first baby of the year in Buffalo

[so-there.livejournal.com]

http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article692428.ece

was Rory Stephen, twin brother of Ronan Stephen who was in fact the last baby born in 2011 :)

the have a big sister and 3 brothers:
Ava
Owen
Eamon
Afton

parents:
Brighid and Thomas.


I can't say I'm a fan of most of the names. :P

Comments

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Why do they have the same middle name? That's pretty cool that they were born in different years though!

I like Ava.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

if I made a list of names I hate, Ava and Kaylie* would be contending for the #1 spot for girls. :P

*and all of it's butchered variations.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I think Ava is a lovely name (overused, definitely, but still nice). Kaylie/Kaylee/Kayleigh and all those variations are super trendy and make me gag. I really dislike most K names lol

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

It may be a family name, like the first name of one of the grandfathers or something. I know three siblings (two boys and one girl) who all have middle name Warren.

[silvermidnight.livejournal.com]

I like all of the names. I haven't heard of Afton before. I wonder if it's Irish.

However, I think Rory and Ronin are too close for twins for my taste. I'm fine w/ the same first letter but these are just too similar. And I think they deserve unique middle names, they're going to share enough as it is.

[mirhanda.livejournal.com]

It's a river in Scotland, famous for being a song:

[silvermidnight.livejournal.com]

Oh! I think I've heard that song before but not the words!

I guess it's kinda nice that someone could sing that as a lullaby to Afton when he's a baby but I bet it would be the butt of a lot of jokes when he's older... :)

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

It was actually a poem first. The lyrics are from Scottish poet Robert Burns' "Afton Water."

[mirhanda.livejournal.com]

I can't believe they gave them the same middle name! D:

[ma-ee-uh.livejournal.com]

I think it's pretty weird/bad that they have the same middle names. And I think Rory & Ronan are too similar.

I also don't like how most of their kids' names end with the "in" sound. :\

I like the names Eamon and Owen, though. I also like Rory (this is what I named my cat back in 2005) and Ronan (spelled the way I did).

[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the names Rory and Ronin (thought I think I prefer is spelled Ronan), but why the same middle names? That's neat that they were born in different years, but I wonder how they will deal with schooling and such. I know if I was one of them I'd hate that I had to go to school a year before my twin. I think I'd also hate being left home while my twin went off to school though. I'm not fond of their brothers' names but Ava has been growing on me a lot lately.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

most places don't have a january 1 cut off for school. it's in september or something. anyway you can contest it and/or "test into" kindergarten so I don't think they'd be separated either way.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

The baby's name is spelled Ronan according to the article. I prefer that spelling myself.

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

I can't like Afton because the neighboring municipality in my area is called Affton. I associate it with tinytiny houses.

I like:

Rory
Ronin
Ava
Owen
Eamon

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

My friend's sister is from there and has a Ronin, spelled differently than what the news article gave (Ronan).

[willsjoy.livejournal.com]

I don't even care that they share a middle name. Their last name is Rosputni. Rory and Ronan Rosputni. THAT, I hate.

Pretty cool about their birth dates though. They were also foot first breech and born naturally in a hospital with a midwife. Pretty awesome.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how I feel about Afton. Ava and Owen are nice enough, although they're not favorites. I really like Eamon. I've considered it for a future son. It's nice to see Rory on a boy. Ronan is okay.

[sictransitsuzy.livejournal.com]

Who else thought Rory was a girl's name from watching Gilmore Girls?

Anyway I love the name and plan on naming my daughter Aurora with the nn Rory (because I don't like Lorelai as much and still not sure how Rory comes from Lorelai).