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arieleden
DH: Alexander Gennadiy Kazmirnikov
DW: Shir Nava [Levine] Kazmirnikov
DD: Maya Yekaterina Kazmirnikov (7)
DD: Talia Antonina Kazmirnikov (5)
DD: Elinor Darya "Ellie" Kazmirnikov (3)
AD: (3)
The Kazmirnikov family has adopted a little girl from Romania, who is just one month younger than Elinor. Her parents are German citizens that requested a closed adoption. Curious, bold, and often restless, their youngest will need plenty of supervision as she adjusts to her new surroundings. Her FN is a German name in the submitted names database (
https://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/gender/feminine/usage/german) and her MN is used in both Romania and Germany (
https://www.behindthename.com/names/browse.php?type_gender=1&operator_gender=is&value_gender[]=feminine&type_usage=1&operator_usage=isall&value_usage[]=german&value_usage[]=romanian).
ishild
DH: Dylan Aleksey Hawthorne [25]
DW: Ashley Christina (Banks) Hawthorne [25]
AS: [4]
AS: [1]
Dylan and Ashley have adopted two brothers from Nevada; their parents were involved in a serious car accident that left the mother comatose and father severely injured. The older brother is very talkative. He enjoys pretend play and playing with his younger brother. He shows early signs of non-verbal learning disability, such as clumsiness, difficulty with fine motor skills, and difficulty with directional and spatial awareness. The one-year old adjusts well to new stimuli but is easily distracted. They have Arabic first names and Nigerian/Western African middle names.
JAL
DH: Leonard Walter Sommerhoff 'Len' [42]
DW: Evelyn Rosalie [Pfenning] Sommerhoff 'Evie' [40]
DH’s DS: Alexander Peter Sommerhoff 'Xander' [16]
DD & DD: [3 months]
The Sommerhoff family is adopting twin daughters from teen parents in Delaware. The older twin seems to be colicky and very sensitive. The younger twin sleeps soundly and regularly, provided she cannot hear her sister. Their first names have the same number of syllables but do not start or end with the same letter. One of their middle names is Biblical and the other is a word name.
Kaesy
DH: Rylan Xavier Heath [29]
DW: Eluned Alya [Pryce] Heath [27]
DD: Amity Isla Heath [4]
DS: Owen York Heath [2]
AS: [3]
The Heath family is welcoming a son from Virginia, born to a single teen mother. He speaks Spanish and some English. Boisterous and loud, he loves singing, dancing, and hand puppets. He coughs frequently due to asthma. His first name was in the US Top 1000 in 2016 but is not in the main BtN database. His middle name is Spanish and does not end in the letter O.
Mar
DH: Morgan Thaddeus Jasper Rutherford [29]
DW: Suraya Rutherford - al-Qadir [27]
AS: [1]
Morgan and Suraya welcome a 13 month-old son from Montreal, born to teen parents. Smiley and restless, he cries when trying new foods and has not spoken his first word yet. His first name is French and uncommon in the U.S., and his middle name has at least 3 syllables.
PeachyGirl86
DH: Jorge Eduardo Vasquez [38]
DW: Stephanie Clare "Steph" Vasquez, nee Woods [32]
AS: [3]
The Vasquez family welcomes a son from Australia. Active and excitable, his favorite hobbies are swimming and collecting things. He has some difficulties with stuttering as well as with receptive language, particularly with understanding gestures and taking turns in conversations. His FN is popular in Australia but would be considered dated or old-fashioned in the USA (
https://www.behindthename.com/names/browse.php?type_gender=1&operator_gender=is&value_gender%5B%5D=masculine&type_popularity=1&operator_popularity=is&value_popularity%5B%5D=australia-nsw&yearoperator_popularity=is&year_popularity%5B%5D=&rankoperator_popularity=is&rank_popularity%5B%5D=) and his MN has at least one set of double letters.
This message was edited 3/15/2018, 8:15 AM