Twins

General Name Discussion
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I’m new so here’s a quick introduction: We are [name]Elizabeth[/name] & [name]John[/name] and we have a 3 yr old son named [name]Timothy[/name] [name]John[/name]. We are now expecting twins! We need help coming up with names for them especially girls. Our surname is Clendon.

We have decided on [name]Richard[/name] and [name]Peter[/name] for 2 boys but need middle name ideas please.

We are really struggling with girls names though. This list is painfully short, none are jumping out at us and we are really struggling to add any names to it. So, more suggestions would be most helpful. We would use [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Victoria[/name] as middle names.
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]

Thankyou!

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I love your list! And [name]Timothy[/name] is a great name- you clearly have good taste. My favorites from your girls list are [name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Emily[/name], followed by [name]Julia[/name]. I’ve always prefered [name]Sophia[/name] to [name]Sophie[/name] and I’ve never really loved [name]Laura[/name], but they’re still classic, sophisticated names and you really can’t go wrong with any of them. I think you might also like:
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]/[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Christina[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]

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[name]Hi[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], welcome to Nameberry. Here are my opinions on the name list with my faves in bold. All the best!
[name]Julia[/name] - I’ve never been a fan of this name but [name]Julia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] would make a wonderful pairing.
[name]Abigail[/name] - Oh, a classic Biblical gem. [name]Abigail[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] would be a distinguished combo.
[name]Sophie[/name] - I like this version rather than [name]Sophia[/name]. [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is beautiful.
[name]Laura[/name] - Not my taste but even I admit that [name]Laura[/name] does go well with your son [name]Timothy[/name] [name]John[/name]. [name]Laura[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is the best combo I think!
[name]Emily[/name] - Pretty name but extremely popular. I prefer [name]Emmeline[/name] or even [name]Emma[/name]. [name]Emily[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] has a nice ring to it thougth.
Suggestions:
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]/[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]/[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Frances[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Grace[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]/[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Anne[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]

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I love the names on your list! My favorites would be [name]Emily[/name] [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Abigail[/name] [name]Victoria[/name], and [name]Julia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name].

Here are some other ideas: (Sorry for any repeats.)
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Grace[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]

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I love [name]Timothy[/name]! Classic, but not too popular, names would definitely be best for his potential sisters - I love your idea of [name]Julia[/name].

Another option which I don’t believe has been mentioned is [name]Harriet[/name] - here in the UK it is very popular, always has been, but if you’re in the US then it’s not even in the top 1000, yet is recognisable, and pretty but grounded. Plus, the nicknames are many and varied - [name]Harri[/name] for a spunky little tomboy, [name]Hattie[/name] or [name]Ettie[/name] for a vintage sweetheart, [name]Happy[/name] for a bubbly, vivacious child, [name]Etta[/name] for some [name]Golden[/name] Age of Hollywood glamour. [name]Julia[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name] would make great names for twin sisters!

Good luck!
[name]Auburn[/name]

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Thankyou so much for the responses and compliments on my sons name - have to say that you don’t meet many little [name]Timothy[/name]'s! Of the suggestions, I like these: [name]Rachel[/name], [name]Rose[/name], [name]Diana[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Georgiana[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name] - will run them past [name]John[/name] in the morning and we’ll see how many survive! Any other ideas?

What middle names would you put with [name]Peter[/name] and [name]Richard[/name]?

Thankyou!

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I sort of hate myself for saying this, but… my first thought on hearing [name]Peter[/name] and [name]Richard[/name] together was “oh, they’re themed.” Think, um, slang. I hope I don’t have to spell it out, haha.

My husband passed a moratorium on all names of the type, which is a damn shame because I’d love to use [name]Richard[/name] (I’m a huge apologist for [name]Richard[/name] III, Yorkist king who lost the War of the Roses, long story). I think he is a little ridiculous about it, but I can’t deny that a twin set of [name]Richard[/name] and [name]Peter[/name] immediately brings my mind to bad places. Replacing either one would alleviate this a lot, but personally I would never use [name]Peter[/name].

Of your list, I like [name]Abigail[/name] the best by far. It pairs nicely with both [name]Emily[/name] and [name]Julia[/name].

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You have lost me. I think there must have been a zillion sibsets of [name]Richard[/name] and [name]Peter[/name] so what is wrong with these two lovely names?

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Oh well. sigh This is a name site, and this is about names. Uh, please don’t ban me, nameberry PTB.

My spouse refers to both of these as “dick names.” That clear enough? :lol: We had a good bit of strife over the whole name thing, and per nameberry’s advice on the subject, we made lists of groups of names we considered absolutely unacceptable. #1 on his list were names that were, in some variant, slang for a man’s junk. Again, I think he’s a little ridiculous about it because there’s no way that’ll be association numero uno for either name for anyone, but the two together…? It’s the first place I went. I doubt I’d be the only one (though I’m probably one of the few women, hearing much less slang for male junk over our lifetimes). I figure it is worth warning the OP about.

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[name]Hi[/name], Mommy Clendon!

[name]Timothy[/name] [name]John[/name] is certainly one you don’t hear everyday now! [name]How[/name] great! Is he [name]Tim[/name] or [name]Timmy[/name], or [name]Timothy[/name] all the way? Or perhaps T.J.? Anyway, good choice.

As for [name]Peter[/name] and [name]Richard[/name], are you planning to use nicknames? I honestly love [name]Peter[/name]. It’s simple and classic yet not terribly overused, pretty much like [name]Timothy[/name]! I’ll be honest with you and say [name]Richard[/name] isn’t my favorite, even though you’re already decided on your set, it seems. [name]Richard[/name], to me, is just a little bit heavy and tired, and it feels rather old and dull - even Nameberry describes it as “far from stylish.” That’s just my opinion, though, and if you and your family love it, by all means ignore me! I guess I’d pair [name]Peter[/name] with something like [name]Daniel[/name], [name]David[/name], [name]Eliot[/name], [name]Francis[/name], or [name]Joseph[/name]. In fact, I love [name]Timothy[/name] with [name]Francis[/name] and [name]Peter[/name] - [name]Frankie[/name] and [name]Pete[/name] are so great for boys!

As for middle names, I’d probably go with a one- or three-syllable middle name along the lines of [name]Anthony[/name], [name]Benjamin[/name], [name]Christopher[/name], [name]Mark[/name], or [name]Nicholas[/name]. I particularly like [name]Peter[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] and [name]Peter[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name], [name]Francis[/name] [name]Mark[/name] or [name]Francis[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name], [name]Daniel[/name] [name]Christopher[/name] or [name]Daniel[/name] [name]Mark[/name], [name]David[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] or [name]David[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name], [name]Eliot[/name] [name]Mark[/name] or [name]Eliot[/name] [name]Christopher[/name], [name]Joseph[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] or [name]Joseph[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name], or - if you’re set! - [name]Richard[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] or [name]Richard[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name].

From your girls’ list, [name]Laura[/name] and [name]Abigail[/name] are my favorites. They’re great! [name]Laura[/name], in particular, is right in line with [name]Timothy[/name]'s classic styling, yet it, also like [name]Timothy[/name], isn’t one of the overtly popular classics. I’d also use [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Grace[/name], [name]Jane[/name], [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Mary[/name], or [name]Rachel[/name]. With your long middle name choices, [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name], I would vouch for shorter first names. Also, to maximize flow, I’d probably argue against a name ending in -a - it will be redundant with [name]Victoria[/name] and the flow will be minimized with [name]Elizabeth[/name].

Thus, I think [name]Abigail[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] works if you want something quite long, as would [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], or [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]. For something shorter, I think [name]Grace[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] or [name]Grace[/name] [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Jane[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Mary[/name] [name]Victoria[/name], or [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] or [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] would be great! [name]Even[/name] though both have the same A sound, I think [name]Rachel[/name] and [name]Grace[/name] are very sweet for twins! [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Grace[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], specifically…

What are you going to do if you have a boy and a girl, or is that not a possibility for you? I think [name]Peter[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name] - [name]Peter[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] - or [name]Peter[/name] and [name]Grace[/name] - [name]Peter[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] and [name]Grace[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] - would be ideal.

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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Thankyou all so much for the advice! We are set with the boys names: they are our dad’s names… As to one of each will worry about that when have 4 names decided!

whistling girl: thats fair enough but not a problem for us but thanks for your comment anyway! I can see the [name]Richard[/name] thing (our [name]Richard[/name] does go as [name]Dick[/name] incidentally) but have no idea when it comes to [name]Peter[/name]??!!

lemon: [name]Timothy[/name] goes by his full name at the moment but he can choose what every nn he wants when he’s older thats fine - we tend to believe that you name a baby the name you are going to call them and that nn’s just happen and shouldn’t really be “assigned” as such (pet peeve if you will!). Funny you suggested [name]Benjamin[/name] as I’ve always loved that name but it’s just awkward with our surname in front. We were going to go with [name]Peter[/name] and [name]Benjamin[/name] but then [name]John[/name] suggested using [name]Richard[/name] so one dad wasn’t left out and that just works for us! I love the combination of [name]Peter[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]! Not too keen on [name]Richard[/name] [name]Anthony[/name] mainly because it would make initials RAC!! As to girls names I’m not apposed to a really long name (I’ve got one and it has worked perfectly well for me!). I do really like the combination of [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Victoria[/name].

Of the names suggested yesterday, [name]John[/name] loves [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name]. He also liked [name]Georgiana[/name] (but only if we can pn it jor-jahn-ah - is that workable?) and [name]Rachel[/name]. So, our list stands:
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]?

Thankyou all so much!

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From your list I love [name]Julia[/name] and [name]Abigail[/name] for your twins. They are classics, but not overly popular, or trendy in any way. [name]Sophie[/name] has become too popular for the names that compliment your family as classic, elegant and timeless. [name]Emily[/name] has been done, so very, very done and now, only after the [name]Emma[/name] stampede is not the time to bring it back. [name]Laura[/name], there is nothing wrong with it at all, I just personally think [name]Julia[/name] and [name]Abigail[/name] have the wow factor.

[name]Julia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Abigail[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] ~ perfect!

WDYT about?

[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Alma[/name]
[name]Anabel[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Josie[/name]
[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]

Other great sib-sets from this list:

[name]Julia[/name] & [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Julia[/name] & [name]Rosalind[/name]

[name]Abigail[/name] & [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] & [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] & [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] & [name]Esther[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] & [name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] & Virgina

PM me if you wish!

Blessings,

[name]Bella[/name] <3

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For girls, I love [name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Laura[/name]. I like that the first letter of one is the last letter of the other. Sort of…cements them together, without being too close. [name]Abigail[/name] [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Laura[/name] [name]Harriet[/name] are pretty. (Not sure if you don’t want [name]ARC[/name]?)

For boys, my dad is [name]Richard[/name] [name]Michael[/name], and my grandfather is [name]Richard[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] (I think that is a family name though?). I love [name]Peter[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]. My friend’s cousin just named her baby [name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Richard[/name] - [name]Nick[/name] [name]Dick[/name]. [name]Don[/name]'t use [name]Nicholas[/name]. :slight_smile:

Good luck!

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My sister’s name is [name]Julia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], and a lovely name it is! :slight_smile: I think [name]Abigail[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] would be great as well. With your newer list additions, I like [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name]. Any reason you would not / could not use [name]Victoria[/name] as a first name? It has a beautiful, classic feel to it. [name]Julia[/name] and [name]Victoria[/name] would be lovely together.

Middle name ideas for boys…

[name]Richard[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Allen[/name]
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Michael[/name]
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Lawrence[/name]
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Lee[/name]
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Nathan[/name]

[name]Peter[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Simon[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]David[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] [name]William[/name]

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Oh, whistlinggirl, sounds like our DH’s are cut from the same cloth!

Clendons: it doesn’t sound like you are in the US, so I imagine you don’t have the same slang as we do here. You do have great taste in names (underused classics).

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For middles if twin boys, I love [name]Peter[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] and [name]Richard[/name] [name]Simon[/name] - very handsome and distinguished combos!

For girls, my family have a lot in common with you - I am [name]Emily[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], my sister is [name]Abigail[/name] and my cousin is [name]Julia[/name]! I know [name]Emily[/name] has been overdone, but it is such a beautiful name. The only reason I am not fully recommending it for you, is because of the similar ending with [name]Timothy[/name]. My favorites from your list so far:

[name]Timothy[/name] [name]John[/name] and
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Laura[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]

I think [name]Harriet[/name] is a different style from any of the other girls, although she works well with big brother [name]Timothy[/name]. I love [name]Rose[/name] and it would work well. [name]Do[/name] you like any of the [name]Rose[/name] derivatives? I’m partial to [name]Rosemary[/name]: [name]Abigail[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Rosemary[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name].

Good luck!

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Here are my favorites for you:
[name]Timothy[/name] [name]John[/name] and…

Boys
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] and how about:
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]

Girls
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Julia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Laura[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Laura[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Rose[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Emily[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Rose[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]

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[name]Hi[/name]! From your girl’s list, I like these combinations:

[name]Rose[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] Clendon
[name]Harriet[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] Clendon
or
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] Clendon
[name]Laura[/name] [name]Rose[/name] Clendon
or
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] Clendon
[name]Georgiana[/name] [name]Rose[/name] Clendon

For your possible boys, I like these combos:

[name]Peter[/name] [name]James[/name] Clendon
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Ross[/name] Clendon
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name] Clendon
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name] Clendon
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] Clendon

[name]Richard[/name] [name]Paul[/name] Clendon
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Scott[/name] Clendon
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Joel[/name] Clendon
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Charles[/name] Clendon
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] Clendon

BTW, I have a son named [name]Timothy[/name], too, and our family only calls him [name]Timothy[/name]. Great name! :smiley:

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Thankyou everyone! A lot of the suggestions are too old fashioned for us. eg. we like [name]Rose[/name] but not [name]Rosemary[/name] (that help?).

I think we are set on using [name]Benjamin[/name] as a middle name for one of the boys. Which sounds better [name]Peter[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] Clendon or [name]Richard[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] Clendon?

Sorry none of the other middle name ideas are right. So ideas for:
[name]Peter[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] and [name]Richard[/name] ? Clendon
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] and [name]Peter[/name] ? Clendon

We like these combinations for 2 girls - what do you think?:
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Rose[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] ([name]Julia[/name] and [name]Rose[/name])
[name]Harriet[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Rose[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Harriet[/name] and [name]Rose[/name])
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Julia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Julia[/name])
[name]Sophie[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Emily[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] ([name]Sophie[/name] and [name]Emily[/name])
[name]Laura[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] ([name]Laura[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name])
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Laura[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Laura[/name])

Still open to ideas though!

Thanks!

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I love the pairing of [name]Abigail[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Julia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] . [name]Peter[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] Clendon is my choice for your boy. Does the ending of your surname sound like “don” or “din”? If it’s the latter, [name]Benjamin[/name] and Clendon would share the same sound. FYI - There is an American actor called [name]Richard[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name].