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Name: abigail
Age: 3
Full Given Name: abigail amelia grace
Origin of Present Name: abigail - chosen by the teens; amelia - we kept calling her this for some reason; grace - chosen by Charity for SP reasons

Name: Allegra
Age: 17
Full Given Name: Allegra Joy
Origin of Present Name: Chosen by shawn (?) because of Allegra's upbeat personality
Previous Name: Smug, A Fragment
Origin of Previous Name: Chosen by Laura
Reason for Name Change: Knew she was more than a fragment and no longer wanted to be seen as one

Name: alyssa
Age: 5
Full Given Name: alyssa jane
Origin of Present Name: She's always had it, since the body was her age

Name: arianna
Age: 2 1/2
Full Given Name: arianna halley
Origin of Present Name: First name - chosen by several of us because we liked the sound of it; middle name - after the comet

Name: Aurora13
Age: 13
Full Given Name: Aurora Celeste
Origin of Full Given Name: Chosen by Charity, who wanted to name her Dawn; Celeste - 'sky.'
Previous Ages: Apparently 13-16; then 17; then apparently 13-17 (and sometimes younger)
Reason for Age Change: As better understood by the rest of us

Name: Aurora17
Age: 17
Full Given Name: Aurora
Origin of Present Name: Claims equal right to Aurora13's first name, but does not want her middle name.
Previous Ages: Apparently 13-16; then 17; then apparently 13-17 (and sometimes younger)
Reason for Age Change: As better understood by the rest of us

Name: baby laura
Age: 6 months
Full Given Name: baby laura
Origin of Present Name: Chosen by Hannah and alyssa
Previous Name: babylegs
Origin of Previous Name: Communicates by moving her legs
Reason for Name Change: Changed at same time lil laura's was changed
Previous Age: 6-9 months
Reason for Age Change: Our increased understanding of the rate of infant growth and development

Name: Big Joe
Age: 16
Full Given Name: Joshua Joseph
Origin of Present Name: First name - CR reasons; middle name - Joseph's big brother
Previous Name: Joe Mick
Origin of Previous Name: Variation on Joseph's full given name, Joseph Michael
Reason for Name Change: Wanted something CR and more sophisticated

Name: brooke
Age: 5
Full Given Name: brooke lacey
Origin of Present Name: First name chosen by Laura to mean 'washed clean.' Chose middle name herself.
Previous Name: laura5
Origin of Previous Name: Younger version of Laura
Reason for Name Change: To increase her self-esteem

Name: Cass
Age: 17
Full Given Name: Cass Diana
Origin of Present Name: Chose first name for similarity to old name, middle name for feeling of strength
Previous Name: Kissandra Vivian
Origin of Previous Name: Wanted something that sounded intimate.
Previous Age: 18
Reason for Name/Age change: Disliked intimacy role and wated to be a normal teen

Name: Charity
Age: 25
Full Given Name: Charity Chr*st*an [without spoiler]
Origin of Present Name: Chose first name because it means 'love'; middle name for CR reasons
Previous Age: 21
Reason for Age Change: Development of her 'p*r*ntal' role; wanted to gain maturity

Name: Christine
Age: 8 1/2 (Joseph's twin sister)
Full Given Name: Christine Madeline Patricia
Origin of Present Name: First two names - CR reasons that are no longer applicable. Third name - after the legend of St. Patrick (not for CR reasons, but because the legend has a symbolic meaning of victory over her intimacy issues).
Previous Name: Cookie
Origin of Previous Name: MT reasons
Reason for Name Change: Role change and increased self-esteem
Previous Age: 8
Reason for Age Change: To feel stronger, and to be consistent with our past experience

Name: david
Age: 5
Full Given Name: david james
Origin of Present Name: Named after two friends. First name chosen by a group member who was about to blend with others so that she could make room for him.

Name: Deborah
Age: 23
Full Given Name: Deborah Camille
Origin of Present Name: Deborah - 'Queen Bee'; Camille - 'free-born noble'
Previous Name: Queen
Origin of Previous Name: Chose to appear untouchable
Previous Age: 17
Reason for Name/Age Change: Increased maturity and courage

Name: Deidra
Age: 8
Full Given Name: Deidra Therese
Origin of Present Name: Deidra - 'warrior'; also wanted to keep her previous initials
Previous Name: Don't Touch
Reason for Name Change: To increase self-confidence

Name: Drew
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Full Given Name: Alexandra Drew
Origin of Present Name: Chose because it means 'skilled defender'; uses middle name because it's gender-neutral
Previous Name: Mouth
Origin of Previous Name: Was meant to be intimidating
Previous Age: 19
Reason for Name/Age Change: Name - to increase dignity; age - increased maturity

Name: emily
Age: 6 1/2
Full Given Name: emily deandra
Origin of Present Name: First name - told to us by Aurora13; middle name - chose it herself.

Name: Frieda
Age: 13 1/2
Full Given Name: Frieda Miri
Origin of Present Name: First name - after our f*th*r's cousin's wife; middle name - from an episode of the original 'Star Trek' series.

Name: Gideon
Age: Unknown
Gender: Unknown; perceived as male
Origin of Present Name: may be found on his page.
Previous Name: NORULE!
Origin of Previous name: Follows nobody's rules but his own

Name: ginger
Age: 18 months
Full Given Name: ginger elizabeth
Origin of Present Name: ginger - the name of our m*th*r's dog, with whom she was closer than with her family; elizabeth - just a good, solid name that none of us had used yet

Name: Hannah
Age: 10
Full Given Name: Hannah Gertrude
Origin of Present Name: First name - our Hebrew name; middle name - after a gr*ndm*ther

Name: heidi
Age: 6 1/2
Full Given Name: heidi catherine
Origin of Present Name: First name - told to us by emily; middle name - chosen by the bigs after they envisioned the tiger as heidi's totem animal (the first three letters in catherine continue the feline theme)

Name: jayne-ann
Age: 14
Full Given Name: jayne-ann martha
Origin of Present Name: First part of first name chosen by Charity; chose second part of first name herself; chose middle name for CR reasons
Previous Name: Didn't have one (was a nameless orphan living on the street and dressing like a boy)

Name: Jeannine
Age: 9
Full Given Name: Jeannine Laura
Origin of Present Name: Reversal of Laura's given name, with her own age added
Previous Name: Nine
Origin of Previous Name: To parallel Twelve, whom she was hiding behind
Reason for Name Change: To show her connection to Laura and to give increased self-esteem

Name: jody
Age: 4
Gender: male
Full Given Name: jody christopher
Previous Name: jody mike
Origin of Present Name: First name - Joseph's younger brother; middle name - as a parallel to Joseph's
Reason for Name Change: Greater differentiation from Big Joe's and Joseph's names.

Name: Joseph
Age: 8 1/2 (Christine's twin brother)
Full Given Name: Joseph Michael
Origin of Present Name: First name - was the first one he could think of, and also the name of a great-gr*ndf*th*r; middle name - after a gr*ndf*ther (son of the original Joseph)
Previous Age: 8
Reason for Age Change: To stay the same age as Christine when her age changed

Name: josie
Age: 6
Full Given Name: josephine michelle
Origin of Present Name: First name - after a coworker of no particular importance; middle name - as a parallel to Joseph
Previous Name: angry girl
Previous Age: 5
Reason for Name/Age Change: increased maturity and decreased anger

Name: Kecia
Age: 10 1/2
Full Given Name: Kecia April
Origin of Present Name: First name - after a fifth-grade classmate; middle name - to symbolize the rebith of spring--chosen as a way of thanking Jeannine for helping her when Kecia first appeared to us

Name: Laura
Age: 17 1/2
Full Given Name: Laura Jean
Origin of Present Name: First name - after Laura Ingalls Wilder; middle name - no particular reason
Previous Name: Chaos
Origin of Previous Name: Her perception of the outside world
Previous Age: 17
Reason for Name/Age Change: Name - to bring a sense of stability; age - to deal with responsibility while

still avoiding adulthood

Name: laurajean
Age: 7
Full Given Name: laurajean victoria
Origin of Present Name: First name - younger version of the way Laura wishes she could be; middle name - would have been the name of an outside br*th*r if he had been a girl

Name: Lauranine
Age: 9
Full Given Name: Lauranine Joan
Origin of Present Name: First name - younger version of Laura, originally spelled Laura9; middle name - after our outside m*th*r

Name: ~Light~
Age: Unknown
Gender: Unknown; perceived as female
Previous Name: Sp*r*t [with spoiler]
Origin of Previous Name: Was thought to be the source of our sp*r*t*ality
Reason for Name Change: New name chosen by bigs to portray a broader base of inner wisdom

Name: lila
Age: 7
Full Given Name: lila suzanne
Origin of Present Name: First name - named by Laura and bigs after a frail girl in a Peanuts video; middle name - would have been the name of an outside br*th*r if he had been a girl
Previous Name: laura7
Origin of Previous Name: Younger version of Laura
Reason for Name Change: To give her a more distinct identity while still acknowledging her emotional needs

Name: lil laura
Age: 2
Full Given Name: lillian laura
Origin of Present Name: 'lil laura' chosen by Hannah and alyssa; bigs expanded the name to lillian laura to give her a middle name
Previous Name: little one
Origin of Previous Name: Chosen by Charity
Reason for Name Change: To show her connection to Laura

Name: Mary
Age: 23
Full Given Name: Mary Eleanor
Origin of Present Name: First name - CR reasons that are no longer applicable; middle name - after Eleanor Roosevelt
Previous Age: 18
Reason for Age Change: Increased maturity and responsibility

Name: nell
Age: 3
Full Given Name: nell ina
Origin of Present Name: first name - like penny, is a diminutive of 'penelope,' though neither girl is really 'penelope'; middle name - from her webpage, 'nell ina flowrs :-).'

Name: Nia
Age: approximately 16 1/2
Full Given Name: Nia Charisse
Origin of Present Name: Nia - from a TV actress; Charisse - from "Charon," the moon of Pluto
Previous De-facto Names: Blue; The Oldest Of The Five
Reason for De-facto Names: She covered herself in blue fabric and wouldn't reveal anything about herself

Name: Nona
Age: 11
Full Given Name: Nona Colleen
Origin of Present Name: Nona - 'NO, Not Anymore'; Colleen - 'girl'
Previous Name: THE BOY
Origin of Previous Name: Pretended to be a boy at the Auroras' request, to stay safe
Reason for Name Change: Admitted she was a girl after others suspected, and she felt safe enough

Name: penny
Age: 3
Full Given Name: penny lane
Origin of Present Name: first name - a childhood nickname; middle name - is a big Beatles fan

Name: Rachel
Age: 23
Full Given Name: Rachel Robin
Origin of Present Name: Named after the twins who played Laura Ingalls' younger sister Carrie (the Ingalls origin is meant to show a connection to our Laura)
Previous Name: Narrator
Origin of Previous Name: Was a sounding board for Laura and someone who explained the outside world to her
Previous Ages: 17, then 17½, then 18, then 18-23 (the changes from 18 to 23 were very close together)
Reason for Age Change: Increased maturity and responsibility

Name: Reckless
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Full Given Name: Reckless
Origin of Present Name: Likes to live life in the fast lane
Previous Name: Her
Origin of Previous Name: Chosen by Laura to deny Reckless' existence
Reason for Name Change: Finally accepted by Laura

Name: rose
Age: 15
Full Given Name: rose adele
Origin of Present Name: Named after a gr*ndm*ther
Previous Age: 13
Reason for Age Change: Increased maturity and responsibility

Name: shawn
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Full Given Name: shawn marie
Origin of Present Name: named after a character in a teen romance she once wrote

Name: Sophie
Age: 8
Full Given Name: Sophie Helen
Origin of Present Name: Sophie - 'wise'; Helen - 'light'
Previous Name: I Dunno
Origin of Previous Name: The name she gave when she appeared the first time, during a T session
Reason for Name Change: Chosen with help of bigs, to increase self-esteem

Name: Twelve
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Full Given Name: Twelve

Name: Val
Age: 14
Full Given Name: Valena Gale
Origin of Present Name: Valena - after a cousin; Gale - because she blew into our lives like a big wind; also, her initials are the same as 'Valley Girl'

Name: willow
Age: 5 1/2
Full Given Name: willow jesslyn
Origin of Present Name: First name - we believed she should have the name of a plant or flower; middle name - from the heronine of a novel we once read

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