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At the risk of sounding like a broken record (heh), thank you for all the wonderful submissions last round! You guys sure make it hard for me to choose just one. :3 If it wasn't the kind of thing that would become very confusing very fast, I would totally start a 'special mention' bit for the names I loved but which got pipped to the number one spot.

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As always, newcomers are welcome, as well as those who have played all along (of course), and anyone who's missed a round or two. You can read previous rounds if you feel you need to catch up.

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LN: Gloom {Weirwood}
DH: Agrippa Timothy Muriel Gloom “Aggie” (35) {ValerieK}
DW: Nettle Spyridoula (Wildwood) Gloom (33) {Bee}

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DD/DS: Monday Alethea Gloom / Lycus Theophanes Gloom (7) {Magz / SugarPlumFairy}
DD: Ceridwen Larkspur Gloom (3) {Weirwood)
DD/DD/DS/DS:

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-Butler: Archibald Zarathustra Brownlow (60) {Samarinezz}
-Nanny: Berengaria Isobel "Bea" MacDougal (27) {SugarPlumFairy}

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Three years have passed, and its another set of multiples for the Glooms! This time it's quadruplets, a surprise for everyone concerned. All four children are delivered safe and well, and as it transpires, the eldest girl and two boys are dryads like their mother. The second daughter is a river nymph, or seems to have a particular affinity towards water and water-plants - they aren't sure yet. The two boys, especially the younger, were quite weak and weedy (no pun intended) when they were born, but they both pulled through.

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The eldest daughter and the two boys should be named after flowers, plants or trees, like their mother. The names should be uncommon names which are -not- listed in BtN's main database. Names included in the submitted names database are fine, however.

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The second daughter should have a name with a water-inspired meaning, or be named after a lake or river.

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The first three quads should have middle names which are alphabetical - A, B and C, D, E and F; F, G and H; S, T and U, etc. Any set of letters you like, as long as their middle initials are three letters that run in alphabetical order. These should be old-fashioned or even fusty names which you feel are due a come-back. Lists of 'names due a come-back' or the popularity lists on BtN for the early 1900s-40s etc might be some inspiration if you're stuck. Names which rank on these two lists are not allowed - http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/us/2012 or http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/ew/2012. Basically, something which could become popular but hasn't reached the top of the charts (so, for example, not Cora, Ivy, Olive, Penelope, Tabitha, etc).

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The youngest son was the "runt of the little" and is still very small and fragile. He should have a middle name meaning 'big', 'brave' or 'strong'. It doesn't have to begin with D!

This message was edited 2/8/2014, 11:42 AM