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Unusual but not ridiculous - opinions?

33 replies

magicstar78 · 04/10/2011 22:25

DH and I already have two DSs Rohan Hamish (known as Rolo) and Darwin Cassius and are now expecting twins! We don't know the gender so we're going to have to be extra creative in getting four sets of names :)

We have got a few ideas but none that we are completely sold on. I'll put them below and any feedback would be fab as well as suggestions.

Girls
Melanie Alice
Skye Flora
Tansy Juliet
Luna Phoebe

Boys
Ty Leonard
Gray Finnian
Oswald Rupert
Fergus Gabe

Opinions welcome as well as suggestions/different combinations of names we have listed.

TIA

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jellybeans · 05/10/2011 09:51

Double congrats :) I have twins and have loved every minute.

I like

Skye Flora
Luna Phoebe

Ty Leonard

Plus a few suggestions

Leonie/Leona
Faith
Noelle
Joely
Lucinda
Bryony
Sabina
Serena
Shauna
Eloise

Quentin
Evan
Zakaryia
Devon
Kaleb
Joel

ShoutyHamster · 05/10/2011 09:34

Twin girls: definitly Tansy Juliet and Flora Skye - absolutely lovely! (Skye Flora doesn't work for me, just does not flow AT ALL).

Your boys names, though... hmm not great! Ty, Gray, Oswald, Leonard - not good at all. Finnian - ok, but Finn is MASSIVELY popular.
Twin boys - Rupert and Fergus - both lovely. Middle names for these - Gabe is good, better if short for Gabriel, but I guess it doesn't matter for a middle name, and Rupert Gabe fits the best here. A middle name for Fergus - Milo? Miles? Arthur? Owain? Hector?

bex2011 · 05/10/2011 09:21

Many congratulations!

From your girls names I like Tansy, Alice and Flora, but none of your combinations really stand out for me.

From your boys names I love Fergus Gabe but do agree with others that Gabriel sounds more complete. I have a Gus and he is just Gus. We have had great reactions about his name. I also like the name Rupert. I'd second what some other posts have said suggesting Angus and Rufus. How about Otto, Otis or Hugo.

Have fun choosing!

Rhubarbgarden · 05/10/2011 08:27

I like your girls middle names but not first names. For boys, I only like Fergus from that list.

manicinsomniac · 05/10/2011 03:27

Melanie Alice - Quite pretty And think Melanie must be quite unusual now.
Skye Flora - I love Skye but I think Flora Skye flows better than Skye Flora
Tansy Juliet - Love it. Haven't heard Tansy before but it's so unusual and pretty and Juliet is one of my favourites.
Luna Phoebe - not overly keen on either of these.

Ty Leonard - It's okay. Leonad a bit old mannish perhaps.
Gray Finnian - prefer Finnian Gray as I think Gray is a bit too 'out there'
Oswald Rupert - way too posh
Fergus Gabe - really like Fergus. Think I'd go for Gabriel rather than shorten.

From your suggestions I would chooose:
Twin girls - Tansy Juliet and Flora Skye
Twin boys - Fergus Gabriel and Finnian Gray
One of each - Tansy Juliet and Fergus Gabriel.

Other suggestions:
Girls - Alannah, Camilla, Catriona, Eliane, Francesca, Isla, Iona, Julia, Lydia, Mackenzie, Natasha, Rhiannon, Teagan, Zara.
Boys - Angus, Aaron, Callum, Edward, Finlay, Henry, Kieron, Liam, Nicholas, Oscar, Patrick, Talon, William, Zachary.

Kayano · 05/10/2011 00:13

I think Melanie is too boring with all those awesome sibling names tbh.

I love all the rest though xWink

MrsOzz · 04/10/2011 23:01

Love Luna (LuLu)

I also like Nell (Elena, Helena)
Juliette nn Etta or Lettie

Adore Fergus. Also like Angus and Rufus.

hester · 04/10/2011 22:45

Congratulations - you must be very excited!

There's nothing wrong with any of your names, but some I like more than others. Melanie is a bit blah for me, and Skye a bit hippyish. I think Luna will get called Looney or Luna Lovelace. But Tansy - now that I like a lot! Really pretty, especially with Juliet. A big vote for that one. Tansy Flora would also work but Tansy Juliet is my favourite.

On the boys' names, actually my favourite is Leonard, shortened to Lenny. Finnian, shortened to Finn, also really nice but possibly over-popular for you? Is Gabe short for Gabriel? I quite like it. I like Fergus and Gray, Ty doesn't move me one way or the other, Oswald I positively dislike (probably because of the Moseley connection, though I don't think this would necessarily occur to many people).

So, my votes are for Tansy Juliet (with Flora Alice for possible second girl) and Leonard Gray (with Fergus Gabe for possible second boy).

Other suggestions: Lydia, Ada, Julia, Roisin, Josie, Sara, Tamsin, Marina, Anna, Rachel, Allegra, Talia.
Seth, Joseph, Joel, Jed, Reuben, Noah, Isaac, Oisin, Sam.

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