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Help me name our triplets please!!

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cakemurderer · 13/09/2018 22:16

We're having two girls and a boy 😊
We already have ds named Lysander and a dd named Carmela.

So far we like:
Girls
-Raffaella
-Porcia
-Delphine
-Mercedes
-Iphigeneia

Boys

Emanuel
Marcello
Evander
Mathis

Thank you

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SleepWarrior · 15/09/2018 01:23

Evander a little similar to Lysander as others have said. It's nice though. Maybe Evadne for a girl instead (Ee-VAD-nee)?

Really like Delphine. Rafael for a boy is slightly nicer than Rafaela for a girl to me. Maybe Matisse for a boy?

midsomermurderess · 14/09/2018 22:35

Raffaella and Marcello are my favourites

Moonflower12 · 14/09/2018 20:30

Oh I love Raffaella. I have a girl in my class called it. I keep saying her name It's lovely.

MrsSarahSiddons · 14/09/2018 18:47

It’s time for a revival of Edwardian names.
Cyril, Basil and Violet.
Cecil, Humphrey and Edith

Rockyroadmallow · 14/09/2018 18:25

How would you pronounce Mercedes in your native language OP? I think it's lovely if pronounced correctly

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cakemurderer · 14/09/2018 18:23

We're not Spanish but not British either, though we do live here and will for at least the next few years.

I'd pronounce Iphigenia kind of like 'Ee fee jee nee ah'

I like Persephone but only pronounced the wrong way so maybe not

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anatol · 14/09/2018 18:07

I would assume from many of the suggestions that the OP likely is Spanish or of Spanish descent at least?

Rockyroadmallow · 14/09/2018 18:00

I love Delphine
Mercedes is only not tacky if you're Spanish and pronounce it in the Spanish way IMO

I'm not keen on your boys names but Marcelo isn't too bad. I would say Mathis but it reminds me of Johnny Mathis

LeeMiller · 14/09/2018 15:34

Raffaella is nice, Delphine fine.
Porcia is too much like porcine/porky. Portia is better.

-Mercedes - car, I wouldn't use unless you're Spanish. -Iphigeneia - ugly sound and looks like a medical condition.

Paloma
Cassandra
Euphemia
Demetra
Leontine
Minerva
Guinevere
Antonella
Ginevra
Octavia

Boys

Emanuel, Mathis, Marcello ok
Evander -the boxer. sounds a bit too similar to Lysander.

Antonio
Octavio
Peregrine
Cassius
Lucian
Caspian
Andreas
Florian
Hugo
Perseus

meetthewildes · 14/09/2018 15:20

Congratulations!

We also have a little Lysander. His twin is named Balthazar, would that appeal to you? I'll throw out some other names from our list - we also considered Stellan, Jolyon, Benedict, Ariel, Peregrine and Percival.

A few girl ideas: Evadne, Ariadne, Echo, Olympia, Hestia, Daphne.

Aprilshowersnowastorm · 14/09/2018 15:12

How about:
Need Sleep nn Ned
Or Even More Sleep nn Evan
Literally Shattered nn Lily
Or Absolutely Exhausted nn Alexa

FrederickCreeding · 14/09/2018 14:59

I like Iphigeneia, Raffaella and Mathis best from your list.

Just be aware that Portia (sounds just like Porsche) and Mercedes would not be a great combination!

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 14/09/2018 14:53

@Lovea good chat.
It's Pronounced Effer-gin-ear
I thought it was Hi-pig-hen-jeer. Like i used to think Persephone was pn Perse-a Phone.
Oh That could be a name for Op. Do you that (Persephone)

Icklepup · 14/09/2018 14:43

Raffaella, Delphine and Evander
:)

clary · 14/09/2018 13:26

I'm not keen on Iphegenia - her dad murdered her so he could go and fight a war - and agree it's Portia, she was Brutus's wife so it's got a good pedigree.

There are some great suggestions on here OP! Congratulations!!

Andtheresaw · 14/09/2018 13:09

Viola, Portia and Sebastian.

From your list I love Evander but with a Lysander already it's too many syllables similar.

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cakemurderer · 14/09/2018 13:01

I doubt we'll have time to think about names once babies are here so I'm thinking it'll be better to decide now.
Plus I don't trust myself to pick sensible names when sleep deprived

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Aprilshowersnowastorm · 14/09/2018 12:48

Me thinks names are the least of your worries op!

strawberrypenguin · 14/09/2018 12:46

Evander, Delphine and Mercedes. Congratulations!

EthelThePiratesDaughter · 14/09/2018 12:45

Delphine is lovely.

I think Rafaella has one F, and Emmanuel should have two Ms.

Portia should definitely be spelt with a T. I'm not sure that Porcia is actually a name, and would look like you'd called your daughter "pig". Porcia. Porcine. Nope. Don't do it.

Evander is quite nice, but too similar to Lysander IMO.

Not at all keen on your other names, sorry.

It sounds like you quite like Shakespearian names. Some more Shakespearian suggestions:

Nerissa
Viola
Miranda
Helena
Adriana
Cassandra
Hermione
Ophelia
Perdita

Any of those to your taste?

ReginaPhalange89 · 14/09/2018 12:27

@wrongkindofface What do you mean by that ? 🤔 I'm sure she has thought of lots of important things already..... Naming 3 must be quite a lot so yeah I'd say it is important to plan in advance!

WrongKindOfFace · 14/09/2018 12:23

I’m always surprised when the priority of people having triplets (or more) is to think of names.

LoveAGoodChat · 14/09/2018 12:18

Raffaella and Delphine is lovely op

How is Iphigeneia pronounced?

Emanuel, Marcello and Mathis are all lovely too

Have you thought about Anastasia, Evangeline, Genevieve, Odette, Persephone (Per-seh-foe-nee)?

Izzygrey · 14/09/2018 12:14

Actually, Emanuel is nice. What about Caspian?

Izzygrey · 14/09/2018 12:13

Of the boys names I love Evander, Lysander and Evander are too similar I think. Rafaela is beautiful! But I don't like the other girl names - Mercedes is particularly bad and reminds that trashy woman from Hollyoaks. What about Ophelia? Leonora? Evanthe?

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