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Boy Girl Twin Names

52 replies

GinAndLemon · 03/04/2016 16:24

We are due boy girl twins VERY soon. I am lucky that DH is easy going on this and loves all names on my lists. I am so indecisive and want them to sound good together but not too obviously matching names. Here are my lists in no particular order. Would love opinions on names individually and also suggestions of boy-girl pairings. Middle names will be the same for both, a family name, non negotiable and will go with anything, sort of like an add-on to our surname.

GIRLS
Daisy
Violet
Nina
Eliza
Lucinda
Marnie
Tatiana
Frances
Plum
Mariella
Genevieve

BOYS
Ludo
Spencer
Sidney
Francis
Jesse
Jude

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Mummyoftwo91 · 03/04/2016 21:03

I have a Violet so I'm biased on that one, Violet and Jude sounds adorable

MerryMarigold · 03/04/2016 21:08

As a parent of b/g twins, they ended up with nicknames beginning with the same letter as it's just so much easier to say. You will have to say 'blah and blah' a zillion times a day, so just practice saying them over and over and OVER again next to each other (preferably names which are/ can be abbreviated to one syllable).

I love Jesse and I am sad I forgot I loved it when naming mine. Also Frances. I'd go Jess and Fran.

StopBoasting · 03/04/2016 21:18

I've crossed out my least favourite.

Mariella and Jesse are my top choice.

GIRLS
Daisy too twee
Violet
Nina
Eliza
Lucinda
Marnie
Tatiana
Frances
Plum Noooooooo!
Mariella. Joint favourite
Genevieve. Joint favourite

BOYS
Ludo
Spencer

Sidney
Francis
Jesse. My favourite Star
Jude

foreverandalways · 03/04/2016 21:25

George and Gracie...

cornishglos · 03/04/2016 22:32

Marnie and Sidney

Horseshoe1 · 03/04/2016 23:16

I'd go Eliza and Jude. Good luck!

SoThatHappened · 03/04/2016 23:45

Genevieve and Francis

GingerLeaves · 04/04/2016 01:16

Violet and Spencer Smile

MerryMarigold · 04/04/2016 09:17

Well plenty of different views that's for sure. I wouldn't go with the same letter, but Genevieve and Jude could work well if you can think of a study form for Genevieve cos no way you're yelling that a million times a day.

MerryMarigold · 04/04/2016 09:18

Study? Should be short form.

rainbowstardrops · 04/04/2016 09:31

Daisy and Jude

pilates · 04/04/2016 09:41

Eliza and Sidney

ABitAsleep · 04/04/2016 10:18

From your girls list i love - Daisy, Eliza and Tatiana

I don't really like any of your boys to be honest, but Ludo, Jesse or Jude are possibly the better of the few.

I would probably go with Tatiana and Ludo

OneMagnumisneverenough · 04/04/2016 10:30

Francis and Frances? :o

Unless you have a couple of real front runners on the girls list, as your boys list is shorter it's probably easier to pick a favourite or two from that and then pick from your bigger list of girls names? So I've taken each of the boys names and given what I think is the nicest match from the girls list.

How about:

Ludo and Violet
Spencer and Eliza
Sidney and Frances
Francis and Nina
Jesse and Eliza
Jude and Marnie

I actually really like Mariella but struggled with a combo - maybe Spencer?

That1950sMum · 04/04/2016 10:35

Nina and Jude! Lovely names.

manicinsomniac · 04/04/2016 10:45

My favourites by a long way are Genevieve and Jesse but I'm not sure how well they go.

Scattymere · 04/04/2016 11:23

Violet & Spencer
Violet & Jude (favourite)
Violet & Jesse

then like Daisy with the above boys, followed by Nina with the above.

badg3r · 04/04/2016 12:18

Nina and Francis.

Pipsweet1 · 04/04/2016 20:12

Daisy & Jude

I am biased as I have one and Jude was on my boy list

Pipsweet1 · 04/04/2016 20:22

Forgot to add I think violet looks pretty but once someone made a comment on here that kind of stuck for me. They said it makes them think of violent!

WhiskyTangoAlphaFoxtrot · 04/04/2016 20:35

Genevieve or Jennifer

Spencer or Elliot

17caterpillars1mouse · 05/04/2016 15:09

Marnie and Jude
Or
Violet and Francis

marmitecrumpets · 05/04/2016 15:24

Marnie & Jude

Rosierubarb · 05/04/2016 18:16

I love Eliza and Jude. The other girls names I like are Violet and Nina.

finova · 05/04/2016 19:02

Daisy and Violet from girls
Jesse and Francis from boys

Maybe Violet and Francis?