No A names - the kids surname starts with A.
All have 4 letters in them.
Have a connection to Irish/Celtic names - surname is an Irish name, my name is Irish (although DS1's name is Welsh it is Welsh Celtic ).
All middle names have a family connection, my sisters first born has my dad's name as his middle name, my brothers twins have our grandfathers names as their middle names and my DD has my mother and grandmothers name (my mum and nan have the same first name). The twins, DS1 has my dad's middle name and DS2 has a family name on DH's side
Simple names that easy to spell and pronounce and also not overly popular names but not really uncommon names either