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Help! Twins due March and no names really hitting the spot!

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ZuzuandZara · 09/01/2010 20:10

DH and I are expecting our first babies, twins, early March. Don't know the sex. I have lots of girls names I like, not sure if I love them, and definately short on boys names. Preferences for girls names from our list please, other ideas welcome, and any boys name suggestions greatly received! Sorry girls list is long! I like fairly traditional, not to flouncy, not too popular and like nick names. Also like boy nicknames for girls. My username is what my friends 5 year old has called the babies!

Harriet
Charlotte
Alexandra
Rosie (Rosemary?)
Maisie
Georgina/Georgia
Maria
Gracie
Freya
Lucy
Miranda nn Mizzie

Charlie
Alexander
Stanley

Our surname is one syllable. Be kind please

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littlemisslozza · 09/01/2010 21:59

You'll find lists from the last few years here:

http//www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/Product.asp?vlnk=15282

I've taught classes with 4 Toms, 4 Charlottes, 4 Emilys, 3 Rebeccas, 4 Daniels etc (not all at once!) and it does make me not choose names from the top ten.

Clary · 09/01/2010 21:51

Oh yes sorry Thomas as well.

Meant also to say congrats and good luck with the twins. Also mean to say that if it's unusual you want, the names on yr list I don't know a child called are Maria, Harriet (which I like v much) and Miranda.

Other boys names: how about Angus, Fraser, Henry?

Clary · 09/01/2010 21:43

zuzu re name stats, popular names in school prob not much guide to names in 5 yrs...

But v popular with my DCs' yrs (they are 10, 8, 6) are James, Matthew, Thomas, Oliver, William, Joseph.

Girls' names there are a lot of include Emily, Amelia/Emilia, Ellie, Alice, Hannah, Ella, Maisie, Molly.

All nice names but maybe best avoided now as will either be popular or sounding a few years out of date? (that's if you mind a name being popular of course, which many people do not, obviously, but you sound as if you may OP)

MissingLink · 09/01/2010 21:41

Whatever names you choose, best wishes for the safe delivery of your twins.

oooggs · 09/01/2010 21:41

congratulations - twins are great (but naming them isn't )

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ZuzuandZara · 09/01/2010 21:29

Motherlovebone, I don't like any of those royal names (sorry royal family and anyone else!) Thomas is nice.

Dominic is nice but Dom as short just wouldn't sound right with our surname, maybe same for Thomas/Tom.

Not sure about Mimi for short, bit cutesy?

Where do I find the name stats figures? I don't want a Charlotte B (or C or D for that matter!)

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ZuzuandZara · 09/01/2010 21:20

MissingLink, I agree, I prefer a longer first name with one syllable surname, but then Stanley will inevitably get shortened to Stan, wonder if that matters? Whatever we choose will get shortened I suppose. No to Alexander and Alexandra then? Lucy is DH choice, not my fave though. Is pretty and nice enough, or do I want a bit more 'wow factor'?

Geepers, I think Harriet and Katie go nicely. I don't know if one of each or not. How about you?

Itstwins, I like all your names

Amulg, thanks for the kind wishes, and I will check, I have not been near a school for a looooonnnngg time!!

Keep 'em coming...

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JaneiteIsAWimpyTeacher · 09/01/2010 21:19

I love Miranda (but not Mizzie) - dd1 was nearly Miranda but it didn't go with our surname. We pondered Mimi for a nickname.
Harriet and Charlotte lovely too.

Alexander is okay - I'm not so fond of Charlie or Stanley. How about Benedict, Gabriel, Laurence, Lucas, Luke, Sebastian, Vincent, Barnaby, Rowan or Samuel? Just throwing random names out there but I like all of them!

littlemisslozza · 09/01/2010 21:14

My DS2 is Alexander but if he had been a DD he would have been Harriet, so obviously I like those two from your list!

I also love Dominic but it doesn't go with our surname.

Jonathan was my favourite for DS1 but a close relative used it first, I love that name and it's not even in the top 100!

Personally, lovely as they are, I would say that Charlie, Gracie, Lucy and Charlotte are too popular.

motherlovebone · 09/01/2010 21:05

i think Thomas means twin?
so, Thomas?

The royals have some good strong names, current and previous, Elizabeth, Victoria, Philip, Edward etc.

Enduringly (not too) popular.

amulg · 09/01/2010 21:03

A kind word of advice as these are your first children and you may not have been anywhere near a school for many years. Please check out the name statistics of the past few years before you make your choice. Much to my surprise, having not been up to date on names, I was absolutely amazed to find that in the school reception year of my DTDs(age 4) so many of the children had the same name and thus were known as e.g.Lily A, Ellie B, Grace C etc.etc.
Good Luck and best wishes for March.

MissingLink · 09/01/2010 20:54

Gaah - I've done it again - we don't have a DD called Alexander - happily, he is a DS

itstwins · 09/01/2010 20:51

I'm expecting twins (id) in April!

We don't know the sexes either and have chosen Lily & Iris and Finn & George

I love Lucy & Charlotte (we will use as a middle name)from your list. The boys names are nice and my fave is probably Alexander

Geepers · 09/01/2010 20:49

I am expecting twins and Harriet is on our girl's shortlist, along with Yasmin, Phoebe and Katie. Our boys names are Oliver, Harry or Joe. I've no idea how we are going to choose so you have my sympathies. Are you definately having one of each?

MissingLink · 09/01/2010 20:34

You are wise to include details of your surname. Just a personal preference, but longer forenames sound better with a short surname, IMO.
We also have a one-syllable surname.
I love Alexander for a boy - maybe biased because our DD has that name. We also liked Sebastian and Dominic.
The girl names that you like are pretty and nice - what's not to like? Obviously if a DS was called Alexander, then Alexandra would be a no-no, but they are all nice. Lucy is my personal favourite on your list.
My Alexander's sister is called Olivia, but I realise that this is horribly popular right now. In my defence, she is 7 yo, and her name was chosen before there was a rush on that name