A mum who is often told her daughter's a 'miniature Wednesday Addams' has revealed the real inspiration behind the youngster's 'gothic' name.
Reby Hardy, 36, welcomed her daughter, Ever More, one, in July 2021 - and the little one has enjoyed an unconventional life ever since.
Alongside her unique name, the youngster also wears Victorian-inspired clothing, and her nursery is painted black. So, it's easy to see why fans compare her to Wednesday Addams. Her name even sounds like Nevermore, the school from Netflix's Wednesday.
However, her parents have revealed they were inspired by an entirely different gothic icon when naming their daughter.
Reby, a content creator, who lives Cameron, North Carolina, US, said: "I suppose her name is gothic. Our name for a girl was always Ever but the More part is an Edgar Allen Poe reference.
"My husband's mum died when he was really young and her name was Ruby More, so we wanted to use her maiden name."
But the youngster has more than one connection to the Addams Family. Reby explained: "People have a misconception that I designed everything around the new Wednesday programme on Netflix, but her room and name were set years before they began production.
"There are definitely style elements inspired by the Addams family, people say Ever More is a miniature Wednesday Addams. There are nods to it in her nursery décor - like the original Addams family mansion replica on her mantel and a picture of her brother dressed up as baby Pubert."
"I could have gone all pink and extreme, but I wanted something more different and unique," she added. "The rest of the house is in a Neo-Victorian style and is really rich and opulent, and it all started with an antique 1864 crib from Facebook Marketplace."
The family paid a carpenter to ensure the crib matched modern day safety standards, and the rest is history.
The mum admits she was 'petrified' about welcoming a girl after having three boys - Maxel, seven, Wolfgang, five, and Bartholomew, three - with husband, Matt Hardy, 48. Thankfully, she soon overcame her fears and embraced having a daughter. Reby describes Ever More, who she welcomed in her pool house during a thunderstorm, as the 'joy of my life'.
Reflecting on her family's journey, the proud mum explained that she grew up in Queens, New York, US, where "going against the status-quo is expected and originality is embraced".
She said: "I grew up in Queens and I never thought twice about being different. I grew up in a gothic house with a lot of antiques. It was a Baroque style there was a lot of carved wood.
"When I got pregnant for the first time, we starred adding to the house and I did it with a kid's mindset. One room is Minecraft themed, and another is a pink Barbie closet.
"The playroom has a secret revolving door with a fireman's pole into the movie theatre."
She added: "The kids all have their own unique looks and aesthetics. People say we're the modern day Addam's family. My eldest, Maxel, has hair down to his waist and Wolfgang loves bright colours - he always dyes his hair blue and burgundy.
"We're a different family and we home-school the kids and teach them to never judge someone on what they look like. We want them to live how they want and go against societal gender roles."
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