Timur Miroshnychenko, a television personality, and his wife Inna recently became parents to three children, the youngest of them, Marcel, was adopted. Many of the couple’s admirers were perplexed as to why they chose such an unusual name for their child. The Miroshnychenkos explained this during a Sunday broadcast of the morning show “Snidanok. Vyhidnyi,” where they appeared as a whole family: the Miroshnychenkos and their three children, Mia, Mark, and Marcel.

Timur and Inna discussed their journey through Ukraine’s complicated adoption process, the early days of getting to know little Marcel in their family, the period of adjustment, and the peculiar name they gave him.

Inna and Timur chose Marcel’s name after receiving legal adoption certificates. Previously, the boy was given a different name by doctors upon birth.

“He had a different name from birth, but after a few days with him, we realized it didn’t suit him.” When you have a child, you see and realize, ‘Oh, this could be Mia or Mark.’ “The same thing happened with Marcel,” Timur Miroshnychenko revealed.

In truth, they chose a name beginning with the letter “M” for their adoptive kid by chance. Timur’s wife, Inna, said that their parents were originally resistant to such an unusual name and tried to urge the couple to adopt a more conventional name beginning with “M,” such as Myroslav or Marat.

“There was a boy whose parents had refused him when we first started looking for a child, even before we had official status.” His name was Marcel, and he was at a hospital in Kiev. “He was stunning, with white curls and blue eyes,” Inna recalls.

However, they were unable to adopt that child at the time since the law required him to wait another year and a half for adoption. “Don’t worry,” Timur told his wife, “we will find our Marcel.” As a result, when they later viewed their son’s photo and profile on the Ministry of Social Policy website, he resembled the earlier Marcel they had seen, and they decided to name him after that child.

Timur Miroshnychenko also stated that their children are not jealous of one another and that they try to give equal attention to all of them. During the preparatory courses, the couple said they received a lot of helpful advice and information about how to connect with adopted children.

“For a child, the orphanage is their comfort zone, and then some smiling people come and take them somewhere. It’s also a trauma for them, considering what they experienced before ending up in an institution. So, during these courses, you work with trainers, psychologists, as if you become the child for a moment to feel the emotions they’re going through and learn how to cope with them,” Timur explained.