WHOLE family names

General Name Discussion
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Hey there,
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and we were talking about names. I learned the names of her WHOLE family and I thought it might be interesting to report it here (I got permission!) It’s interesting because you can see both patterns and names that went sort of against the grain, and lots of repeats in middle names. [name]Just[/name] kind of cool, I thought.
The family of origin surname is like [name]Winters[/name].

The original parents are [name]Xavier[/name] [name]Julian[/name] and [name]Yvonne[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Winters[/name].
THEIR children are:
[name]Erika[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Julian[/name] [name]Dane[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] “[name]Poppy[/name]” [name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Nathanial[/name] “[name]Nate[/name]” [name]Reed[/name]

And THEIR children (and spouses)
[name]Erika[/name] --married [name]Bennett[/name] [name]Henry[/name] sounds-like-[name]Heath[/name]. Their last name is now [name]Winters[/name]-[name]Heath[/name]. Their kids are
[name]Leopold[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Dagny[/name] [name]Delilah[/name]
(I don’t exactly love either of those names but don’t they sound GREAT together?)
[name]Julian[/name] married [name]George[/name] [name]Mattias[/name] sounds-like-Weems (they hyphenated it too, Weems-[name]Winters[/name])
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Corbin[/name] [name]Mattias[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name] is single by choice and has
[name]Minerva[/name] “[name]Minna[/name]” [name]June[/name] <–I LOVE this, especially since Minerva is after the harry potter character!
ID twins–
Sebastian “Sebi” Dane
Zachariah “Zeke” Reed
and Nate married Olivia Angelique sounds-like-Holland, and THEIR deal was that the kids MNs would all be from Nate’s family but that they’d take Olivia’s surname, as she’s an only child and he clearly is not.
They had TRIPLETS (girls are fraternal but just barely)
Felix Reed
Alexis Dana
Iris Erika
(I like that…a nice ending matchiness but I don’t think it’s overdone).

Anyway. I thought this was pretty interesting, to see how one extended family has done it. My friend told me they’ve tried not to repeat initials and amazingly they’ve succeeded–she says it makes communicating easier.
Do you have families you can share?

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I am a member of a HUGE family and know first hand how hard it is to pick names that go together and don’t get overlapped!

(sorry I don’t know many middle names!)
My grandparents are [name]Anthony[/name] & [name]Luverne[/name] and they have TWELVE children.

  1. [name]Gary[/name] – married [name]Terry[/name] (very rhyme-y) and they have children:
    a. [name]Scott[/name] – who married [name]Danielle[/name] and have daughers [name]Grace[/name] nn [name]Gracie[/name], & [name]Lauren[/name]
    b. [name]Michael[/name] – married to [name]Maggie[/name] (that’s her real name, not a nn, which I kind of like!)
    c. [name]Jill[/name] – married to [name]Mark[/name] and expecting a daughter soon that has not yet been named! Good luck to them!

  2. [name]Karen[/name] – married to [name]Jack[/name] and they have three children:
    a. [name]William[/name] (growing up went by [name]Billy[/name], but now goes by [name]Will[/name]) – married to [name]Jordy[/name] (not a nn), and have son [name]Luka[/name]
    b. [name]Jacquelyn[/name] nn [name]Jacquie[/name] – has daughter [name]Jayde[/name]
    c. [name]Ariel[/name] – not a huge fan of this name :confused:

  3. [name]Doris[/name] – was married to a [name]Tom[/name], with two children:
    a. [name]Eric[/name]
    b. [name]Jenna[/name] – married to [name]Chang[/name]

  4. [name]Donna[/name] – has three boys:
    a. [name]Ryan[/name] – doesn’t come around much, actually haven’t seen him in probably fifteen years
    b. [name]Nicholas[/name] nn [name]Nick[/name]
    c. [name]Brennan[/name] – i [name]LOVE[/name] this name, wanted to name one of my sons it but that would have been a little weird.

  5. [name]James[/name] nn [name]Jim[/name] – married to [name]Nancy[/name] nn [name]Nan[/name], with three children:
    a. [name]Ross[/name] – married to an [name]Erin[/name] (which is also his sister’s name)
    b. [name]Erin[/name] – married to [name]Jake[/name] with boys [name]Joshua[/name] nn [name]Josh[/name] and [name]Aaden[/name]
    c. [name]Evan[/name]
    –all in all, i’m not a fan of this sibset, something about [name]Erin[/name] & [name]Evan[/name] bother me–

  6. [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Michael[/name] (my father) – married to [name]Carmen[/name] w/ three children:
    a. [name]Jessi[/name] [name]Rea[/name] – married to [name]Michael[/name] nn [name]Mike[/name], with children [name]Nicholas[/name]-stepson-, [name]Lillian[/name] nn [name]Lilly[/name], and [name]Dimitri[/name] nn DJ
    b. [name]Shane[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] – married to [name]Cori[/name] [name]Jo[/name]
    c. [name]Kelsey[/name] Krystl – married to [name]Pierce[/name] w/ children [name]Cayce[/name] [name]Shane[/name], [name]Morgen[/name] [name]Chase[/name], [name]Asher[/name] [name]Harmony[/name], [name]Grayson[/name] [name]James[/name], & [name]Ryen[/name] [name]Hope[/name] nn [name]Rye[/name] (yes, I know I have a cousin named [name]Ryan[/name], but we don’t see him that often and we call her [name]Rye[/name])

  7. [name]Richard[/name] – sometimes call [name]Rich[/name]

  8. [name]Donald[/name] nn [name]Don[/name] – married to [name]Mary[/name] [name]Lou[/name] w/ children [name]Theresa[/name], [name]Andrea[/name], [name]Shaun[/name], [name]Anthony[/name], & [name]Nathan[/name]

  9. [name]Mark[/name]

  10. [name]Gail[/name] – married to [name]Tom[/name] with children [name]Taylor[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Brady[/name] [name]Mark[/name], & [name]Madyson[/name] [name]Gail[/name] nn [name]Mady[/name]

  11. [name]Joan[/name]

  12. [name]Joseph[/name] nn [name]Joe[/name] or [name]Joey[/name]

Now, my mom is one of six! (Sorry if this is overwhelming, it’s just interesting to share!)

Parents: [name]Robert[/name] nn [name]Bob[/name] & [name]Dianne[/name]

  1. [name]Brenda[/name] – married to [name]Andrew[/name] nn [name]Andy[/name] with children:
    a. [name]Laina[/name] (married to [name]Joseph[/name] nn [name]Joe[/name] w/ daughter [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Rae[/name])
    b. [name]Kade[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
    c. [name]Keegan[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]

  2. [name]Carmen[/name] [name]Kaye[/name] – my mother, see above

  3. [name]Sharon[/name] – married to [name]Perry[/name] with sons:
    a. [name]Derek[/name]
    b. [name]Dalles[/name]
    –personally, i [name]LOVE[/name] this sibset! I think the names go very well together!–

  4. [name]Tracey[/name] – married to [name]Brian[/name] with children:
    a. [name]Kyle[/name]
    b. [name]Brook[/name]

  5. [name]Craig[/name] – married to [name]Deana[/name] nn Dea with daughter:
    a. [name]Jersey[/name] [name]Fischer[/name] (after Dea’s maiden name)

  6. Krystl [name]Dianne[/name] – married to [name]Jared[/name] with children:
    a. [name]Lexus[/name] [name]Dianne[/name]
    b. [name]Jaxon[/name]
    c. [name]Alex[/name]

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My family names are a little blah, but I did notice a strange pattern of names with Y endings!

great-grandmother [name]Marilyn[/name]
grandfather [name]Robert[/name] ([name]Bobby[/name])
great aunt [name]Kathy[/name]
great aunt [name]Joyce[/name]

[name]Bobby[/name] married my gramma [name]Mary[/name] and had:
my mom [name]Carrie[/name]
aunt [name]Kelly[/name]
aunt [name]Jenny[/name] ([name]Jennifer[/name])

On my father’s side they love names that start with D… but the Y trend continues:
great-uncle [name]Denny[/name]

grampa [name]David[/name] married [name]Beverly[/name]
uncle [name]David[/name] ([name]Jr[/name].) married [name]Stephanie[/name]- daughter [name]Mackenzie[/name]
my dad [name]Dean[/name] married my mom [name]Carrie[/name]- children [name]Molly[/name], [name]Chelsea[/name] (me) and [name]Dean[/name] [name]Jr[/name]
uncle [name]Doug[/name] married [name]Judy[/name]

[name]Even[/name] my step dad’s name is [name]Jeffrey[/name] !

It’s also funny that I have never been a fan of names with a y ending so the trend might be coming to an ending in the next generation.

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I don’t know a lot of relatives on my dad’s side, but my mom’s side is pretty extensive:

Grandfather: [name]Kenneth[/name]
Grandmother: Vilda

They had two sons and two daughters:
[name]Son[/name]: [name]Russell[/name]
[name]Son[/name]: [name]Keith[/name]
Daughter: [name]Linda[/name]
Daughter: [name]Peggy[/name] (my mom)

[name]Russell[/name] married [name]Nancy[/name].
They had three kids:
[name]Son[/name]: [name]Philip[/name]
Daughter: [name]Krista[/name]
[name]Son[/name]: [name]Graham[/name]

[name]Keith[/name] married [name]Candy[/name].
They had one child:
Daughter: [name]Rebecca[/name]

[name]Linda[/name] married [name]Carmen[/name].
They had three kids:
[name]Son[/name]: [name]David[/name]
[name]Son[/name]: [name]Brian[/name]
Daughter: [name]Tanya[/name]

[name]Peggy[/name] married [name]James[/name].
They had two kids:
Daughter: [name]Jessica[/name] (ME!!)
[name]Son[/name]: [name]Alexander[/name]

Then the NEXT generation:

[name]Philip[/name] married [name]Tiffany[/name].
They have one child:
[name]Son[/name]: [name]Ethan[/name]

[name]Krista[/name] married [name]Andrew[/name].
They have two children (and another daughter on the way in [name]July[/name])
Daughter: [name]Adelyn[/name]
Daughter: Mylah

[name]Graham[/name] married [name]Janelle[/name]
They have no children yet.

[name]Rebecca[/name] married [name]Christopher[/name].
They have two children:
Daughter: [name]Raven[/name]
Daughter: [name]Jade[/name]

[name]David[/name] married [name]Kate[/name].
They have three children:
[name]Son[/name]: [name]Nathanael[/name]
[name]Son[/name]: [name]Jerome[/name]
Daughter: [name]Dorthea[/name]

[name]Brian[/name] married [name]Leanne[/name].
They have two children:
Daughter: [name]Angelina[/name]
[name]Son[/name]: [name]Oakley[/name]

[name]Tanya[/name] married [name]Greg[/name].
They have two children (adopted from Ethopia)
Daughter: Alem
Daughter: Tarikua

Neither me or my brother are married or have children yet (we’re quite a bit younger than the rest of my cousins.)

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Alright here’s my family, which is kinda big, but not really
[name]Stephen[/name] and [name]Mary[/name] sounds-like-Jetskie
THEIR kids:
[name]William[/name] “[name]Bill[/name]” [name]Lewis[/name] sounds-like-Jetskie
[name]Karen[/name] [name]Mary[/name] sounds-like-Wellenovitch
[name]Diane[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] sounds-like-Vagner

[name]Bill[/name] married [name]Michelle[/name]
THEIR kids:
[name]Aaron[/name] [name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Megan[/name] [name]Elise[/name]

[name]Karen[/name] married [name]Robert[/name] “[name]Bob[/name]”
THEIR kids
[name]Todd[/name] who married [name]Jamie[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name]

[name]Diane[/name] married [name]Allen[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Luke[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Kyle[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Alyssa[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name] “[name]Annie[/name]” [name]Gwendolyn[/name] (yeahh, I know, my name comes TOTALLY out of the blue, but I <3 it)

Yeahh, not very exciting.

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Dad’s side:
[name]Paul[/name] [name]Hyrum[/name] and [name]Patricia[/name] [name]Dee[/name] have-

  1. [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Ann[/name] nn [name]Liz[/name], marries [name]Cory[/name] [name]David[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Alta[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], marries [name]William[/name] and has-
    *[name]Drake[/name] [name]William[/name]
    *[name]Asher[/name] [name]Corey[/name]
    b. [name]Jordan[/name] [name]David[/name], will marry [name]Lacey[/name]
    c. [name]Parker[/name] [name]David[/name]
    d. [name]Winston[/name] [name]Paul[/name]
    e. [name]Samuel[/name] [name]Gordon[/name] nn [name]Sam[/name]
  2. [name]Susan[/name] [name]Marie[/name], marries [name]Joseph[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Alexandria[/name] [name]Marie[/name] nn [name]Alexa[/name], marries [name]Stephen[/name] and has-
    *[name]Emmett[/name] [name]Jay[/name]
    b. [name]Phillip[/name] [name]Jared[/name]
    c. [name]Jade[/name] M.
    d. [name]James[/name] Quishaad
  3. [name]Paula[/name] [name]Lynn[/name], marries [name]Robert[/name] [name]Greg[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Andrew[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
    b. [name]Chase[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
    c. [name]Robert[/name] [name]James[/name] nn [name]Bobby[/name]
    d. [name]Miles[/name] [name]Drake[/name]
  4. [name]Sara[/name] [name]Dee[/name], marries [name]Marc[/name] [name]Kennard[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Paul[/name] V.
    b. [name]Ethan[/name] J.
    c. [name]Catarina[/name] [name]Patricia[/name] nn [name]Cat[/name]
    d. [name]Isabella[/name] [name]Marguarite[/name] nn [name]Bella[/name]
    e. [name]Sofia[/name] [name]Holland[/name] nn [name]Fifi[/name]
    5.[name]Amy[/name] [name]Carol[/name], marries [name]Steven[/name] [name]Richard[/name] and had-
    a.[name]Madeline[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Maddie[/name]
    b. Beaumont [name]Declan[/name] nn [name]Beau[/name]
    c. [name]Solomon[/name] [name]Richard[/name] nn [name]Saul[/name]
  5. [name]Aaron[/name] [name]Paul[/name], marries [name]Frances[/name] [name]Cloe[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Katie[/name] [name]Ann[/name]
    b. [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Erin[/name]
    c. [name]Jake[/name] [name]Powell[/name] [name]James[/name]
    d. [name]Sam[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Roy[/name]
  6. [name]Andrew[/name] J., marries [name]Vanessa[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Charlene[/name] nn [name]Charly[/name]
    b. [name]Deven[/name]
    c. [name]Deacon[/name] [name]Drew[/name]
  7. [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Roy[/name]
  8. [name]Marc[/name] [name]Edward[/name], marries [name]Kimberly[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Mia[/name] [name]Ashlynn[/name]
    b. [name]Tyler[/name] [name]Marc[/name]
    c. [name]Joshua[/name] [name]Edward[/name] nn Joshie
    d. [name]Ava[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]

Mom’s side:
[name]Vicky[/name] [name]Ann[/name] and [name]James[/name] [name]John[/name] had:

  1. [name]James[/name] [name]John[/name]
  2. [name]Kari[/name] [name]Ann[/name], marries [name]James[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Jordan[/name] [name]Travis[/name]
  3. [name]Christian[/name] [name]Harvey[/name]
  4. [name]Frances[/name] [name]Cloe[/name], marries [name]Aaron[/name] [name]Paul[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Katie[/name] [name]Ann[/name]
    b. [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Erin[/name]
    c. [name]Jake[/name] [name]Powell[/name] [name]James[/name]
    d. [name]Sam[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Roy[/name]
  5. [name]Shannon[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
  6. [name]Starr[/name] [name]Alexandria[/name], marries [name]Michael[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Lennon[/name] [name]Rae[/name]
    b. [name]Holland[/name] [name]James[/name]

WOW!!!

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Dad’s side:
[name]Paul[/name] [name]Hyrum[/name] and [name]Patricia[/name] [name]Dee[/name] have-

  1. [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Ann[/name] nn [name]Liz[/name], marries [name]Cory[/name] [name]David[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Alta[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], marries [name]William[/name] and has-
    *[name]Drake[/name] [name]William[/name]
    *[name]Asher[/name] [name]Corey[/name]
    b. [name]Jordan[/name] [name]David[/name], will marry [name]Lacey[/name]
    c. [name]Parker[/name] [name]David[/name]
    d. [name]Winston[/name] [name]Paul[/name]
    e. [name]Samuel[/name] [name]Gordon[/name] nn [name]Sam[/name]
  2. [name]Susan[/name] [name]Marie[/name], marries [name]Joseph[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Alexandria[/name] [name]Marie[/name] nn [name]Alexa[/name], marries [name]Stephen[/name] and has-
    *[name]Emmett[/name] [name]Jay[/name]
    b. [name]Phillip[/name] [name]Jared[/name]
    c. [name]Jade[/name] M.
    d. [name]James[/name] Quishaad
  3. [name]Paula[/name] [name]Lynn[/name], marries [name]Robert[/name] [name]Greg[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Andrew[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
    b. [name]Chase[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
    c. [name]Robert[/name] [name]James[/name] nn [name]Bobby[/name]
    d. [name]Miles[/name] [name]Drake[/name]
  4. [name]Sara[/name] [name]Dee[/name], marries [name]Marc[/name] [name]Kennard[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Paul[/name] V.
    b. [name]Ethan[/name] J.
    c. [name]Catarina[/name] [name]Patricia[/name] nn [name]Cat[/name]
    d. [name]Isabella[/name] [name]Marguarite[/name] nn [name]Bella[/name]
    e. [name]Sofia[/name] [name]Holland[/name] nn [name]Fifi[/name]
    5.[name]Amy[/name] [name]Carol[/name], marries [name]Steven[/name] [name]Richard[/name] and had-
    a.[name]Madeline[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Maddie[/name]
    b. Beaumont [name]Declan[/name] nn [name]Beau[/name]
    c. [name]Solomon[/name] [name]Richard[/name] nn [name]Saul[/name]
  5. [name]Aaron[/name] [name]Paul[/name], marries [name]Frances[/name] [name]Cloe[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Katie[/name] [name]Ann[/name]
    b. [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Erin[/name]
    c. [name]Jake[/name] [name]Powell[/name] [name]James[/name]
    d. [name]Sam[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Roy[/name]
  6. [name]Andrew[/name] J., marries [name]Vanessa[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Charlene[/name] nn [name]Charly[/name]
    b. [name]Deven[/name]
    c. [name]Deacon[/name] [name]Drew[/name]
  7. [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Roy[/name]
  8. [name]Marc[/name] [name]Edward[/name], marries [name]Kimberly[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Mia[/name] [name]Ashlynn[/name]
    b. [name]Tyler[/name] [name]Marc[/name]
    c. [name]Joshua[/name] [name]Edward[/name] nn Joshie
    d. [name]Ava[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]

Mom’s side:
[name]Vicky[/name] [name]Ann[/name] and [name]James[/name] [name]John[/name] had:

  1. [name]James[/name] [name]John[/name]
  2. [name]Kari[/name] [name]Ann[/name], marries [name]James[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Jordan[/name] [name]Travis[/name]
  3. [name]Christian[/name] [name]Harvey[/name]
  4. [name]Frances[/name] [name]Cloe[/name], marries [name]Aaron[/name] [name]Paul[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Katie[/name] [name]Ann[/name]
    b. [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Erin[/name]
    c. [name]Jake[/name] [name]Powell[/name] [name]James[/name]
    d. [name]Sam[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Roy[/name]
  5. [name]Shannon[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
  6. [name]Starr[/name] [name]Alexandria[/name], marries [name]Michael[/name] and had-
    a. [name]Lennon[/name] [name]Rae[/name]
    b. [name]Holland[/name] [name]James[/name]

WOW!!!