A MUM-OF-16 has revealed how over half of her children have changed their names form the ones she picked at birth. Tiffany Nelson and husband Benji, form the US, spent almost 25 years expanding their family, even welcoming up to two new children a year at one point. 2 The family have raised 16 kids and made sure each of their names suited their aesthetic Credit: Instagram/notenoughnelsons 2 They have changed nine of their childrens' names Credit: Instagram/notenoughnelsons The social media family known as Not Enough Nelsons to their three million YouTube subscribers, say that the children’s names all fit a specific framework, even if they have been changed.
The hard and fast rule for the monikers is that they end in an “ee” sound, such as JourNee, LiLee, SaiDee and NayVee. As the couple adopted nine of their children, they changed the names they were given at birth to ensure they fit in with the rest of the family. The first child Tiffany and Benji adopted was their 24-year-old son, who was a toddler named Kuzovskin Vladimir Alexandrovich at the time.
read more on big families MUM LIFE I have 8 kids but only gave birth 4 times - there's no twins but there is 3 dads MEGA MUM Pregnant mum-of-nine boys who's finally having a girl reveals sweet name They changed his name to Bridger Nelson, a moniker he has kept ever since. Soon after, the couple adopted a little girl named Kukleva Ludmila Valentinova. Now also 24-years-old, she goes by JourNee Nelson.
“We are a big family of 18,” Tiffany says. “We always get asked if they are all ours. Most read in Fabulous LIDL TREAT Iconic Lidl product turned into a designer handbag, fans are going to love it HAPPY UNCOUPLED I had solo wedding after finding out fiance cheated just before big day INKED OFF Man shows off arm tattoos - but there's two MAJOR mistakes people can’t miss PARK OFF My neighbour put an angry note on my car - I bet they were stunned at the truth “Seven are biological and nine are adopted, so yes - they are all ours.
“We sure love each one of our 16 kiddos.” Most popular baby names of 2024 The couple's children are KennaDee, 26, KassaDee, 24, Bridger, JourNee, Trey, 22 and Jaine, 20. After that, they adopted six biological siblings, now known as LiLee, 17, SaiDee, 15, Luke, 14, DeLayNee, 12, ElleCee, ten, Beckham, eight.
LiLee was adopted at three-years-old with the name of Lilly Anne, while SaiDee was adopted aged one with the name Kenadie. ElleCee was originally named Kelly, while Luke was called Payton, DeLayNee was called Kenley and Beckham was named Tuff Knight. The struggle of choosing a baby name CHLOE Morgan, a Senior Writer at Fabulous, has revealed her dilemma on choosing a baby name.
.. At 35 weeks pregnant, by far the trickiest part of pregnancy for me in the past few months (minus the insomnia and countless night-time wee breaks!) has been trying to decide on a baby name.
The dilemmas are endless...
My partner and I went for a private scan to find out the gender as early as we could - partly due to the fact we thought it would make baby naming so much easier because we'd only have to come up with a list of names for one gender rather than two. How wrong we were..
. I was absolutely thrilled to be told I was expecting the baby girl I'd already dreamed of, but being one of the last of my friends to fall pregnant, I've had countless conversations over the years with excited pals discussing their top baby names ..
.something which I wish I could go back in time and un-hear. With each friend mentioning at least 10 possible monikers, I can't help but feel like several are now a no-go even though I know it's something that none of them would mind in the slightest - it's a total me problem! The debate comes up time and time again on social media forums - can you choose the same name that was a "potential" for a friend's baby? It's a very divisive topic and opinions are always mixed.
..and I don't want to be THAT person.
While some will argue there's thousands of other names out there to choose from, others will say you need to choose YOUR favourite...
after all, there's no guarantee that person will even have another baby. Then there's also the issue of finding a name you adore..
.only to research it online and read one negative comment amongst hundreds of positives that you just can't shake off. I made that very mistake when I fell in love with a certain name (I won't reveal it because I don't want to ruin it for others!) .
..only to see someone point out that it constantly gets autocorrected on a phone to something rather rude instead.
So, back to the drawing board we went.. Just five weeks to go and it looks like our little one is going to be known as 'baby gal' for a little while longer! The ninth child that Tiffany and Benji adopted was 15-year-old NayVee, who was called Unique Destiny as a baby.
The couple also share their biological children PaisLee, 12, PresLee, ten, and Ledger, four. According to Tiffany, whether her children changed their names is one of her most asked questions. The huge family lives in a castle-esque home in Utah, US, with each child having their own bedroom.
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