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Baby names

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Douglas James and Natasha Alice for our twins - what do you think?

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Jojay · 03/05/2011 18:10

Probably would be known as Dougie and Tasha day to day.

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yousankmybattleship · 03/05/2011 19:53

I love both names.

tummytickler · 04/05/2011 10:10

Douglas and Clara sound great together.

pirateparty · 04/05/2011 10:14

Like Douglas, James and love Alice. Really don't like Natasha/Tasha though - sorry.

NormanNorris · 04/05/2011 10:15

Love Douglas and Alice (Natasha I personally dislike).

GibberingGinger · 04/05/2011 10:57

I have twin boys called Douglas and James so I think your boys name is perfect. I think they are both really manly names and like the Doug/Dougie/Doogie nicknames. Though tbh, neither of my boys names have been shortened yet (1yr old now) I always thought they would but it just hasn't happened.

Alice I think is a lovely name. Natasha I'm not so keen on just cause there was a girl in my class who got called Mous-tasha, with waggling of hand in front of top lip. Poor girl. She didn't even have a moustache!

MercurySoccer · 04/05/2011 11:32

I'm not too keen on Douglas, but I like James so I'd swap the names to James Douglas.

I like Natasha but find Alice a bit dull (most people here like it though) and the "a" sounds run together with Natasha Alice.

moogdroog · 04/05/2011 12:48

Great names!
DH is a Douglas (or Doug, but never Dougie) - he loves his name.

Hedwig3 · 04/05/2011 14:36

I like Douglas but not Natasha/Tasha.

vess · 05/05/2011 14:45

Natalie or Natalia is way better than Natasha.
Douglas James is fine.

JoanofArgos · 05/05/2011 14:49

wouldn't do a vowel-start middle name after an 'a' surname - Natasheralice.

Teds77 · 05/05/2011 14:51

Congrats on your twins! I think Douglas is lovely, James is great as well but is very popular (so Doug better if you want classic/less popular).

For some reason I'm not convinced about Natasha and like others on here think Alice is far more beautiful. Love Clara too. But the Natasha thing is just my personal taste - if you like it, go for it, it's not like you are suggesting Monroe or Moroccan (WTF??)

ShoutyHamster · 05/05/2011 16:30

Natasha seems very 80s to me - Clara beautiful - though no obvious nickname I suppose! Francesca quite similar to Natasha - but just nicer?

James better than Douglas, I'm afraid I don't like that one at all - it just seems middle-aged. Could you get that feel but with a slightly less dull name (sorry!) - Dougal? (nn Dougie), Dunstan (nn. Stan?) ?

James and Clara
Francesca and Dunstan - (Chesca and Stan)?

TheSecondComing · 05/05/2011 16:55

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PedigreeChump · 05/05/2011 18:53

I like both and the nicknames. Also Natalie or Natalia as an alternative.

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