Need to name family members

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So I have these characters that I’ve had for a long time [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] and [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u] [name_m]Owens[/name_m], but I’ve never named their children & other family members. Some background that might help- its set from like 2010-to present, they’re in their mid twenties at the beginning and around 40 now. They met in college with [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] going for art and [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u] going for agribusiness to help better run his family’s cattle ranch (in Montana). When they’ve been together for a couple of years Wyatt’s dad has a heart attack and he has to to return to the ranch to help and [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] goes with him- this is when they come out to his family. Morgan’s family is distant but Wyatt’s mom & dad are important to the story so they both need names. Wyatt’s parents retire and become snowbirds living with them in the summer. [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] continues painting landscapes of the mountains and the ranch, but also works with the horses on the ranch. [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u] does the business & livestock side. After several years they begin fostering LGBTQIA+ children. Their first and oldest foster son is a trans man who lives with them even after he ages out of the foster system, in present day he works on the ranch part time and goes to community college. Then there’s several foster children that stay for a few months at a time and they remain in touch but no longer live with them- they are able to return home or to other family members. In “present day” they have an adopted son who is a year old and a pair of siblings they are fostering in addition to their oldest son. The girl is timid but loves the horses, the boy is very guarded but gets close with their older son. There should also be a ranch foreperson and probably some other ranch hands that are named.

Names needed with some ideas I’ve had-

Mother- [name_f]Martha[/name_f] (?)
Father- [name_u]Walter[/name_u] (?)
Oldest [name_m]Son[/name_m]- [name_u]Bo[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_m]Wes[/name_m] (?)
Youngest son- [name_u]Dylan[/name_u] (?)
[name_m]Foster[/name_m] siblings-
Foreperson-

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Mother

[name_f]Martha[/name_f] or
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Terri[/name_f]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_f]Denise[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhonda[/name_f]
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]
[name_f]Debbie[/name_f]
[name_f]Jennifer[/name_f]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Donna[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Tina[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurie[/name_u]
[name_f]Linda[/name_f]

Father

[name_u]Walter[/name_u] or
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_u]Bradley[/name_u]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u]
[name_m]Rodney[/name_m]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Terry[/name_u]
[name_m]Bruce[/name_m]
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_u]Dale[/name_u]
[name_m]Larry[/name_m]
[name_m]Craig[/name_m]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Todd[/name_m]

Eldest [name_m]Son[/name_m]

[name_u]Bo[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_m]Wes[/name_m] or
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
Alex(ander)
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m]
[name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Mikey[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Edward[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Dave[/name_m]
Sid(ney)
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
Jack(son)

Here’s some ideas! I ran out of time to do the rest sorry.

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are [name_f]Tina[/name_f] and [name_m]Todd[/name_m] with Wyatt; [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u] and [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] with [name_u]Jasper[/name_u].

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I realized I never responded to this! Thanks for the name ideas- I have definitely been considering Max for their oldest son, I think it will be Max vs Wes for fave name though I can’t quite give up Bo & Rory. I also realized Martha and Walt(er) are the names of the main character and his deceased wife on the show Longmire so I will have to change at least one of them lol. I like Debbie, Linda, and Kathleen the best for mom and Dennis or Todd (maybe Frank but I feel like I’m leaning toward Hank as the foreman & that wouldnt work). I’m also vibing with Dale as a potential alternate name for Dylan.