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Can't decide on boys name in twins

33 replies

Thunderbear89 · 01/01/2024 13:55

We're currently expecting b-g twins and are struggling to agree on a boys name.

We have a son named Torben (which is Scandinavian), though one of us is English and the other Welsh and we live in Wales.

We've pretty much settled on the girls name being Eira (pronounced aye-rah) however, we can't agree on the boys name.

One of us likes Gideon, and the other likes Aneurin (pronounced an-eye-rin) as our prefered options, for different reasons.

We've considered loads of other names but nothing really stands out to us, so wanted to test the water which what other people think might suit better?

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user1492757084 · 03/01/2024 12:31

Of your two choices I prefer Torben, Eira and Gideon.
Aneurin - NO, it seems too medical.

Other suggestions..
Gillon
Glynn
Gavin
Griffin
Gareth
Arwyn
Aled
Arthur
Arwel
Cecil
Lloyd
Macsen
Selwyn
Steffan

DuploTrain · 03/01/2024 12:23

I love Eira but Aneurin is too similar/ tongue twisty to say together.

I’m not mad keen on Gideon either though.

I’ve always thought that Gruffydd / Griff is a very cool welsh name.

GogLais · 03/01/2024 12:18

Taran is awful, and is too close in sound to Torben anyway.
Torben is great.

Maskedpotato · 03/01/2024 12:05

Aneurin due to Bevan. Gideon reminds me of bibles and George Osbourne.

Nineteendays · 03/01/2024 12:05

Taran might work? Means thunder in welsh and apparently comes from the name of the Celtic god of thunder who was thors counter part (following on from pp saying torben means thors bear)

hatredbuiltup · 03/01/2024 11:57

Torben, Eira and....

Ethan
Rohan
Callum
Dorian

TallulahBetty · 03/01/2024 11:48

Gideon is hideous.

Gethin?

timoteigirl · 03/01/2024 11:41

I would have thought Avalon is a girls name, not boys name. I cannot warm up to either of your boy name candidates. I would go with Torben being followed by Wolfie or Ulf etc. as Torben means Thor's bear. Hence Ulf would be another Viking name.

GogLais · 01/01/2024 20:12

It's Afallon in Welsh. Avalon is listed as a girl's name on Darkgreener.

I like Aneurin but I don't know any under about 70.

bravotango · 01/01/2024 19:56

GogLais · 01/01/2024 19:19

@bravotango , Avalon sounds more suitable as a house name.

Edited

Ha - fair enough! I actually know a little Avalon which is why I suggested it. It's not really to my taste but I think it goes better than the other one.

GogLais · 01/01/2024 19:19

@bravotango , Avalon sounds more suitable as a house name.

bravotango · 01/01/2024 19:15

I think the pronunciation issues highlighted in this thread are important to consider and the combination of the two preferred are quite difficult to say imo. I also see aneurysm unfortunately! What about Eira and Avalon?

GogLais · 01/01/2024 18:55

@Notmetoo , she doesn't. If she's not in a Welsh-speaking area it won't be an issue. Welsh-speakers will use the Welsh pronunciation.

@nameXname , not sure how a Scottish mispronunciation of a Welsh name is relevant. The vowels slide together to form a diphthong.

ae, ai, au, aw, ei, eu, ew, ey, iw, oe, oi, ou, ow, uw, wy, and yw are diphthongs and most of them don't have English equivalents.

The Dutch g sounds a bit like Scottish or Welsh ch but not exactly the same

Notmetoo · 01/01/2024 18:32

OP lives in Wales and either her or her partner is Welsh so I'm sure she knows how to pronounce the Welsh names which I think are lovely. I prefer Aneurin to Gideon

Onelife2024 · 01/01/2024 18:27

I love Aneurin - I would say it the way you do, op , and I love the nn “Nye”. I also love the name Eira and like Aneurin and Eira together too. I’m not keen on Gideon. How about Ioan if you wanted another option?

nameXname · 01/01/2024 18:22

Am Scottish not Welsh, but when I was younger the name of the famous Welsh politician - founder of the NHS, to his eternal credit - was pronounced almost like 'I-now-er-in'. the two middle syllables closely meshed together. That 'sliding together' of vowel sounds is very typical of Gaelic pronounciation and - perhaps, I don't know- might be a feature of Welsh also.

Am only saying this to explore how difficult it is to find equivalent spellings of sounds from one language to another. just for example, a lovely Dutch friend of ours explained to me that certain Dutch words beginning with 'g' have a sound rather like the 'ch' at the end of the Scottish word 'loch'. But we Scots - and others - are used to that sound at the END of a word; it's surprisingly dfficult to transpose it to the beginning.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 01/01/2024 18:09

Aneurin, largely on the basis that it's not Gideon!

Nineteendays · 01/01/2024 17:46

Love Eira. I would pronounce Ey (hey) ra
aneurin I would pronounce a bit like a neigh rin but the eu isn’t really an eigh sound. Can’t describe the ‘u’ sound because it’s how you move your mouth to make it. Anyway I think it’s a bit of a mouthful with eira. i also don’t like Gideon at all and think it’s a bit random with Eira

i think Eira and Aled would be lovely together

oldnorsesaga · 01/01/2024 17:29

I love Gideon! Not keen on second name, I always feel confused by it.

GogLais · 01/01/2024 16:08

I think aneurysm when I see that name me too
I can't stand Gideon, sorry. I'm not keen on it. Gideon Bible.
Nye & Ira too tongue-twistery.

Caszekey · 01/01/2024 15:55

Gideon!!!!!!!!!!

I was desperate for this for dtwins, Torben was also on my list so I'm consider myself an expert on what matches haha. DH would go for Gideon and we ended up with Ezekiel

PurplePansy05 · 01/01/2024 15:54

I like Aneurin but not in combination with Eira.

I can't stand Gideon, sorry.

I'd choose a completely different boy name if you're set on Eira for your baby girl.

LilianaVikavanovich · 01/01/2024 15:44

I think Eira and Aneurin ( and I’d pronounce them as you do ) are too similar and difficult to say together , a bit of a tongue twister
Having said that , I do like them both !
Evan / Efan ? and Eira
Gideon and Eira are good

lemonyellows · 01/01/2024 15:38

Can't you see the problem you would handing to your child having to spell and correct pronunciation for the rest of their life. Just reading this thread makes my brain hurt Confused

35and3 · 01/01/2024 15:33

I think aneurysm when I see that name

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