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Right, I've decided on names for my triplets - feedback please!

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ladyandthechocolate · 23/04/2010 15:32

I posted on here a litle while ago and got some fab suggestions for my triplet boys who are due any day now.

So, they are going to be:

Fergus Andrew
Isaac Peter
Austin Henry

What do you think?
The middle names are family names.
Two of the boys are identical but I can't decide who will have which name.

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qwerty123 · 27/04/2010 23:37

Depending on your surname, have your checked that the initials of Fergus Andrew don't spell out anything awful? If your surname begins with T, you'd better have a rethink!

qwerty123 · 27/04/2010 23:32

Fantastic names. Choose names by weight of your babies ie Fergus being the heaviest baby. Austin the middle weight and Issac for the lightest baby. From previous experience of friends with multiple births, this strange theory works. People will find it easier to identify each child, if names match their weights. I knew of one lady who chose Hugo and Finley for her twins - Hugo was perceived by everyone to be the heaviest and biggest baby but she had used this name for the lightest baby and everyone got the babies mixed up for a considerable period of time!

recireci · 27/04/2010 23:28

Best wishes for Friday!

MunchkinsMumof2 · 27/04/2010 22:31

What about William Austin, I think it goes nicely? Best wishes for Friday, how exciting!

jasper · 27/04/2010 21:46

fab, fab, and fab!

PollyTechnique · 27/04/2010 20:48

Hope all goes smoothly on Friday and enjoy your boys!!!

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ladyandthechocolate · 27/04/2010 20:28

Well I better get on and decide because I found out today that my CS is booked for Friday (eek) !!

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Amapoleon · 27/04/2010 11:35

Congratulations and good luck! I'm not keen on Austin but love Henry.

CakeandRoses · 27/04/2010 11:31

Oh Wow! Triplet boys Congratulations!

I love Fergus and I think Isaac's pretty good too.

Austin isn't for me so I'm pleased you've decided not to go for this one.

Although, I think its a good thing that they don't sound like a matching set, I agree with Maria2007loveshersleep that William Peter isn't quite right in combo with your other names. William is a lovely name but much 'safer' and more usual than your other two boys names, could you give him a more edgy middle name to balance it out? It's not a big thing but might be worth a thought so he doesn't feel hanker for an edgier name when he gets older.

Best of luck with everything!

RunawayWife · 26/04/2010 19:26

Lovely names
/whispers really like reuben though

ihearttc · 26/04/2010 19:19

Congratulations! How exciting to be choosing 3 names...

Im probably not going to be much help but Im really not convinced on Fergus...it doesn't seem to go with the other 2 as well if that makes any sense?!

I actually like:-
Isaac,Henry and William.

But my DS is called William George so I am ever so slightly biast!

Merrylegs · 25/04/2010 21:55

Also, William Peter...

Willy P...

Perhaps?

isittooearlyforgin · 25/04/2010 21:52

love isaac (though am bias) and austin, not keen on fegus but reuben in lovely esp shortened name roo for a toddler nickname

soda1234 · 25/04/2010 21:50

Love William, but in the Austin "theme"- which I consider surname-type names, have you thought of Owen (or Eion, or Owain).
Fergus, Isaac and Owen sounds great.

Maria2007loveshersleep · 25/04/2010 21:37

Congratulations on the pregnancy & good luck for the impending birth/first few months

As for names, I agree that Austin is so so, William much better. BUT I don't really think William Peter sounds good, can't put my finger onto why exactly, others might have an idea about why that is. William Henry also sounds too much in a certain way. Personally I would combine William with something slightly less classic, less 'in the same category' if you see what I mean. Have you got other family names you could consider?

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ladyandthechocolate · 25/04/2010 21:15

Can't get DH to agree to Reuben but we have agreed on William. He's not keen on Henry as a first name.
So I think:

Fergus Andrew
Isaac Steven
William Peter

So grateful for the feedback (and the congratulations), it helps me look at names in a different way. I've been umming and ahhing over names so long I lose my objective view.

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cece · 25/04/2010 16:50

Fergus is a make of tractor
Austin is a make of car.

Just an observation

menomena · 25/04/2010 16:48

Fergus Andrew - cool name, very solid choice. Fergus is quite unexpected on a baby and I think it's quite quirky (in a good way)

Isaac Peter - Really nice, also a solid choice, love both the names

Austin Henry - Agree with the others who are not keen on Austin but I love Henry! I would just flip it around to Henry Austin, or I also like William which you mentioned in another reply. William Henry might be a bit royal compared to the other names but I do like it.

debaronz · 25/04/2010 11:06

William

campion · 24/04/2010 23:56

Go with William. He'll thank you for it one day!

Austin looks like you'd run out of ideas ( sorry)

DrivenToDistraction · 24/04/2010 21:24

Phoebe, Fergus, Isaac and William is a lot better than Phoebe, Fergus, Isaac and Austin.

Phoebe, Fergus, Isaac and Henry is better still but, being a family name, I suppose that could cause problems.

Unfortunately William doesn't work too well with any of the middle names. All the combinations feel a bit stiff to me IYSWIM.

I'm with your DP on Phoebe, Fergus, Isaac and Reuben, I'm afraid! How about Phoebe, Fergus, Isaac and Alex? Or Phoebe, Fergus, Isaac and
Vincent?

StealthPolarBear · 24/04/2010 21:08

Just to counter all this I know an adult Austin (30s) and the Austin Powers etc thing isn't an issue.
Well he's a colleague so maybe we are all polite and well mannered at work

twopeople · 24/04/2010 07:49

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twosofar · 24/04/2010 07:29

Fergus and Isaac are nice

Really dislike Austin (Ausin Powers, Austin Allegro/Austin Healey - all awful)

...could you convince DH to go for Henry Austin??

Fergus, Isaac and Henry MUCH nicer IMHO

Best of luck with the boys' arrival! xx

YorkshireTeaDrinker · 23/04/2010 23:11

Love Isaac, Fergus is ok, less keen on Austin (its the car and the Powers thing). Much prefer your alternatives of either William or Reuben.

Congratulations x3 and best of luck for when they arrive.