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Daisy/Charlie or Eliza(beth)/William

38 replies

GirlBoyTwins · 04/05/2011 10:01

Expecting girl/boys twins (much wanted IVF babies). They will probably be our only children (I'm old).

Which do you like? I can't decide whether to go for 'cute' or 'sophisticated' (but worry they sound a bit stuffy).

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oohlaalaa · 04/05/2011 11:00

Eliza and William

Charles is nice too, with Charlie as nn.

OneBadAsp · 04/05/2011 10:58

yep, another elizabeth/william vote! lots of short versions (ellie, liz, eliza, beth/will, willy, billy), but then the full name is there for when they're grown up and need to sound more serious/sophisticated. i was always told to imagine you baby grew up to become a judge - would you be able to take them seriously with that name? plus, you can pull out the whole name when they're in trouble! Wink

Pinkjenny · 04/05/2011 10:58

Elizabeth and William. Love Eliza.

exoticfruits · 04/05/2011 10:54

Elizabeth and William-love the classic names.

flopsy1974 · 04/05/2011 10:42

Without a doubt Elizabeth and William. Both timeless, classic names. You can't go far wrong with them Smile
BTW congratuations on your twins.

MelinaM · 04/05/2011 10:38

Elizabeth and Charles, or Elizabeth and WilliamSmile All beautiful, classic names that will stand the test of time.

JanMorrow · 04/05/2011 10:28

Elizabeth has SO many potential nicknames, so I would use that- Eliza, Lizzie, Liz, Beth, Bess, Bessie, Bett.. and William can have Will, Liam, Billy..

I do love the name Daisy but Elizabeth is far nicer and more versatile and I prefer William to Charlie.

Sorry that was long winded!

grubbalo · 04/05/2011 10:19

What NormanNorris said!!

NormanNorris · 04/05/2011 10:15

Daisy & Charlie = common

Elizabeth and William = classy

twolittlemonkeys · 04/05/2011 10:09

I think sophisticated as there are plenty of nice nicknames for them and they won't sound ridiculous when your children reach adulthood. They'll want to be taken seriously at some point in their lives so a traditional name with lots of nicknames is what I would opt for.

pirateparty · 04/05/2011 10:07

I prefer Elizabeth and William. I think sophisticated and lots of nn available for them when they are older if they think stuffy!

RamblingRosa · 04/05/2011 10:05

I say Eliza and Charlie.

tummytickler · 04/05/2011 10:05

Definately Elizabeth and William. They do not sound stuffy at all, and they have loads of cute nn (Bessie and Billy - aaaaw).
Daisy and Charlie are just no where near as nice (but maybe Margaret and Charles?)
Congratulations on your twins!