On September 26, California couple John and Meryl Ferraro welcomed a set of quintuplets (three girls, two boys).
The first letters of the quints’ names — Gabrielle, Riley, Addison, Cooper and Emerson — form the acronym G.R.A.C.E.
Why?
John told CBS2 and KCAL9 reporter Jeff Nguyen, “I love the song ‘Amazing Grace.'”
Quips Meryl, “We figured we would eventually forget their names, so if we yell ‘GRACE’ they’d all come running.”
That last part is good thinking, actually. Efficient. :)
I thought it was interesting that most of the quints’ names are unisex. Gabrielle is clearly a female name, but Riley, Addison, Cooper and Emerson are given to babies of both genders nowadays.
My hunch was that Addison and Emerson were female, and that Riley and Cooper were male. I checked the quints’ blog, Grace Plus One, and found out this was indeed the case. (I wouldn’t have been shocked if I’d been wrong, though.)
Here are the quints’ middle names and nicknames, and the order in which they were born:
- Gabrielle “Gabby” Ann
- Riley “Ry” Daniel
- Cooper “Coop” Elliott
- Emerson “Emmy” Joy
- Addison “Addy” Faith
Do you like this set of names? Do you like that the initials form a word?
P.S. The quints have one older sister named Gianna.
Source: “Oh Baby! Those 5 Ferraro Quintuplets Make It Home To Fullerton.” KCAL News 24 Oct. 2012.
Image: Ein Kinderfest (1868) by Ludwig Knaus
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