How The Waldrops Picked The Names Of Their Sextuplets

The Waldrops certainly couldn't be accused of choosing boring names for their little blessings. As InTouch Weekly notes, the boys are named Layke, Tag and Blu while the girls are called Rayne, Rivers and Rawlings. As Courtney acknowledged during the very first episode of the show, "I like different names... Names you don't hear a lot." Courtney actually used to write down names as they came to her, while she and Eric were just dating, admitting, "You can look at my bible right now and the front page is filled with names." The Sweet Home Sextuplets star noted, "I didn't ever know I would use them all, but I got to!"

Taking to Facebook in 2019, the mother-of-nine elaborated further, noting Rivers was originally River, for a boy, so they changed it to be more feminine. Likewise, "Tag was suggested by a friend, Blu was inspired by a friend, and Rawlings was inspired after playing baseball in the yard with the boys one summer day. I picked up the baseball and thought to myself Rawlings would make a cute girl name if we were to ever have a girl." Courtney acknowledged she didn't intentionally give her kids water names, quipping, "Evidently I just like names that can be related to water!" The Waldrops are a family unlike any other and the sextuplets' names fit perfectly.