Twin names?

Girl Names
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These are all family name options. Their big brother is [name_m]John[/name_m] which was an easy choise and now we are having such a hard time!

[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] ( I love this name but fear the nn Brawny…)
OR
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] - too repetitive?
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
Like the nn [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] or [name_f]Via[/name_f]

For the boy:
[name_m]Barden[/name_m] ( dh’s first choice. Not wild about it and worry it is too similar to [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]?)
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_m]Gunnar[/name_m] ( family name was Gunnard. This was my first choice but I keep getting stuck on the [name_m]Gun[/name_m] connotation…)

Thanks for any help!!

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I already replied to your [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]/[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] question, but I wanted to add (since you mentioned fearing “brawny”) that my cousin’s daughter (a BG twin, in fact!) is named [name_f]Anwen[/name_f] and they call her [name_f]Winnie[/name_f].

I kind of think the similarity between [name_m]Barden[/name_m] and [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] is cute. None of your boy names are really my style but I USUALLY try not to do repeat endings in sib-sets so from your options, I would vote for [name_m]Gunnar[/name_m]…but it seems like a totally different type or genre of name than the rest, if that makes sense. I’m not sure–I’m just as torn as you are!

Congrats on your twins!

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I love [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]! I don’t like your boy choices with the classic [name_m]John[/name_m] and [name_u]Vivian[/name_u].

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Are you looking for opinions on/combinations from these names or further suggestions? I’ve done a bit of both :slight_smile:

I really like [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]! I grew up with a [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] and never heard her called brawny.

I like the sibset of [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] and [name_m]Barden[/name_m] but [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] and [name_m]Barden[/name_m] are similar.

Here are some other ideas:

[name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] and [name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] and [name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] and [name_m]Macsen[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] and [name_m]Maddox[/name_m]

I think [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] and [name_m]Gunnar[/name_m] work together.

Vivian is also beautiful. [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Vivian[/name_f] and [name_m]Barden[/name_m] would make an awesome sibset. I haven’t heard of [name_m]Barden[/name_m] before; it’s distinguished!

Here are some other ideas:

[name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Vivian[/name_f] and [name_m]Augustin[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Vivian[/name_f] and [name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m], Vivian and [name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Vivian[/name_f] and [name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Vivian[/name_f] and [name_m]Maximus[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Vivian[/name_f] and [name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Vivian[/name_f] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Vivian[/name_f] and [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] nn [name_u]Pax[/name_u]

In short, they are lovely names with lots of potential combinations.

Good luck, would love to hear what you decide on!