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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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Xraydog · 15/08/2019 23:34

Erskine and Horacio
Ignatius and Horacio
Hector and Icarus?
I do think the two Names should have different sounds and different starting letters but if you want an out there name then they really need to both have out there names. You can’t really have Tom and Bartholemeu.

Flowerspowersy · 15/08/2019 20:49

I like Quinn but prefer Quentin. I've never heard of Castiel but understand how it's pronounced.How about Cassius or Caspar?

I'd also give your twins separate initials.

Antonin · 15/08/2019 20:30

Quintus and Clovis
Quintus and Cassius
Quintus and Casca

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SleepingStandingUp · 15/08/2019 18:25

@user1493494961 ah that's a good point

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SleepingStandingUp · 15/08/2019 18:25

I 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

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user1493494961 · 15/08/2019 18:21

The Josiah I know is called Joss, not Joe.

thesnapandfartisinfallible · 15/08/2019 18:12

Quinn and Castiel! is a supernatural fan but the only problem is that phones auto correct Quinn to Stink Grin

ViserionTheDragon · 15/08/2019 18:02

Agree, don't like them either, way too try hard.

Ticklemeelmo · 15/08/2019 17:50

I dislike all of them. Sorry 😐

LoafofSellotape · 15/08/2019 15:48

God,the MN obsession with the name Quinn, sounds like quim.

Honestly OP, they're awful names and I've lived all over the place and heard plenty of out there combinations.

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SleepingStandingUp · 15/08/2019 15:41

Elias / Elijah no
Josiah like but will just be Joe so hubby 3ill say no
Malachi and Ezekiel adore adore adore, but DH sucks
Ezra- george

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SleepingStandingUp · 15/08/2019 15:39

Is it Cas-TEE-uhl or CASS-tee-ul?
Cass T eL

Lucien? love but school Mom just had one, is that weird? They'll be a year apart but our older kids are in class together

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CassianAndor · 15/08/2019 14:17

NotAgain The Forsyte Saga, of course! I wittered on upthread about who'd played Young and Old Jolyon but simply couldn't remember where they were from.

Thank you!

NotAgainKen · 15/08/2019 14:14

Jolyon is the name of two characters in The Forstye Saga by John Galsworthy, which had a big television adaptation with Damien Lewis and Gina McKee a few years back, so fairly well known if you like period drama!

You can't really compare Icarus with Jack - it's like calling a child Herod or Satan. Although I guess Herod and Satan do kind of go together in the MN sense...

lifesnotaspectatorsport · 15/08/2019 14:07

If you like Matthias and Zachariah, how about:

Elias / Elijah
Josiah
Malachi
Ezekiel
Ezra

I found a ton of these old biblical names but they don't really fit with our DS1's name which is old English. Jolyon and Hereward are both old English/ Anglo-Saxon so definitely real names! I do get the objections though 😂

JuneSpoon · 15/08/2019 13:40

Haven't RTFT but Do you know what happened to Icarus?

SinkGirl · 15/08/2019 13:39

No, not box!

SinkGirl · 15/08/2019 13:39

Honestly, do not use names with the same first letter. My boys are non-identical and have names that start with the same letter - nobody remembers which is which, it causes endless issues with medical records etc, it would be even worse if they were identical.

I wanted Frasier and Niles personally but DH said box

Colourfulest · 15/08/2019 13:31

My friend has a little boy called Castiel. It's totally normal to me now but I loved it from the start! Quinn is nice too but I don't like your other suggestions.

HMArsey · 15/08/2019 13:21

Is it Cas-TEE-uhl or CASS-tee-ul?

Quinn is more associated for girls for me, it's the Harley of 2019.

I'm afraid I agree that Jolyon is a real name.

Can I offer you Dashiell? Lucien?

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SleepingStandingUp · 15/08/2019 12:49

Tobias and Nathaniel are lovely but I have close friends with both. Barnaby was the first boy I liked....

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Abstractedobstructed · 15/08/2019 12:44

Ah OP
My fantasy sons were called Barnaby, Tobias and Titus. Also loved Nathaniel and Silas.

We went for much more normal names in the end and all 3 boys are very very glad. However, do have my fantasy names for free.

Cohle · 15/08/2019 12:42

I think of Quinn as a girls name - not that that should particularly put you off it.

Jolyon is a bloody horrible name.

CassianAndor · 15/08/2019 12:37

well, a quick google tells me it's a medieval variant of Julian (when I say established, I mean it's been around a long time).

I certainly think it's more established as a name for people than Castiel or Icarus!

lucylouis · 15/08/2019 12:07

I love Quinn but I prefer it for a girl. Castiel is cute

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