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names for twin boys?

54 replies

purplestrawberry2 · 16/07/2018 20:45

Due twins in the winter (eek!)
Already have girls names we love picked out but really stuck for boys names! We cant really have a name ending in a "n" or "k" sound as our surname begins with k and ends in "on" so these names sound ridiculous imo.

Want something that wont date and not too matchy. James, Henry, Matthew, Thomas were all my suggestions and hubby hates them all! We are both completely void of inspiration!

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bridgetreilly · 17/07/2018 07:23

Philip and Angus
Eric and Ivor
Edgar and Robert
Luke and Jonathan

Yellowcrocodile · 17/07/2018 07:26

You have to have Thomas - it means twin in Aramaic!!!

If I were choosing it’d be Henry and Thomas.

Others:

Felix
Rufus
Oscar
Max
Oliver
Edward

84CharingCrossRoad · 17/07/2018 07:29

Stanley and Wilfred

IggyAce · 17/07/2018 07:33

Ezekiel
Lucien
Paul
David
Sebastian
Nathaniel

auntyflonono · 17/07/2018 07:37

Hector and Alexander

auntyflonono · 17/07/2018 07:38

Laurence and Alexander

puguin86 · 17/07/2018 07:38

I have twin boys Grin

Michael and Lewis
Edward and Charlie
Harry and jack

KnockMeDown · 17/07/2018 07:41

Are they both the same sex, or could you be having one of each?

finallychangedmyusername · 17/07/2018 10:26

I like a challenge! Grin

So based on everything you've said, including your girl name choices I'm thinking you like names that are:

  • Fairly short - 2 syllables
  • Names that won't date
  • Names that suit twins whilst not being too matchy.

Suggestions:
Oscar and Leo - both are classic but currently popular which might bother you.

Trying again...
Gavin and Ryan
Owen and Marcus
Evan and Lewis
Alec and Simon
Angus and Kieran

Or a couple of one syllable names:
Seth and Glenn
Piers and Niall
Lance and Ross

Hope something here catches your fancy!

Flamingosnbears · 17/07/2018 10:46

Morgan
Flynn
Emerson
Jefferson
Archer
Milo
Maverick
Dylan
Lockheart
Lewis
Carlisle

MikeUniformMike · 17/07/2018 11:05

Cara and Lucy are lovely, but you want boys names. I'm not keen on Logan as a first name.
John and Edward
Thomas and Gerald
Logan and Fraser
Matthew and Daniel
Theo and Leo
Paul and Stephen
Peter and Michael
Gordon and Duncan

bignboard · 17/07/2018 12:15

Hugo & Max
Rory & Jack
Thomas & Ryan

TheHalfBloodPrincess · 17/07/2018 14:24

Leo and Billy
Robert and Oliver
Lewis and Michael
Jared and Levi
Connor and Emmett

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 17/07/2018 16:52

❤️ Cara and Lucy.
Adam and Rory.
Daniel and Liam.

brizzledrizzle · 17/07/2018 17:04

@PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks

you beat me to it with Romulus and Remus so I will offer Mork and MIndy and Pinky and Perky instead.

ReginaBlitzkreig · 17/07/2018 17:13

Miles and Giles?

purplestrawberry2 · 17/07/2018 17:21

Thank you for all the suggestions - plenty to suggest to husband! Also thanks for the insight into being a twin mum ive not got my head around it all yet! Been told they will be identical so two of the same. Also laughed quite a lot at Pinky and Perky Grin

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Happyandshiney · 17/07/2018 17:39

If you haven’t already Purple get yourself to a meeting of your local twins and multiples group (check the TAMBA website for info)

They’ll be happy to welcome you before the babies are born and will give you lots of advice and top tips!

I can also highly recommend the book Mothering Mutiples by Karen Kerkhoff Gromada. It’s on Amazon and has lots of useful info particularly about breastfeeding twins.

DaniCam89 · 17/07/2018 19:13

Lewis
Gabriel
Isaac
Liam
Nathaniel
Ross
Dale
Lucas
Adam
Noah
Fraser
Daniel
Connor
Elijah

PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks · 17/07/2018 20:44

brizzle great minds! 😂

ElsieLee · 19/07/2018 11:47

I gave birth to my twin boys this morning I wanted something matching and same initials but others commented that they wwould need to find their own identity i really wanted River & Riley Brown but i didn't in the end.
Now im enjoying my boys Spencer & Jesse

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 19/07/2018 21:02

So many twins!

Petalflowers · 19/07/2018 22:24

Congratulations Elsie. Where’s the obligatory photo of Spencer and Jesse?

purplestrawberry2 · 20/07/2018 06:31

Congratulations ElsieLee! Hope you are all doing well Smile

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Littlepond · 20/07/2018 06:40

Michael and Jeffrey