The TAM game (part 11: Twila Antigone) Wordy post

[name_f]Twila[/name_f] was my favorite name for many years. I don’t know if she is still THE favorite, but I do love her so.

I was a dancer growing up (and still a dancer at heart and I dabble and move daily), and [name_f]Twyla[/name_f] Tharp was a major inspiration to me. I’ve mentioned before that ambiguous etymology bothers me, but with [name_f]Twila[/name_f] I love every interpretation I’ve seen. The three main meanings being “star” via étoile; or “double-woven,” as in twill fabric, or “twilight.” I tend to pull on any one of these meanings more than the others depending on what I pair it with in the moment. No matter what, I love how simultaneously sparkly and light, carefree, yet rich and emotive she is (just like Tharp’s choreography). I tend to prefer the sleek simplicity of [name_f]Twila[/name_f], but I can sometimes be won over by a [name_f]Twyla[/name_f] combo when the y seems expressive.

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite combo hands down for a couple years was:
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f] [name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f]
Then, when my mom told me she loved [name_u]Lemon[/name_u] on a girl and wanted to meet one, I started loving the idea of
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_u]Lemon[/name_u], which is all sparkle and zest.
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_u]Lemon[/name_u] morphed over time to [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_u]Lumen[/name_u], which just twinkles irridescent, imo…

But my partner has never been a fan. It is one of my deepest naming sadnesses that he hasn’t loved [name_f]Twila[/name_f] in the past. But he is one to be won over by the equation:

Exposure + dashing combo = pictures it on the little girl in his mind and falls in love and starts using the name at every instance in an annoying-but-endearing proto-babytalk.

It took me a LOOONG time to find something I loved as much as the combos above but I finally found
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_u]Jule[/name_u]
That was last year and when I mentioned it to him he said, “You know… I actually like that. Maybe you’re finally winning me over.”

I know -a endings to A beginnings can grate on some, but the slight melding here actually enhances my enjoyment of the combo. I LOVE how [name_f]Twila[/name_f] brings out the jaunty spunk of [name_f]Antigone[/name_f], which I usually see as a more buttoned-up yet cosmopolitan name on her own. [name_f]Twila[/name_f] lets [name_f]Antigone[/name_f]'s hair down, while [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] draws out the sophisticate in [name_f]Twila[/name_f] in turn.

[name_u]Jule[/name_u] was as the family honor name for my side, but now with this TAM project to honor his mom and her side of the family, I think [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] became an excellent candidate for an M promotion. Problem is, to what? In terms of winning over my husband to the cause, [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] can do no wrong. He is obsessed with [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], too, but struggle to say she is the one for me. [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] is always hard for me to let go and I LOVE the weaving connection. Menodora would be perfect with just a little less length, but is length usually a barrier for me? [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] checks a lot of boxes (including honoring my two grandmas [name_u]Marie[/name_u] and [name_f]Margot[/name_f]), but while I love her in most combos, I’m not convinced she is perfect here (please convince me!) Idk…

  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maxima[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] Menae
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] Menodora
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Madelief[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Margrid[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Mina[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] Maëlys
  • [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
0 voters

Please give your best suggestions and spew all the opinions at me.

If you don’t love [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f], what would you pair with [name_f]Twila[/name_f]?

TAM

[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] Menodora
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Alcie[/name_f] Menodora
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Alcie[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] Athenaïs Menodora
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_f]Macy[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Arianell[/name_f] [name_f]Margrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Audre[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Aisling[/name_f] Menodora
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Araceli[/name_f] Menodora
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Agate[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Aisling[/name_f] [name_f]Muse[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] Athenaïs [name_f]Margrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Agathe[/name_f]-Maëlys
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] [name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] Maëlys
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Asterope[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] [name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] Menodora

[name_m]Just[/name_m] the A

[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_u]Aberdeen[/name_u]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Aisling[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Alienor[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Apricot[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] Antiope
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Arianell[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Asterope[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] Arietty
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Alcione[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] Athenaïs

Please help! Thanks, Berries! You all are the best and thanks so much for making it through the TOP T for TAM TEN with me! :fireworks:

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This was lovely to read–it’s clear this name pretty much sparkles with meaning for you! I love love love the idea of [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], but I can see how maybe [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] feels like a lot of syllables. I wonder if a slightly shorter A name could make it work? [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Aisling[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]? With [name_f]Antigone[/name_f], I’ll admit that [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] might be my favorite, mostly because I like how it balance’s [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f]’s lovely length. That said, [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] is growing on me even as I write this…I love [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]’s brightness next to [name_f]Antigone[/name_f]’s depth. I think it works!

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You’ve made me like [name_f]Twila[/name_f]! And honestly it’s not my style but you describe her so beautifully!
This was so hard to choose.
I went with [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] because I love the magic of [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] with the twilight connection of [name_f]Twila[/name_f]. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that it’s one of your husband’s favorites so it’s sure to win him over. :blush:
I really like:
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]*
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] (awesome that it honors both grandmas!)
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Aisling[/name_f] Menodora* (this is so magical)

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I love [name_f]Twila[/name_f]/Twyla! I’m also a dancer so my first association is [name_f]Twyla[/name_f] dance shoes :blush:

I went with [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Madelief[/name_f] because the flow won me over but I honestly would’ve voted for a number of options on this list. [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] is stunning, [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] is so perfectly meaningful, and I absolutely love [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] for you. As I’m typing this out, I’m wishing I had gone with [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]… the meaning combined with the magical imagery (I picture a rainbow bouquet of flowers!) is unparalleled.

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Twila [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] is perfect and i love both [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] and [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Mina[/name_f]!

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Twila [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] is my first choice, but [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] would also be darling!

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I am between [name_f]Miranda[/name_f] and [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]. I also quite like [name_f]Margrid[/name_f]. I generally love Maeve, but I don’t what it is about it with Twila Antigone that doesn’t work for me. (Sometimes names just clash in my mind, and apparently Maeve and Antigone do.)

But I definitely like [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f]! The two sound fantastic together. :slight_smile:

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I like [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maelys[/name_f] and [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] Menae best for flow. [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] is nice as well!

Antigone isn’t my favorite name but I think your reasoning for it is great and it definitely makes [name_f]Twila[/name_f] more stately. It definitely suits your naming style! You describe oit wonderfully.
For your other names I also like [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Alienor[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f], [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f], and [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] [name_f]Maxima[/name_f] (I was saying it aloud to get the feel & I felt like I was saying a [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] spell lol)

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I love [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f]! I was debating between [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] and [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Madelief[/name_f], but I think that the former has a slightly better flow. [name_f]Twila[/name_f] is one of those names that is sooo pretty but for some reason I just don’t find myself really liking it. That said, I think that [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] is a really great combo! [name_f]Twila[/name_f] seems a little bit flimsy to me, but [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] definitely adds strength. Perhaps [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] Menodora has a great flow. [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f] also sounds really good. Finally, I really like [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Asterope[/name_f]- [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Asterope[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f], [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Asterope[/name_f] [name_f]Madelief[/name_f] (:heart:), and [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Asterope[/name_f] Menodora are great!
However, I definitely don’t find [name_f]Twila[/name_f] to be one of your very best names from the TAM games- next to your sons’ names that are very strong, [name_f]Twila[/name_f] just seems, like I said earlier, quite flimsy. Especially considering some of your other suggestions, like [name_f]Titania[/name_f] and [name_f]Thallo[/name_f] ([name_f]Thallo[/name_f] and [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] are still my favorites :smile:). Obviously, this isn’t what you asked, but I just figured I’d add this!

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[name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_f]Aisling[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] is so beautiful!

I think if I lived in the [name_u]South[/name_u] [name_f]Twila[/name_f] would not be my style, either. I really don’t love it in a drawl. That said, the Great Lakes A has spoiled a good number of A names for me, too. But I’m glad to have proselytized [name_f]Twila[/name_f], though. She deserves the extra attention because she is fabulous.

:dancer: :ballet_shoes:

Yes there is indeed something about [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] that doesn’t quite sit right with me here.

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Absolutely! [name_f]Maxima[/name_f] always gives me these vibes but especially as second in a double middle combo! :laughing:

Thank you so much for the extra feedback! I agree [name_f]Twila[/name_f] [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] is a great combo, and that [name_f]Twila[/name_f] is much softer than many of the others I’m considering. You’ve given me some good food for thought about it.

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