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Boy/girl twin names. Maddox & Shiloh?

67 replies

Samzzz · 13/07/2023 20:04

My sister is having boy girl twins and is considering Maddox James (boy) Shiloh Louise (girl). Do you like these names together or do you instantly think of Angelina Jolie??
They would like the boy to have an M initial after his Dad with James as MN and the girl to have an S initial with Louise as MN. Their style is modern. Any other suggestions welcome. Thanks :)

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googledidnthelp · 13/07/2023 20:06

Yes instantly.

Tiredjoanna · 13/07/2023 20:06

Admittedly I straightaway thought Angelina Jolie 😂

Duvetdweller · 13/07/2023 20:07

What’s Brad Pitt like?

SomethingFun · 13/07/2023 20:07

Marks and Spencer? 😁

Angelina Jolie does have kids called that yes, her twins have different names though so it’s like a copy but slightly wrong. If they love those names though then they love those names.

Tiredjoanna · 13/07/2023 20:07

Not sure of boys name but Sophia Louise for girl?

StillWantingADog · 13/07/2023 20:08

Please talk her out of it. They are both kids of AJ aren’t they?

I think fine to use one of them and people wouldn’t instantly make the connection.

Maddox is ok. Shiloh is ok but possibly made up?

LemongrassLollipop · 13/07/2023 20:09

Instantly thought of Angelina

Not a fan of Shiloh, too similar to Shylock

YourNameGoesHere · 13/07/2023 20:09

Yep instantly thought of Jolie-Pitt. I appreciate they are not the names of her twins but they are pretty unusual names and therefore most people will make the association.

Procrastination4 · 13/07/2023 20:10

Yes, thought of the Jolie/Pitt children instantly.

Workawayxx · 13/07/2023 20:16

Yes I’d definitely think of Angelina jolie. Of the 2 I prefer Maddox to Shiloh so would keep that but for a modern girls name they could use:

Scout
eden
lani
mila
riva
zoey
Cleo
hero
harlowe
lilah

Cleo and Maddox would be my favourite ❤️

NataMumma · 13/07/2023 20:17

Yes immediately thought of the Angelina tribe!! Sienna Savannah Soraya Sasha Saskia there are a million S and M names out there!

TheYearOfSmallThings · 13/07/2023 20:19

I don't believe you, because nobody in the world would choose those names at this point in time.

Retrievemysanity · 13/07/2023 20:20

Yes I would think the parents were big AJ/BP fans.

LT2 · 13/07/2023 20:24

I immediately thought of Ang/Brangelina

MerryMarigold · 13/07/2023 20:44

Yep thought of Angelina immediately. Probably not if just Maddox but the Shiloh very much so and definitely in combo.

Girls: Rae, Shalom, Bea, Reeva/ Riva
Boys: Oakley, Harley, Beau, Raffy

elenacampana · 13/07/2023 20:47

Brad and Angelina!

Arewehumanorarewecupboards · 13/07/2023 20:48

Ok, so you’re Brad Pitt, that don’t impress much…

Pull the other one op

MerryMarigold · 13/07/2023 20:50

Oops, missed it had to be S + M (😳), or M + S.

Boys: Max, Mara, Maynard, Massimo
Girls: Lara, Lorelei, Lexie, Luna

How about Maddox and Lexi? I like the x thing going on.

Arewehumanorarewecupboards · 13/07/2023 20:50

Their style is modern. Any other suggestions welcome. Thanks :)

I’m not sure that modern is the right word.

Arewehumanorarewecupboards · 13/07/2023 20:51

Martin and Scorsese sound good together.

FatCatBum · 13/07/2023 20:52

I hadn't even read your post before I thought about Angelina Jolie.

PerspiringElizabeth · 13/07/2023 20:52

Yep instantly thought AJ.

Shiloh is an ancient name, isn’t it??

Talkwhilstyouwalk · 13/07/2023 20:52

Yes they do. How funny!

Hiyawotcha · 13/07/2023 20:53

Instantly thought of Angelina Jolie.

Dorisbonson · 13/07/2023 20:54

Shiloh risks mispronunciation and spelling issues for life. Maddox does not have that risk.

Not a fan of modern names but try and pick ones which are obvious in terms of pronunciation and spelling if you want to help the child you give it to (I am a victim of a shitty name from parents who did not do this).

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