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Help me name my twins!

57 replies

Yummaymummay · 31/05/2010 12:58

First post so please bear with me....!

I am 8 months pregnant with twins but naming them is turning into a slight fiasco due to DH's various 'familial needs' so thought I would turn to here for advice!
Here is my slightly too long shortlist:

Augusta - possible nn Goosy
Allegra
Aphra
Carolina
Cordelia - nn. Coco
Chloris
Christabel- nn. Coco
Clover
Delphi - with poss. full name Delphinia
Florence
Harryo
Hebe
Hero
India
Lettice - nn. Letty
Pandora
Perdita (pur- dita)
Posy
Tansy
Violet
Willow

Arthur
Felix
Finn
George
Harry
Hector
Humphrey
Monty
Milo
Rupert
Sebastian
William- nn. Billy

Would it be possible to give your top 5 girls names, top 5 boys names and then top 5 girl/ boy combinations as we are leaving the sexes as a suprise, also any suggestions especially for boys would be greatly apreciated!
Thankyou so much for your help

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diddl · 01/06/2010 08:21

Hebe,
India,

Felix,
Milo
Sebastian.

BosomForAPillow · 31/05/2010 20:56

Top 5 girls:

Florence
Violet
Willow
Carolina
India

Top 5 boys:
Harry
George
William- nn. Billy
Finn
Milo

Girl/ boy combinations:
Florence & Harry
Willow & Harry
Florence & William (Billy)
Violet & Finn
India & Milo

Psammead · 31/05/2010 20:26

Augusta - possible nn Goosy - nice, but dislike goosy
Allegra - like
Aphra - dislike
Carolina - dislike
Cordelia - nn. Coco - nice
Chloris - awful
Christabel- nn. Coco - awful
Clover - would use as a mn, not keen as a first name
Delphi - with poss. full name Delphinia - quite nice
Florence - v. popular, but nice
Harryo - is that a name?
Hebe - don't see the appeal
Hero - quite cool
India - hmmmm
Lettice - nn. Letty - don't like
Pandora - ok
Perdita (pur- dita) - quite nice
Posy - cute
Tansy - what?
Violet - nice
Willow - hmmmm

I like ALL the boy's names!

GetThePartyStarted · 31/05/2010 17:16

IMHO Hebe is just cruel, I have a relation called Hebe and she spends her life telling people "Hebe, not Phoebe, H E B E", and being called Heeb.

LuluF · 31/05/2010 17:09

Yes - I think it will make them seem more individual and the intials/post thing could be a nightmare.

Multimummy · 31/05/2010 17:01

Edward and Dolores. (If they're boy girl)
That's teddy and dolly for short.

Original poster
Yummaymummay · 31/05/2010 16:55

Yes lulu- I think we will try and avoid alliterative names or everything will just get increadibly confusing.
Also as dh said, I would be nice for them to have different initials especially If we have two of the same sex as then they will be even more so seen as twins then if they are boy/girl if you get me.

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jellybeans · 31/05/2010 16:35

Congrats, i have twins they are alot of fun

Top 5 girls

Aphra
Allegra
Christabel
Clover
India

Top 5 boys

Arthur
Felix
Finn
George
Harry

Fave combinations

Harry and India
Aphra and Finn
Felix and Clover

LuluF · 31/05/2010 14:43

Though I should've said that I'd avoid Hebe and Hero as a pair and Hector with Hebe or Hero - but that's only because I'm not a fan of alliterative names - but that's just my preference and may not be yours.

LuluF · 31/05/2010 14:41

My favourites are (they're pretty much what I have on my ultimate list)

Tansy
Posy
Violet
Hebe
Hero

Monty
Hector
Sebastian
Felix
Billy

I think any of the girls' names goes with any of the boys'.

newtwinmummy · 31/05/2010 14:37

Augusta - ok. Goosy - no
Allegra - yes
Aphra - not keen
Carolina - South
Cordelia - yes
Chloris - yes
Christabel- yes
Clover - spread
Delphi - nickname
Florence - yes
Harryo - ?
Hebe - no
Hero - yes
India - common
Lettice - yes
Pandora - box
Perdita - yes
Posy - nickname
Tansy - nickname
Violet - no
Willow - yes

Arthur - not keen
Felix - yes
Finn - yawn, very common
George - no
Harry - nickname
Hector - yes
Humphrey - yes
Monty - nickname
Milo - tweenie and milk drink
Rupert - no
Sebastian - yes
William- nn. Billy - no to Billy

Florence
Cordelia
Chloris
Christabel
Hero

Humphrey
Felix
Hector
Sebastian
Willia m

mitfordsisters · 31/05/2010 14:36

Tansy
Clover
Cordelia
Coco (think this is fine as a full name - give a more conservative middle name in case)
India

Arthur
Hector
Harry
George
Felix

Love Tansy and Hector, Harry and Clover

Other boys names: Edward, Tobias, James, Rowan, Jesse, Max, Gabriel, Jerome

1pregheadpumpkin · 31/05/2010 14:29

Top 5 girls' =
florence
willow
india
clover
pandora

Top 5 boys' =
Rupert
arthur
george
harry
William

Combinations -
Rupert and pandora
george and willow
harry and india
george and clover
William and florence

you need to strike the right balance between uncommon and just plain odd.

Eglu · 31/05/2010 14:26

All of these I like

Augusta I like this but not Goosy
Allegra
Aphra
Cordelia - nn. Coco
Christabel- nn. Coco
Delphi - with poss. full name Delphinia
Hebe
Hero
India
Willow

Felix
Finn
George
Hector
Monty - only with a proper long name Montgomery?
Milo
Sebastian

Faves

Girl twins - Cordelia nad Delphinia

Boy twins - Monty and Milo, or Felix and Finn

Mix twins - Cordelia and Felix

pickler · 31/05/2010 14:20

Finn & Milo are perfection! My two most favourite names!

I also love Florence and Pandora

maryz · 31/05/2010 14:09

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Yummaymummay · 31/05/2010 13:54

Thankyou Maryz for the point about calling two names-hadn't taken that into consideration!
I think at the moment- taking into acount what has been said my top girls names are India, Posy,Clover, Hebe and either Christabel or Cordelia. I just love the name Coco but don't want to give it as a full name if you get me?
Boys I'm still unsure, think I'll wait to see what dh says.
We also have a long, double barrelled surname so I don't want a too traditionnal name like Elizabeth ( I think this mainly affects girls) as it's just too much for a baby.

Thankyou for all your help and keep it coming!

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liliputlady · 31/05/2010 13:47

Florence and Violet
George and William (don't like nn Billy though)
Any of those combos for boy and girl

Good luck!!!!

crumblequeen · 31/05/2010 13:44

Girls:

Cordelia
Christabel
Perdita
Violet
Willow

Boys:

Arthur
George
Harry
Sebastian
William

Combinations:

George and Cordelia
William and Christabel
Arthur and William
Cordelia and Violet

dannas · 31/05/2010 13:37

Combos

Finn & Florence
Arthur & Cordelia
Hector & Clover
Felix & Violet
Milo & Finn
Finn & Hector
Hector & Arthur

dannas · 31/05/2010 13:34

Clover
Cordelia
Florence
Violet

Arthur
Felix
Finn
Hector
Milo

BrigitteBardot · 31/05/2010 13:28

Violet
Willow
India
Posy
Cordelia

Finn
Arthur
Felix
George

Finn and Willow
Violet and Willow
Arthur and Finn

whywhywhydelilah · 31/05/2010 13:27

I love India, Agusta and Florence for the girl.

For a boy I love Gerore, Arthur, Humphry, Milo and Sebastian

tummytickler · 31/05/2010 13:23

A lot of your girls names are on my list, so this is quite hard!

top 5
Augusta
Aphra
Cordelia
Perdita
Pandora

Hector
Humphrey
Monty
Rupert

Augusta and Humphrey
Perdita and Monty

soon2be4 · 31/05/2010 13:21

Florence
Violet
Willow
Posy
Allegra

Felix
George
Milo
Sebastian
Finn

Posy and Finn - so cute
Violet and George
Florence and Sebastian
Allegra and Felix
Willow and Milo