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Help me name my twins!

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Yummaymummay · 31/05/2010 12:58

First post so please bear with me....!

I am 8 months pregnant with twins but naming them is turning into a slight fiasco due to DH's various 'familial needs' so thought I would turn to here for advice!
Here is my slightly too long shortlist:

Augusta - possible nn Goosy
Allegra
Aphra
Carolina
Cordelia - nn. Coco
Chloris
Christabel- nn. Coco
Clover
Delphi - with poss. full name Delphinia
Florence
Harryo
Hebe
Hero
India
Lettice - nn. Letty
Pandora
Perdita (pur- dita)
Posy
Tansy
Violet
Willow

Arthur
Felix
Finn
George
Harry
Hector
Humphrey
Monty
Milo
Rupert
Sebastian
William- nn. Billy

Would it be possible to give your top 5 girls names, top 5 boys names and then top 5 girl/ boy combinations as we are leaving the sexes as a suprise, also any suggestions especially for boys would be greatly apreciated!
Thankyou so much for your help

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Yummaymummay · 31/05/2010 16:55

Yes lulu- I think we will try and avoid alliterative names or everything will just get increadibly confusing.
Also as dh said, I would be nice for them to have different initials especially If we have two of the same sex as then they will be even more so seen as twins then if they are boy/girl if you get me.

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Multimummy · 31/05/2010 17:01

Edward and Dolores. (If they're boy girl)
That's teddy and dolly for short.

LuluF · 31/05/2010 17:09

Yes - I think it will make them seem more individual and the intials/post thing could be a nightmare.

GetThePartyStarted · 31/05/2010 17:16

IMHO Hebe is just cruel, I have a relation called Hebe and she spends her life telling people "Hebe, not Phoebe, H E B E", and being called Heeb.

Psammead · 31/05/2010 20:26

Augusta - possible nn Goosy - nice, but dislike goosy
Allegra - like
Aphra - dislike
Carolina - dislike
Cordelia - nn. Coco - nice
Chloris - awful
Christabel- nn. Coco - awful
Clover - would use as a mn, not keen as a first name
Delphi - with poss. full name Delphinia - quite nice
Florence - v. popular, but nice
Harryo - is that a name?
Hebe - don't see the appeal
Hero - quite cool
India - hmmmm
Lettice - nn. Letty - don't like
Pandora - ok
Perdita (pur- dita) - quite nice
Posy - cute
Tansy - what?
Violet - nice
Willow - hmmmm

I like ALL the boy's names!

BosomForAPillow · 31/05/2010 20:56

Top 5 girls:

Florence
Violet
Willow
Carolina
India

Top 5 boys:
Harry
George
William- nn. Billy
Finn
Milo

Girl/ boy combinations:
Florence & Harry
Willow & Harry
Florence & William (Billy)
Violet & Finn
India & Milo

diddl · 01/06/2010 08:21

Hebe,
India,

Felix,
Milo
Sebastian.

ellesabe · 01/06/2010 12:10

Here are my top fives:

GIRLS
Allegra
Florence
India
Violet
Willow

BOYS
Arthur
George
Milo
Rupert
Seb astian

winkle2 · 01/06/2010 14:25

Augusta - possible nn Goosy ? horrible and Goosy even worse
Allegra - hate
Aphra ? sound like a made upname
Carolina ? dont like it
Cordelia - nn. Coco ? like but wouldnt use it myself. love the nickname
Chloris ? no, is this even a name?
Christabel- nn. Coco ? sound like a hooker ? sorry. love the nickname though.
Clover - no
Delphi - with poss. full name Delphinia ? hmmm i like the full name version
Florence ? dont like
Harryo ?made up name
Hebe - nope
Hero ? no, no, no
India ? could be perceived to be chavvy
Lettice - nn. Letty ? no, cant name your kid after a vegetable
Pandora - no
Perdita (pur- dita) ? hmmm, quite nice
Posy - no
Tansy ? too 'wet'
Violet ? like it alot
Willow ? like it

Arthur ? hate old fashioned names
Felix ? hmmm not too bad but i wouldnt have it
Finn - like
George ? too done
Harry - hate
Hector - hate
Humphrey - hate
Monty - hate
Milo - like
Rupert ? not too bad
Sebastian - like
William- nn. Billy ? dont mind but very popular

my faves would be:

Sebastian and Violet
Violet and Willow if girls
Finn (Finlay) and Sebastian if both boys

YellowRoseofTexas · 01/06/2010 18:12

Congratulations in advance! Such an interesting list. Here are my picks, (with an American "ear" fyi)...

GIRLS

  1. Allegra
  2. Cordelia/Coco
  3. Delphi (this is pronounced Delf-eye, right?? or is it Del-fee?)
  4. Violet
  5. Willow
(If both girls, I like Coco and Allegra together. They have nice contrast. IMO twins shouldn?t be rhyming or sound-alike names, like "Coco and Willow".)

BOYS

  1. Felix
  2. Finn
  3. George
  4. Monty
  5. Milo
(If both boys, Milo and Finn. Or George and Finn.)

COMBINATIONS

  1. Allegra and Finn
  2. Coco and Felix
  3. Violet and Finn
  4. Willow and George
  5. Allegra and Milo
CheerfulYank · 01/06/2010 18:23

I like most of your names and I know an absolutely adorable little Clover. So that's a good one! I also like Finn, Milo and Delphi.

Congrats! Am that you're having twins.

mathanxiety · 01/06/2010 18:34

Augusta - possible nn Goosy -- no to both name and nn
Allegra -- car and medicine
Aphra -- lovely
Carolina -- lovely
Cordelia - nn. Coco -- lovely and sweet nn
Chloris -- too like chlorine, so no
Christabel- nn. Coco -- lovely
Clover -- farm name, reminds me of cows
Delphi/Delphinia -- I like Delphine but not Delphinia or Delphi. I also like Adele or Adela
Florence -- getting very popular
Harryo -- a typo? If not, then like
Hebe -- she will be called 'heebie jeebie'
Hero -- like
India -- dislike
Lettice - nn. Letty -- much prefer Letitia, like Letty
Pandora -- bad mythical associations
Perdita -- near-tragic associations
Posy -- nice, sweet
Tansy -- nice
Violet too close to violent, and also 'shrinking violet' prefer Ianthe and Jolanta
Willow -- like

Arthur -- very popular
Felix -- nice
Finn -- very nice
George -- very nice
Harry -- only as nn for Henry
Hector -- love
Humphrey -- I think of turtles when I hear this name
Monty -- Full Monty
Milo -- like
Rupert -- makes me think of bears in clothes
Sebastian -- dislike; too dermatological
William- nn. Billy -- like

So, girls alone (sorry, more than 5):
Aphra
Carolina
Cordelia/ Coco
Christabel/ Coco
Harryo
Hero
Willow
Tansy
Posy

With Delphine and Letitia as alternatives to your names.

Boys:
Felix
Finn
George
Hector
Milo
William/ Billy

and Henry instead of Harry.

Two boys:

Milo and William/ Billy
Felix and Hector
George and Finn
Felix and Henry/ Harry
Milo and Felix
George and Henry/ Harry
William/ Billy and Hector

As boy/girl combinations, I like
Aphra and Felix
Carolina and George
Cordelia and William
Christabel and Hector
Harryo and Finn
Hero and Finn
Willow and Felix
Tansy and Milo
Posy and Milo
Cordelia and Henry

Delphine or Adele/ Adela and Hector
Letitia/ Lettie and William

mathanxiety · 01/06/2010 18:44

And girls alone (twins) -- sorry:

Aphra and Hero
Christabel and Delphine
Lettice/Letitia/Letty and Willow
Carolina and Aphra
Tansy and Hero
Posy and Harryo
Tansy and Christabel/ Coco
Carolina and Lettice/ Letitia/ Letty
Hero and Cordelia
Delphi/ Delphine and Cordelia
Tansy and Willow
Aphra and Cordelia/ Coco
Posy and Letty/ Letitia/ Lettice
Harryo and Aphra

foreverastudent · 01/06/2010 19:22

Allegra
Aphra
Chloris
Clover
Violet

Finn
Milo
Sebastian
William- nn. Billy

Milo & Clover best combo

highlystrung · 01/06/2010 21:10

Hebe and milo. Just lovely.

4wheelies · 01/06/2010 22:12

what child would want to be called Clover? A tub of margarine I ask you! Think of ur children they have to live with the name u chose for the rest of their lives

piscesmoon · 01/06/2010 22:35

Carolina--much prefer Caroline
Christabel- nn. Coco but not with Coco
Florence
India

George
Harry
William- nn. Billy but not Billy

I could only get 4 girls and 3 boys. Hate the rest.

George and Florence

piscesmoon · 01/06/2010 22:35

Carolina--much prefer Caroline
Christabel- nn. Coco but not with Coco
Florence
India

George
Harry
William- nn. Billy but not Billy

I could only get 4 girls and 3 boys. Hate the rest.

George and Florence

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Yummaymummay · 01/06/2010 23:41

Oh wow thankyou so much everyone for all the opinions!
mathanxiety I love some of your suggestions especially Posy/Harryo and Coco/Harry and highlystrung I love the combo hebe/ milo

Dh is quite concerned about the butter connotations regarding 'Clover' but is this any more so than 'Flora'?

Also I suprised so many of you think Harryo is a made up name. It was fairly common in the victorian era as. A female equivilant of Harry and Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire had a daughter of the same name.

Also sorry for the appalling spelling, I have been doing this from my phone

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mathanxiety · 02/06/2010 00:04

That's where I came across Harryo -- she was the smart one who spoke several languages.

scurryfunge · 02/06/2010 00:07

I love Hebe and Hector as a combination

MrsvWoolf · 02/06/2010 00:45

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Yummaymummay · 02/06/2010 15:30

mrswoolf thanks for that, Maybe we should use it as a nickname then, I only just watched the film (blush), the biography is on my to read list!

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DastardlyandSmugly · 02/06/2010 15:54

Allegra
Aphra
Hebe
Hero
Lettice - nn. Letty

Felix
Hector
Monty
Rupert
Sebastian

These are my top 5 girls and boys from your list. I think Hero and Felix are my two faves.

gagamama · 02/06/2010 16:02

You've got Augusta as a girls name, but how about Augustus for a boy? I love Florence and Augustus.

Also like Tansy and Rupert or Tansy and Sebastian. I know a lovely grown-up Tansy, a really under-used and pretty name.

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