Need help with name for twin brother for Lucia

Boy Names
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We’re expecting boy/girl twins in 4 weeks. We’ve decided on [name]Lucia[/name] ([name]Lou[/name]-c-ah) with [name]Lucy[/name] as a nn for our little girl but cannot for the life of us decide on a name for our little guy. His middle name will be [name]Robert[/name] (family name)

So far the names my husband and I have mostly agreed on are:

[name]Silas[/name] (We’ve noticed people either love or hate this name. My hubby thinks it might be too ‘weird’"

[name]Bennett[/name] (DH hates nn [name]Ben[/name])

[name]Layton[/name] (hubby’s favorite - I don’t like how it sounds, no good nn and think it’s part of all the other boy names that end in ‘n’ like [name]Aiden[/name], [name]Caden[/name], etc.)

Other names I like but hubby doesnt"
[name]Dominic[/name], [name]Julian[/name], [name]Liam[/name], [name]Gavin[/name],

Names hubby likes but I don’t
[name]Luca[/name], [name]Preston[/name]

Help!! I will feel SO much better after we’ve finally made this decision. I’ve had so much anxiety about it and am ready to finally to make a decision and feel good about it.

THANKS!

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how about [name]Benedict[/name] with [name]Lucia[/name]? I think this is cute!

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If dh hates nn [name]Ben[/name], definetly don’t choose [name]Bennet[/name] because I have a feeling that’s what it would become no matter what you do. I also wouldn’t choose [name]Luca[/name] because it sounds very similar to [name]Lucia[/name]. [name]Layton[/name] and [name]Lucia[/name] sound good together, but if you don’t like it you shouldn’t use it. [name]Silas[/name] is unusual, but I love it anyway. [name]Silas[/name] [name]Robert[/name] also flows very well.
Ultimately, you should choose a name that both you and you dh like. I don’t think you can go wrong with [name]Silas[/name], but that is just my opinion

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I love [name]Lucia[/name], very pretty!

[name]Silas[/name] [name]Robert[/name]: Nice flow, not weird at all”a very nice name acutally”not sure I like it w/ [name]Lucia[/name] though. It’s pretty ‘s’ heavy when you say them together.

[name]Bennett[/name] [name]Robert[/name]: [name]Don[/name]'t like the ‘t’ ending on both names.

[name]Layton[/name] [name]Robert[/name]: Style-wise, this is very different from [name]Lucia[/name]. I agree that it has a trendy feel as well. I’m also not a fan of twins having the same initial. Sorry, I guess I just don’t like this one!

[name]Dominic[/name] [name]Robert[/name]: Too bad hubby doesn’t like this one! [name]Dominic[/name] is great with [name]Lucia[/name].

[name]Julian[/name] [name]Robert[/name]: Reminds me of [name]Julia[/name] [name]Roberts[/name] (sorry, just popped into my head)

[name]Liam[/name] [name]Robert[/name]: A lovely name, but again, I don’t like the same initial thing. [name]How[/name] about [name]William[/name] and [name]Lucia[/name]?

[name]Gavin[/name] [name]Robert[/name]: Very handsome! I think this is my favorite.

[name]Luca[/name] [name]Robert[/name]: My son’s name ([name]Luca[/name], not [name]Luca[/name] [name]Robert[/name]), so I do love it! I don’t like it with [name]Lucia[/name] though. [name]Way[/name] too similar.

[name]Preston[/name] [name]Robert[/name]: Hmm…it could grow on me. It’s a little stuffy though.

I see [name]Lucia[/name] with an equally elegant or somewhat traditional name:

[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name] (not sure it works w/[name]Robert[/name])
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Ivan[/name]
[name]Enzo[/name]
[name]Adrian[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]

My favorites with [name]Lucia[/name] are [name]Dominic[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Simon[/name], [name]Thomas[/name] and [name]Adrian[/name].

:slight_smile:

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Congrats on the twins!

I love [name]Layton[/name]. [name]Layton[/name] and [name]Lucia[/name] work so well with each other. [name]Layton[/name] [name]Robert[/name] sounds very nice.

[name]Lucia[/name] is a very pretty name.

[name]How[/name] about:
Leiland
[name]Lachlan[/name].
[name]Dennis[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]

[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Lawson[/name]

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[name]Silas[/name] is a great name, not weird at all! And I think it goes great with [name]Lucia[/name].

Since [name]Lucia[/name] means “light” maybe you could find a boy name with a similar meaning:

Elior: Means “my God is my light” in Hebrew.
[name]Apollo[/name]: the god of the sun and light
[name]Horus[/name]: in Egyptian mythology [name]Horus[/name] was the god of light
[name]Lux[/name]: Derived from Latin lux meaning “light”.

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Some suggestions;

[name]Lucia[/name] (very pretty) and ;

[name]Oran[/name]
[name]Ephraim[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Zane[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]

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Congratulations on the twins! [name]How[/name] about:

[name]Lucia[/name] and [name]Levi[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] and [name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] and [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] and [name]Eli[/name]

[name]Eli[/name] and [name]Gabriel[/name] are my favorites!

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[name]Lucia[/name] is so sweet! Interestingly enough I read Swistle’s baby name blog and I noticed your name question there as well! I think that’s the first time that’s happened to me. I loved her suggestion of [name]Simon[/name] with [name]Lucia[/name]. I think they go together beautifully.

I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Silas[/name] though. Here are some other names you might like with [name]Lucia[/name]/[name]Lucy[/name]:

[name]Lucia[/name] & [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] & [name]Roman[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ([name]Rome[/name] or [name]Romy[/name]?)
[name]Lucia[/name] & [name]Jackson[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name] & [name]Jack[/name]! So cute!)
[name]Lucia[/name] & [name]Dexter[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ([name]Dex[/name]?)
[name]Lucia[/name] & [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name] & [name]Max[/name]! I love it!)
[name]Lucia[/name] & [name]Elias[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ([name]Eli[/name]?)
[name]Lucia[/name] & [name]Sylvester[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ([name]Sly[/name]?)
[name]Lucia[/name] & [name]Isaac[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ([name]Ike[/name]?)
[name]Lucia[/name] & [name]Graham[/name] [name]Robert[/name]

Also, out of curiosity what is [name]Lucia[/name]'s middle name going to be?

Good luck! [name]Hope[/name] that helps!

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thank you all so much for your thoughtful replies. there are some GREAT suggestions I’m going to go through with my husband.

Freckles - I’m hogging all of the internet name boards : ) [name]Lucia[/name]'s middle name is [name]Gail[/name] after my husband’s mother who passed away. Definitely not my favorite name (at all!!) but it’s important to him so I’m going with it.

Thanks again everyone! I’ll post as soon as we decide.

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[name]ALDO[/name]! [name]Franco[/name]! [name]Francesco[/name]! Call him Ches or [name]Chaz[/name] for short.

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My 16yo son’s name is [name]Roman[/name]. He was way ahead of the celebrity naming fad of [name]Roman[/name] (half a dozen or more, I kept all the clippings in his baby book!) but [name]Lucia[/name] was a possibility for us if we’d had a girl. We have a very Italian last name, though, so [name]Roman[/name] (and [name]Lucia[/name], for that matter) worked very well for us. So think of [name]Roman[/name] (I get lots of compliments on it). He is NEVER [name]Romie[/name], but very often [name]Ro[/name]. Also consider [name]Victor[/name] and [name]Anthony[/name], or variations. Think of [name]Vittorio[/name] (or [name]Vito[/name]) especially if you have an Italian last name. Think of [name]Antony[/name] or [name]Antonio[/name]. We have Italian friends with a [name]Hugo[/name] and a [name]Rocco[/name].

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In reading back over all the posts, I noticed a couple of suggestions for [name]Roman[/name] (but please, resist [name]Romie[/name]!) and I think I saw an [name]Enzo[/name]. But [name]Enzo[/name] is a nickname for, among other things, [name]Vincenzo[/name]. Maybe think of [name]Vincent[/name] or [name]Vincenzo[/name]?

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Sorry if these repeat!

[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Gail[/name] and [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ‘[name]Gabe[/name] & [name]Lucy[/name]’
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Gail[/name] and [name]Christian[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ‘[name]Christian[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name]’
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Gail[/name] and [name]Anthony[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ‘[name]Anthony[/name] & [name]Lucy[/name]’
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Gail[/name] and [name]Samson[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ‘[name]Samson[/name], [name]Sonny[/name], [name]Sam[/name] & [name]Lucy[/name]’
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Gail[/name] and [name]Micah[/name] [name]Robert[/name] ‘[name]Micah[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name]’

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I love pp’s suggestion of [name]Nicholas[/name]! [name]Lucia[/name] [name]Gail[/name] and [name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Robert[/name], [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Nick[/name] or [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Nico[/name].

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[name]Roman[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Miles[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Landon[/name] [name]Robert[/name]* -I agree with you about [name]Layton[/name], I think it’s trendy in comparison to lovely [name]Lucia[/name]. [name]Landon[/name] would be a nice compromise between you and your husband.
[name]Mark[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Robert[/name]*
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Porter[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Robert[/name] - Maayyybee just a tiny bit R heavy! But wonderful!
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Robert[/name]- For nicknames, [name]Bas[/name], [name]Bastian[/name]
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Elias[/name] [name]Robert[/name]- More “normal” than [name]Silas[/name], a good alternative with a great flow. I especially like it with [name]Lucia[/name]!
[name]Ethan[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Leon[/name]/[name]Leo[/name]/[name]Leonard[/name]/[name]Leonardo[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Lorenzo[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Enzo[/name] [name]Robert[/name] So cool!

— I like the suggestion of [name]Nicholas[/name]! Very handsome! Also, about [name]Lucia[/name] [name]Gail[/name], if you aren’t set on [name]Gail[/name] perhaps you would like [name]Abigail[/name]. [name]Lucia[/name] [name]Abigail[/name] sounds so complete :)!

  • are my favorites for you and your family :slight_smile:
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Whatever you do, don’t let him talk you into [name]Luca[/name]! Not only is [name]Lucia[/name] and [name]Luca[/name] waaaaayyyyyy too cute for twins, it is waaaayyyy too confusing! Also, with twins I think it is nice to have fairly clear sexual identities to the names. [name]Luca[/name] could be [name]Lucia[/name]'s sister!
Personally (and it is not my kid), I like [name]Silas[/name] and thinks it works well with [name]Lucia[/name]. If the only objection is that your husband thinks it is too weird, tell him, “The Berries told me authoritatively it is not too weird.” It’s not. It is a little trendy, the [name]Simon[/name] or [name]Luke[/name] of the next burst of names. But “weird” won’t be a problem. Other Silases in the class might be. [name]Bennett[/name] sounds as though it might work, as long as you can be a no nickname person here.
I only considered names you both like. I think that is important. Although perhaps one of you can talk the other round to his or her point of view or together you can generate a new list of names that interest both of you.
[name]Just[/name] a few more thoughts: I like [name]Peyton[/name] better than [name]Layton[/name], but think both are flawed. [name]Peyton[/name] is very ambisexual, so realize that goes with the territory. It always seems to me a little too soapy, but not everyone hears it that way. In my neck of the woods, [name]Layton[/name] is an unattractive 'burb. Also I don’t think you want to tempt kids into “[name]Lay[/name]” as a nickname. They will gleefully snatch up the bait. [name]Don[/name]'t know if it is helpful, but I like Chetan (rhymes with [name]Peyton[/name]), which is based on a [name]Sioux[/name] word for “hawk.” Not sure it goes with [name]Lucia[/name], but might be perfect. Also I don’t hate [name]Baylor[/name] (a fresher version of [name]Taylor[/name]).

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I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Lucia[/name] and [name]Vincenzo[/name]!!

[name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Vinny[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Enzo[/name]

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What about [name]Lucia[/name] [name]Gail[/name] & [name]Noah[/name] [name]Robert[/name]? [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Noah[/name]? I love the name [name]Lucia[/name] and I love the name [name]Luca[/name], but unfortunately not in the same family :slight_smile:

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[name]Cyrus[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Donovan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Solomon[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name]
[name]Tate[/name]
[name]Chas[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Chester[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]