Name list

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Critique our name list!

GIRLS:
Lillian
Lucy
Lena
Willow
Rosalie

BOYS:
Theodore 'Teddy'
Emmerson
Reuben

TWIN GIRLS:
Lillian and Rosalie

TWIN BOYS:
Theodore 'Teddy' and Barret 'Bear'

Girl/Boy TWINS
We have no clue!!! Help?!

Thanks!

Lillian - middle aged lady vibes for me - Lila, Lyra?
Lucy - love, classic
Lena - meh
Willow - love
Rosalie - nice, prefer Rosa, or Rose

Theodore 'Teddy' - dislike Teddy, like Theo
Emmerson - nope - Emyr, Emrys, Ellis?
Reuben - nice - Rowan, Rory, Aidan?

Love Lillian, Rosalie and Theodore. I prefer Theo to Teddy/Ted.

Barret isn't on your boy's name list, only on your twin boy's list. Which implies that you don't like it as a name in itself but only chose it because you want a name starting with 'b' so you can nickname him 'Bear'. Honestly I think this is an bad idea. Barrett isn't a very nice name, 'Bear' would be a very forced nickname and having twin boys nicknames 'Teddy' and 'Bear' is VERY twee. It's not really fair on the children to give them nicknames like this, just so they sound sickly sweet when you say their nicknames together - they won't be babies forever and I can't imagine teenage twin boys are going to apprecoate being called Teddy and Bear.

Although, I doubt friends would call him 'Bear', as childish nicknames like this rarely leave the immediate family and continue in the outside world/at school. So unless you love the name 'Barret' without the nickname 'Bear', I'd just cross this off the list now, as chances are nobody except you will call him 'Bear' anyway.

Your girls names are all nice enough.
Lillian - fine
Lucy - pretty, bit overdone
Lena - pretty
Willow - pretty
Rosalie - pretty

I do think Lillian and Rosalie might be a bit 'l' heavy but not too bad.

I like Theodore, love Reuben, but don't like Emmerson. It sounds feminine and surname-y to me.

TWIN BOYS:
Theodore 'Teddy' and Barret 'Bear'

Girl/Boy TWINS
Theodore and Dorothy.
Teddy and Dolly.

GIRLS:
Lillian - Don't like it, its too old lady sounding to me
Lucy - lovely name
Lena - it's ok
Willow - like it
Rosalie - don't like it

BOYS:
Theodore 'Teddy' - love it
Emmerson - quite like it, maybe a bit American
Reuben - sandwich

TWIN GIRLS:
Lillian and Rosalie - they go well together

TWIN BOYS:
Theodore 'Teddy' and Barret 'Bear - is this a joke!?

I ADORE Rosalie and Theodore - and there's great nickname options like rose, Rosie, ted, teddy, Theo x

GIRLS:
Lillian - old fashioned but I quite like it. I know one so it's got me over that "it's an old lady name" thing
Lucy - classic and timeless
Lena - lean-a or lay-na?? not a fan or either, I prefer Layla
Willow - awful
Rosalie - dated and not in a trendy way

BOYS:
Theodore 'Teddy' - nice but every other baby seems to be Theo or Reuben in the last couple of years
Emmerson - awful
Reuben - see above

TWIN GIRLS:
Lillian and Rosalie

TWIN BOYS:
Theodore 'Teddy' and Barret 'Bear' - you can not be serious?!?

GIRLS:
Lillian - fine
Lucy - bland AF, but can't say anything bad about it
Lena - like this one a lot, pretty and simple, but not boring
Willow - nice, but quite overused and passé now IMO
Rosalie - really like this too, though as I mentioned in another thread makes my head go straight to Twilight, very pretty name though. Also, bear in mind very really chance of NN Rose which itself is very popular.

BOYS:
Theodore 'Teddy' - like this
Emmerson - it's ok
Reuben - I don't like it, can't put my finger on what is wrong, but seems unappealing

TWIN GIRLS:
Lillian and Rosalie - fine, I would replace Lillian with Lena from your girls list as I like it more

TWIN BOYS:
Theodore 'Teddy' and Barret 'Bear' - Barret is a terrible name, as is Bear

Girl/Boy TWINS
We have no clue!!! Help?! - why would Rosalie and Theodore not be an option? Or anther combination of your shortlist, the only think you might want to avoid is alteration.

I really like Orson which also means bear

From your girls list I love Lillian

I like all your boys names

Lillian - nice
Lucy - nice
Lena - Zavaroni, no
Willow - ok
Rosalie - cup of tea, no

Theodore 'Teddy' - no
Emmerson - no
Reuben - yes

Lillian and Rosalie - no, too many Ls

Theodore 'Teddy' and Barret 'Bear' - you're kidding, right?

GIRLS:
Lillian - nice, I like Lilly too for a nickname
Lucy - ok, I find it a bit plain and kind of a ‘wet’ name
Lena - not keen, don’t like the sound
Willow - pretty and nice but popular
Rosalie - I prefer just Rose personally

BOYS:
Theodore 'Teddy' - nice, like Theo better than Teddy
Emmerson - okay, not my favourite
Reuben - lovely name

As for twin names, just pick two names you already like, don’t name them as a ‘matching pair.’ Absolutely ditch Barrett, not only do Teddy and Bear sound silly and childish together, Bear isn’t a nickname for Barrett, it’s very contrived and it comes across like you were just naming him to fit with his brother.

What I mean is, name them like they are just your two children. Just because they’re twins doesn’t mean they need to have matching names, they’ll already have matching birthdays and parents.

I also am not keen on Lillian and Rosalie, which I presume you’ve picked so it can be shortened to Lilly and Rose? Rosalie and Willow is fine, or Lucy and Rosalie. Theodore and Reuben is fine for boys, Theodore and Lillian for a boy and girl.

Please don't do matchy twin names. My mate's a twin, who has so many weird hangups because of being treated like she wasn't really a whole person. I 'm not sure she even has a picture where she is sure which girl is her.

Lillian is nice. Prefer Rosa to the affected Rosalie. Your boy names are very overused, but Reuben and Theodore are fine compared to Barret which is execrable.

Not really keen on Lena or Emmerson. I like Theodore but know quite a few Theodores and a Theo.

Sorry, I know of a few Theodores, and personally know a Theo. If popularity bothers you, that might be something to check.

You're not naming toys. Teddy and Bear sound ridiculous and I suggest you and DP call yourselves Teddy and Dolly for a while and see what reaction you get.

I love all the girl names on your list and only like Emerson off of your boys name list. Lena and Willow are my favourites!