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

84 replies

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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ILoveChristmasLights · 24/01/2019 14:00

Max & Frankie
Max & Otis
Leo & Otis
Not ok, they ‘run together’ fine switched around (Frankie & Max, Otis & Max & Otis & Leo)

Leo & Arlo
(Sound like you were trying to make them as similar as possible)
Leo & Luca
(Looks like you chose two L nanes, not nanes you liked best)

Rory & Brodie
Too similar

Dylan & Flynn
Too samey

Arlo & Otis
Too much of a mouthful

Happyandshiney · 24/01/2019 13:53

Luca and Leo sound great! Or Luca and Leon even better IMO

They are are nice names but alliterative names for twins is a bad idea.

No one can remember which is which. They both end up L Smith with the same birthday and address and appointments, files etc get confused.

Twins need their own distinct name. They are part of a set in every other area of their life, their name needs to be their own.

minisoksmakehardwork · 24/01/2019 13:48

I wouldn't have put Leo and Rory as associated names until someone mentioned lion. But now I've thought about it the children do have a toy Rory and Leo lions.

But then I have children with tenuous associated names because it just happened - one is the name of an actress, the other the character she plays. We didn't make the link until we were watching the programme with our youngest nearby. Same as she and her twin brother share names associated with Arthurian legend. But unless you know alternative forms you wouldn't connect them at all. We didn't until after we had named them. It was a bit of a 'doh' moment. But not as bad as calling them John and Jack.

If you look hard enough.

tammytoby · 24/01/2019 13:39

Arlo, Otis and Quinn are my favourites.

AndItStillSaidFourOfTwo · 24/01/2019 13:38

Frankie Flynn sounds like a character in a gangster comedy (assuming such things exist).

Luca and Leo work well together, despite the same-initial-letter thing.

Mamabear4180 · 24/01/2019 13:26

Love Luca and would be the name I’d give a boy. Also love Otis and Leo. Arlo is ok. Not keen on the others, prefer Floyd over Flynn but I’m a massive Floyd fan!

Luca and Leo sound great! Or Luca and Leon even better IMO

PippilottaLongstocking · 24/01/2019 13:26

I love them all! As pairs I’d actually put them together in the order you wrote them so
Max & Leo
Rory & Brodie
Dylan & Flynn
Arlo & Otis
Frankie & Luca

I think my top choice would be Dylan and Flynn (both names I love but don’t work with my surname!) with Arlo and Otis a close second (both names I nearly used, went for Otto instead)

MichelleBolton · 24/01/2019 13:21

Frankie Flynn and Luca Leo.
Gorgeous

Gotstuckwiththisname · 24/01/2019 13:20

Max - like
Leo - like
Rory - love
Brodie - meh
Dylan - no
Flynn - like
Arlo - love
Otis - no - reminds me of Otis the aardvark
Frankie - no - reminds me of Frankie Bridge - too "girly"
Luca - no

In terms of "pairs":

Max and Leo
Max and Rory
Max and Flynn
Max and Arlo
Max and Luca

Leo and Rory
Leo and Dylan
Leo and Flynn

Rory and Flynn
Rory and Brodie
Rory and Arlo

Brodie and Frankie
Brodie and Dylan

Flynn and Arlo
Flynn and Otis

Otis and Luca possibly

I think Luca is the "odd one out" name.

AndItStillSaidFourOfTwo · 24/01/2019 13:12

Lions? Oh, FFS! Confused You really have to do some mental gymnastics to get to that one, tbh. But a lot of Brits (yes, I am one, but never experienced this with other nationalities) seem to love doing this. Someone on another thread the other day was insisting that Emma Freud is hilariously funny because it sounds like haemorrhoid Hmm

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BartonHollow · 24/01/2019 13:12

Rory alone no

Leo and Rory together, yes

daisypond · 24/01/2019 13:07

But Rory means red-haired king or something. I would never associate a lion's roar with the name Rory.

BartonHollow · 24/01/2019 13:04

Otis - lift

Grin

It makes me think Aardvark

BartonHollow · 24/01/2019 13:03

What noise do lions make?

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AndItStillSaidFourOfTwo · 24/01/2019 12:57

Another vote for Rory and Leo. Most of the rest are too on-trend and try-hard. In future years everyone will be able to date all the Otises and Arlos to the 2010s.

daisypond · 24/01/2019 12:53

Why can't you have Rory and Leo together? Can someone explain?

BartonHollow · 24/01/2019 12:47

If it was me having twins and I could ONLY pick from that list it would be Flynn and Frankie.

I agree that you can't have Rory AND Leo together

MikeUniformMike · 24/01/2019 12:40

Max - yes
Leo - yes but very popular
Rory - ok but too many Rs.
Brodie - no
Dylan - no.
Flynn - no
Arlo - no
Otis- no
Frankie - no. Frank is ok.
Luca - no. Luke is ok.

Max and Leo.

moodyblues · 24/01/2019 11:42

I love Luca and Frankie. Sound great together, not keen on the rest of your list apart from Leo.

Icklepup · 24/01/2019 11:40

Flynn and Otis!

daisypond · 24/01/2019 11:39

Max, Leo and Rory are my favourites. I don't see the problem with Rory and Leo together. Rory does not mean lion, which Leo does. Quite like Dylan as well. Luke or Lucas instead of Luca.
Brodie - too surnamey.
Flynn - too surnamey wannabe cool
Arlo - too trendy, will date
Otis - not keen.
Frankie - only if short for Francis, and I'm not keen on that.
Luca - too trendy, will date.

littlemeitslyn · 24/01/2019 10:49

'Wanky' really????

littlemeitslyn · 24/01/2019 10:48

I wouldn't bother asking for suggestions from such a negative lot !!