Twin boys: Edward and.....? Love to hear your suggestions.

[ShesADreamer]

Just discovered the twins we're expecting next year are both boys!

DH and I are stuck. He's vetoed Alexander and I'm vetoing William
(for Windsorish reasons!)

Already have a DS and DD. Naming prefs are for classic, formal names with plenty of decent nickname potential.

Want DCs to be able to adapt their name to suit rather than be defined by our tastes IYSWIM.

Michael

Ah I was going to suggest William! I'm no royalist either but it does seem to fit your criteria.

Edward & Christopher
Edward & Peter
Edward & Quentin
Edward & Henry
Edward & Theodore

George
Samuel
John
Benedict

Id go for Alexander of your two. Thomas was my first thought on seeing the title.

Not sure about the decent nickname potential of William though - Will, Willy

disappointing about Alexander, I have one and it goes well with Edward (and he is a twin!). Charles? Alastair? James? Archie?

My cousin called her twins Edward and William, the names do seem to work well together. How about George or Henry?

How about wilfred, or is the "ed" ending too similar to Edward?

Don't pick anything that could be combined to form Jedward!!

I love Edward!

Edward and Sebastian?

Ben? Theo?

Oops x-post

Jonathan
Rowan
David
Joseph
Michael
Ralph

Of others' suggestions, I think Christopher and Henry go particularly well.

Edward and Joseph
Edward and Theodore
Edward and James
Thomas and Edward
James and Edward

Oh, Nicholas v v good :)

Edward and Angus

..can't have John (Jedward!!!!)

Robert
Joseph
Hayden
Hugh
Andrew

poppydaisy - also Bill, Billy, Liam...

I think another 2 syllable name goes well. I like

Edward & Thomas
Edward & Henry
Edward & Quentin
Edward & Robert

Charles
James
David
Felix
Theodore
Christopher
Luke
Samuel
Sebastian
Isaac
Jonathan
Oliver
Jasper
Caspar
Alistair
Daniel
Richard
Josiah
Jacob
Henry
Thomas
Francis
Maximilian
George
Nicholas
Miles
Lawrence
Tobias
Tristan
Joshua
Peter
Neil
Dominic
John
Reuben
Rufus
Duncan
Gregory
Zachary
Timothy
Ernest
Anthony
Jeremiah
Matthew
Frederick
Benedict
Nathaniel

Edward and Solomon

Edward and Hugo
Edward and Isaac
Edward and Samuel