WHAT'S IN A NAME?

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Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Sara Foss and Stephen Smith have enjoyed conjuring up wild and wacky names for their 13 children.

We've listed them, from oldest to youngest, and given Sara's reasons for their names.

Patrick – named after Sara's grandmother's surname of Patrick

Stephen – after his doting dad, Stephen

Malachai – after a character in the horror film, Children of the Corn

Peppermint – after Sara started craving mints during her fourth pregnancy

Echo – after a group of eco-campaigners who Stephen met during a job at work

Eli – another character in the 1984 film Children of the Corn

Rogue – a character in the film X-Men

Frodo – hobbit in Lord of the Rings

Morpheus – a character in film, The Matrix, staring Keanu Reeves

Artemis – book character, Artemis Fowl, an obnoxious teenage criminal

Blackbird – named after a gathering of blackbirds which flew onto Sara's lawn

Baudelaire – named after the Baudelaire orphans which featured in Lemony Snicket's film A Series of Unfortunate Events

Voorhees – named after serial killer, Jason Voorhees in the horror movie, Friday The 13th

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    by G_Derby

    Monday, December 19 2011, 1:33PM

    “Morons! I feel sorry for your kids!”

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    by DerbyBorn, derby

    Saturday, November 21 2009, 1:22PM

    “Clever! So the kids will have to spell out their names and maybe offer an explanation for the rest of their lives because of a bit of selfish fun by the parents.
    Good themes!”

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