New signups:
https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/4908040Round 1:
https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/4908911
3 years have passed since Round 1. If you have a request for an upcoming round of any sort, please include it in your post.
arieleden
DH: Alexander Gennadiy Kazmirnikov
DW: Shir Nava [Levine] Kazmirnikov
DD: Maya Yekaterina Kazmirnikov (10)
DD: Talia Antonina Kazmirnikov (8)
DD: Elinor Darya "Ellie" Kazmirnikov (6)
AD: Karolin Lucia Kazmirnikov (6)
AD: (2)
Alexander and Shir have adopted a hesitant Russian-speaking little girl from Poland. Her first name is popular in Poland with a Russian usage (
https://tinyurl.com/y9rzdebr - long link to BtN search). Her middle name has at least one of the following letters: V, W, X, Y, and Z.
ishild
DH: Dylan Aleksey Hawthorne [28]
DW: Ashley Christina (Banks) Hawthorne [28]
AS: Zakariya "Zak" Kayin Hawthorne [7]
AS: Rasim Amadou Hawthorne [4]
AD: [6]
AD: [5]
Dylan and Ashley have adopted two sisters from an orphanage in Moldova. The older sister is very protective of her younger sister; shy and wary of adults, she will lie or pretend to agree with them to appease them. The younger sister is sentimental, prizing her favorite possessions. She currently believes boys have the equivalent of cooties. Both enjoying cooking and playing with dolls. She shows signs of Dyslexia. Both sisters have Romanian names, and at least one of them has a first or middle name with a specifically Moldovan usage (
https://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/gender/feminine/usage/moldovan). One has a first name that is easy to pronounce in English, but the other doesn't, and as such has been given a nickname.
JAL
DH: Leonard Walter Sommerhoff 'Len' [45]
DW: Evelyn Rosalie [Pfenning] Sommerhoff 'Evie' [43]
DH’s DS: Alexander Peter Sommerhoff 'Xander' [19]
AD & AD: Katherine Ariel 'Kate' & Philippa Hero 'Pippa' [3]
AS: [5]
Len and Evie have adopted the only child of one of Evie's siblings after the tragic death of their parents in a natural disaster. Like his birth parents, he is not particularly imaginative; he enjoys playing American handball and basketball, watching sports on TV, and reading about airplanes. He is struggling with a lot of emotions as a result of this, particularly anger. His first name is shorter than the rest of the Sommerhoff children, and considered by BtN as "serious" (
https://tinyurl.com/yarakve7 - long link to a BtN search). His middle name has always been in the Top 1000 in the US (
http://www.nameplayground.com/?rep=0).
Kaesy
DH: Rylan Xavier Heath [32]
DW: Eluned Alya [Pryce] Heath [30]
DD: Amity Isla Heath [7]
DS: Owen York Heath [5]
AS: Koda Joaquín Heath [6]
AD: [5]
AS: [3]
Rylan and Eluned have adopted two unrelated, French-speaking children from an orphanage in Burundi. Their newly adopted daughter enjoys caring and playing with younger children but is more shy around her peers and adults. She is quite thin and has knock knees & thickened ankles and wrists from rickets. Their newly adopted son loves making music by drumming on different objects or crashing pots and pans. He has epilepsy as a result of meningitis, but fortunately has only ever had two seizures, which seemed to have been triggered by having a high body temperature. Both of their original first names have French (African) usages (
https://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/usage/african-french), but can be changed to a name more usable in English with a similar sound or meaning. The daughter's middle name is used in Eastern Africa (
https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/eastern-african) and the son's middle name is French.
Mar
DH: Morgan Thaddeus Jasper Rutherford [32]
DW: Suraya Rutherford - al-Qadir [30]
AS: Maxence Omar Montgomery Rutherford [4]
AS & AD: [3]
Morgan and Suraya have adopted twins from Morocco, who have lived in an orphanage since birth. The brother is assertive and can be demanding, but takes care to cheer up his sister when she's sad. The sister is more demure and hesitant, has a bit of a limp, and is very fascinated by her first experiences with electronics. Their first names are Arabic, and at least one is specifically Maghrebi (
https://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/usage/arabic-maghrebi). Their middle names are given by their adoptive parents, and none of their initials start with the same letters as one another or Maxence's names.
Millie
DW: Maxine Mary Morse [40]
DH: Luka Niklaus Geissler [45]
DD: Octavia Mary Geissler-Morse [8]
AS: [4]
Maxine and Luka have adopted a son from Northern Ireland. He is very interested in dinosaurs and enjoys swimming. He shows signs of ASD, including echolalia, self-stimulating by rocking, and sensory sensitivity. Their son's first name was used for 4-5 children in Northern Ireland in 2012 (
https://pastebin.com/hX7GrA04). His middle name is either one syllable or 4 syllables.
myth
DW: Alice Marian (Shields) Frost [36]
DH: Oliver Idris Frost [36]
DS: Everard James Frost [8]
DD: Morwenna Lucy Frost [7]
AD: [12]
Alice and Oliver have adopted a daughter from Bristol, who was recently removed from an abusive home. She is spontaneous and secretive, and loves listening to music. She is currently required to do volunteer work as a result of having been caught shoplifting electronics. Her first name is heavily associated with a single celebrity or fictional character. Her middle name was trendy in England and Wales in 2009 (
https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/england-wales/2009?display=max&sort=percent_change).
PeachyGirl86
DH: Jorge Eduardo Vasquez [41]
DW: Stephanie Clare "Steph" Vasquez, nee Woods [35]
AS: Charles Elliott "Charlie" Vasquez [6]
AS: [10]
AD: [4]
Jorge and Stephanie, through the Indian Waiting International Children, have adopted a brother and sister. The 10-year old is bright and stubborn and enjoys construction toys. He is small for his age and has idiopathic epilepsy, which seems to be triggered by sleep deprivation. The 4-year old has strong emotions and enjoys coloring or playing with dolls by herself. They have Bengali first and middle names (
https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/bengali or
https://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/usage/bengali) and their middle names have a beautiful or natural meaning.
This message was edited 3/20/2018, 3:33 AM