My husband and I are expecting b/g twins this summer. Our last name is 2 syllables and ends with -er.
We are partial to vintage/classic names. In our family, we tend to shorten names to one syllable even if they’re long names (i.e., [name]Evelyn[/name] is “Ev”). We love the name [name]Jack[/name] [name]Henry[/name] for a boy. We can’t seem to agree on a girl’s name.
Here’s our short list:
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Henry[/name] & [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Alice[/name] or [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (short name = [name]Lil[/name])
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Henry[/name] & [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] ("[name]Elle[/name]")
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Henry[/name] & [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Anne[/name] (one syllable nn for [name]Caroline[/name]??)
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Henry[/name] & [name]Molly[/name] ____middle? (one syllable nn for [name]Molly[/name]??)
[name]Jack[/name] [name]Henry[/name] & [name]Vivian[/name] ____ middle? ([name]Viv[/name])
We also like the names [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Rose[/name], but neither goes well with [name]Jack[/name]. [name]Jack[/name] and [name]Jane[/name] sounds too match-y. [name]Jack[/name] and [name]Rose[/name] were the main characters from Titanic. (I don’t want to hear Titanic references every time we introduce them!) We could change [name]Jack[/name]'s name to [name]William[/name] ([name]Will[/name]), but [name]Jack[/name] is a running favorite.
I think [name]Jack[/name] sounds best with [name]Molly[/name]. I love them together. If you must shorten [name]Molly[/name], I think [name]Moe[/name] would work – not frilly and feminine, but cutesy. I’d just keep it two syllables all the time. It comes off the tongue fast enough.
No to [name]Moe[/name]…trust me [name]Molly[/name] doesn’t have any good nicknames…but. [name]Molly[/name] does sounds best with [name]Jack[/name]…[name]Eliza[/name] would be my next choice…don’t go with [name]Moe[/name]… please… now I am Mollz and I am trying to forget [name]Moe[/name] forever
I like [name]Jack[/name] [name]Henry[/name] & [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] the best together. [name]Both[/name] are classics with a lityle spunk to the, imo.
I like [name]Jack[/name] & [name]Molly[/name] together too. Maybe Molls as a nn or [name]May[/name] since [name]Molly[/name] and [name]May[/name] are both nns of [name]Mary[/name]?
As for mns for [name]Molly[/name] I automatically think of:
[name]Molly[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Molly[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Molly[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Molly[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Molly[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Molly[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
I would only change [name]Jack[/name] to [name]William[/name] if your love for the name [name]Rose[/name] or [name]Jane[/name] is more than your love for the name [name]Jack[/name], otherwise I’d use.one of them as an mn.
I don’t think I’d shorten [name]Molly[/name] at all or [name]Caroline[/name] beyond [name]Callie[/name] (my fave) or [name]Carrie[/name] (also ok) but I’ve heard Carolines called Caz, here in [name]Oz[/name] where zeds just happen for nicknames somehow. (Caz, Shaz, [name]Baz[/name], Gaz - people I know named [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Sharon[/name], [name]Barry[/name], and [name]Gavin[/name]…)
[name]Jack[/name] and [name]Molly[/name] or [name]Jack[/name] and [name]Callie[/name] sound good. If we MUST do one syllable NNs, [name]Jack[/name] and [name]Lil[/name] sound good together. I do like [name]Lillian[/name].
[name]Eliza[/name] or [name]Molly[/name], I prefer [name]Molly[/name]
[name]Don[/name]'t think either needs a nn as they are already shortened versions of other names. If I had to I’d problem go with [name]Liza[/name] (too many [name]Elle[/name]'s and [name]Ellie[/name]'s) and [name]Mae[/name]
mn for [name]Molly[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
FYI: As far as Titanic, you know about “The Unsinkable [name]Molly[/name] [name]Brown[/name]”, right? But the connection is not as obvious as [name]Jack[/name] & [name]Rose[/name]
I like the sound of [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] with [name]Jack[/name] [name]Henry[/name]; it makes me think of Almanzo [name]Wilder[/name]'s sister from [name]Little[/name] House on the [name]Prairie[/name] (I love LHOTP, so that was my immediate association, but I’m not sure that many would make that connection). I also think [name]Jack[/name] and [name]Elle[/name] work well together.
Actually, I really like all of your name choices, but I think [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] has the best flow.
1 syllable nickname suggestions:
[name]Caroline[/name]- A close friend of mine with this name goes by “Care” around family and close friends.
[name]Molly[/name]- This might be a stretch, but I think “[name]Moll[/name]” or “Molls” could work. Or, what about calling her “M/[name]Em[/name]”?
What about using [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Rose[/name] as mns for [name]Molly[/name] or [name]Vivian[/name]:
[name]Molly[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Molly[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
I think [name]Lee[/name] is the only one syllable nn for [name]Molly[/name] that is cute. Care is the first nn that came to mind for [name]Caroline[/name]. And I wouldn’t let one Titanic reference stop you from using [name]Rose[/name] if you truly loved it. That being said I vote for [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] ([name]Elle[/name]) Gorgeous name, plus I love the sibset!
I like [name]Molly[/name] best, and I like [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] second. I wouldn’t go with [name]Lilian[/name] with the nn [name]Lil[/name] because then twins would be [name]Jack[/name] & [name]Lil[/name] and it is too close to [name]Jack[/name] & [name]Jill[/name].
I like [name]Eliza[/name] best. I also agree with the [name]Jack[/name] an [name]Lil[/name] sounding like [name]Jack[/name] and [name]Jill[/name] comment.