Likeable Names:
Amy Wearden
Annie Wearden
Ellie Wearden
Emily Wearden
Katie Wearden
Laura Wearden
Molly Wearden
Sadie Wearden
Sarah Wearden
Adam Wearden
Andy Wearden
Ben Wearden
Charlie Wearden
Evan Wearden
Jack Wearden
Jake Wearden
Sam Wearden
Steve Wearden
Tim Wearden
Tom Wearden
Will Wearden
Aimi: Beautiful Love
Akiko: Bright Child
Akira: Bright and Clear
Ami: Beautiful or Second
Emi: Beautiful Blessing
Hana: Flower
Kaede: Maple
Keiko: Celebrate Child
Ken: Healthy and Strong
Kenji: Two
Kenta: Healthy, Strong, Thick, Big
Kiku: Chrysanthemum
Kokoro: Heart, Spirit
Mika: Beautiful Smell
Misaki: Beautiful Blossom
Naomi: Honest
Nori: Ceremony
Noriko: Law Child
Ren: Romance
Riko: Jasmine
Sakura: Cherry Blossom
Sora: Sky
Yori: Trust
Yuri: Lily
German Baby Names:
Girls:
Ada
Adele
Annalise
Bertha
Carolina
Edana
Edda
Elsie
Emera
Frieda
Gertrude
Greta
Gretchen
Gretel
Grizelda
Hedwig
Heidi
Irma
Johanna
Karsten
Kirsten
Lorelei
Mathilda
Milla
Odele
Romy
Rosine
Sanja
Viveca
Wilhelmina
Zelda
Boys:
Adelbert
Adolf
Alaric
Alban
Arlo
Arnold
Arvin
Bruno
Casper
Claus
Dale
Diesel
Dirk
Dolph
Durin
Ferdinand
Franz
Fritz
Gunther
Gustav
Guy
Hansel
Heinrich
Hugh
Jaeger
Jessen
Kiefer
Kyler
Louis
Ludwig
Norbert
Novak
Otto
Rune
Sigfried
Sigmund
Tanner
Varick
Wendell
Wilhelm
Aaliyah Sophia Wearden (Ally)
Adrienne Elaine Wearden
Afton Rafaella Wearden
Agatha Barbara Wearden (Aggie)
Alethea Raine Wearden (Allie)
Alice Camille Wearden (Allie)
Anastasia Belle Wearden (Ana)
Arabella Anne Wearden (Ara, Belle)
Aurelia Louise Wearden (Aura, Lia)
Aurora Roxanne Wearden (Rory)
Belle Chloe Wearden
Bennett Elisabeth Wearden (Ben)
Blair Christine Wearden
Cabot Alison Wearden
Calista Roxanne Wearden (Callie)
Caroline Sophia Wearden (Lina)
Cassandra Scarlett Wearden (Cassie)
Charlotte Elaine Wearden (Charlie, Lottie)
Clementine Erika Wearden (Clem)
Cleo Kenzie Wearden
Daisy Eleanor Wearden
Delilah Kimber Wearden (Lila)
Eden Michelle Wearden (Edie)
Eirlys Kathleen Wearden (Katie)
Eleni Cassandra Wearden (Ellie)
Eleanor Shelley Wearden (Nora)
Ellery Joyce Wearden (Ellie)
Eleora Barbara Wearden (Ellie)
Emerald Renae Wearden
Eva Mirabelle Wearden (Evie)
Eve Madeleine Wearden (Evie)
Felicity Amber Wearden (Fifi)
Francesca Marie Wearden (Cesca, Cessy)
Genevieve Patrice Wearden (Ginny)
Gertrude Anne Wearden (Gert, Gertie)
Gwen Stacy Wearden
Gwendolyn Sophia Wearden (Gwen, Wynn, Wendy)
Heather Abigail Wearden
Helena Michelle Wearden (Lena)
Holly Imogene Wearden
Ireland Bailey Wearden (Irish)
Iris Michaela Wearden
Jasmine Elisabeth Wearden (Jazz)
Jewel Margaret Wearden
Josephine Liana Wearden (Joss)
Joy Anastasia Wearden (JoyAna)
Juliet Leonie Wearden
Lana Kathleen Wearden (Katie)
Laurel Daphne Wearden
Lila Christine Wearden
Linden Harlow Wearden (Lindy)
Liviana Hope Wearden (Liv)
Lorelei Marie Wearden (Lori)
Lucille Marian Wearden (Lucy)
Lucy Valentina Wearden
Lyric Madeleine Wearden
Lyra Harbor Wearden
Madeleine Eden Wearden (Maddy, Lina)
Magnolia Rhea Wearden (Maggie)
Mara Callan Wearden
Marilyn Joyce Wearden (Mary)
Marley Elaine Wearden
Cynthia Marlowe Wearden (Marly)
Matilda Roxanne Wearden (Mattie, Tilly, Tilda)
Mattea Christabel Wearden (Mattie)
Maxine Hadley Wearden (Max)
Meredith Shelley Wearden (Merry)
Michaela Alexis Wearden (Mimi)
Minerva Catherine Wearden (Minnie)
Mirabelle Aimi Wearden (Mira)
Molly Karolina Wearden
Norah Elaine Wearden
Olympia Anne Wearden (Olly)
Parker Elisabeth Wearden
Rafaella Amber Wearden (Ella)
Ramona Joelle Wearden (Romy)
Rhiannon Faith Wearden (Rhia)
Rosabella Sofie Wearden (Rosie)
Rosalind Amelia Wearden (Rosie)
Rose Callan Wearden (Rosie)
Rosemary Anne Wearden (Rosie)
Shiloh Guinevere Wearden
Sonia McKenna Wearden (Sunny)
Sylvia Angeline Wearden (Silvie)
Tamsin Marie Wearden (Tam)
Tierney Nicole Wearden
Valentina Anne Wearden (Valen)
Virginia Marian Wearden (Ginny)
Vivien Adair Wearden (Vivi)
Viviana Callan Wearden (Vivi)
Winifred Barbara Wearden (Winn, Winnie, Fred)
Winter Ophelia Wearden (Winn)
Zelda Rowena Wearden
Zora Suzanne Wearden
Abel Nicholas Wearden (Abe)
Alec Corwyn Wearden
Alistair Daniel Wearden (Ally)
Ambrose Mikel Wearden (Broz)
Angus Colin Wearden
Anthony Warren Wearden (Tony)
Archer Walden Wearden
Arthur Theodore Wearden (Artie)
Asa Marvin Wearden
Asher Jeremiah Wearden (Ash)
Barrett Dante Wearden (Barry)
Benjamin Reilly Wearden (Ben, Benji)
Bruno Robert Wearden
Calder Jeremiah Wearden (Cal)
Casper Daniel Wearden
Charles Vallon Wearden (Charlie)
Clark Thomas Wearden
Cohen Kenneth Wearden
Emerald Renae Wearden: Honors—Andra Renae King Wearden, Shelley Renae Mason; More abstract, Honors-Erika Michelle Wade and Amber Roxanne King Beall
Gabriel Lynn Wearden: Honors—Michael Lynn Wearden, Rhonda Lynn Roberts Wearden, Jerry Lynn Roberts, etc
Marika Jasmine Wearden: Honors—Marian Elaine Wagner. More abstract, Honors—Erika Michelle Wade
Benjamin Reilly Wearden: Honors—Scarlet Spider, Ben Reilly
Rosetta Imogene Wearden: Honors—Barbara Imogene Black Hill
Rosetta Callan Wearden: Honors—Danny Calial Mason, Kenneth Alan Wearden
Roland Mason Wearden: Honors—Royce Scott Mason, Bud Mason, Danny Mason
Roland Kenneth Wearden: Honors—Kenneth Alan Wearden
Gwendolyn Iris Wearden: Honors—Wendy Raffaelli
Gwendolyn Calla Wearden: Honors—Danny Calial Mason
Leander Hawthorne Wearden: Honors—Andra Renae King Wearden
Clementine Anne Wearden: Honors—Patricia Ann Mason, Angela Ann Mason
Anthony Robert Wearden: Honors—Robert Warren Wagner, Jerry Lynn Robert
Alura Roxanne Wearden: Honors—Amber Roxanne King Beall, Alice Christine Custer
Cornelius Marvin Wearden: Honors—Timothy Marvin Wearden
Amelia Claire Wearden: Honors—Amber Roxanne King Beall
Corran Kenneth Wearden: Honors—Kenneth Alan Wearden
Arabella Anne Wearden: Honors—Patricia Ann Mason, Angela Ann Mason
Eli Christopher Wearden: Honors—Christopher Jarrod King, Chris Wagner
Arista Nichole Wearden: Honors—Kristie Nichole Smith
Jonas Mason Wearden: Honors—John Thomas Wearden, Royce Scott Mason, Danny Calial Mason, Bud Mason
Caraway Suzanne Wearden: Honors—Sara Suzanne Wearden
Keiran Daniel Wearden: Honors—Danny Calial Mason
Caroline Sophia Wearden: Honors—None
Malcolm Cole Wearden: Honors—Cole Black
Eve Madeleine Wearden: Honors—None
Kelda Christine Wearden: Honors—Alice Christine Custer, Christopher Jarrod King, Uncle Chris
Marley Elaine Wearden: Honors—Marian Elaine Wagner
Cynthia Marlowe Wearden: Honors—Cynthia Wagner Wininger
Parker Elisabeth Wearden: Honors—Betty Dunning, Betty Willson
Winifred Barbara Wearden: Honors—Barbara Imogene Hill Black
Dectuplets:
(To go with Emerald Renae and Gabriel Lynn)
Girls:
1. Marika Jasmine Wearden—Jasmine, Jazz, Minnie, MJ (Granny, Erika) 3/2. Rare.
2. Rosetta Imogene Wearden—Rosie (Grandma) 3/3. Rare.
3. Clementine Anne Wearden—Clem, Clemmie (Pat, Angie) 3/1. Rare.
4. Alora Amethyst Wearden—Allie, Lora (Aunt Alice) 3/2. Rare.
5. Gwynna or Gwendolyn Iris Wearden—Gwen/Gwyn/Rissy 3/2. Rare, # 585, 2009.
Boys:
6. Benjamin Reilly Wearden—Benji, Ben 3/2. # 20, 2009.
7. Roland Hawthorne Wearden (Royce) 2/2. #754, 2009.
8. Miles Warren Wearden (Uncle Warren) 2/2. # 152, 2009.
9. Leander Mason Wearden—Lee (Masons) 3/2. Rare.
10. Anthony Robert Wearden (Roberts, Robbie) 3/2. # 516, 2009.
Their potential songs:
Michael!: Stuck with You—Huey Lewis and the News
Emmie: When You Come Back Down—Nickel Creek
Gabe: You Are My Sunshine—Jimmy Davis
MJ: My Maria—Brooks and Dunn, Crash and Burn—Savage Garden
Benji: You’ll be in My Heart—Phil Collins, Vindicated—Dashboard Confessionals
Rosie: Kiss From a Rose—Seal
Roland: Roland—Interpol? I’ll Follow You into the Dark—Death Cab for Cutie
Clem: Oh, My Darling—Percy Montrose, Just the Girl—Click Five
Miles: Carry On My Wayward Son
Ria: Crazy for this Girl—Evan and Jaron
Lee: Superman—Five for Fighting
Gwen: Iris—Goo Goo Dolls, Lightening Crashes—Live
Tony: Last One Standing—Emerson Drive
Breakdown of Dectuplets
1. Marika Jasmine Wearden
a. Marika: Polish/Czech/Slovac/Hungarian variation of Maria(n).
i. Several theories of meaning, including “Sea of Bitterness”, “Rebelliousness”, and “Wished for Child”. Most likely from the Egyptian root myr, meaning “My Beloved, My Love”.
ii. Rare—never in 200 years appeared on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names for either gender
b. Jasmine: English/French name
i. Most likely a reference to the climbing plant with fragrant, delicate flowers used in making perfumes; but could also have the meaning “Gift of God”
ii. Ranked # 51 on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names of 2009 for girls; it’s been dropping in popularity steadily for the last 5 years.
c. Nicknames: Mari, Rika, Jazz, Minnie, Mimi, MJ
d. Honors: Marian Elaine Wagner, Granny
e. Complete name meaning: My Beloved Gift of God
2. Rosetta Imogene Wearden
a. Rosetta: Italian Diminutive of Rose
i. Originally a Norman form of a Germanic name, which was comprised of the elements meaning “fame” and “sort, kind”, but was revived most likely with the flower in mind. The rose is the symbol of eternal love.
ii. Rare—never in 200 years appeared on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names for either gender
b. Imogene: English variation of Imogen
i. Imogen was a name that was accidentally misprinted for a Princess in the Shakespearean play “Cymbeline”, and means “maiden”.
ii. Rare—it hasn’t appeared on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names since 1955.
c. Nicknames: Rose, Rosie, Etta, Ettie
d. Honors: Barbara Imogene Hill/Black, Royce? (For the original Roese)
e. Complete name meaning: Eternal Love Maiden, Rose Maiden
3. Gwynna Iris Wearden, Gwendolyn Iris Wearden
a. Gwynna: Welsh
i. Means “White, Fair Blessed” in Welsh
ii. Rare—never appeared on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names
b. Gwendolyn: Welsh
i. Means “White Ring”; the name of the mythical queen of the Britons that defeated her husband in battle.
ii. # 585 and rising on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names for girls in 2009
c. Iris: English
i. Means “rainbow” in Greek, the Greek god of the Rainbow, but could also reference the flower or the colored portion of the eye
ii. # 317 and rising on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names for girls in 2009
d. Nicknames: Gwyn/Gwen, Rissy
e. Honors: Wendy Raffaelli, Cousin
f. Complete Name Meaning: Blessed Rainbow, White Ring Rainbow
4. Clementine Anne Wearden
a. Clementine: French variant of Clement
i. English form of the late Latin name Clemens which meant “Merciful, Gentle”
ii. Rare—not currently on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names for either gender
b. Anne: French version of the Hebrew Hannah
i. Means “Favor” or “Grace”
ii. # 544 and dropping on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names for girls in 2009
c. Nicknames: Clem, Clemmie, Tina, Minnie, Cleo
d. Honors: Patricia Ann Mason, Angela Ann Mason
e. Complete Name Meaning: Merciful, Gentle Grace
5. Alura Wearden
a. Alura: African/French
i. Means “My Dream”/ “Appealing, Enticing”
ii. Rare—never in 200 years appeared on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names for either gender
b. Amethyst: English
i. Means “Intoxicating”
ii. Rare—never in 200 years appeared on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names for either gender
c. Nicknames: Allie, Lora, Ora, Al
d. Honors: Alice Wagner, Aunt
e. Complete Name Meaning: My Intoxicating Dream, or Enticing, Intoxicating
6. Benjamin Reilly Wearden
a. Benjamin: Hebrew
i. Means “Son of My Right Hand”, was the youngest son of Jacob in the Old Testament of the Bible, and one of the tribes of Israel.
ii. # 20 for boys on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names of 2009
b. Reilly: Irish Surname
i. Means “Descendant of Roghalloch” or “In the Rye Clearing”
ii. # 956 for boys on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names of 2009 and dropping
c. Nicknames: Ben, Benji, Benny, B-Rye (teehee)
d. Honors: Scarlet Spider, Marvel
e. Complete Name Meaning: Son of My Right Hand in the Rye Clearing
7. Roland Hawthorne Wearden
a. Roland: English, French
i. Means “Famous Land”, a semi-legendary French hero
ii. # 754 for boys on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names of 2009
b. Hawthorne: English
i. Means “Of the Hawthorne Tree”
ii. Rare—is not on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names for either gender
c. Nicknames: None
d. Honors: Roland Deschain
e. Complete Name Meaning: Famous Land of the Hawthorne Tree
8. Leander Mason Wearden
a. Leander: Greek
i. Means “Lion of a Man”, in Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero—every night, he would swim across the Hellespont to meet her
ii. Rare—not on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names for either gender
b. Mason: English
i. Means “Stone Worker”
ii. # 34 for boys on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names of 2009
c. Nicknames: Lee, Andy, Ander
d. Honors: All the Masons, Bud Mason, Danny Mason
e. Complete Name Meaning: Lion of a Man Stone Worker
9. Anthony Robert Wearden
a. Anthony: English version of the Roman Antonius
i. Unknown name meaning
ii. # 10 for boys on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names of 2009
b. Robert: Germanic
i. “Bright Fame”
ii. # 55 for boys on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names of 2009
c. Nicknames: Tony
d. Honors: The Roberts, Robert Wagner
e. Complete Name Meaning: Bright Fame
10. Miles Warren Wearden
a. Miles: From the Germanic name Milo
i. Means “Foot soldier”
ii. # 162 for boys on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names of 2009
b. Warren: English surname
i. Means “Animal Enclosure”
ii. # 463 for boys on the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 Baby Names of 2009
c. Nicknames: Mile
d. Honors: Robert Wagner, Justin Wager, Warren Wagner
e. Complete Name Meaning: Animal Enclosure Soldier
