If you had 16 kids...

Pearl16

Since I'm exhausted today and am looking for ways to procrastinate:

My grandparents had 16 children, 8 girls and 8 boys. To most people, this sounds crazy, but to a name nerd it's a bit of a fantasy! When I was little, I would always make up lists of what I would name my kids if I had 16 of them. It's actually quite challenging! So let's see what you can come up with: If you had 16 children, what would you name them?

And in case you were wondering, here are the names of their 16 children:

Phillip, Catherine (Cathy), Michael (Micky), Thomas, James (Jimmy), Richard, Margaret (Peggy), Marianne, Timothy, Therese, Maribeth, Patricia (Patty), Julie, Daniel, Colleen, Christopher

LemonBlush

Danica, Carys, Ivy, Blair, June, Greta, Lucy, Darcy

Rowan, Simon, August, Arlo, Lane, Archer, Tristan, Oliver

That was tough for boys!  

ashley0616

Olivia, Eleanor, Caroline, Genevieve, Miranda, Evelyn, Stella, Elizabeth

James, Nolan, Jacob, Matthew, William, Henry, Leo, Anthony

LadyXaverian

I like that list!

If I had 16 children TODAY, I would name them... 

Girls: Elinor (Nora- DD), Audrey, Miriam, Juliet, Johannah, Eloise, Bridget, Emily.

Boys: Duncan, Jacob, Seamus, Josiah, Vincent, Lucas, Andrew, Alexander (DH's favorite, gotta throw him a bone.) 

magpie1127

Boys:

1. Leo

2. Henry 

3. Oliver

4. Peter

5. Miles

6. Griffin

7. Arthur

8. Jasper

Girls: 

9. Clara

10. Catherine (Kate)

11. Violet

12. Imogen

13. Norah

14. Hattie 

15. Millie

16. Josephine

Pearl16

My list:

Girls: Cora, Iris, Audra, Eloise, Maeve, Sylvie, Ada, Magnolia

Boys: Everett, Oliver, August, Jude, Simon, Harrison, Arlo, Ian

Zimger

I was reading a bit of my family history yesterday and found a few families like that. One couple didn't even start until their late 20's and they had 13 kids!

My List:

Girls:Evelyn, Lana, Elsie, Della, Sylvia, Clara, Lucy, Anya

Boys: Liam, Kirk, Max, Duncan, Tobias, Bram, Miles,

 

P&E2009

Well the thought of having 16 kids scares the crap out of me, but I will play:

G: Corinne, Audrey, Noelle, Charlotte, Kate, Elise, Gwen, Rachel

B: Ryan, Drew, Ian, Reid, Graham, Miles, James, Alex,

Allycat11

I have a rule that I will not use the names of close family members for my children, but I am cheating for this. 

Girls: Victoria, Elizabeth, Audrey, Cambria, Olivia, Natalie, Gabrielle, Aurora

Boys: Elijah, Noah, Joshua, Jude, Nicholas, Oliver, Matthew,  Jacob

chibride4

Easy peasy, my baby name Roledex is always well stocked:

GIRLS -- Brynn, Colette, Dara, Eden, Julia, Paige, Ruby, Samara

BOYS -- Bennett, Dean, Ezra, Grant, Jackson, Leo, Nathan, Reid   

strawberrytree

DH's father has 13 siblings. I can't imagine being pregnant that much!

 

Niamh, Annabel, Bianca, Larissa, Cecilia, Georgia, Freya, Krista (DH's pick)

Gareth, Kieran, Ewan, Eamonn, Patrick, Reid, Morgan, Kelly (DH's pick) 

Helenahhandbasket

Wow!

Elizabeth, Mary-Claire, Francesca, Bridget, Rose, Veronica, Adeline, Carolina

Hugo, Oscar, Linus, Sterling, August, Roberto, Bruno, Giovanni

I struggled with the boys a bit, but I could probably name 16 girls.

happy_un-bride

Joseph, Mitchell, Hayes, Joshua, Morrison, John

Jocelyn, Charlotte, Dahlia, Evelyn, Sophia, Abigale (no idea how to spell, this one just came to me)

Girls names were way harder for me.

rowanleaves

Girls: Sophia, Wren, Lyra, Arya, Anais, Katharine, Willow, Pearl

Boys: Grant, Maddox, Henry, Miloh, Bramwell, Sam, Adam, Rueben

BellaLux

My grandfather was 1 of 16 as well. Hmmm, my list would look like this:

Olivia, Gabrielle, Chloe, Lauren, Laila, Nicole, Hannah, Brynn

Joshua, Miles, Evan, Noah, Grant, Nicholas, Langston, Christian

BlindysWife

Linus, Milo, Abraham, Oscar, Oliver, Graham, Walter, Roscoe

Ivy, Betsy, Margaret, Lucille, Iris, Josephine, Norah, Bonnie

scoutkate

Yikes, this is hard!

Girls:  Elizabeth/Betsy (DD), Mary Eleanor/Mary Nell, Frances/Francie, Catherine, Anne, Susan/Susie, Lucille/Lulu, Jane

Boys:  Clark, James, William/Will, Thomas, John/Jack, Everett, Ellis, George

sweetpea2003

Today...

Girls:  Katherine (Kate- DD), Wren, Tessa, Allison, Claire, Caroline, Amelia, Lauren

Boys:  Connor (DS), Everett, William, Andrew, Owen, Ethan, Matthew, Noah

TheWop

Renee, Colette, Audra, Elizabeth, Agatha, Vanessa, Magdalen (Maggie), and a tie between Reese, Sara, Jane or Gabrielle.  I'd have to consult the H on the 8th girl name. 

Benjamin, Darren, Adam, Evan, Kenneth, Vincent, Brandon, Garrett

paceyjoe

Wow I think this will be hard:

Girls: Avery, Haley, Makenzie, Emma, Kennedy, Hannah, Aubrey, Lia

Boys: Jake, Nathan, James, Parker, Hudson, Zachary, Jackson, Colin

 Yup...that was hard. Had to go on nymbler to find more names I liked!

ang.ela23

Girls- Alexis, Lauren, Melia, Ava, Ryley, Macie, Emma & Chloe.

Boys: Nathan, Landon, Colin, Mason, Ryan, Madden, Jordan & Gavin.

 

 

Jaytee501

Fun! (well, not having 16 kids for ME...I couldn't handle it )...

Boys:

James (my DS)

John 

Reid

Nicholas

Tristan

Zachary

Ethan

Miles

 

Girls:

Zo?

Claire

Cecilia

Anna

Eve

Norah 

Veronica

Caroline

 

SposaBellarina

This is tough for me, as DH and I both have large families full of great names, and we're trying to avoid using family names as first names.  Also, our last name is very limiting.

Girls: Juliana, Sabrina, Elena, Amelia, Franciska, Natalia, Lucina, Zohra

Boys: Benjamin, Nathaniel, Sebastian, Theodore, Henry,  Oliver, Arthur, Leo

KatieKim0815

Hudson, Felix, Reid, Sebastian, Milo, Griffin, Oliver and Tristan

Olivia, Emma, Camille, Brooklyn, Colette, Harper, Sloane. and Hazel

mkanderson85

Girls: Annalise (current DD), Imogen, Beatrice, Emmeline, Mary Kate, Adele

Boys: Nathanial, Beckett, Baron, Heath, Charles, John

BarbourWales04

In my case: Amy, Elizabeth, Anastasia (Anna), Marie, Julia, Claudia, Charlotte, Emily

Boys are harder, so let's see: Alexander (LO's name- had to do it), Michael, Ian, Patrick, Simon, Andrew, James and Philip. 

Nice exercise!!! 

ricecakes1216

Girls:

1. Roslyn

2. Juliana

3. Cambria

4. Brynn

5. Isla

6.  Celia

7. Elise

8. Genevieve 

Boys

1. Matthew

2. Lucca

3. Guy

4. Kane

5. Cole

6. Reid

7. Isaiha

8. Levi

 

 

 

TaylorP5

My girls would be: Payton, Gracie, Ava, Jaycee, Teagan, Madison, Gabriella, & Aubrianna!

My boys would be: Mason, Matthew, Carter, Emmett, Reid, Jackson, Grant, & Chester!

KatieJ113

Jenna,Eden,Josephine,Ellery,Charlotte,Caroline,Annabelle,Abigail

Elijah,Ari,Andrew,Jacob,Elliott,Seth,Robert,Charles 

pinkie529

Wow, 16! Let's see...assuming no input from DH...

Boys:

Ian

Grant

Maxwell

Gideon

Nicholas

Leo

Jonah 

Tristan

 

Girls:

Lillian

Elizabeth

Nora

Emilia

Charlotte

Juliana

Gabrielle

Anna 

 

apc1929

Boys- Jackson(jack), Donovan (van), August(gus), Ryan, Evan, Nate, Gage, Declan

Girls: Scarlet, Tess, Arden Kate, Isla, Maeve, Bridget, Matilda(tilly) Tierney 

crunchylove77

Nora, Madeleine, Molly, Grace, Eleanor, Evelyn, Vivien, Zara

Oliver, Caleb, Ford, Laughlin, Henry, Phineas (Finn), Oscar, Spencer

 Not sure I really love some of those boy names, but boy names are so hard! 

beckib353

Holy kids! Fun!

 Mine would be:

Girls:  Lillian, Daphne, Abigail, Bianca, Elliot, Violet, Cecilia, and Fiona

Boys:  Max, Liam, Grant, Cole, Lucas (Luke), Briggs (my maiden name), Julian, and Isaac

brookelynpaisley

Girls: Ainsley, Morgan, Meredith, Lyla, Ivy, Helena

Boys: Calvin, Joel, Owen, Duncan, Benjamin, Jonathan

MarSamWhitney

Girls:  Whitney, Fiona, Samantha, Isabella, Lila, Lucia, Grace, Frances

Boys:  Lincoln, Jack, James, Ryan, Zachary, Alex,  Scott, Jason

Chapter78

Wow. 16 kids and 8 of each!

Girls:

Phoebe
Luna
Maeve
Vivienne
Athena
Penelope
Caroline
Aurora

Boys:

Felix
Milo
Joshua
Dashiell
Simon
Gabriel
Henry
Reuben

mhickey426

I am going to try and create a list.  My grandparents had 14.  After a while they started naming them after the doctors, nurses.  The last 2 they even let the doctor name them.  I don't blame them.  Having to come up with 14 first and 14 mn is hard work.

srashell

Ian, Grant, Neil, Ross, Pierce, Shane, James, Drew

Blair, Lila, Maura, Nina, Paige,  Elise, Tess, Diana

AwBeth

I always play games like this, and it drives my husband nuts:

Ladies: Edith (Edie), Charlotte, Eleanor (Nora), Caroline, Margaret (Maggie), and Hazel

Gentlemen: Luke, Drew, Charles (Charlie), Graham, Jude, and Benjamin (Ben). 

That was actually really easy to do. Eeek.  Maybe my husband's dream of a huge family will become a reality.  An older friend once told me she never meant to have six kids, she just had six names she wanted to use.  She was joking, of course, but I know what she means! 

gidgetgirl08

Boys:

Isaac, Andrew (Drew), Noah, Nicholas, Levi, Lucas, Alexander, Owen

Girls:

Felicity (DD) Anneliese, Gabriella (Brie), Evelyn, Jane, Noelle, Naomi, Cecily

austenreader85

My grandparents had 9 kids and I used to fantasize about that for purely naming reasons!  16....wow!!!

Margaret Marianne, Elizabeth Josephine, Amelia Jane, Elinor Catherine, Grace Rebekah, Charlotte Penelope, Lillian Renee, Evelyn Fiona

Theodore Robert, William Thomas, Peter Samuel, Benjamin Joseph, Ezra Christian, Alexander George, Judah Franklin, Levi Jonathan.

I have a running list of 5 for both genders that we like...coming up with the last 3 for both was hard!