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Twinnie names - opinions please...

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Evap00 · 27/04/2012 19:01

Hello all,

We are expecting twin girls and have finally decided on names after DH and I spending the last few months disagreeing (who knew it would be so hard!!). Sooo.... the names we have chosen are (no middle names yet):

Inés
Violet

DH is British and I'm French; we wanted a name from each nationality hence Inés as the more 'exotic' choice. Our DDs will have a long double-barrelled last name, do you think they will go well with these first names? (last name's initials are O-C). We also have an older DD called Olivia, if it makes any difference.

Anyway, your opinions would be much appreciated. Also suggestions for middle names would be great.

Thanks a lot!
Eva

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welovesausagedogs · 28/04/2012 22:24

Violet Rae could work and Ines Mae definitely works

We know a Violette Plum and then had a double barral surname.

MeconiumHappens · 28/04/2012 21:49

Gorgeous names :)

HumpheadWrasse · 28/04/2012 21:08

Ines Rose is lovely.

Violet Anne
Violet Mary/Marie
Violet Lucie
Violet Joan
Violet Eleanor

MrsLettuce · 28/04/2012 20:25

Beau? Traditionally a boys name of course, but certainly useable for a girl. No?

Fay

Joy

Lotte

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Evap00 · 28/04/2012 20:15

Thank you for all your suggestions and lovely comments. We are now 100% using these names, thank you so much for reassuring us!

Welovesausagedogs- no offense taken! Who knows, Inés and Violet might be the new Olivia in ten years time!

Re. middle names, I really love Inés Rose. I love a lot of the other suggestions too but with the long double-barrelled last name they are going to have, I think it would be a good idea to use a really short middle name for both... otherwise they might run out of spaces when filling out forms in the future ;)

Always liked Bay or Rae for middle name but unfortunately I don't think they go well with Inés/Violet at all :( .... any other suggestions along those lines?

Thanks all again, loving all your suggestions
Eva

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welovesausagedogs · 28/04/2012 17:22

Sorry if my comment about your elder daughter name came across as rude as it really wasn't intended to be. Anyway i have a few suggestions for middle names, do you like any of them?
Violet Cecile
Violet Elodie
Violet Manon
Violet Marthe
Violet Mathilde
Violet Penelope

Ines Madeline
Ines Elisa
Ines Edith
Ines Clemency
Ines Juliette
Ines Lucille
Ines Odette

MrsLettuce · 28/04/2012 15:00

personal

chezchaos · 28/04/2012 15:00

Gorgeous names :)

PercyFilth · 28/04/2012 14:57
Confused
MrsLettuce · 28/04/2012 14:40

Well, there was just one but I prefer not to get person Wink

5madthings · 28/04/2012 14:10

lovely names!

i wanted my dd to be called Violet but dp wouldnt agree :(

hmm i am now trying to think of some middle names, if you were having boys i could provide many suggestions, but i really struggle with girls names!

PercyFilth · 28/04/2012 13:53

I don't see any rude comments. Have some posts been removed?

MrsLettuce · 28/04/2012 13:21

Olivia is a fantastic, classic name and I'm surprised at the negative (and frankly rude) comments about it on here.

Olivia, Violet and Inez are a perfect sib set.

Ihatepeas · 28/04/2012 13:03

I think they are gorgeous names, all of them!!

WopBopALooBop · 28/04/2012 12:50

Shock Olivia, Ines and Violet, what gorgeous names!!! Absolutely love. Not sure about middle names but just wanted to add, great choices Grin

SweetPea3 · 28/04/2012 08:46

Divine names - well done!

bramblina · 27/04/2012 23:30

Also love mrs lettuce's suggestions for middle names!!

workshy · 27/04/2012 23:26

I like Olivia and I have only ever come across 1 (and I've been a brownie leader for 12 years!!!)

love mrs lettuce's suggestions for middle names too :)

manicinsomniac · 27/04/2012 23:21

Both pretty names, I prefer Violet but that's probably just due to the unamiliarity of Ines.

Olivia hasn't been outside the top 10 since 1998! It's a lovely name (obviously or else it wouldn't be so popular!) but its popularity hasn't changed much at all.

bringbacksideburns · 27/04/2012 22:55

Love them!

lisaro · 27/04/2012 22:40

Funnily - I read the names and thought 'urgh, they soo don't go'. But then I said them aloud and realised immediately they do. Lovely choices.

welovesausagedogs · 27/04/2012 22:26

Thats really funny how things change, i guess ten years ago Olivia wasn't that popular now it definitely is, there are 3 Olivia's in my four year old sons swimming class, i guess you were ahead of the times.

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Evap00 · 27/04/2012 22:26

thereistheball - that will be my phone autocorrect... ;)

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thereistheball · 27/04/2012 22:19

I love Inès but thought it usually had a grave accent, as in Inès de la Fressange?

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Evap00 · 27/04/2012 20:29

Thanks all for the nice comments and great suggestions, keep them coming!

Re older DD's name... Olivia wasn't that popular at all ten years ago when she was born, in fact we got some funny comments at the time about why we were chosing such a rare name! Amazing how things can change hey?

Eva

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