Hermione and Lysander for twins?

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I'm expecting boy/girl twins and these are our current favourites. What do you think of them? Any other suggestions are gladly welcomed

Rosamund
Genevieve
Brigid
Eleanor
Estelle

bit not lit

Others you might like...

Miranda
Sylvie
Genevieve
Meredith

Alastair
Rufus
Sebastian
Nathan
Rowan

Wilhelmina
Harriet
Evangeline
Felicity

Viola and Sebastian are good if you want Shakespeare twins. Although can you imagine when they first go to see Twelfth Night and realise where you got their names from! Probably better to avoid.

I love suggestions of Rosalind, Harriet, Felicity, Miranda, Alastair, Rufus, Sebastian. DH has much more flamboyant taste than me (just suggested Aloysius!) and has rejected them all. I think we might keep Lysander and rethink Hermione.

How about Leander for the boy?

They’re all lovely names, some people like ‘posh’ names, some like ‘chavvy’ names - it’s all just unnecessary classist judgement both ways really. Just don’t go for Lysander and Miranda! Rhyming never good.

Love Lysander! Hermione is less my taste but if you like it, why not?

I'd switch the Shakespeare for a Molière and go with Leander. Do love Lysander aswell though.

@ShmooBooMoo In Silas Marner, Eppie is short for Hephzibah. I actually quite like it, it's a guilty pleasure.

OP, I like Lysander. Not so keen on Hermione, I think even now you'll get a lot of Harry Potter comments with it.

Hebe
Hestia (or Hester)
Adeline
Ianthe
Cecilia
Edonie
Briony
Emmeline
Mallory
Eirene

I do actually like them, but I would still think okaay. Which is wrong of me.

I love both of them. Classical names. The Shakespeare and Harry Potter connection just makes them even more appealing. Go for it.

A bit try hard unless you are actually quite posh.

So posh people can call their kids what they like, but anyone else would be try hard. Know your place eh? And stick to class boundaries.

Unless you want your kids to be teased mercilessly then yes. They are very upper class names.

Lysander is also a Potter name:
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Lorcanandd_Lysander

Lysander is too... no

Bit pretentious

Lysander is also a Harry potter reference its the name of one of Luna lovegoods twins

I think it’s a bit too much like Hermia and Lysander who are a romantic couple and therefore a weird choice for twins. It will probably only register with English graduates or Shakespeare fans though.

Well I’m neither and I definitely know who Hermia and Lysander are... my DH probably wouldn’t know but I think he’s avoided Shakespeare wherever possible!

Unless you want your kids to be teased mercilessly then yes. They are very upper class names.

As I said I know a Lysander who went to a comprehensive, he was fine.

They’re not actually typical upper class names. They’re more arty cultured middle class.

I think they are both a bit much tbh, and together sound ridiculous.

I prefer David and Jessica type names