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Opinions on these names for identical twins

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AlyssInAManger · 02/12/2013 21:19

DP and I are expecting twins next year. We don't know the gender yet but we know they are identical. Our last name is Be tt s.
For girls we like Serenity Claire and Meredith Octavia.
For boys we like Gabriel Angelos and Wilhelm Octavian.
Octavia/n is a family name.

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sonlypuppyfat · 07/12/2013 04:51

Gabriel is lovely but then I'm a huge Pete Gabriel fan.

HavantGuard · 07/12/2013 02:32

The long, long, short sounds odd. How about Meredith Claire and Octavia Something-one-syllable. As for the boys, could you use Otto as a middle name? You've got the same root in there. Then they could be Gabriel Otto and Wilhelm Something-one-syllable.

mathanxiety · 07/12/2013 02:19

Merryn and Serena sound nicer to my ear than Meredith and Serenity.

ovenbun · 06/12/2013 23:21

Twins how lovely! I like merry and serenity. Gabriel Angelo is a little full on for me, and could lead to ribbing if he's less than angelic. Gregory? also wilfred is a little softer than Wilhelm.

HoneyandRum · 06/12/2013 11:27

I prefer Serena to Serenity.

mathanxiety · 06/12/2013 05:25

Serenity

ZingSweetPea · 06/12/2013 00:07

Congratulations!

all fine, but not Gabriel Angelos.

too Angel Gabriel to me - bit odd if I'm honest.

Gabriel with another middle name would be lovely though.

fizzly · 06/12/2013 00:02

I really like Serenity. Seren or Wren are both lovely NNs. Meredith is a lovely name, but wouldn't be for me. Prefer Miriam or Melanie. I really live Octavia too but it might be hard to manage as a first name.

I'm not keen on Gabriel, sorry., but that's very personal and no reason you should listen to that opinion!Wilhelm wouldn't be my first choice but I'm guessing you have good reasons for choosing a Germanic name and as the child is very likely to be a Will, I think that being a Will who is a Wilhelm, rather than (yet another) William, would be a good marker of distinction, which IMO is a good thing.

PandaNot · 05/12/2013 23:54

I always think giving children names like Serenity is just asking for your child to be anything but!

I like Gabriel and Meredith.

Tapiocapearl · 05/12/2013 23:48

Adore octavia. Not keen on other names sorry.

Octavia and Electra
Serephine and clementine
Josephine and violet

Willoughby and Gilbert
Wilf and Rex

Spaghettinetti · 04/12/2013 13:19

Mmm...the bit about them being 'identical' must have slipped my mind, when I wrote my post... How about Gabriella as another girl's name?

DuPanettoneDuVinDuFromage · 04/12/2013 13:05

I like all of those BUT there is a haulage company called Willi Betz - we used to play a game spotting them on coach trips when I was at school. A bit too close to your name possibly?

hatsybatsy · 04/12/2013 12:58

did no one spot that Gabriel Angelos is not a good idea? The angel Gabriel and all that??

I like Gabriel and Meredith, the other 2 I'm not keen on - Serenity is quite a mouthful. Imagine yourself shouting "Serenity" down the supermarket aisle when you're feeling less than serene? And WIlhelm? I wouldn't unless I had Germanic relatives. If you like the "vi" sound at the beginning, how about Vincent?

ToffeeJungle · 04/12/2013 11:13

I love Gabriel, like Meredith, Wilhelm is ok but prefer William, Willam or Wilf, not keen on Serenity though Serena is ok and Seren is pretty.

Spaghettinetti · 04/12/2013 09:17

Mmmm...interesting...I'd probably go for Serenity Octavia Be//tts and Gabriel (something...though not necessarily Angelos). Serenity and Gabriel go really nicely together and are almost 'angelic'. Plus you can get good nicknames from
both.

QOD · 04/12/2013 07:46

Nice

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JingleMyBells · 04/12/2013 06:44

Don't really like any ok them. I particularly dislike Wilheim, why not William? Much nicer IMO.

buttercrumble · 04/12/2013 06:42

Love them apart from Wilhelm , what's wrong with good old William Smile

Cutteduppumpkin · 04/12/2013 06:40

I like Gabriel, but not with Angelos as a middle name. Not keen on Wilhelm, ilike both the girls names.

Jenijena · 04/12/2013 06:35

Would you say it Vil-helm or Wil-helm?

mathanxiety · 04/12/2013 06:01

I don't like Serenity or Meredith.

Serenity is the name of incontinence pads. Also, Serenity Claire sounds as if there's an eclaire in there somewhere.

Meredith sounds harsh to my ear. I don't think it flows well with the surname.

I like Claire (and Clara) and Octavia is nice as a MN.

I like the boys' names a lot. I wouldn't find the 'Germanness' of Wilhelm offputting at all. Each has its own style, which is nice for identical twins as it avoids being too matchy. I like the MNs too.

sykadelic15 · 03/12/2013 19:49

I like the name Serenity but it reminds me of the movie :) Good movie though.

Wilhelm is a strong German name. I'm trying to imagine that name on say, a 15 y/o boy and think he'd probably cop a bit of flack. As a man in his 20's same thing.

Gabriel I don't like as a boys name. I know another kid with that name and all I think is "Gabrielle". It's one of the names that when people call at work and I take messages for certain people, I have to write "female" or "male" next to the names so they know who called. Also reminds me of the Arch Angel Gabriel... esp with a middle name Angelo!

OctaviA I like, not OctaviAN.

Also looking at initials you've got MOB and GAB. Perhaps a middle name with a consonant instead of a vowel, especially with B as a last initial.

Names are hard! I really like a name that gives the initials LEO... for a girl! Still not 100% about that.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 03/12/2013 19:25

Sorry but not keen. Love Claire and Meredith and Gabriel. Hate Angelos, Wilhelm and Octavia/n, sorry.

Artandco · 02/12/2013 22:38

Seren and meridith sound better IMO .

Middle names fine and boys nice

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