Can't decide whether to go for classic or cool

[anonymumma]

Ok so here's my dilemma.

I am expecting twin boys and can't decide whether to go for classic names or cooler more hip names.

We are thinking Edward & Louis, or the cooler but less safe Felix & Dexter?

Both myself and husband love all the names but don't want to regret our choices a few years down the line.

What to do??? Help!

Edward Felix and Louis Dexter?

Edward is a very cool name!

Love Felix and Dexter!

"we don't want one to think he has a less cool name in years to come"

That is possibly the daftest reasoning I have heard on here yet!

Edward is lovely, DD would have been Edward if she'd had the right bits. Still on the list for dc2. Louis is ok but the other two are terrible, sorry. Cat's names.

I love Edward, ds's middle name, lots of nn variants too though I really hate Eddie so didn't use it as a first name mainly for that reason. It is definitely getting increasingly popular though.

Not keen on Louis or Felix.

Like Dexter but think it's a bit too of the moment.

How about?

Edwin
Rupert
Francis
Arthur
Gregory
Bertram
Seymour
Sebastian

Hmm...I like all of them actually, but I agree that you should mix them up.

Not really Rockbird. Happened to friends of ours. Brothers called Titus and Ian. Ian is most put out.

I only like Felix from those names-and would be very tempted to have an Oscar with it.

Dex - it will be shortened to dex at school cos it is easy to shorten

I would have Lou and Dex

Ed and Dex

lou and Ed

Ted and Dex = tedex

Felix I am sorry not my sort of name

But can see lix and dex will could be lix dicks

Edward and Felix

Louis too common and Dexter too try hard.

Imvho.

Love Edward though and Felix was my choice for dd if she was a boy.

Edward vetoed due to how it went with our surname.

Classic names are cool in my humble opinion.

'cool' names are not.

Felix and Edward sound fab together.

Dexter is just awful - and a serial killer as well!

I've never known anyone called Felix so it just reminds me of cat food, children tend to grow into their names though so whatever you pick will work.

I think Edward is the most common then Louis. Felix and Dexter are much more unusual which I guess makes them 'cool' in my mind.

Anyway, I think we've decided now.

Thanks for those that commented. I know I'm probably more sensitive than usual but I thought some comments were a little harsh.

felix isnt 'cool' its public school try to be cool

having said that I don't dislike it

the only name out of those I do actually like though is Edward

Please not Louis! It's sooooo wet! Edward is a strong name and I really like Felix and Dexter

If you like Louis but wanted something more cool how about Leo? It's one of my fave names at the moment, I met a gorgeous teenage Leo the other day and he was SO cool

Leo and Edward sound a really good match to me as well - I think Edward is both classic AND cool, personally because of the name itself plus all the cool nicknames, eg Ned

Anonymumma I'm surprised that it was Ian who felt put out! We had a lovely dog called Titus (and I have an Uncle Ian, not that he was ever called that). But those names are really very different. I don't that your choices are. Both Edward and Dexter for example are Old English.

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I like Felix and Louis.

Dexter says 1940's America to me, and Edward is going to be forever associated with the Vampire phenomenon, unfortunately.

*Crankytwanky" I thought of Felix Dexter too. Think he is great.

Louis will be pronounced Lewis by many people.

Oscar is also a name that has been popular for a while. I don't think of Oscar Wilde either when I hear the name. Just parents trying to be a bit different.

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I think Marcus, Leo and Felix are all really classic but still a bit cool. Not like, ice cool, but not crusty !

Dexter is Michael C Hall for me. My favourite serial killer, but still a serial killer. I wouldn't.