I love your suggested pairs and the nicknames are great.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Augustine[/name_m] is so cool. And maybe [name_m]Kit[/name_m] for [name_m]Beckett[/name_m]?
[name_f][/name_f]Thank you!
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You’re so right [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] sound so good together.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Love[/name_f] love love [name_m]Pascoe[/name_m]!
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Great sibset thank you!
i had a feeling you’d like augustine;) it goes so well with raffael! and you’d still get gus as a nickname
[name_f][/name_f]i think kit could work as a nickname for beckett, a little unintuitive but it’s not that far away
[name_f][/name_f](i also like augustine gus[name_f][/name_f] & valentine val[name_f][/name_f] together a lot!)
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[name_m]Raffael[/name_m] is gorgeous! [name_f][/name_f] Well done, mama 
[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] And I adore [name_m]Rafe[/name_m]!
I really love [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Everett[/name_m], and [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] nn [name_m]Teddy[/name_m]! [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Gilligan[/name_m] is interesting; I struggle with not thinking of the show, but I do really like [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m]! [name_f][/name_f] I think [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] would be easier to get to the nn [name_m]Gus[/name_m], too? [name_f][/name_f] Especially with an “S” middle name [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], for example, makes perfect sense for the nn [name_m]Gus[/name_m] for me?
[name_f][/name_f]I also love[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Baxter[/name_m] but it doesn’t have the same vibes as [name_m]Raffael[/name_m] & [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], etc., etc., for me.
[name_f][/name_f]In the vein of [name_m]Raffael[/name_m] “Raffie/Rafe”, what about:
[name_f][/name_f]- [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Fitzwilliam[/name_m] “Fitz(y), [name_m]Wim[/name_m], Will” [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] “Barnes, [name_m]Bo[/name_m], Rab” (maybe even [name_m]Ben[/name_m]? [name_f][/name_f] I could see [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m], and it feels very Victorian [name_f]England[/name_f] to me) [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Amory[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] “Iggy, [name_f]Tiggy[/name_f], [name_m]Nash[/name_m], Nate” (feels very spot on for the feel of [name_m]Raffael[/name_m] & [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] & Jasper!) [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] “Freddie, [name_m]Eric[/name_m], Fitz/Fritz” (I might even go Arrow/Eero because [name_m]Eero[/name_m] is the Finnish version of [name_m]Eric[/name_m], but I’m a big [name_m]Eero[/name_m] fan) [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Errol[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Cyril[/name_m] “Cy” [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Orion[/name_m] (Ori? [name_f][/name_f] Rory?) [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] “Auggie/Gus” [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] or [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Theophile[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] (feels very grand and Victorian to me! [name_f][/name_f] And SO many nickname options [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Bear[/name_m], [name_m]Tor[/name_m], [name_m]Tolly[/name_m], and [name_m]Bo[/name_m] might be my favorites, but I like [name_m]Bertie[/name_m] too!) [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Albert[/name_m] “Albie/Bertie” [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m] “Gil/Bertie” [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Valentine[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Julian[/name_m] “Jules” [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Florian[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Leander[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Forest[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Dominic[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Roman[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Matteo[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Tadeo[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Armand[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Auden[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Tristan[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
- [name_m]Truett[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]
Good luck!
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[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] and [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m] are going on my list! Thank you! Absolutely great thoughts here 
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I love [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] (bash) for one. Ideas for the second boy:
[name_f][/name_f]Callahan/Callaway “Cal”
[name_f][/name_f]Finnegan/Finnian “Fin”
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Kerrigan[/name_f] “Kerry”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Conrad[/name_m] “Coco”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] “Thad/Tad”
Top picks:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], & [name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], & [name_f]Kerrigan[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], & [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
Raffie, [name_m]Bash[/name_m], & [name_m]Fin[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Raffie, Sebby, & [name_f]Kerry[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Raffie, [name_m]Bash[/name_m], & [name_m]Thad[/name_m]
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[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Raffael[/name_m], [name_m]Bash[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Everett[/name_m] and Basil/Baz! I think you’d have to go out of your way to make [name_m]Gus[/name_m] work for [name_m]Gilligan[/name_m], if you’re not a fan of [name_m]Gil[/name_m] I’d be more inclined to use it as a middle name where they don’t get nicknamed often.
[name_f][/name_f]other ideas that come to mind with your list:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Bellamy[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cassian[/name_m] nn [name_m]Cas[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Flynn[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sterling[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Asa[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Maxim[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Nathanial[/name_m] nn [name_m]Nate[/name_m], [name_m]Tate[/name_m]
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Great suggestions thanks!
[name_m]Hi[/name_m]!
[name_f][/name_f]I’m not sure if this is the right way to follow up with the discussion I started but if anyone has any further advice I’d love some.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I have settled on [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] (Bash) for one boy and we have two new names we like for his brother.
[name_f][/name_f]Hubby loves [name_m]Benoit[/name_m] because it means “blessed” and is spunky yet sophisticated like [name_m]Raffael[/name_m]. However, we both agree we don’t like the nickname [name_m]Ben[/name_m] so much and the full name is pretty out there.
[name_f][/name_f]I’ve fallen for [name_m]Beckett[/name_m] nickname [name_m]Kit[/name_m] (so handsome!) but we both feel the meaning of the name isn’t very deep. It means beehive, which is cute, but not as impactful as “blessed.”
[name_f][/name_f]If anyone has any suggestions on a cool nickname from [name_m]Benoit[/name_m] or an alternative name with similar vibes to these two new favourite that would be awesome!
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]The[/name_m] line up in my head is [name_m]Raffael[/name_m] (Raff), [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] (Bash) and …
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Beckett[/name_m] (Kit)??
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Benoit[/name_m] (…)??
Sebastian is my fave boys’ name! And I would personally go with Benedict for the second twin.
It matches so well with both the other boys, has the “blessed” meaning, and avoids some of the split second stumbles for some with pronouncing Benoit.
I’d go Benny for Benoit but you could go further afield with Benedict: Ned, Nix, Ted, Dex, Beck, and even Kit!
(With Benoit you could maybe go Toby, Noa, Neo, Waby, Bo.)
Beckett would be Beck or Kit for me! Bash and Beck did make me think Posh & Becks 
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Thank you!
Really appreciate your input 
I’ve always struggled with the breakfast association with Benedict but I like your nickname suggestions.
Bo from Benoit is cute…
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] is so handsome to me (much more [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] Cumberbatch than style of eggs!).
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