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laurisa
WARNING: The following rants are from the brain of a self proclaimed TV-aholic.
 
What's in a Name?
Like any family, the Bradys, Hortons, Kiriakises, and even DiMeras like to honor family members by naming their children after relatives.  So, I wanted to start a list of names....but I need your help!  If you have a name that I need to add to the list, let me know!

Brady Family

Kayla Caroline Brady is the daughter of Shawn and Caroline Brady.  Her middle name is her mother's first name.(thanks Tony)

Eric Roman Brady is the son of Roman Brady and Marlena Evans.  He was named after his Great Uncle Eric and his dad, Roman. (thanks daysfan09 and Tony)

Samantha Gene Brady is the daughter of Roman Brady and Marlena Evans.  She was named after Marlena's twin sister Samantha and Eugene Bradford (one of Ro and Mar's best friends).  (thanks daysfan09 and Tony)

Caroline Anna Brady know as Carrie Brady is the daughter of Roman Brady and Anna Fredericks.  She was named after her paternal grandma, Caroline and mother, Anna. (thanks daysfan09 and Tony)

Beauregard Isaac Theo Brady AKA Zack Brady is the son of Bo and Hope Brady.  Due to some Stefano magic, Zach was originally raised and named by Abe and Lexie Carver.  They named him "Issac Theo".  Isaac is biblical for the son of Abraham and Theo is in tribute to Abe's brother Theo.  However, after Bo and Hope learned Issac was really their biological son, they named the child after his father, Bo and shortened his full name to Zach and kept "Theo" as a middle name.  (thanks daysfan09 and Tony)

Alice Caroline Horton or "Ali" for short is the daughter of Sami Brady and Lucas Horton. Ali was named after her grandmothers Alice Horton and Caroline Brady.  (Also, a slight nod to Ali Sweeney- who plays Sami)

Isabella Black is the daughter of John Black and Marlena Evans.  She was named after Isabella Kiriakis (her father's ex- wife, who died of pancreatic cancer. 

Shawn Douglas Brady is the son of Bo and Hope Brady> He is named after Bo's "pop" Shawn Brady and Hope's dad Doug (thanks to AngelsInamorata, alison1982, and blogenstein (that's my buddy Tony)) for help with that one)

Stephanie Kay Johnson is the daughter of Steve and Kayla Johnson. Stephanie is the female version of Steven (Steve) and Kay is short for Kayla.  (thanks Tony)

Claire Brady is the daughter of Shawn and Belle Brady.   In 2005 Days turned to viewers to name the newest resident of Salem and the viewers voted online to name Belle's baby "Claire". 

Ciara Alice Brady- is the daughter of Bo and Hope Brady. Her middle name is in honor of her great-grandmother Alice Horton.  Like Claire, viewers were also able to vote online for her name.


Carver Family

Theodore "Theo" Brandon Carver is the son of Abe and Lexie Carver.  He was named after his uncle, Theo (Ab'e younger brother) and his half brother, Brandon Walker (Abe's son with Fay).  (thanks daysfan09 and Tony)


Craig-Evans Family

Donald Jeremiah Craig Jr. was the son of Marlena and Don Craig.  He was named after his father.  (The infant shortly died of SIDS.)   (thanks Tony)


DiMera-Banks-Hawk Family

Elvis Aron Banks AKA E.J. Wells AKA EJ DiMera is the son of Susan Banks and Stefano DiMera.  He was named for his mother's obsession with Elvis! He was also John Jr. at one point.  (thanks Tony)

Steven Hawk is the son of Benjy and Sonia Hawk.  He was named after Steve Johnson.(thanks Tony)

Johnny Roman DiMera is the son of Sami Brady and EJ DiMera.  He was named after Sami's step-father and father, John Black and Roman Brady .  


Donovan Family

Andrew Shawn Donovan IV is the son of Kimberly Brady and Shane Donovan. He was named after Shane's brother Andrew and Shawn Brady, Sr.  (thanks Tony)

Jeannie Donovan is the daughter of  Kimberly Brady and Shane Donavan.  She was named for Shane's mother Margaret, who was nicknamed Jeannie  (thanks Tony)



Horton Family

Hope Alice Williams – middle name is Alice in tribute to her Grandmother and "Hope" was named so because her mother, Addie, was in a coma and/or had cancer when she gave birth and the baby brought "hope" to everyone that good came from the bad. (Thanks to Tony)

Thomas "Tommy" Horton Jr. is the son of Tom and Alice Horton.  He was named after his father, Tom Horton. He is also Addie's twin brother. (Thanks to Tony)

William Reed Roberts is the son of Lucas Roberts Horton and Sami Brady.  He was named after Billie (Wilhelmina), Reed in honor of the Reed Family. *When he was Will Reed (as in believed to be Austin's son) he was Will Robert Reed and it was the same situation, Robert was in honor of the Roberts Family.  (thanks Tony)

Dr. Michael William Horton AKA Mike Horton is the son of Bill Horton and Laura Spencer. Named after his Uncle Mickey and his father William "Bill" Horton. At the time everyone thought Mickey was his biological father. (thanks Tony)

Jeremy Horton AKA Jeremy Michael Jacobs is the son of Mike Horton and Robin Jacobs.  His middle name ,Michael, is after his dad. Jacobs is his mother's maiden name. (thanks Tony)



Deveraux Family

Abby AKA Abigail Johanna Deveraux is the daughter of Jack and Jennifer Deveraux.  She was named for Jennifer's great-grandmother Abigail and Jack's mother Josephine.(thanks Tony)

Jack Patrick Deveraux Jr. is the son of Jack and Jennifer Deveraux.  He was named after his father, Jack, and Patrick Lockhart who helped deliver him (he and Jennifer were good friends at that point). (thanks Tony)




Kiriakis Family

Philip Robert Kiriakis is the son of Victor Kiriakis and Kate Roberts.  His middle name is in honor of the Roberts Family.(thanks Tony)

Justin Alexander Kiriakis is the son of Alexander and Christina Kiriakis.  His middle name is his father's first name. (thanks Tony)

Alexander Neil Kiriakis is the son of Justin Kiriakis and Anjelica Deveraux.  He was named after Justin's father Alexander and Dr. Neil Curtis (family friend)  (thanks Tony)

Victor Kiriakis, II is the adopted son of Justin and Adrianne Kiriakis (twin) – named in honor of Victor (thanks Tony)

Joseph "Joey" Kiriakis is the adopted son of Justin and Adrianne Kiriakis(twin) – named in honor of Adrienne's mom Jo.(thanks Tony)

Jackson Kiriakis is the son of Justin and Adrianne Kiriakis.  It's is possible that he was named in honor of Adrienne's brother Jack (this is not confirmed). (thanks Tony)


Wesley Family

Joy Wesley is the daughter of Craig and Nancy Wesley.  She was named "Joy" because of all the joy she brought to her family.  She was conceived in hopes of being a successful bone marrow match for her sister, Chloe, who was suffering from leukemia.  Joy was a match and Chloe was saved. 






As part of your ever faithful Two Scoops duo, Tony and I are always ready to share our thoughts on our favorite guilty obsession with you.  We hope you'll do the same with us!  We appreciate all the feedback that we can get! 

Cheers!
Laurisa
 
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