WHAT'S IN A NAME?
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







2 Comments
by G_Derby
Monday, December 19 2011, 1:33PM
“Morons! I feel sorry for your kids!”
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!”