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Twins names...help!

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apples123 · 23/08/2010 20:25

Were sleep deprived parents of 3 week old twins,little boy after much debate will now be called Matthew Robert....little girls name is causing problems.

I knew we should have picked names before they arrived...but we decided not to find sexes,and then stupidly said we`d pick after they were born,not taking into account general exhaustion!

Had to cancel names registration today as still hadnt decided,and now were getting desperate!

Have a Martha already,def don`t want to use another name with initial M....would like something timeless,elegant,classic-we like Charlotte/Eleanor/Elizabeth + similiar ilk-dh not keen on those particular ones due to either popularity/family reasons .

Please help...any suggestions welcome!

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SpiderWilliam · 23/08/2010 20:29

Congratulations!

Catherine springs to mind. Not sure why.

For a middle name is there a granny that you could reference (might narrow it down)

hatebeak · 23/08/2010 20:30

Congratulations! How about:
Helena
Julia
Beatrice
Elise
Josephine
Margaret
Lucy

hatebeak · 23/08/2010 20:31

Not Margaret, clearly, as it appears it still begins with M...sorry...

autodidact · 23/08/2010 20:33

How about Caroline?

autodidact · 23/08/2010 20:37

Sorry- meant to say congratulations!

Rose or Rosa?
Jennifer?
Emily?

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tummytickler · 23/08/2010 20:50

My first thought was that Lydia sounds great.
Martha, Matthew and Lydia sound lovely.

How about
Rosemary
Esmeralda
Constance
Lucinda
Philippa
Louisa
Carmen
Eliza
Tabitha
Polly
Carolina

Any good?

NW20 · 23/08/2010 20:55

I LOVE the name Lydia, I really wanted it if we had a girl, but DP vetoed it saying she would get called Lydia Chlamydia! :(
I still think its beautiful though, I would have had Lydia Ruth.

I also like Juliet.

autodidact · 23/08/2010 20:57

Lydia is a fantastic name.

Tootlesmummy · 23/08/2010 20:59

Congratulations.

How about

Isobel
Briony
Alicia

IWillNotNeverEatATomato · 23/08/2010 21:04

Catherine (could be shortened to Matt and Katy and I think this sounds nice)
Emily (or Emmeline)
Alice
Harriet
Verity
Hannah
Felicity
Francesca (or Frances)

tummytickler · 23/08/2010 21:04

Susannah
Beatrice
Gloria
Angela
Ruth

flopsy1974 · 23/08/2010 21:06

Alice or Rosa were on my shortlist when we named our daughter Martha. Lovely names.

Surprise · 23/08/2010 21:06

Harriet
Rachael
Elspeth
Lucy
Jane
Sarah
Imogen
Grace
Alice
Anna

SirBoobAlot · 23/08/2010 21:08

Catherine
Leticia
Emma
Jessica
Racheal
Lucy
Elizabeth

I love Lydia - though I agree with your DH :(

Congratulations!

hormonalmum · 23/08/2010 21:19

Patience
Sally
Rachel

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pranma · 23/08/2010 21:28

May I suggest you give her an 'M' name as a middle name so she doesnt feel 'left out'!

almostinvisiblewoman · 23/08/2010 22:33

lydia
naomi
leah
rachel
bethany (home town of mary martha and lazarus)
tabitha
esther
mary

willhewonthe · 23/08/2010 22:39

Rebecca

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apples123 · 23/08/2010 22:52

Thanks so much all...some great suggestions there ,I quite like Lydia and Alice esp,shall ponder them all over the 3 am feed tonight!
Should have said our surname is an "M" also,two M`s is far too much already!We hope to keep Matthew as it is without shortening,unless he decides otherwise himself.
Will update whenever/if we ever make a decision anyhow!

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rowingboat · 23/08/2010 23:19

I'm disappointed, I thought you were going to be looking for names for both of them and I was thinking of lots of lovely pairs of names like Stan and Ollie and that kind of thing.
Oh well!
I agree with Catherine with diminutives Katie and Kate or Cathy (bit old fashioned though)?
Carlotta, like Charlotte but a bit of a twist and you have Carly, Carla, Lotta and Lottie as diminutives.
Gertrude - Gert, Gertie and Trude/y/a
Florence - Flossie, Florrie
Dorothy - Dolly, Dorrie, Dottie and Dora

pigleychez · 23/08/2010 23:34

Abigail
Beatrice
Lucy
Hannah
Rachel
Virginia
Jessica
Louise
Sophie
Rebecca

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