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Which way round for twin middle names!?

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possum18 · 29/02/2016 22:01

31+ weeks with DCDA twin boys, we have decided unless they really don't suit them on the first names Lewis and Noah.

For Middle names we like James and John

I would love to know opinions on which way round sounds better..

Lewis John and Noah James
Or
Lewis James and Noah John

Thanks!!

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AntsMarching · 29/02/2016 22:03

Lewis John and Noah James

I wouldn't like to have two names ending with s, which is why I didn't like Lewis James.

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possum18 · 29/02/2016 22:05

Thank you Ants, that was the order DP wants - choosing 2 names has been tricky so wanted to be double sure Smile

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NoCapes · 29/02/2016 22:08

I Agree
Lewis John & Noah James

DramaAlpaca · 29/02/2016 22:09

I agree too - Lewis John and Noah James.

MrsLettuce · 29/02/2016 22:09

You can't have John and Lewis in the same name. Surely not?

Noah John
Lewis James

Twooter · 29/02/2016 22:11

I agree with Mrs lettuce

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possum18 · 29/02/2016 22:16

My mum said no one would pick up on the John Lewis link, it was one of my primary concerns Shock haha

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DramaAlpaca · 29/02/2016 22:19

Oh! I hadn't noticed that Grin

MrsLettuce · 29/02/2016 22:40

Might Louis (prn. Loo-ee) work for you instead of Lewis? The combination with Noah feels more balanced it the mouth too, IYSWIM.

PeaceLoveAndJaffaCakes · 29/02/2016 22:47

Oh dear. I think Noah James sounds lovely, but that leaves you with Lewis John, which did make me think of JL. What about Jonathan instead of John?

MrsLettuce · 29/02/2016 22:48

Louis John
Noah James

Paddletonio · 29/02/2016 22:58

I didn't think of John Lewis but now that I see it I think Lewis James and Noah John! Both lovely names.

julfin · 29/02/2016 23:02

Because of JL, I think go with Lewis James and Noah John.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 01/03/2016 00:14

Never even thought of John Lewis.
Best of with Lewis James and Noah John.

MyKingdomForBrie · 01/03/2016 00:22

Lewis James and Noah John, much better flow.

Sophronia · 01/03/2016 00:32

Lewis James and Noah John

joyfulworld · 01/03/2016 12:27

Lewis John and Noah James

jemimastar · 01/03/2016 13:28

Lewis and Noah are gorgeous twins names, just thought I'd throw that in here!

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possum18 · 01/03/2016 14:40

Thank you all for your mixed input! And thanks Jemima Smile

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wallywobbles · 01/03/2016 14:46

Fraid JL was my first thought.

zipzap · 01/03/2016 14:52

Noah John and Lewis James - but I'm biased as I already have a Noah John Grin (having cast around for a second name for a long time and avoided John as it was my late dad's and we'd decided we didn't want to use any family names - but we both independently decided that we thought Noah John worked really really well).

Congratulations on the twins - and they are all lovely names!

KatieT12 · 01/03/2016 15:12

Noah John and Lewis James - they are both the same letters Smile then you don't get the JL connection too. However, I didn't think of it

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 01/03/2016 15:15

Lewis John and Noah James

BeardMinge · 01/03/2016 16:20

Lewis James sounds like an estate agents.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 01/03/2016 18:35

I thought of John Lewis too. And now I've heard it it really sticks out.

I preferred Noah John and Lewis James in the first place anyway!

Lovely names OP.

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