Help with middles for twins!

Hello all!

My husband and I have chosen the names [name_m]Miles[/name_m] and [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] for our twins due in [name_u]November[/name_u]. We need your help to get middle name suggestions.

Each boy will have two middle names. One will be an honor name and another that we just like. We need a bit of help with this.

[name_m]Miles[/name_m]’ first middle name will be [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. I like the sound of one syllable names for the second mn, but my husband and I haven’t been able to agree on one. I like [name_m]Graham[/name_m] the best, he likes [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] and [name_m]Joel[/name_m].

[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]'s first middle name will either be [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] or [name_m]Xander[/name_m]. We are having trouble deciding (note: that one isn’t set in stone yet). We also need a second mn for him, probably another one syllable.

Sorry this got so long. Thanks ahead of time for your suggestions!

[name_f]Glad[/name_f] to hear you went with [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]! I know you love it!

I lovvveeee [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m], great combination. I think any of the three options you have listed work really nicely. I agree with you though, I like [name_m]Graham[/name_m] the best. For both boys, I really like one syllable second middle names. Suggestions:

[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Lloyd[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Chase[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Dean[/name_u]

For Mr. [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], I like [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] better than I do [name_m]Xander[/name_m]. Suggestions:

[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]

This was harder than I expected! [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like any of these combinations? Good luck :slight_smile:

I’m glad you’ve settled on [name_m]Miles[/name_m] and [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]; they make a great brother duo!

[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Joel[/name_m] is my favorite of your options. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m], [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Dane[/name_u], [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Luke[/name_m], or [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Kai[/name_u]?

I like [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] and [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] about equally. Individually, I like [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] better, but [name_m]Xander[/name_m] may flow better with [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]. Suggestions:

[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_u]Grey[/name_u]/[name_u]Gray[/name_u]

[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_u]Joss[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]/[name_u]Reese[/name_u]/[name_u]Reece[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_u]Reeve[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Lars[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Zane[/name_m]

Overall, my favorites of each are [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_m]Hugh[/name_m], and [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u].

Thanks for the suggestions guys! These are great! Okay honest opinions here: do you think [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] or [name_m]Xander[/name_m] will work? We just don’t know!

I agree with you and like [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Graham[/name_m] very well. For your other son, why not [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]? I think it sounds nice, and then your husband gets one of his preferred names as well.

I don’t really care for the name [name_m]Xander[/name_m], so it may impact my impression of [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m], but I don’t like it as well.

I am loving the 3rd mn suggestions for [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] that have a long E sound ([name_m]Pierce[/name_m], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_u]Reid[/name_u], etc.)! I’m definitely going to show these to my husband (he’s pretty stubborn about names so I’m not sure how it will go). Thanks!

[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Graham[/name_m] is a winner. While I like [name_m]Calvin[/name_m], I prefer [name_m]Xander[/name_m] with [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] and I like the long E sounding names you listed ([name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]). Some more possibilities:

[name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Graham[/name_m] and

[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_m]Bruce[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_m]Keith[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Xander[/name_m] [name_m]Trent[/name_m]