Apparently my fiancé comes from a family of name enthusiasts

I’m relatively close with my fiancé’s two living siblings (his younger sister and older brother) and both of them are… more into names than the general population.

I was on call with his sister recently and I found out that she wants to have four kids someday, specifically two boys and two girls, and name the boys Robin and Rainer and the girls Evrose and Elysia. I did not expect that, especially the girls’ names.

His brother actually has three kids already, and he didn’t exactly create a coherent sibset with them, but they’re all honour names.
Isobel - it’s a tradition in his wife’s family to name your first daughter Elizabeth, but neither of them liked Elizabeth itself. However, they did like Isobel, which is a form of Elizabeth.
Caitlin - both him and his wife liked the name personally despite it being dated, and it’s also an honour name for his late sister Katherine.
William-Michael - The first part of the name is his father-in-law’s name, the second part is his name.
All of their middle names are also honour names for various family members and long-term family friends.

Why did I get stuck with the one who barely knows what a name is? (that’s a joke, I love my fiancé and his lack of strong name opinions means less of my name ideas get vetoed)

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