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Twin boys, pairs whats cool and whats not? Rate and slate.

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reign · 23/01/2019 20:12

Please give your honest opinions. Pregnant with twin boys stuck on names that are pairs and middle names. Want to go with something 'cool' but not 'chavy'. Please give opinions.

Max
Leo
Rory
Brodie
Dylan
Flynn
Arlo
Otis
Frankie
Luca

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starkid · 31/01/2019 09:34

Great list, and congratulations! My favourite pairings:
Rory & Flynn
Brodie & Dylan
Frankie & Luca

tammytoby · 31/01/2019 09:30

Arlo too try hard for me.

Trying too hard to what?! To choose a lovely interesting name?

MrsEricBana · 31/01/2019 07:03

All nice though Arlo too try hard for me. Max & Leo leapt out as working on all levels.

FluffyMcCloud · 31/01/2019 06:46

I like Leo and Rory. A nice lion theme without being too overt.

Icklepup · 31/01/2019 06:44

Now I say Otis and Silas :)

Downeyhouse · 30/01/2019 21:59

I have a Luca so love that name but think Arlo and Flynn gonreally well together.

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reign · 30/01/2019 21:55

Not 100% certain but was told at the scan they thought they were fraternal. Guess we will see when they come out.... Have some other names on the go now if people have any thoughts;

Angus
Caspar
Henry
Silas

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JustAnotherMillennial · 29/01/2019 09:00

Oh FFS, some people are seriously over exaggerating why you can't pick a name.

Brodie because of Home and Away?! She was a pretty insignificant character!

I actually quite like Brodie OP, and no its not chavvy.

Also really like Rory and Flynn.

leghoul · 28/01/2019 23:39

You asked for honesty..
Max - not bad
Leo -no
Rory-no
Brodie-no
Dylan-meh
Flynn- bit insipid? Better than Finn though
Arlo- jury's out on this - great for toddlers, maybe great for 50 year olds
Otis - as above
Frankie - a diminutive for a full first name is never a great idea in my opinion
Luca - do you legitimately have some kind of tie to a country where this may link to? Like Italy? Better if so. If not, it's still nice as has a nice meaning

So, Max and Frank
Arlo and Luca

Or an alternative - something tremendously un-hip but classic like Jonathan & Nicholas 'Nico and Jonny'

Kokeshi123 · 28/01/2019 23:24

I agree, no lions' names and no alliterative names for twins.

OP, are you sure they are fraternal ;) (I think you can be sure if you have had NIPT testing, but otherwise I think you can only be sure once they are out and you have had genetic testing done). Not that it matters, you would be surprised how much even fraternal twins get lumped together.

A friend of mine had a fraternal twin sister who happened to work in a different department of the same company. As soon as people learned that they were twins, they started confusing them, even if they had known them separately beforehand and had no difficulty telling them apart--they didn't even look particularly similar! (no more than regular sisters). It was quite funny.

foxtiger · 28/01/2019 20:12

I think Rory and Flynn sounds good together, and so do Arlo and Otis except that it seems to be quite a popular combination for brothers.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 24/01/2019 23:54

Nice list OP.
My favourites are Rory and Dylan.
Rory Frank and Dylan Max.

Schmoochypoos · 24/01/2019 23:19

Frank and Max 👌🏻

Happyandshiney · 24/01/2019 23:12

They are fraternal twins, so not worried if we go for super close names they'll never be told apart ever again!

IME that’s not how it works in real
Life.

Despite your best efforts lots of people will call them “the twins” or “the Reign Twins” and lots of people will never be quite sure which is which even if they look very different.

Names which are too similar or matchy matchy just make it harder for everyone (as does dressing them alike).

Besides which they might be non-ID but they are still brothers They might be very similar looking.

As for Leo the Lion and Rory the Lion. They are not a stretch by any manner.

Google them. There are story books and cartoons, songs and birthday cakes all aimed at children.

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reign · 24/01/2019 22:37

My top 4 are Max, Leo, Rory and Dylan. However some of the 'pairs' we've come up with have other combinations... Hadn't even thought of the Leo Rory thing but tbh quite a leap so not to bothered.

As for Brodie, my husband is Scottish and this is one he is convinced is Scottish... For the same reason we can't use Quinn as it's a family surname.

They are fraternal twins, so not worried if we go for super close names they'll never be told apart ever again!

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Jaz32 · 24/01/2019 21:39

Max & Leo!!
I have a Dylan & Lucas myself (not twins)
Like Finley (Finn) not Flynn

HJL2506 · 24/01/2019 21:11

Definitely wouldn't have Leo and Rory together!

SweetbutAPsycho · 24/01/2019 20:41

My favourites are probably Flynn and Luca. They are cool and unique without being faddy like Arlo or Otis. Max, Leo and Rory are a bit boring imo.

minisoksmakehardwork · 24/01/2019 20:17

My twins are alliterative J names. But you'd not easily get the two of them mixed up. Twin son and his older, also J, brother...!

But we didn't intentionally choose the J theme. It just happened that those were the names we liked.

JoyFlamingo · 24/01/2019 19:59

And Brodie is hugely chavvy (sorry)

JoyFlamingo · 24/01/2019 19:58

Name change here. I know twins called Leo and Rory. It really suits them and I like the fact there is a subtle theme.

Leo and Max also nice OP

outforawalkbitch2018 · 24/01/2019 19:51

Rory and Brodie

WobbleTime · 24/01/2019 16:02

I like Max and Leo. Good luck with your babies.

Flamingosnbears · 24/01/2019 15:59

Dylan and Flynn are great together!!! 😉