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For our first son (bio), we chose a first name we both really liked - Devin (means "poet") and for a middle name Nicholas, after St. Nicholas (he was born two days before Christmas). Our second child (bio daughter) got the only first name we could agree on - Zoë (means "life) - and her middle name is my mom's maiden name.
Our 3rd and 4th children were adopted (as infants) and both have a rare syndrome that includes multiple disabilities. Because they are both mentally challenged, we wanted simple names that are easy to say and spell. So we have Max (Maxwell) - which happens to include all the letters of his birthname (Alex) - Amadeus (the NICU nurses told us he LOVED music). And we have Benjamn Jonah. Ben was the only name that my husband and our two eldest kids could agree on and Jonah honours my mother (Joan) and her father (Johann) and also my mother-in-law, whose initials are BJ.
Hope that's not too confusing!
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