The Dionne quintuplets — the first set of quints known to survive infancy — were born in Ontario, Canada, on May 28, 1934. But identical sisters Yvonne, Annette, Cecile, Emilie and Marie weren’t the only children in the Dionne family. Over the course of 20 years, parents Oliva-Edouard and Elzire Dionne had a total of 14 children — 6 before the quints, 3 after.
Here are the names and birth years of all 14:
- Ernest (1926)
- Rose (1928)
- Therese (1929)
- Leo (1930)
- Daniel (1932)
- Pauline (1933)
- * Yvonne (1934)
- * Annette (1934)
- * Cecile (1934)
- * Emilie (1934)
- * Marie (1934)
- Oliva Jr. (1936)
- Victor (1938)
- Claude (1946)
Which of these names do you like most?
Sources: Dionne Quintuplets – Wikipedia, The Story of the Dionne Quintuplets
Claude and Therese are my favorite names on this list.
I like Leo and Emilie.
Leo, Victor, Cecile, Ernest
But this is a wonderful sibset overall!
I really like this sibset too. The only name I’m not too keen about is Oliva, but only because I think it could cause confusion outside of French-speaking areas.
I like Yvonne, Therese, Cecile, Emilie, Rose and Daniel
I like Emilie & Claude.
I’m surprised they waited until their 4th son to use the name Oliva since most Juniors tend to be the first or second son born.
I’m Yvonne I’m a distant relative. My grandmother was also named Yvonne while Yvonne Dionne is my great grandma. So i really love my name
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment, Yvonne! :)
what happen to the dionne children,and where are they today and the photo’s of them.and i like names of the quintuplets.
@sandra murcklen – The most up-to-date information can probably be found on their Wikipedia page.
I like all the girl named and only two of the boys names
I am fascinated by the Dionne story. I do not condemn the parents for allowing the quints to leave their home shortly after birth. In the state the home was in, they surely would not have survived without the intervention of the state.
In my opinion, where it went wrong was when the government would only help the family if they allowed the girls to live away from their home. The quints were only occasionally permitted to see their parents and/or other siblings. The quints were put on display, basically being held captive. The parents gave up all rights to the quints. When the girls were set up trust accounts, they should have had access to a much better allowance during their early school years and especially during the time they furthered their education. They were forced to live like poppers. All that time they were being monopolized by their parents, Dr. DaFoe and many others. Their trust funds were almost all spent by the time they were of legal age to enjoy their wealth.
The mental, physical and monetary abuse these innocent girls endured was abominable.
I hope all the Quints rest in peace. God bless their souls .