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Boy Girl Twin Names

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GinAndLemon · 03/04/2016 16:24

We are due boy girl twins VERY soon. I am lucky that DH is easy going on this and loves all names on my lists. I am so indecisive and want them to sound good together but not too obviously matching names. Here are my lists in no particular order. Would love opinions on names individually and also suggestions of boy-girl pairings. Middle names will be the same for both, a family name, non negotiable and will go with anything, sort of like an add-on to our surname.

GIRLS
Daisy
Violet
Nina
Eliza
Lucinda
Marnie
Tatiana
Frances
Plum
Mariella
Genevieve

BOYS
Ludo
Spencer
Sidney
Francis
Jesse
Jude

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MerryMarigold · 03/04/2016 21:08

As a parent of b/g twins, they ended up with nicknames beginning with the same letter as it's just so much easier to say. You will have to say 'blah and blah' a zillion times a day, so just practice saying them over and over and OVER again next to each other (preferably names which are/ can be abbreviated to one syllable).

I love Jesse and I am sad I forgot I loved it when naming mine. Also Frances. I'd go Jess and Fran.

Mummyoftwo91 · 03/04/2016 21:03

I have a Violet so I'm biased on that one, Violet and Jude sounds adorable

Spandexpants007 · 03/04/2016 20:46

Sidney violet

Tatiana and ludo

Jude Nina

Blueberry234 · 03/04/2016 20:44

Eliza and Ludo

PhoenixReisling · 03/04/2016 20:42

I vote for either

Eliza and Jude

Violet and Jesse

Sophronia · 03/04/2016 19:50

Nina and Sidney
Eliza and Sidney
Eliza and Francis
Nina and Francis

HerbieRidesAgain · 03/04/2016 19:44

Shame about Stanley as Stanley and Violet are fabulous names :)

I'm not keen on any of the boys names, except Sidney so perhaps Sidney and Violet
As you can guess I like Violet. I have never heard of Plum as a name, but I do like it is it short for something else?

ceeveebee · 03/04/2016 19:34

I have boy girl twins and one is called Eliza, the other has Stanley as a middle name!

I think Eliza would go well with Jude or Francis or maybe Frankyln (nn Frank for both?)

Blondie87 · 03/04/2016 19:31

Daisy and Jesse

CanadaMoose · 03/04/2016 19:29

Eliza and Jude!

missapples · 03/04/2016 19:29

Spencer for sure, adore that name. Girls either Nina or violet

Joinourclub · 03/04/2016 19:24

Genevieve and Francis ( I like Ginny and Frank) or Eliza and Sidney (Sid).

IncandescentRain · 03/04/2016 18:24

Spencer and Frances

Narp · 03/04/2016 18:18

Girls: (in order)

Genevieve
Marnie
Violet

Boys:

Jude
Jesse

I don't think Marnie and Jesse go together, though

Artandco · 03/04/2016 18:09

Eliza and Jesse

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GinAndLemon · 03/04/2016 18:06

love love love Stanley but wasted it on the damn dog!

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IoraRua · 03/04/2016 17:44

Jesse is the only boys name I like.
Girls: Mariella, Nina or Violet.

PointlessUsername · 03/04/2016 17:04

Daisy & Sidney

KathyBeale · 03/04/2016 17:03

I like Marnie too. Jude is nice but St Jude is the patron saint of lost causes and hopeless cases which would put me off a bit!

What about Stanley? I love Stanley!

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GinAndLemon · 03/04/2016 17:02

My mum was a Plum and she pulled it off brilliantly. I know it's bold so it's great to get honest opinions! X

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gBean · 03/04/2016 16:53

Francis and Violet

Lol at Plum

CleverPlansAndSecretTricks · 03/04/2016 16:53

I like Eliza and Jude. They sound great together.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 03/04/2016 16:50

Daisy and Jude
Or
Marnie and Jude

nectarini1983 · 03/04/2016 16:50

I like Jude and Violet as said above. Plum is awful....often used as an insult for someone who's a div!x

TheTartOfAsgard · 03/04/2016 16:48

Marnie and Jude.

Is plum an autocorrect?