Jagger[/name]
[name]Jex[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]

some of them are really similar, like [name]James[/name], [name]Jane[/name], [name]Jean[/name], [name]June[/name], [name]Jude[/name], [name]John[/name], I tried to space them pretty far apart so it might not be such a big deal if their names sound alike. I actually didn’t think this was too hard, I guess I really like a lot of J names… and while if I only had two kids, [name]James[/name] and [name]Jane[/name] would be way too close for my liking, if I had 18, it’s pretty much fair game! I feel a little bad for [name]Jex[/name] and [name]Jagger[/name], though.

Ok here is my go at it…
[name]Joslyn[/name]
[name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Jolie[/name]
[name]Jada[/name]
[name]Jenna[/name]
[name]Justice[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Jarvis[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name]
Jaggar
[name]Justin[/name]
[name]Jed[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name]

“J” names typically don’t top my list, although there are a few classics that I love ([name]Jasper[/name] and [name]Jane[/name], for example). But I’ll give it a go!

[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Julius[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Johanna[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Justus[/name]
[name]Jonathan[/name]
[name]Jacob[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Jolie[/name]
[name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Jacinta[/name]

The only ones I would truly consider though are [name]Jasper[/name], [name]James[/name], [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Julius[/name] and [name]Jane[/name].

If I had 18 kids, and for some reason wanted to call them all j names they would be

[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Jennifer[/name]
[name]Jillian[/name]
Jemimia
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Justin[/name]
[name]January[/name]
[name]Jethro[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Jonathon[/name]
[name]Jacob[/name]
[name]Jett[/name]
[name]Jason[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Jordan[/name]
[name]Jessica[/name]

that was pretty tricky as many of these names are not even on my name list, i’m not really a fan of j names, i would probably go for A or M names, if i had to :slight_smile:

You see if i had to choose 18 A names this would be much easier

[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Alicia[/name]
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Anabelle[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
Arky
[name]Aimee[/name]
[name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Ainsley[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Alfie[/name]
[name]Austin[/name]
[name]Angus[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Allison[/name]
[name]Abby[/name]

My 18 A’s would be

[name]Adrienne[/name]
[name]Alec[/name]
[name]Alexis[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Alden[/name]
Avaline
[name]August[/name]
[name]Albert[/name]
[name]Andra[/name]
[name]Ainsley[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Alastaire[/name]
Ashwin
[name]Adaire[/name]
Ajay
Adderly
[name]Amber[/name]

Wow that was harder than I thought!
We should start a game like this, or even better, 26 kids for each letter of the Alphabet!

[name]Jana[/name] & [name]John[/name]-[name]David[/name] are boy/girl twins

I wouldn’t personally name all my kids with the same letter. I think its too boring. Also i wouldn’t want all those kids. I love kids, but thats too many!

Arg, I think it’s really tacky. And it bugs me sooo much that they named their one girl ‘[name]Jinger[/name]’. C’mon, why isn’t a G good enough?

OK, if for some reason I had 18 kids and wanted to give them all J letters, they would be (as close as possible as the Duggars):

[name]Joshua[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]John[/name]-[name]David[/name]
[name]Jill[/name]
[name]Jessie[/name]/[name]Jessica[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Joy[/name]-[name]Sara[/name]
[name]Jonas[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name]
[name]Jason[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Justin[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Johanna[/name]
[name]Jennifer[/name]
[name]Jordan[/name]-[name]Grace[/name]

In case they reach 20 children (as they apparently want), six more suggestions, three for girls and three for boys, just in case.

Girls:
[name]Jade[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Judy[/name]/[name]Jodie[/name]

Boys:
[name]Jared[/name]
[name]Jethro[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]

An advice for parents who want to have many, many children and name them all by names with the same initials: Buy a [name]Baby[/name] Name Bible, buy a good book about baby names and get your ideas from there. [name]Don[/name]'t go just for whatever comes on top of your mind.

I like [name]Joshua[/name], [name]Jon[/name]-[name]David[/name], [name]Jill[/name], [name]Jessa[/name], [name]Jinger[/name], [name]Joseph[/name], [name]Joy[/name]-[name]Anna[/name], Jedidah & [name]Jeremiah[/name] (twins), [name]Jason[/name], [name]James[/name], [name]Justin[/name], [name]Jackson[/name], [name]Johannah[/name], [name]Jennifer[/name] and now [name]Jordyn[/name]-[name]Grace[/name]

I think they should have had 2 letters for the kids. One for the boys and one for the girls.

[name]Just[/name] for fun I’d name 18 kids using J for boys & C/K for girls letter;

[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Jesse[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Justus[/name]
[name]Jordan[/name]
[name]Jadon[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name]

[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Casey[/name]
[name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Kiana[/name]
[name]Cady[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]

18 ‘J’ names would be extremely difficult. At least they didn’t go down the alphabet! From A to Z, my 26 children would be named…girls then boys for each letter.

A - [name]Amelia[/name]
A - [name]Alistair[/name]
B - [name]Bristol[/name]
B - [name]Benjamin[/name]
C - [name]Corbin[/name]
C - [name]Cillian[/name]
D - [name]Davina[/name]
D - [name]Declan[/name]
E - [name]Emmeline[/name]
E - [name]Edward[/name]
F - [name]Finley[/name]
F - [name]Freddie[/name]
G - [name]Gemma[/name]
G - [name]Gibson[/name]
H - [name]Hermione[/name]
H - [name]Henry[/name]
I - [name]Isla[/name]
I - [name]Ioan[/name]
J - [name]Juno[/name]
J - [name]James[/name]
K - [name]Keira[/name]
K - [name]Kingsley[/name]
L - [name]Lilian[/name]
L - [name]Liam[/name]
M - [name]Maeve[/name]
M - [name]Micah[/name]
N - [name]Nicola[/name]
N - [name]Nolan[/name]
O - [name]Olivia[/name]
O - [name]Oliver[/name]
P - [name]Piper[/name]
P - [name]Paxton[/name]
Q - [name]Quito[/name]
Q - [name]Quintin[/name]
R - [name]Riley[/name]
R - [name]Rhys[/name]
S - [name]Sophia[/name]
S - [name]Shane[/name]
T - Townsend
T - [name]Tate[/name]
U - [name]Ursula[/name]
U - Ulster
V - [name]Violet[/name]
V - [name]Van[/name]
W - [name]Willa[/name]
W - [name]William[/name]
X - [name]Xenia[/name]
X - [name]Xavier[/name]
Y - [name]Yasmine[/name]
Y - [name]Yardley[/name]
Z - [name]Zoe[/name]
Z - [name]Zachary[/name]

I like some of their names
like

[name]Joshua[/name], Joshiah, [name]Jordyn[/name], [name]Johanna[/name], and [name]Joy[/name] [name]Anna[/name].

But the rest off them not so much

they can still have more I mean…

there is

[name]Jasmine[/name], [name]Jakayla[/name], [name]Jacob[/name].

They should have named the boys starting with J for [name]Jim[/name] [name]Bob[/name]
and they girls starting with M for [name]Michelle[/name]

Oh, I like this!!!
A- [name]Alexis[/name]
B- [name]Baya[/name]
C- [name]Celia[/name]
D- [name]Dallas[/name]
E - [name]Elias[/name]
F - [name]Finley[/name]
G - [name]Greer[/name]
H - [name]Hudson[/name]
I - [name]Isla[/name]
J- [name]James[/name]
K - [name]Kristin[/name]
M - [name]Mayer[/name]
N - [name]Nicholas[/name]
O - [name]Odelia[/name]
P - [name]Porter[/name]
Q - [name]Quintin[/name]
R - [name]Ryland[/name]
S [name]Savanna[/name]
T - [name]Tripp[/name]
U - Ulyssa
V - [name]Vivienne[/name]
W - [name]Walker[/name]
X - [name]Xavier[/name]
Y - [name]York[/name]
Z- [name]Zane[/name]

I like every name the Duggars have chosen for their children. They did go a little
overboard on how many kids they had.

I watch their show and although I see the point about some of the things they do/believe being a little… out there, it’s obvious their intentions are good and they love each other and all of their children very much.

They have so many because they believe children are God’s blessings and they will have as many as He gives them. I wonder if menopause will hold off for her since her uterus is almost constantly in use??? I’m really interested to see if they make it to 20.

[name]Ive[/name] never seen the show, I just wonder how big the house must be and how they afford 17 children?!

The house is a monster, and the introduction to the show says that they live on the income from several commerical properties and other ventures. They don’t use credit cards or have loans or anything like that.

Saw online this morning that the oldest son is going to name his daughter Mackynzie. Sigh. Kreeatyve spelling. Guess it should be expected if he grew up with a sister named [name]Jinger[/name], but still…

[name]Joshua[/name], [name]Jana[/name], [name]Jon[/name]-[name]David[/name], [name]Jill[/name], [name]Jessa[/name], [name]Jinger[/name], [name]Joseph[/name], [name]Joy[/name]-[name]Anna[/name], Jedidah & [name]Jeremiah[/name] (twins), [name]Jason[/name], [name]James[/name], [name]Justin[/name], [name]Jackson[/name], [name]Johannah[/name], [name]Jennifer[/name] and now [name]Jordyn[/name]-[name]Grace[/name]
Wouldn’t it be very confusing yet alone to have 17 kids all with J names, but have johannah AND joy-[name]Anna[/name] AND joseph?? i think they could hav found better names that didnt sound alike… johannah and joy-anna??please…

I’ve seen the show also - in particular the episodes where, as a family, they build the monster house themselves!!! Because they are all home schooled, it becomes one of their projects. It’s a huge house and even has a slide from the bedrooms upstairs (which are actually two big dorm rooms - one for the girls and one for the boys).

The scariest thing is they interviewed one of the younger girls and she said “when I grow up I want to have lots of babies, just like Mummy.” There are going to be hundreds of Duggars before long!!!