can we call our boy/ girl twins...

[HettySunshine]

Artimus (known as Arty) and Hetty?

We already have a daughter called Lyra.

Arktoi is definitely, exclusively, female. It's plural, as well.

And it's linked to a myth involving killing a female bear and - more distantly - threatened human sacrifice: www.pantheon.org/articles/b/brauron.html

What about Artemis fowl?? He was a boy... And a criminal mastermind of fairies
I like Artemis and Harriet ? Or Artemis and arietty?

Just because a children's fantasy writer - however good - decides to use a name contrary to normal gender association, it doesn't mean that 2500+ years of naming practice can be ignored. To most people, Artemis still really is a female name; the name of one of the most important ancient Greek goddesses.

Hetty is sweet but Artimus is a lot to ask a young boy to carry-off.

Yes Artemis is great!

Arktoi sounds like a Noah's ark play set.

Wasn't there a thread recently where it was noted that boys' names are often used for girls but not the other way round?

" Or Artemis and arietty?"

Jesus wept

You do realize these Re real life children- who will become real life adults, don't you?

If you like Arriety what about Pod and Homilly?

I like Hetty.
I don't really like Artimus or Arty. Arty sounds weird. Also, what if he's sciencey?

I don't like Artimus but I love Hetty.

Second the above posters re Arthur and Henrietta. You can still get the NNs you want and the names themselves will wax and wane but not particularly date....

"Artimus means 'a follower of the goddess Artimis' "

Are you sure about that? A Google search for Artimus Greek mythology turned up exactly zero hits.

The goddess is called Artemis, by the way.

I can't find any reference at all to Artimus as a boy's name. The "us" ending is Latin not Greek.

Why not call the girl Artemis and the boy Henry?

Only if you're super posh.

I would name them Atticus and Henrietta, lovely names imo.

Henrietta or Harriet for girl
Archie or archer for boy

BertrandRussell I wouldn't necessarily call mine Artemis and Arietty, unless they were goldfish but I thought a bit of variety wouldn't go amiss!

If I had twins I would call them something generic and probably top 20/30 max

Henrietta and Arthur are both perfectly lovely names and you can use your preferred shortenings.
Hetty and Artimus as full names...Not keen.

Can we have an update pls OP?

You must have named them by now!

Oops, I didn't notice this was from a while ago

Not my taste. Unless these are normal names in your circle, I wouldn't do it to the children. They sound very unusual as well as old fashioned.