Virginia Family Goes Viral After Giving 6 Kids the Same Name

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Carolyn Cousin and Cameron Butts are building their legacy, one letter c at a time.

A couple from Virginia recently became popular on TikTok after sharing that they named all six of their children variations of the name “Cam”-a tribute to their father-but with different spellings.

In a TikTok video posted on July 6th, the family member, 31, shared the first names of her children: her daughters are Camryn, 9, and Carmyn, 4. She also has four sons with very similar names: Cameron Jr., 8, Camreon, 6, Cam’Ron, 2, and Camarion, who is 7 months old.

Okay, so it’s a little unusual, I admit, but when I heard about how thoughtful this couple was about their kids’ names, I was obsessed! Apparently, they really wanted a pattern to their baby names. And get this – Today reported that Butts always, always, dreamed of combining his and Carolyn’s names for his first daughter! It’s just…so sweet, and totally explains everything!

“A year later, we found out we were expecting a baby boy, and we knew we’d need another car, a ‘junior’ version, so to speak,” Cousin shared during the Oct. 1 interview. “When it came time for our third child, we decided to simply change two letters in the name, resulting in Camreon. And after that, we continued naming our children in a similar fashion.”

The mother of six explained, “Using their complete names helps my kids immediately understand which one I’m addressing. It’s a surprisingly effective method!”

Even though their children recognize the difference, it appears others don’t appreciate the unusual naming style. In fact, Cousin mentioned they’ve faced criticism for putting a unique spin on her kids’ names.

“My daughter, Camryn, was even looking at TikTok and didn’t understand the comments,” she shared, thinking about how her oldest child reacted to the responses. “She constantly tells me, ‘We really like our names.’”

Even with some critical feedback, her children are happily accepting their connection to their father. Interestingly, Cousin shared that she nearly gave her oldest child an even more unique name.

She shared that she had originally wanted her daughter’s middle name to be Love. “And when I told her,” she recounted, “she looked at me and said, ‘Are you saying my full name would have been Love Butts?’”

Keep reading to see more celebrities who gave their children notable names—patterns included…

As Gwyneth Paltrow shared with Oprah Winfrey, the unique name of her daughter actually came from Chris Martin. She explained, “When we found out we were expecting, her father suggested, ‘If it’s a girl, I’d love to name her Apple.’ I thought it sounded really nice and created a beautiful image in my mind. Apples are naturally sweet, healthy, and have a connection to the Bible.”

As a lifestyle expert, I remember when Elon Musk and Grimes surprised everyone back in May 2020 by announcing the birth of their son, X Æ A-12, on Twitter! It was definitely a unique name choice. They actually had to make a small adjustment later on to comply with California law, which requires names to use only letters from the English alphabet. So, they updated it to X Æ A-Xii – still pretty distinctive, right?

“X represents the unknown,” Grimes shared on Twitter. “Æ is my elven way of spelling Ai, which stands for either love or Artificial intelligence. A-12 is the predecessor to SR-17 – it’s our favorite aircraft. It’s built for speed, with no weapons or defenses. It’s powerful in combat, but ultimately non-violent.”

So, I was chatting with Grimes, and she shared something really sweet! She said, “A=Archangel, my favorite song” and added a little rat and sword emoji 🐀⚔️. She then simply added, “Metal rat.”

In March 2022, she announced they had welcomed daughter Exa Dark Sideræl Musk via surrograte.

She explained that Exa refers to exaFLOPS, a term in supercomputing that means being able to perform 1 quintillion calculations with floating-point numbers every second. As for Dark, she described it as ‘the unknown,’ adding, ‘People are afraid of it, but it’s actually just the lack of photons.’ She went on to say that dark matter represents a fascinating enigma within our universe.

Sideræl-pronounced “sigh-deer-ee-el”-is “the actual time of the universe, based on the stars and deep space, rather than our everyday earth time,” she explained. It’s also a reference to her beloved Lord of the Rings character, Galadriel, who “chooses to give up the ring.”

Cardi B and Offset welcomed their daughter in 2018. 

When asked about the origin of her baby girl’s name, the “Bodak Yellow” rapper explained, “Kulture [heart emojis] anything else would have been too ordinary Okrrrrr.” Interestingly, her middle name, Kiari, is actually the first name of the Migos rapper.

After 32 years, I believed I’d seen and done a lot, met many people, and known love… then you came along,” Shay Mitchell explained when discussing the name she and Matte Babel chose for their first daughter. “Honestly, I didn’t realize I could love something-or someone-this much until you were born.”

Daughter Rome filled out their roster in 2022. 

In 2014, Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling welcomed their daughter, Esmeralda Amada, into the world. Mendes explained in an interview with The Violet Files that, “Both Ryan and I are fans of the Esmeralda character from Victor Hugo’s novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and we simply thought it was a lovely name.” She also shared that “Amada” was her grandmother’s name, meaning ‘beloved’ in Spanish.

Mendes and Gosling repeated the naming theme when they had their second daughter, Amada Lee Gosling, born in 2016.

Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden‘s daughter has a unique and lovely name. Diaz shared the exciting news on Instagram, writing, “She is truly adorable-some might even say RAD!”

Equally as awesome: Son Cardinal, who joined the party in 2024.

Zooey Deschanel shared that her and her former partner Jacob Pechenik‘s daughter is named Elsie Otter. She explained the unique name comes from her love of otters, saying they are “really sweet, they’re also smart, they use tools to keep their favorite tools, [and] they hold hands while they sleep.”

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott named their daughter back in 2018. Kylie Cosmetics founder explained the origin of the name Stormi, saying, “When I was pregnant, I used to call her ‘Stormie’-when I would talk to her in my belly. It just always felt right.”

It took them a little while to find the perfect name, but they’ve finally revealed their son’s name to be Aire, a year after he was born in 2022.

Driven by their religious beliefs, Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega chose the name Ocean King for their first child. Explaining their decision to fans, the Spy Kids star shared, “The Bible says God named the land ‘land’ and the water ‘seas,’ and declared it good. That’s where ‘Ocean’ came from. And as a son, he belongs to the one true ‘King.’ It holds a special biblical significance for us.”

For Steph Curry and Ayesha Curry‘s third child, the name signifies both “officiant of the church” and “young wolf.”

Diplo decided to name his second son after his electronic dance music trio, Major Lazer. 

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen welcomed their daughter, Luna Simone, in 2016. While appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Cravings cookbook author shared the story behind the name. She explained that they were inspired by a blood moon that appeared shortly before Luna was born. “There was a blood moon, and it was a really beautiful night,” she remembered. “It was a really big, vivid red moon. It was just gorgeous.”

What name could be more perfect? Krystal Nielson and Miles Bowles from Bachelor Nation have revealed their daughter’s name, sharing: “It’s official!!! Our ‘glitter baby’ now has a name!!!! Meet our beautiful angel, Andara Rose Bowles.”

In 2014, Ciara and Future had a son, Future Zahir. His name was chosen to honor his father’s professional name.

Willow Smith is named after her father, Will Smith. Likewise, her brother Jaden Smith‘s name was also a tribute to their mother, Jada Pinkett Smith.

When Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Jarecki‘s son was born, they created his name by combining two names they both loved.

When Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon welcomed their twins, they looked to both Hollywood and their personal lives for names. Their daughter was named after the iconic Marilyn Monroe, and their son’s name was inspired by the location of Nick Cannon‘s proposal: Mariah Carey‘s New York City apartment, which had a Moroccan-themed top floor.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and his wife, Juliette Norton, chose a unique name when their fourth child was born. However, it’s not too shocking considering their other daughters have equally distinctive names: Poppy Honey, Daisy Boo, River Rocket, and Petal Blossom Rainbow.

In 2006, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt welcomed their daughter into the world, a name that signifies either “Messiah” or “Peaceful One.” The former couple also have Maddox, Pax, Zahara, and twins Vivienne and Knox.

Antonio Sabato Jr. and Cheryl Moana Marie Nunes, who are divorced, chose a meaningful middle name for their first child. The name comes from Hawaiian and means “a beloved gift from the heavens.”

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden‘s son’s name came about partly because of a character from Disney. “Both my husband and I had to agree on a name, and I loved ‘Sparrow’ from Captain Jack Sparrow. My husband liked it too, but for different reasons,” Richie explained in a previous interview about how they chose the name.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes‘ daughter, their only child, was named after her parents discovered the name in a book. “We actually had the name before we knew if we were having a girl,” Cruise explained to Vanity Fair. “Some friends sent us a couple of [baby-naming] books, and when we saw Suri, we both immediately liked it. We both said, ‘Suri Cruise.’ Later, we learned it meant ‘red rose,’ which was a happy surprise. Suri-it just felt right.”

Jason Lee‘s first child has a unique name, taken from the song “He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot” by the band Grandaddy.

 

For her firstborn daughter’s name, Geri Halliwell was inspired by flowers.

My mother telling me that bluebells are becoming increasingly rare was the deciding factor-it’s a special flower, and felt perfect for my daughter,” she shared with Hello! Regarding her daughter’s middle name, it pays tribute to the Spice Girls star’s most admired performer.

The Jungle Book was a shared interest for me and Ashlee, so it felt like a fitting name,” Pete Wentz explained about the middle name he and his former wife, Ashlee Simpson, chose for their son.

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2025-10-02 01:18