Four is our number. It’s what we told ourselves when we decided to start trying for lucky number four! Well, four turned into five. Yep, that’s right, twins!
I’ve been searching for names for months now, turning over every stone I can find for possible names but nothing is really sticking or sounding appealing in the least. I’m not sure if I’ve just looked over one too many names and now they’re all starting to sound the same. I’m due in three weeks and thankfully, they’ve stayed where they’re supposed to be until I can find names for them.
We already have three boys. [name]Stellan[/name] [name]Ezra[/name] is our eldest at five, [name]Shiloh[/name] [name]Kieran[/name] is close behind at four and our last bundle of joy is Mohin [name]Aubrey[/name] at two. I still love their names! And considering my hobby of looking for names high and low, I’m surprised at myself. I don’t really have a specific naming style, I just pick names that I like. I don’t necessarily believe in “sib sets” and don’t run my life around them which is probably part of my problem. Nothing is narrowed down to “does it match his brothers?” or “do they sound like they could be brothers?”
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Our last name is [name]Gray[/name].
Names we like:
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]
[name]Winston[/name]
[name]Kai[/name]
[name]Milo[/name] (but too close to [name]Shiloh[/name])
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Waverley[/name] (my husband wants this one, from the novel by Sir [name]Walter[/name] [name]Scott[/name] (his favorite book). I’m not sold.)
[name]Zephyr[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
[name]Hadley[/name]
Oh! I forgot to add the name [name]Audie[/name] to the list!
Out of those names, my favorite is [name]Jude[/name]. The only one that really goes with [name]Jude[/name] is [name]Winston[/name], and even then it doesn’t really match. ([name]Milo[/name] would be better, but it does rhyme).
[name]Jude[/name] and [name]Lake[/name]
[name]Jude[/name] and [name]Blaine[/name]
[name]Jude[/name] and [name]Sylvan[/name]
[name]Jude[/name] and Aidric
[name]Jude[/name] and [name]Adrian[/name]
[name]Jude[/name] and [name]Soren[/name]
[name]Jude[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name]
J is my favorite name letter, so I also love [name]Jude[/name] and [name]Jack[/name] or [name]Jem[/name], but that gets a bit matchy. I agree with you about sibsets. I think they shouldn’t keep you from choosing a name you love, but with twins, I think its important to give them names that go together since their names will be said together all their lives and especially names with equal weight (i.e. don’t name one after a president and one a surfer name).
It does seem there are a lot of Grays. And they are having a lot of twins. Congrats!
Wow, I love that you have a son named [name]Shiloh[/name], I love it!!!
[name]Jude[/name], [name]Finley[/name] and [name]Riley[/name] are my favourites but I think [name]Jude[/name] fits best. [name]Jude[/name] [name]Winston[/name] [name]Gray[/name] is very handsome. [name]Arthur[/name] [name]Milo[/name] [name]Gray[/name] is adorable too.
You’re not concerned with matching sibsets so I won’t be either! I think your list is pretty tame compared to [name]Stellan[/name], [name]Shiloh[/name] and Mohin.
Twin Boy 1: [name]Jude[/name] [name]Winston[/name] (I usually don’t like one syllable fn and ln combos but [name]Jude[/name] [name]Gray[/name] is pretty cool!)
Twin Boy 2: [name]Kai[/name] [name]Waverley[/name] (your husbands likes this so why not use it as a mn. I like the fact that both boys share a “W” mn).
Here are some suggestions from different styles/cultures.
sparrowfinch – I really like [name]Sylvan[/name] and [name]Soren[/name], I’ll have to mention it to my husband!
sheflieswithherownwings – I love it too and thankfully, so does Shi! He’ll be the first one to tell you, “hi, I’m [name]Shiloh[/name], like the dog!” [name]Jude[/name] [name]Winston[/name] is on my list as a complete name, along with [name]Jude[/name] [name]Walter[/name] because I love the sound of [name]Walter[/name] [name]Gray[/name] (I’m really pushing for [name]Walter[/name] [name]Riley[/name] or [name]Walter[/name] anything). I also love [name]Arthur[/name] [name]Milo[/name].
mischa – I actually have [name]Jude[/name] [name]Winston[/name] paired with [name]Kai[/name] [name]Waverley[/name] on my list so it’s pretty funny you would too. And I completely agree about [name]Jude[/name] [name]Gray[/name]. I LOVE [name]Atticus[/name] and [name]Leopold[/name] but my husband doesn’t.
Thank you all for your help and a Merry Christmas to you and your families!
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Winston[/name] is on my list as a complete name, along with [name]Jude[/name] [name]Walter[/name] because I