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Girl twins, too much choice, help!

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stinkingbishop · 29/02/2012 13:38

We're getting close to D Day now. Plan is to have 4 potential names so we can work out what suits which girl when they're born - obviously ignoring the fact they'll both look like baked beans anyway :)

Surname is one syllable, beginning with a 'w'.

Don't want names with the same ending ie 'a' or 'ie/y' or ones which will be shared with 10m other girls at school. Should be pretty, but works OK when she's running for Parliament. The pair of them can't be too 'twinnie' if you know what I mean.

Have foolishly been democratic and got family to vote, so DS has rejected Sally (my favourite) because it 'sounds like a bar wench' - not sure how many bar wenches he's encountered Confused - and DP has said no to Liberty because it's pretentious. Some family resistance to Freya as she was my childhood dog but think I could force it through ;)

So help me filter the final 10 down to 4 please PLUS middle name ideas - one of which needs to be Beatrice (my Granny), others could be combos from this list.

Romilly
Isla
Flora
Polly
Charlotte
Freya
Felicity
Sophia
Nancy
Iona

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jadziadax · 26/03/2012 04:57

Aww, lovely. Congratulations :)

sugarcookie5 · 26/03/2012 02:08

I like Flora, Freya, Felicity and Sophia. Nancy is cute too.

Flora Beatrice is lovely
Sophia Rose perhaps?

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stinkingbishop · 26/03/2012 02:01

Morning all. As you might tell from the time of this posting, am now a Mum :)

Little Charlotte Iona and Romilly Beatrice made their appearance 5 days ago.

Thanks for all the naming help - I actually took the list complete with MN votes to the hospital with me to help in the final decision making!

They've gone down v well with all and sundry - but then no one's going to risk going 'eugh' are they!

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FatimaLovesBread · 03/03/2012 23:55

I love Sophia, Charlotte, Felicity and Flora.

If your surname is one syllable beginning with W, don't use Isla if the surname is White Smile

3boysandagirl · 03/03/2012 23:43

I second Nancy Beatrice and Felicity Charlotte!

IamtheSnorkMaiden · 03/03/2012 09:42

Romilly Beatrice is a fabulous name.

Romilly and Charlotte are my two favourites from your list, but I can't think of anything to work as a middle name with Charlotte. Any other family names as potential middle names?

Hedwig3 · 01/03/2012 10:39

LOVE Sally Sad

Romilly Beatrice is SO lovely but the rest of the list does not compare even though they are nice enough names.

EightiesChick · 29/02/2012 22:44

Charlotte my fave, then Iona or Freya (ie one of those with Charlotte).

SlinkingOutsideInFrocks · 29/02/2012 22:37

Another vote for Iona and Charlotte - gorgeous combo.

Stellan · 29/02/2012 22:30

Charlotte Beatrice & Felicity Sophia would be my choices. Fliss is a prettier nickname than Flick for Felicity.

I would avoid Isla as it may be shared with 10m other girls at school. Sophie/Sophia is also increasingly a popular choice. I think Romilly is a bit too fashionable - might date. All your choices are lovely though.

scummymummy · 29/02/2012 21:30

Nancy Beatrice and Felicity Charlotte

GossipMonger · 29/02/2012 21:18

Romilly - my top girly name so would deffo choose this with Beatrice. Twin One Romilly Beatrice.

Isla - reminds me of the Generation Game with Isla St Clair so a BIG NO!

Flora - margarine

Polly - Not with Romilly

Charlotte - a good solid name and Lottie is pretty as a nn

Freya - Freya Charlotte sounds great

Felicity - could you take Flick as a nn?

Sophia -popular

Nancy - Not my choice

Iona - I own a .........?

So my vote is Romilly Beatrice and Freya Charlotte.

And I will give you Annabel as an alternative.

SayBoo · 29/02/2012 21:13

Love Romilly, Polly, Nancy, Felicity.

Not keen on Iona. Always sounds like 'I own her' to my ears'

There are already many, many girls called Sophie/Sophia, and lots of Charlotte, Freya and Isla round my way, too.

Otillie
Emmeline
Livia
Ariana
Juliet
Thea

WillowKnicks · 29/02/2012 20:28

As a mum of twin girls, I remember well the difficulty on choosing names for 2 babies that you love equally.

I love Sophia & Romilly.

oooggs · 29/02/2012 19:49

Don't worry they didn't miss anything. We were just convinced it was 2 girls and didn't have any boys names!!

Erin Leigh and Grace Lily ended up as Erin Grace we have lots ofnall combinations at our twins club

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stinkingbishop · 29/02/2012 19:33

oooggs god, how did they miss that?? you've got me panicked now! Not that boys aren't lovely but a) the nursery is a festival of butterflies and bunnies and b) am surrounded by them already!!!

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oooggs · 29/02/2012 19:28

Our twin girls were going to be Erin and Grace but one was a boy Blush

From your list I like Polly and Isla good luck, twins are great!

FilterCoffee · 29/02/2012 19:21

That's interesting... I would pronounce it Soph-EYE-a.

"See I think Sophia Beatrice really doesn't work, you have a 'fee-a' then a 'bee-a' sound right after one another."

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stinkingbishop · 29/02/2012 19:00

Dang there's no consensus! Best revert to original plan of Ginny and Tonika ;)

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EllenParsons · 29/02/2012 17:44

Isla Beatrice and Charlotte Freya or Charlotte Flora

MackerelOfFact · 29/02/2012 16:58

I quite like Flora and Sophia from that list, but not sure that the middle name Beatrice goes well with either. I agree that Freya would be a good middle name too, but again, doesn't go with those two.

TheCrunchUnderfoot · 29/02/2012 16:39

See I think Sophia Beatrice really doesn't work, you have a 'fee-a' then a 'bee-a' sound right after one another.

Romilly and Polly!

ShaysLou · 29/02/2012 16:39

My twins were going to be
Zara & Zoe
Florence & Francesca
Sophia & Isadora
Iris & Violet
But i never had twin girls...

TheCrunchUnderfoot · 29/02/2012 16:38

Romilly Beatrice and Polly Charlotte.

Flora also good!

Sally's lovely, shame about the veto. I really dislike Freya - and it's pretty popular too, so maybe for the best!

Isla and Sophia I think fail your too popular test.

Nancy is good, but others are better.

Don't like Iona or Felicity. Too twee.

FilterCoffee · 29/02/2012 16:30

Charlotte Felicity
Sophia Beatrice