Tennessee Couple with 19 Kids
| 17 February 2012 |
A couple of weeks ago, Gil and Kelly Bates of Lake City, Tennessee, welcomed their 19th child. Here are the names and ages of all 19:
- Zach, 23
- Michaella, 22
- Erin, 20
- Lawson, 19
- Nathan, 18
- Alyssa, 17
- Tori, 16
- Trace, 15
- Carlin, 13
- Josie, 12
- Katie, 11
- Jackson, 9
- Warden, 8
- Isaiah, 7
- Addallee, 5
- Ellie, 4
- Callie, 2
- Judson, 1
- Jeb, newborn
Have any favorites?
Source: Gil and Kelly Bates Welcome Baby No. 19
Hmm, interesting! Usually, I associate larger families with more old-fashioned baby names… Though I suppose the Duggars did have some interesting ones (Jinger, anyone?).
None of them are *quite* my style, but I really like Trace. It’s not something I would usually pick, but it’s interesting and I’ve never heard it before.
I *love* Carlin. I thought it would make a nice name, but had never heard of anyone using it. I also love that these folks haven’t “themed” their kids names.
@ARC – I also appreciate it when parents don’t use an obvious theme. I mean, nothing wrong with themed baby names, but…I do think overt, simple themes (e.g., names that are alphabetical, names that start with the same letter, names that rhyme) can come across as a bit silly sometimes. Especially when there are lots of kids.
Tori and Trace are my favorites. I’ve long liked Trace/Tracy on a boy. I wonder about the story behind Addallee, since it’s so different from the rest.
There are a lot of -in/-an names and ends in -ee names.