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Girl/boy twins short list

43 replies

BelfastBelle05 · 02/03/2024 20:50

DD and DS are due in 2 months but we’re having trouble deciding on a name. DH and I have agreed on the two shortlist but unfortunately can’t seem to get any further! Very grateful for any opinions

Girls:

Sasha
Lara
Beatrice
Isabel
Maeve
Charlotte/Lottie
Amelie
Harper

Boys:

Reuben
Sebastien
Conor
Patrick
Jago
Henry
Alexander

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dontforgetme · 02/03/2024 20:53

Charlotte and Patrick

Kidswhowouldhavethem · 02/03/2024 20:56

Lara and Reuben

SometimesIchangemyname · 02/03/2024 20:57

I have BG twins. Congrats.
Don't love or hate any of your choices.
Top: Charlotte and Sebastian
Worst: Harper and Jago.

They’re your babies though! Names mean something to each one of us and you know what these names mean to you.
That said. Harper is is awful 😄

Bunnie007 · 02/03/2024 20:59

I think we must have similar taste in names as I love so many of these! Jago is one of my favourite boys names I think it would work best with Harper or Amelie (Lara too maybe) I love Beatrice and Lottie too but would probably then pair with more traditional Henry or Alexander. I suppose though just pick the two names you like best and go for it. Good luck

BelfastBelle05 · 02/03/2024 20:59

SometimesIchangemyname · 02/03/2024 20:57

I have BG twins. Congrats.
Don't love or hate any of your choices.
Top: Charlotte and Sebastian
Worst: Harper and Jago.

They’re your babies though! Names mean something to each one of us and you know what these names mean to you.
That said. Harper is is awful 😄

🤣 Harper and Jago were definitely our ‘wild card’ choices, so thank you for this!!

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Maireas · 02/03/2024 21:00

They're all really lovely - apart from Harper and Jago. Harper will date, and will always have Beckham associations.
Lara and Patrick, or Charlotte and Patrick are the nicest, imo.

GreenRaven · 02/03/2024 21:01

Sebastian and Amelia

MaynardGMuskyvote · 02/03/2024 21:01

Conor and Maeve ❤️

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 02/03/2024 21:02

Isobel and Patrick.

confusedbythesystem · 02/03/2024 21:02

Patrick and Beatrice

Both lovely names independently and interesting as a pair.

NuffSaidSam · 02/03/2024 21:03

They're all good names.

I like Maeve best.

Less keen on Amelie and Lottie.

I like Sebastian best.

Less keen on Conor and Patrick.

YourLocal · 02/03/2024 21:04

Love all names ! Best pairs are

Lottie and Henry
Amelie and Sebastian
Sasha and conor

RandomUsernameHere · 02/03/2024 21:05

My favourites are Isabel and Alexander.

beachsandseaicecream · 02/03/2024 21:07

I'd go Charlotte with either Henry or Alexander.

Congratulations!

Onelife2024 · 02/03/2024 21:08

My favourites from your girls list are Sasha, Lara and Maeve - simple, pretty, good for all ages, familiar but not overused.

Second favourite would be Amelie (only downside is people hearing it as Emily)

Thirdly, Charlotte / Lottie - nice name but I’m not so keen on Charlie and there’s a risk your daughter would choose that when she’s older

Isabel - lovely but so overused right now (when you include all the spelling variations)

Beatrice - a bit story book as a full name and Bea is cute but not an “adult” short version for the workplace etc imo

Harper - not really to my taste but it could grow on me.

Boys:

My favourite is Sebastian, love this and it’s not too overused! Seb is a great short version.

Henry and Alexander are close seconds, just more commonly used than Sebastian.

Reuben, Conor, Patrick - all great too and not overused.

Jago - sounds quite trendy, different vibe to your other choices, it could grow on me.

Nice combos -

Henry and Lara

Sasha and Reuben

Conor and Maeve

Amelie and Sebastian (Milly & Seb?)

Charlotte and Alexander (Lottie and Alex)

Isabel and Alexander (Issy and Alex)

Harper and Jago

delilabell · 02/03/2024 21:08

Reuben and Maeve are lovely. 🥰

zippingalongslowly · 02/03/2024 21:13

Sasha/Lara with Rueben/Sebastian- any combination of those would be great!

Charlotte/isabel/amelia and Henry/alexander are quite boring in comparison. Very popular!

I agree with PP Harper and Jago are ... a bit marmite! Your tastes are very broad, from the very traditional (Henry) to the outré (jago)- Sebastian is a sensible Goldilocks style middle ground imo!

junebirthdaygirl · 02/03/2024 21:16

Beatrice and Henry..great names. Love them together

Mumofgirls2017 · 02/03/2024 21:38

junebirthdaygirl · 02/03/2024 21:16

Beatrice and Henry..great names. Love them together

Isabel and Henry

or

maeve and patrick

RichinVitaminR · 02/03/2024 21:48

Out of your lists, I'd go with Amelie & Sebastian! ❤️

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 02/03/2024 21:52

Lara and Alexander are my fave of your choices personally- although Henry and Isabel come close. I tend to like more classic style names though ( so quite like Charlotte and Beatrice too for that reason).

I get the appeal of Maeve, Patrick and Conor if you have Irish heritage or Jago if Cornish heritage but your other choices are too trendy for me ( well maybe not Sebastian- but I hate Seb!)

BelfastBelle05 · 02/03/2024 21:55

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 02/03/2024 21:52

Lara and Alexander are my fave of your choices personally- although Henry and Isabel come close. I tend to like more classic style names though ( so quite like Charlotte and Beatrice too for that reason).

I get the appeal of Maeve, Patrick and Conor if you have Irish heritage or Jago if Cornish heritage but your other choices are too trendy for me ( well maybe not Sebastian- but I hate Seb!)

Yep.. we’re from NI hence the Irish name appeal. No Cornish heritage - I just know a young Jago and have always admired his name, almost never heard of here but definitely thinks it’s been crossed off now!

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cattygorically · 02/03/2024 22:17

You have chosen some really lovely names!

My favourites are Lara and Sebastian but Isabel and Alexander are close seconds. Henry, Amelie and Reuben are also great but I really don't like Jago nor Harper!

cattygorically · 02/03/2024 22:19

Oh also- Sasha and Alexander I would definitely avoid together given Sacha being a nickname for Alexander!

BelfastBelle05 · 02/03/2024 22:20

cattygorically · 02/03/2024 22:19

Oh also- Sasha and Alexander I would definitely avoid together given Sacha being a nickname for Alexander!

Yep - Sasha is Alexander in Russian, definitely wouldn’t be using those two together (as much as I love them!)

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