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Quinn and Castiel

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SleepingStandingUp · 14/08/2019 18:38

Or
Icarus and Ignatius

Identical twin boys

Thoughts or suggestions?

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Vasya · 18/08/2019 07:49

Its funny, I think some of your suggestions (Aloysius for example) are far more out there

To be fair I would never call a child this, but I thought it might be in keeping with what you're after! I did go to school with an Aloysius so maybe that normalised it for me.

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SleepingStandingUp · 18/08/2019 07:25

I like Farrow but would think girl

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PennyPitStop19 · 18/08/2019 00:11

Farrow and Ball?

wizzler · 18/08/2019 00:00

Icarus and Phaethon?

No.. maybe not

Dilligaf81 · 17/08/2019 23:06

I'm sorry but all the names you've put forward are far too try hard. It's like you want people to ask why you chose those names and quinn sounds like an sti.

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SleepingStandingUp · 17/08/2019 23:03

just don’t think these names are posh whatsoever (in the way Peregrine would be) totally agree

@Vasya love supernatural, never watched glee. Its funny, I think some of your suggestions (Aloysius for example) are far more out there

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Azuresilver · 17/08/2019 22:52

I quite like Quinn and Castiel but the headline made me think of Queen and Castle, which would be handy for people who struggled to remember unusual names at least.

(Reminds me of Blanche in Corrie wondering why Dev had named his children Aldi and Asda, when he had corner shops.)

Vasya · 17/08/2019 22:16

Castiel is going to make everyone think you're a huge fan of Supernatural. It's also a bit ridiculous for my tastes. Same for Quinn and Glee. Unless you're tv superfans and it's a deliberate homage, I wouldn't be going for either of those.

Icarus - a man whose terrible arrogance led him to die. That would put me off.

Ignatius is the best of them but still really out there.

Honestly (and I am being honest because it's mumsnet) if I heard any of these names in real life I would have a serious eye roll at how try-hard they are. I'm not saying you definitely can't style that out, but it is going to be hard!

If you like roman / mythological names, how about:

Cyrus
Magnus
Marcus
Felix
Remus
Aloysius
Cosmo
Julius
Rufus

Some of those are still pretty out there if that's what you're after, but more reasonable names imo.

AverageMummy · 17/08/2019 22:08

I don’t think your suggestions sound MC at all - quite the opposite. Most middle class families are currently opting for traditional names & classics & think hard about things like ‘how would this look on a CV’.
I don’t think ‘Lizard I’ and ‘Lizard II’ or whatever they were again, fit that criteria.

Not saying the class thing matters at all - just don’t think these names are posh whatsoever (in the way Peregrine would be)

TheJoxter · 17/08/2019 21:49

(Haven’t read all the suggestions!)

Icarus and Ignatius are too samey together but I love them both.
I LOVE Quinn but not so keen on Castiel so would go for Quinn and either Icarus or Ignatius

Quinn and Icarus are both in my top 20 names but Quinn rhymes with my surname and I was never brave enough to use Icarus

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SleepingStandingUp · 17/08/2019 21:41

@XXcstatic ido agree with your lifetime nane

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XXcstatic · 17/08/2019 20:40

still don't get the try hard comments. The only thing I'm trying to do is find two nice names DH and I both like and want to be calling ir kids by for the next 60 years

It's important that you and DH like the names, but it's much more important that your DC like them. I don't know any boys with unusual names who like them. Most of them have the piss ripped out of them at school, and end up changing/shortening their name as soon as possible.

Don't choose a cute name for a baby/small child- that's maybe 5% of their lifetimes. Chose a name that your DC will be happy to have as an older child and adult.

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SleepingStandingUp · 17/08/2019 20:30

@twattymctwatterson I not sure how that works beyond meeting me...

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SleepingStandingUp · 17/08/2019 20:29

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treeplop · 17/08/2019 19:56

Tarquin and Cosmo
Digby and Monty
Rafe and St John
Gideon and Guy

twattymctwatterson · 17/08/2019 19:41

All of your names scream "I'm sooo soo upper middle class and need everyone to know"

FreshFreesias · 17/08/2019 19:16

Only call him Tristan if he's going to work in TV.

powershowerforanhour · 17/08/2019 19:13

Do it, just for the lolz when Icarus grows up to be a pilot and does the "This is your captain speaking..." announcement.

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SleepingStandingUp · 17/08/2019 18:42

@Atalune I appreciate that being WC I should stick to Jayden and Evie-Mai but the only thing I'm trying hard to do is find two names me and DH like enough to give to our children

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SleepingStandingUp · 17/08/2019 17:41

@notmuchmoretogive it may yet come to that

@pepperpot99 because I don't know anyone who refers to their vagina / vulva as that

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pepperpot99 · 17/08/2019 17:19

Quinn too similar to Quim which means vajayjay. Who would call a kid that?

Flamingosnbears · 17/08/2019 15:18

Quinn and Castiel are perfectly acceptable names... Gaius is another interesting option for you Good luck. Pair with a traditional middle incase child has a different opinion on their chosen first name.

Xraydog · 17/08/2019 14:15

Lachlan, Lorcan, Lachtan Malachy, all lovely Irish names. Just may have some problems with English pronunciations Hmm.

Atalune · 17/08/2019 14:10

The names are a bit try hard.

Unless you are UM or A class. In which case you wouldn’t be on here asking as your innate confidence wouldn’t give 2 figs what anyone thought in the slightest.

Quinn- like. It feels female because of Glee I think.

Castile- soap, but I like it.
Icarus- he he flew to close to the sun... Russ for short?
Ignatius- the ignoramus- no

Arlo
Miles
Christy
Cameron
Hunter
Roe
Osin

notmuchmoretogive · 17/08/2019 13:55

@SleepingStandingUp I read that as you downloaded tinder for more name suggestions Grin

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