Our twins were born this month and we are thrilled with our precious babies and their beautiful names. Big brother is [name_m]Charleston[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] ("[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]"), a name we had no difficulty choosing: we like long, uncommon (but familiar sounding) first names with short, recognizable nicknames, and we stuck with those parameters for these twins.
[name_f]Kalinda[/name_f] is a name I discovered and have loved since I was a little girl, pouring through the baby name book my parents had used when naming me. Thankfully my husband liked the name as well. We have been calling her by her nickname, “[name_f]Kali[/name_f]” (pronounced [name_u]Kay[/name_u]-lee). I was overjoyed to learn that we were having twins, one of whom was our first girl girl—hence, her middle name [name_f]Joy[/name_f].
We had a harder time deciding on a name for our second son, but eventually settled on [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], which fits our pattern of a unique three-syllable first name with a cute nickname ("[name_u]Sully[/name_u]"). His middle name, [name_m]Luke[/name_m], is my husband’s first name. (Big brother [name_m]Charleston[/name_m]'s middle name, [name_u]Michael[/name_u], is also a family name honoring three grandfathers and two uncles.)
I love that the twins’ names flow together—same number of syllables, both rather uncommon—but aren’t overly match-y. [name_f]Kali[/name_f] and [name_u]Sully[/name_u]'s names fit them perfectly, and Mom, Dad, and big brother are totally in love with our two tiny bundles of love.
