Twin boys, pairs whats cool and whats not? Rate and slate.

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Please give your honest opinions. Pregnant with twin boys stuck on names that are pairs and middle names. Want to go with something 'cool' but not 'chavy'. Please give opinions.

Max
Leo
Rory
Brodie
Dylan
Flynn
Arlo
Otis
Frankie
Luca

Max - I find this boring
Leo - overused
Rory - I like it but too popular where I am
Brodie - it's alright. Prefer Bodhi
Dylan - hate
Flynn - too American, not keen
Arlo - it's okay, a bit overused currently
Otis - really like!
Frankie - it's okay
Luca - not keen, maybe because I know a female Lucah.

Out of your list I'd probably go for Arlo and Otis, although the only one I really like is Otis!

I’d skip choosing anything cool. Cool ends up dated or try too hard
Names are of course subjective but here goes
Max like it
Leo meh, lion springs to mind
Rory,like the name but I hope you’re in a part of world that can pronounce Rory,rollin r. Not wo-ray
Brodie love it
Dylan meh
Flynn like it
Arlo, wanky try too hard
Otis,infected ear
Frankie meh
Luca nice but popular with bugaboo types

Max: I like, good strong name.
Leo: again a strong name and not too common.
Rory: Racing car, not a fan.
Brodie: like but it is becoming popular.
Dylan: it’s a naughty boys name to me.
Flynn: like not too common
Arlo: I like this but see it as a hipster name.
Otis: don’t like
Frankie: Love it for a girl but not a boy.
Luca: again hipster I prefer Lucien.

Brodie - it's alright. Prefer Bodhi
How’s Bodhi pronounced?Bod-hi? Or Bawdy? Bodhi will cause problems

Max - Overdone
Leo - Makes me think of Tony Blair
Rory - the lion
Brodie - Are you on Home and Away?
Dylan - Overdone
Flynn - Makes me think of Errol
Arlo - Pretentious
Otis - lifts
Frankie - OK, but I'm not keen on nicknames as names. Frank is better (even though I guess that could also be a nickname.)
Luca - Are you Italian?

I think overall I'm being very harsh but you did say rate and slate! In general maybe these feel too current/popular in the last few years. I suspect these could be the type of names that will really date.

I like Leo and Max from your list - normal names, not ‘matchy’ but go together nicely.

I'd go Max and Brodie. My initial instinct was to go with Leo and Max but I immediately thought of that song from the producers!

@LipstickHandbagCoffee bo-dee (rhymes with Jodie)

I like Arlo, Max, Dylan and Leo best from your list

I thought about calling my twin boys Arlo and Otis but a long time ago now! I decided it was a bit "try hard" especially as a pair. Of your list I'd probably go with Max and Leo. Prefer Finn to Flynn and think Finn and Rory sound quite good. Congratulations. Twin boys rock.

Both Rate and Slate sound great!

Really?can’t see how Bodhi =Bo-Dee. I wouldn’t have seen that pronunciation coming

I like Otis. How about Quinn?

Flynn and Otis.

Arlo and Otis sounds like the movie Milo and Otis.

Not Brodie and especially not Bohdi if you don't want a 'chavvy' name.
And not Arlo and Otis together as a pp said because it immediately references the film Milo and Otis. I'm not keen on Arlo (very trendy and a bit weak sounding), Dylan and Frankie. Luca only works well with Italian surname and background for me.

I love Max, Leo, Rory and Flynn - though I prefer Finn. It doesn't worry me that some of these have been popular for a while as they are such good names. My favourite pair is Rory and Leo, but any 2 out of this 4 (or Finn) would be great I think.

I’d go with Max and Rory from your list.

Rhyming names are not cool, so I'd steer clear of Rate and Slate (although Slate is a great name).

I like all of them except Brodie, although Frankie sounds like a girl's name to me which might cause issues (DS had a name that was more common as a girl's name and his passport was issued as the wrong sex, even though 'male' had been ticked on the form). Max is a great name, but there are three of them in DD's class (she's 10) so it's pretty popular. I particularly like Flynn and Arlo together.

From your list my favourite two are Frankie (as a nickname for Francis though) and Luca.

Leo
Max
Rory
Flynn

I also like Finn & Rex.

I like Max and Leo as a pair.

Leo and Rory are great.

Flynn is a great name!

Love Leo and Rory.
And they have a similar vibe without sounding ‘matchy’.

Love Rory 💕
Rory and Jack if I had twin boys