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Sorry; this would have been up earlier, but my internet decided to stop working…

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To make it up to you all, I’ve made this a very busy round.

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5 years have passed for all our families!

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THE CLEMENTS FAMILY
DH [59] Samuel Howard ‘Sam’ Clements
DW [59] Anna Corinne [McLeod] Clements

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DS [34] Harvey Kerouac Clements
DS [32] Stanley Thoreau Clements
- DW [32] Eleanor Pearl [Sherwood] Clements {Polyxena}
-- DS [5] Ferdinand Corliss Clements {V}
-- DD [3] ____ ____ Clements
-- DS [1] ____ ____ Clements
DS [31] Arthur Beckett Clements {Polyxena}
- DH [33] Mervyn Durwood ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson {Weirwood}
-- AS [2] ____ ____ ____ Hutchinson-Clements
DS [28] Theodore Coleridge Clements {AhaRememo}
- DW [27] ____ ____ _______
-- DD [exp] ____ ____ Clements
DS [26] Walter Hemingway Clements {Jessamine}
- Dgf [25] ____ ____ _______
DD/DD [23] Mamie Gaskell Clements / Hattie Austen Clements {V & Jessamine}
- Mamie’s Dbf [25] ____ ____ _______
- Hattie’s Dgf [23] ____ ____ _______

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Stanley and Eleanor have had two more children since Ferdinand, managing to balance their professional and family lives like champs. Both their daughter’s and their youngest son’s first names are uncommon Shakespearean names, and their middle names are surnames of scientists, inventors, and/or mathematicians.

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Arthur and Hutch got married about three years ago, but each decided to keep his own surname for career reasons. Shortly afterwards, they began looking into adoption, and a year and a half ago, they adopted a 6-month-old baby boy. They decided that his first name would be after an artist (i.e., painter, photographer, sculptor, etc.) to honor Arthur’s career as a photographer, his first middle name would be the name or surname of a famous athlete to honor Hutch’s career as a baseball player, and his second middle name would be his birth name which was one syllable.

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Theodore (who prefers to be called ‘Theo,’ but his family always calls him by his full name) has gotten married and his wife is expecting a baby girl. Theo’s wife’s first name is a virtue name, her middle name is Biblical, and her surname (which she’s keeping) is Irish. They’d like their daughter’s first name to be from literature and for her middle name to honor Theodore’s mom, Anna.

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Walter met his girlfriend a few months ago, but he already feels as though she’s “The One.” His brothers and sisters have urged him to take it slow, as Walter tends to be a hopeless romantic, but he’s had a hard time of it. Her first and middle names are old-fashioned and clunky, and she shares her surname with a movie star.

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Mamie met her boyfriend at Theodore’s wedding; he’s Theodore’s brother-in-law, funnily enough! His first name is Biblical, his middle name is a virtue name, and his surname is the same as Theodore’s wife’s.

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Hattie’s known that she’s been in love with her best friend since she was a teenager, but it wasn’t until college that she managed to work up enough nerve to finally confess her feelings; they’ve been a couple ever since. Hattie’s girlfriend’s first name has a double-letter in it, her middle name starts with the same letter her first name starts with, and her surname is uppercrust-sounding.

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THE FORRESTER FAMILY
DH [66] Gilbert Vincent Forrester
DW [61] Penelope Jane ‘Penny’ [Hendrix] Forrester

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DS [31] Noel Nicholas Forrester {SugarPlumFairy / molly / Weirwood}
- DW [30] Luna Wednesday [Lloyd] Forrester {Millie}
-- D? [exp] ____ ____ Forrester
DD/DD [28] Holly Vera Forrester / Ivy Soleil Forrester {SJayne & Weirwood}
- Holly’s DF [29] ____ ____ _______
- Ivy’s DF [29] ____ ____ _______
DS [23] Gabriel Bud Forrester {Polyxena}
- Dgf [23] ____ ____ _______

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Ddog [10] Mistletoe (m) [black and tan Border Terrier] {Bee}
Ddog [7] Yule (f) [Cocker Spaniel] {AhaRememo}

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Noel and Luna got married a couple years ago and are now expecting their first child. They’ve decided not to find out the sex, so they need a combo for either a girl or a boy. Unlike their respective parents, they don’t have any strong attachments to any particular holidays, but they would like their child’s first name to be four letters long and his/her middle name to be Welsh.

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Wouldja believe it -- Holly and Ivy are getting married to identical twin brothers! The brothers’ names are themed (you pick -- have fun!) and their surname is long.

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Gabriel’s recently started seeing a young woman whose company he very much enjoys. He hasn’t brought her home to meet his parents, yet, but he thinks he might in a couple more months. Her first, middle, and last names are Jewish and/or Hebrew.

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THE PEDRETTI FAMILY
DH [60] Dominic Fabrizio ‘Dom’ Pedretti
DW [61] Olivia Agape [Papadopolous] Pedretti

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DD [32] Gardenia Marie ‘Gertie’ [Pedretti] De Haven
- DH [33] Brandon Travis ‘Flash’ De Haven {Weirwood}
-- DD [5] Annabel Zoe De Haven {V}
-- DS [exp] B___ Y___ De Haven
DD [31] Hydrangea Nicole ‘Heidy’ Pedretti {Bee}
DS [28] Gaudentius Joseph ‘Denny’ Pedretti {AhaRememo}
- DW [26] Jiang Wu ‘River’ [Ma] Pedretti {Bee}
-- DS [4] ____ ____ ‘____’ Pedretti
-- DD [3] ____ ____ ‘____’ Pedretti
DD [27] Ambrosia Louise ‘Rosy’ Pedretti {Polyxena}
DS [23] Jovinian Lee ‘Jojo’ Pedretti {findthesea}

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Gertie and Flash love being parents to their little ‘Annie-banannie’ (as Flash calls her). With Annabel being in full-time kindergarten, now, though, the house has started to feel a little empty. Soon, Gertie found out she was expecting a son, and both parents couldn’t be more thrilled about it! They’d like his initials to be ‘B.Y.’, but that’s about all they can agree on; Gertie loves vintage, classic names, but Flash like modern, popular names…can they come up with a compromise?

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Not long after their wedding, Denny and River announced they were expecting! Then, shortly before their son’s birthday, they found out that they were expecting, again! Both of their children have mythological first names that shorten into “cute” nicknames and Chinese middle names.

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THE DURANTE-SUTHERLAND FAMILY
DW [57] Claire Juliet Durante-Sutherland
DW [58] Edith Marianne ‘Edie’ Durante-Sutherland

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AD [33] Emileigh Saffron Taylor [Durante-Sutherland] _____son {Jessamine, SugarPlumFairy}
- DH [37] ____ ____ _____son
-- DH’sDD [7] ____ ____ _____son
-- DH’s DD [4] ____ ____ _____son
DD [31] Morgan Blair [Durante-Sutherland] Malinowski {Polyxena}
- DH [30] Hugo Sebastian Malinowski {Jessamine}
-- DS [3] Conrad Francis Malinowski
-- DS [exp] ____ ____ Malinowski
AS [30] Courage October Taylor Durante-Sutherland {Bee, SugarPlumFairy}
- Dgf [27] ____ ____ _______-_______
AS [29] Dominic Parker Marchand {Weirwood}
- Dbf [29] ____ ____ _______
FS [25] David Juan Garcia {Bee}
DD [23] Sutton Avery Durante-Sutherland {V}
FD [22] Lillian Camila Garcia {Millie, Bee}

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Dcat [R.I.P.] Fred
Dcat [R.I.P.] Ginger

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In the past five years, Emilie’s gotten married! And, in so doing, gained two step-daughters. Emileigh’s husband’s first and middle names are both unisex; his surname ends in “-son.” His daughter’s names come from here: http://nameberry.com/list/333/Offbeat-Baby-Names?all=1. They share their father’s surname.

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Morgan and Hugo had little Conrad three years ago, and they can’t wait to meet their new baby boy. As it was very important to Hugo, they named Conrad after his paternal grandfather, Konrad Franciszek Malinowski, but they’ve agreed to name this baby after one of Morgan’s grandparents (Joseph Benedict Durante, Marguerite Hélène ‘Margot’ Durante, James Oliver Sutherland, or Paulina Anne Sutherland).

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Courage has just moved in with his girlfriend. Her first and middle names are very hippy-sounding. Her surname is double-barrelled, like Courage’s; one surname is Russian, the other is Japanese.

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Dominic has recently brought his boyfriend home for the family to meet. His first and middle names are surnames that are NOT commonly used as first and middle names; his surname is the combination of two English words (i.e., Applebee or Masterson).