Twin boys due next week - still no names!!

[Helena112]

Hi everyone !

We really need some help and some suggestions! We are expecting twin boys, the C section is booked for either the 4th of May or the 14th depending on upcoming scans. But we can't agree on names !!!

We both have our own list -

Husbands list

Joshua (I have a cousin josh but DH loves the name 🙄)
Leo
Lucas
James
Jamie
Thomas

My list
Charlie
Wilfred
Edward
George
Oliver
Louie
Ruben
Freddie *
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Any other suggestions that are similar? Or any of those that you think go well together?

Thank you for any suggestions !!! much appreciated I'm going crazy with it all 💙💙

I like James and George together. I think most combinations of Joshua, James, Thomas, Edward, George, Oliver and Louie go well, so would pick your favourite name and his favourite name out if those to go with. Just not James or Jamie and Oliver!

I like James & Louis

Thomas & Wilfred.
James & George.
Lucas & Charlie.

Joshua love
Leo love
Lucas love
James Love
Jamie love
Thomas love
Charlie love
Wilfred love
Edward Love
George love
Oliver love
Louie love but prefer spelling Louis
Ruben - not keen - dislike - think you’ve spelt it wrong too which is another problem with the name that it’s quite hard to spell
Freddie - Love

Other suggestions

Christopher nn Kit
Barnaby
Marley
Nathan/Nathaniel - Nate
Sidney
Laurence nn Laurie
Vincent nn Vinnie
Eli
Ellis
Miles / Milo
Seth
Otis
Peter
Blake
Angus
Dominic
Caleb
Austin
Tristan

Jacob

Leo and Charlie

May the 4th??
Star Wars themed then!!

How about you give twin 1 his first name & twin 2 his middle name. Your DH gives twin 1 his middle name and twin 2 his first name. That way you both get a first name you really love but still get input into the other twins name with the middle name.

Joshua and Benjamin

Or Joshua and Jethro
Joshua and Jared

I think all of these names are nice but I would use full names on the birth certificate and I wouldn't use Louie or Ruben if you plan to spell them that way. Louis and Reuben are fine.

I would pick one from his list and one from yours, that go together. Some are more old-fashioned/traditional and others are more modern.

James (Jamie) and Edward
Thomas and Edward
Thomas and George
Joshua and Oliver
Leo and Oliver
Thomas and Charles (Charlie)
Thomas and Wilfred
Lucas and Oliver
James (Jamie) and Frederick (Freddie)
Thomas and Frederick (Freddie)
James (Jamie) and Louis
Leo and Reuben
Lucas and Reuben
Joshua and Reuben

Josh(ua) & Louie 😊

I'd go for Leo and George - 2 of my favourite names!

James and Edward

I’d go for one from his list and one from yours with the middle names the other way around

Love James with either Frederick (prefer it to freddie) or Wilfred as the middle name and Edward Thomas

Love Edward
Joshua
James
Thomas
Wilfred and
Oliver
The only combinations I wouldn't use together are James and Oliver (my husband is James and used to get called Jamie)
And James and Joshua as I think they are a bit matchy.
How about samuel
Isaac
Jacob

I have twin boys, we decided to name the second born with the name that came first in the alphabet so they would get read out first at school, ie not always second but the best advice I had was not to tell them their birth order, mine are 13 now and still don't know who's older, they are very competitive and it just doesn't matter
Also choose names with different initials, they need privacy in their post when they get older

I like Leo and Charlie together.
Congrats on having twins.

Thank you for all of your suggestions !!

We're still banging our heads together! DH just wants them to be called Josh and Leo and that's it 🤯 isn't open to any of my suggestions at all ! I find it so unfair.

Part of me just wants to give in and let him name them - other part of me finds it so unfair that I don't even get a say 😤

We will have to sort something!! I'll let you all know 💙💙

Your DH needs to remember who carried them! If he gets Joshua you get to choose your favourite from your list. Or back to the drawing board until you both agree. He can't just not listen to any reason.

Your DH is the problem here. He needs to compromise a bit. There are two babies to name so I don't see why both first names should come from his list and none from yours. I would name one boy from your list, with a middle from his and one boy from his list with a middle from yours.

I would veto Joshua as it's your cousin's name. Everyone will have a different line when it comes to names of living family members. For me cousins names are off limits, and it sounds like you're not comfortable using the name.

Most of your names have a similar feel - James, Thomas, Edward, George and Oliver - they're all pretty safe traditional names.

I would avoid James and Oliver as a combo in case James prefers Jamie when he's older.

James and Thomas from his list would work well with Edward and George from yours. George Thomas and James Edward for example.

If DH really likes Leo how about Leo Oliver and Edward Thomas, or Leo Oliver and Edward James or Leo Oliver and George Thomas.

He can choose 1 first name and the other's middle name and so can you!!

Imo
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I'm really shocked he wants to choose both. It's so easy to compromise with twins- you pick a name each?! Surely

DH needs to remember his place in all this...you have carried twins and at the very least you get to choose their names, you are generous to allow him to name one.