Sara Foss and Stephen Smith of Derby, England, have 13 children (and are expecting their 14th in April). The names of the 13 they currently have are…
- Patrick, 21 years old
- his name comes from Sara’s grandmother’s surname
- Stephen, 13
- named after his father
- Malachai, 12
- named after a character in the horror movie Children Of The Corn
- Peppermint, 11
- name inspired by Sara’s pregnancy cravings
- Echo, 10
- named after “a group of eco-campaigners who Stephen met during a job at work”
- Eli, 9
- named after another character in Children Of The Corn
- Rogue, 8
- named after a character in the movie X-Men
- Frodo, 6
- named after a hobbit in The Lord of the Rings
- Morpheus, 5
- named after a character in the movie The Matrix
- Artemis, 4
- named after children’s book character Artemis Fowl
- Blackbird, 3
- named after “a gathering of blackbirds which flew onto Sara’s lawn”
- Baudelaire, 23 months
- named after the Baudelaire orphans in the movie Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events
- Voorhees, 10 months
Voorhees — because he was the 13th baby — was named after Jason Voorhees, the serial killer in the horror movie Friday the 13th. His middle name? Halloween.
Sources:
- “13 kids.. another one on the way ..but I want even more!” Mirror Online 25 Nov. 2009.
- “Mother expecting her 14th child vows: I’ll keep having babies until I have twins.” Daily Mail 23 Nov. 2009
Image: Ein Kinderfest (1868) by Ludwig Knaus
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[Latest update: May 2024]