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[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

Sorry this is so long I still can't do an LJ cut. It somehow always goes wrong :S

Anyway, I met a woman today when I was at the park with Ashton. She was with three boys she was calling Andy, Danny & Ashy and a girl called Addy. She said she has a total of 17 kids. So obviously I asked her their names etc.

So these are the names, ages & nicknames of her children.

Alison Lorraine, 28  (Alice)
Amber Louise,   26  (Lou)
Adrienne Rose, 21  (Rennie)
Autumn Nicole, 18  (Nikki)
Annah Gabreyella, 16  (Annie)
Amy Mariah, 14  (Aims)          [Abby's twin]
Abbygale Noelle, 14  (Abby)          [Amy's twin]
Alexis Madysn, 10  (Lexi)
Alyssa Lillyhan, 6  (Ally)
Addysin McKinzey, 3  (Addy)          [Asher & Aidan's Triplet ]

Anthony Jonathan, 25 (Johnny)
Adam Nicholas, 19  (Cole)
Alexhander Joshua, 13  (Alex)
Aaron Tucker, 8  (Azza)
Andrew Finnley, 5  (Finn)
Asher Ryan, 3  (Ashy)          [Addysin & Aidan's triplet ]
Aidan Reese, 3  (Danny)          [Addysin & Asher's triplet ]

I think it's interesting how her taste changed from Alison, Amber & Anthony to Addison & Aiden and how the spellings become more unique as she gets older.  WDYT?

Comments

[icebyrd67.livejournal.com]

i was thinking it wasnt that bad until i saw "Annah Gabreyella" and then it went down hill in creative spelling...

[farting-nora.livejournal.com]

I think her oldest children definitely lucked out compared to her youngest children. Yuck at them all beginning with the same letter though.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

She said with the first three children it was just a coinsidence because those were just the names she loved. After that she wanted to make all her children follow the same pattern. She also said that her favourite names she chose for her children are Addysin (aka Addison Mackenzie)and Adam Nicholas. I found that really interesting.

[bobblebot.livejournal.com]

17? Yikes.

This list is like a timeline of how naming trends in the US are heading towards desaster, lol. It's like instead of branching out a little, some people think that spelling common names in the worst way imaginable, somehow creates a new, uncommon name. NO, it does not.

There are more than 10 different names you can give your child, I swear! No need to butcher the Top 10.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

I know! lol
After going into labour with Ashton I'm seriously put off having more children anytime soon. I'll never know how she managed to have so many in such a short space in time.

I also agree with the spelling common names in the worst way imaginable thing.
Why anyone would want to spell Alexander "Alexhander" or Anna Gabriella "Annah Gabreyella". I don't know what possesses people to change spellings unless they honestly believe that they're spelling the names the 'correct' way..?

[bobblebot.livejournal.com]

PS: LJ Cut works like this:

[lj-cut text="click for more blah blah blah"]

Just replace the [] with <> brackets.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's insane. I like Alison Lorraine (I like Alice as a nickname for Alison, too, never seen that before), Adrienne Rose, Autumn Nicole, Anthony Jonathan, Adam Nicholas, and Asher Ryan.

Yeah, with the exception maybe of Asher Ryan, the younger ones definitely got a bad deal. I mean, Annah Gabreyella? Abbygale? Alexhander? lol wut.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

Thats what I've been trying but it just doesn't work..

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I like the girls until Amy Mariah, except of course for Annah Gabreyella!!!
I like the boys better overall, they were spared the trendiness

How did you manage to remember all of them?? and the spellings? kudos..

[jerseygrits.livejournal.com]

Why would you give your child a name with "sin" in it? I mean, I'm not even religious, but geez, that might be something to steer clear of.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

I think the names would have been amazing if she had spelt them correctly. *wince* Even Addison MacKenzie would have been pretty...

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

I have a REALLY good memory (but i cheated and had her right it down for me).
I'm sure she thought I was really strange but I couldn't help myself. lol :)

[bobblebot.livejournal.com]

Apparently they think that it makes Emily a more ~*unique*~ name when spelled Emmaleiyghgghhdfsadfss. The gghhdfsadfss part is silent, of course.

Well no, it doesn't. Her name is still Emily. Are they planning on holding up a sign at the playground, instead of calling the kid? So that every parent will know that your Emily is sooooo different from all the thousands of other Emilies? Or should the kid wear a name tag? LOL

I don't get it. If you like the name, name her Emily. If you think it's too common, well then name her something else.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

How come she's not as famous as the Duggers?

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

I dunno?
I've never heard of the Duggers.

Maybe it's because she's English - not American?
No idea.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

Either that or its always possible she was just joking with me and I didn't realise.
Like I said, she had four kids with her not 17 so it is completely possible that she only has the four.
Maybe I'm just gullible?

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

haha I would have done the same :P

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Very interesting!

Man, how is Mom saying "Alexhander"? I can just imagine this overdone hhhhhh, and her insisting that everyone say the name RIGHT, dammit.

She hit quite a few on my favorites list, but, ouch, the spellings.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I had to put these in chronological order so I could really see how I felt about the sibset.

Alison Lorraine, 28 (Alice)- Like it.
Amber Louise, 26 (Lou)- It's okay.
Anthony Jonathan, 25 (Johnny)- Like it.
Adrienne Rose, 21 (Rennie)- It's okay.
Adam Nicholas, 19 (Cole)- Definitely my favorite name of this bunch. He happens to be my age, too... hmm.
Autumn Nicole, 18 (Nikki)- It's okay. I know an Autumn Nicole actually.
Annah Gabreyella, 16 (Annie)- YUCK.
Amy Mariah, 14 (Aims)- It's okay.
Abbygale Noelle, 14 (Abby)- Abigail Noelle is pretty, hate this spelling.
Alexhander Joshua, 13 (Alex)- Hate the spelling of Alexander.
Alexis Madysn, 10 (Lexi)- Hate it.
Aaron Tucker, 8 (Azza)- It's okay.
Alyssa Lillyhan, 6 (Ally)- Hate the spelling of Liliana.
Andrew Finnley, 5 (Finn)- It's okay.
Addysin McKinzey, 3 (Addy)- Hate it.
Asher Ryan, 3 (Ashy)- Love it.
Aidan Reese, 3 (Danny)- Love it.

I definitely favor her boys' names over the girls'.

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

Alison
Adrienne
Annah *why the H?
Nicholas
Alexhander *again with the H
Asher
Reese

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Adrienne Rose
Autumn Nicole
Alexis Madysn - spelled Madison because Madysn isn't a word

Adam Nicholas
Alexhander Joshua - spelled Alexander
Asher Ryan

[yourcrowbar.livejournal.com]

I really, really like Asher Ryan. But the spelling of those names...Lillyhan, Annah Gabreyella. Wow.

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

Actually, compared to the Duggars, these guys did a fantastic job. I just wish it ws Alexander, Addison, and most especially, Abigail.

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

Oh, I didn't even notice that a lot of the middle names are butchered too, but middle name spellings are not as important as first name spellings, I really think.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Alison Lorraine (Alice)
Adrienne Rose
Annie
Anthony Jonathan
Adam Nicholas (Cole)
Aaron Tucker
Andrew (Finn)
Asher Ryan

[so-there.livejournal.com]

IF they were spelled correctly, they'd all have decent names except for the triplets, and amber. well, and a few more I don't care a whole lot for, but are ok names.

[mandidoll.livejournal.com]

hers seem to be 18 years apart, arent the duggars like only 19 yrs apart?
its still a lot of kids.

to original poster... how did u ask her, and then write all the names down? lol im picturing the womans face when u started writing names and ages down

it is weird how her name taste is so drastic

[book-em-danno.livejournal.com]

"Apparently they think that it makes Emily a more ~*unique*~ name when spelled Emmaleiyghgghhdfsadfss. The gghhdfsadfss part is silent, of course."
ROFL!

[book-em-danno.livejournal.com]

It may not work if you're using rich text rather than html. Have you tried switching modes?

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

oooh!
Thanks a lot :)

[book-em-danno.livejournal.com]

np! :)

[rowan-belle.livejournal.com]

Annah, Abbygale and Addysin are horrendous.

[corielcries.livejournal.com]

If she said Andrew Finnley is "Finn" why was she calling him Andy at the park?

[essmtee.livejournal.com]

Can someone remind me who are the Duggars? Are they that family with 17 kids who all have "J" names? I remember reading about this "J" name family about a year ago and found it funny that the couple were the same ages as my husband and I as well as their oldest child being the same age as my oldest. The big difference was that we stopped at 3 about 15 years ago and they don't all start with the same letter.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

No idea. lol
I didn't realise that.
It's pretty strange isn't it.