# Ever know a family who named their kids via some cute theme or scheme? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 14, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661 "2026-07-14T16:53:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/121 "2026-07-16T14:17:16Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > No, she replied. "It’s just when my husband learned that the 13th was a girl, he exclaimed, _'Ach! Das is **Alles!'"** _ (German for ‘That is all!’) My kids went to school with Zyenda, she had 9 sisters and one brother. But she was the last, or as her dad said, Ze end! Her mom was a big lady, her dad thin as a rake. The kids were all either really big or really skinnny. Zyenda had neices and nephews older than her too. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/122 "2026-07-16T14:31:54Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I believe Ron Howard’s children have middle names based on where they were conceived. I dated a girl like that. She had weird, quirky parents, so she had a two middle names - one was her mom’s maiden name, and the other was Jersey, referring to where she was conceived. (I recall that her sister’s first name was Coco, and she was really excited when she met a cat with the same name) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/123 "2026-07-16T14:36:52Z")
My brother’s wife told me that her niece was to be named Cayman, because she had been conceived in the Cayman Islands. I said, “It’s a good thing they didn’t honeymoon in Moosejaw!” ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/124 "2026-07-16T14:43:37Z")
Neighbors named their kids Daniel, Donald, David, and Debora. Their last name was “Del Toro” (anonymized while maintaining the main point) so they were all known as DDT. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/125 "2026-07-16T14:44:16Z")
At least the kids can share monogrammed clothing. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/126 "2026-07-16T14:58:28Z")
I know someone who has a pretty unique name for English, although it’s probably somewhat common in Persian. Supposedly, according to family lore, it came from her place of conception (no pun intended). I’m personally skeptical, but that’s the family story. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/127 "2026-07-16T16:15:37Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > My brother’s wife told me that her niece was to be named Cayman, because she had been conceived in the Cayman Islands. A decade or so ago there was a commercial that used this concept as the basis for a joke. The punchline is a tween girl, whose infant brother’s name is Tucson, slowly puts two and two together; she’s riding in the family Hyundai Tucson! Or something. I’ll text my nephew Carnival Cruise Ship and see if he remembers the specifics. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/128 "2026-07-16T16:22:35Z")
I knew an attorney whose name was Lake Trout. His siblings were named Rainbow and Brook. Lake was a jerk. I came across his name a couple of years later in a newspaper article describing his arrest. The caption under the picture of him was “Lake Trout As Landed By The Authorities”. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/129 "2026-07-16T16:24:37Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > I knew an attorney whose name was Lake Trout. His siblings were named Rainbow and Brook. When I was a kid, my parents played bridge with a couple whose last name was Wahl. They named their son Brick. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/130 "2026-07-16T16:27:04Z")
I work in HR handling employee benefits, so I get to see what everyone’s named their children. I have one employee whose children all have names that rhyme with one another. Think Teri, Keri, Sheri, Larry, Barry, etc., etc. This is something I more commonly see with twins rather than four kids who most definitely aren’t quadruplets. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/131 "2026-07-16T16:57:11Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I believe Ron Howard’s children have middle names based on where they were conceived. ISTR hearing him joke about how one of his kids, by that theme, could have been named “Volvo”. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/132 "2026-07-16T17:26:52Z")
My first name is a combination of my parents’ middle names. They are not baby boomers. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/133 "2026-07-16T18:03:46Z")
Weird coincidence: Ron Howard was in an episode of “The Captain and Tennille,” and in one of the sketches he was asked to say something in Swedish. He said one word: “Volvo.” ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/134 "2026-07-16T18:33:37Z")
Maybe not a coincidence! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/135 "2026-07-16T18:37:43Z")
Foreshadowing! Howard was on [an episode of the Captain and Tennille’s variety show](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0536346/?ref_=tt_cst_epp_sm_1) in 1976 (along with several other members of the _Happy Days_ cast); while he was already married to his wife Cheryl at that point, they did not have their first child (Bryce) until 1981. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/136 "2026-07-16T19:21:03Z")
My brother’s and sister-in-law’s names both start with an R. Her son’s name starts with a J. When they were trying to come up with baby names, J, who was 13 at the time, said, “It should start with a J. Since you guys are both Rs, we’ll be Js. It’s only fair.” Now every email, greeting card, or anything from the family says, “Love, RRJJ.” ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/137 "2026-07-17T02:56:32Z")
My relatives are named on the Chinese scheme. Each set of siblings are all named family generational personal, where ‘generational’ is the common prefix word. Inside the family, they may be referred to as ‘personal’ or ‘generational personal’, or ‘elder brother’ etc. In context where it does not cause confusion, they may be called ‘generational’ in the same way that “Ben” is short for Benjamin, Benedict, and Benessa, but the two words are not two names, even though they are separated by a space The two parts of the name, generational and personal, combine to form a word or character set like ‘flower’ or ‘dearly beloved’ ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/138 "2026-07-17T03:33:17Z")
My siblings also have Irish first names (but no Saoirse), though only 1/8 of my Great Grand Parents are Irish (i.e. 1/8 of my ancestors) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/139 "2026-07-17T05:39:32Z")
My mom had two male relatives that didn’t even get names. Just initials. The first one was A. B. The other was C. D. That’s some lazy parenting, right there! ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661/140 "2026-07-17T19:45:11Z")
We have a friend who gave all her four children names with only three letters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-who-named-their-kids-via-some-cute-theme-or-scheme/1031661.md?page=8)