[name]Just[/name] for fun, I was thinking “what if I have twins?”(We are TTC, hoping this is our month for baby #2!) They run in both my side and DH’s side.
Our first son’s name is [name]Cuyler[/name] [name]Reese[/name] Holcomb(Holcomb is my maiden name)
If we have a boy next we are for sure set on [name]Avery[/name] [name]Daniel[/name] [name]Alexander[/name].(The middles are chosen for their significance to us) Here are our other two favorite boys names. Which one would you choose as a twin for [name]Avery[/name] and little brother to [name]Cuyler[/name]? We are pretty set on the order. We really don’t want any of the middles to be firsts.
*[name]Asher[/name] [name]Morgan[/name] [name]James[/name] - I like that [name]Asher[/name] is a softer name like [name]Avery[/name], but it has the same ending as [name]Cuyler[/name] and I don’t know if that’s tacky to have a [name]Cuyler[/name], [name]Asher[/name] and [name]Avery[/name]. If we had another name thrown in there it wouldn’t seem so odd but I’m not sure if I want 4 kids lol! I actually [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Morgan[/name] together but my husband won’t go for [name]Morgan[/name] on a boy as a first. Plus we know a girl [name]Morgan[/name] in her teens.
*[name]Weston[/name] [name]Jude[/name] [name]Elias[/name] - I love this name. It sounds handsome and I like the nn [name]Wes[/name]/[name]West[/name]. Does it seem too mismatched to be a twin for [name]Avery[/name] which is a softer name?
We also like [name]Lane[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] but aren’t sure about [name]Lane[/name] with our last name, which is only one syllable and a word name.
I really love the middles [name]Morgan[/name] and [name]James[/name], but I think [name]Asher[/name] might be a bit much with a [name]Cuyler[/name] and an [name]Avery[/name].
I also like the idea of giving both twins softer names, which is why [name]Weston[/name] doesn’t really work for me, either.
Have you considered [name]Westley[/name] instead? It would give you the [name]Wes[/name]/[name]West[/name] nn potential, but has a softer feel. I quite like [name]Westley[/name] and [name]Avery[/name].
I also prefer [name]Everett[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] to [name]Jude[/name] [name]Elias[/name]. Maybe [name]Westley[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]? [name]Westley[/name] [name]Morgan[/name] [name]James[/name] is even better!
[name]Edit[/name]: Actually, the more I think about it, [name]Asher[/name] isn’t that bad with [name]Avery[/name]. I’m just stuck on [name]Westley[/name] because my husband won’t let me use it!
I wish my husband would let me use [name]Morgan[/name]. I think it fits well with [name]Avery[/name]…sigh. I really don’t like [name]Wesley[/name] or [name]Westley[/name] at all. What I like about [name]Weston[/name] is it’s rugged, strong sound. I like [name]Everett[/name] and would consider it for a first except it seems to much “v” with [name]Avery[/name]. [name]Everett[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] is handsome.
I actually like [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Weston[/name] together because [name]Cuyler[/name], [name]Avery[/name], and [name]Weston[/name] sound like an adorable trio of little cowboys. [name]Avery[/name] is softer and [name]Weston[/name]'s more rugged, but together they just sound like cute little cowboys, which unites all three of them (which [name]Asher[/name] doesn’t quite have going for it, even though I love [name]Asher[/name]!). I think the nn [name]Wes[/name]/[name]West[/name] sort of softens the whole persona of [name]Weston[/name], as well.
Honestly, [name]Alyssa[/name], I love all your choices, haha, so I’m not going to be much help here. [name]Just[/name] trying to help you see a bit more of [name]Weston[/name]'s appeal, haha. I don’t think [name]Lane[/name] with your LN is ideal, and I don’t think [name]Asher[/name] stylistically fits as well as [name]Weston[/name], but I definitely like [name]Asher[/name] and [name]Lane[/name] more than [name]Weston[/name], so I would be happy to see any of your choices used, haha.
I don’t think [name]Weston[/name] and [name]Avery[/name] are mismatched. [name]Avery[/name] might have a softer sound, but I think the hard “v” gives it some bite. Plus, [name]Wes[/name] is softer. I think [name]Weston[/name], [name]Avery[/name], and [name]Cuyler[/name] go together well; I like that none of them repeat the same endings, but all have more modern, rough-and-tumble sounds. [name]Avery[/name], [name]Asher[/name], and [name]Cuyler[/name] are a bit too matchy together [name]IMO[/name], and I think two one syllable word names is a bit awkward, so I might not go with [name]Lane[/name]. It is too bad about [name]Morgan[/name]; it does sound nice with [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Cuyler[/name].
If you are looking for alternatives, I think these sound good with [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Cuyler[/name]:
[name]Declan[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Lane[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Morgan[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name] [name]Morgan[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name] [name]Asher[/name] [name]Elias[/name]
[name]Stellan[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Jude[/name] [name]Elias[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name] [name]Elias[/name] [name]Lane[/name]
[name]Macon[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
Oh, I’m glad you think [name]Weston[/name] fits with [name]Cuyler[/name] and [name]Avery[/name]. I do think [name]Cuyler[/name], [name]Lane[/name] and [name]Avery[/name] actually sound cute together too. But you are right, [name]Lane[/name] isn’t ideal with our last name. [name]Silly[/name] last names, haha! [name]Wes[/name] does sound softer, too, I hadn’t thought of that. I actually like [name]Asher[/name] and [name]Avery[/name] together better than [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Weston[/name], but my husband likes [name]Weston[/name] better overall than [name]Asher[/name].