I already have a [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] and a [name_f]Carina[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], and now we’re just weeks from having boy/girl twins!
While I will say that the two Cs for our older kids was actually unintentional ([name_f]Carina[/name_f] was just one name on my short list - the L&D nurses fell in love with it!), my husband and I have names that both start with L, so we’ve decided to continue the trend of pairs of letters…and have come up with the following pairs for twins:
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_m]Byron[/name_m]*
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and [name_m]Nathan[/name_m]*
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_u]Micah[/name_u]*
([name_f]Sonia[/name_f] or [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]) and ([name_m]Simon[/name_m] or [name_m]Silas[/name_m]* or [name_m]Soren[/name_m] or [name_m]Steven[/name_m]*)
(names with asterisks are ones we’re not SUPER thrilled about but love the other name in the set - looking for something not in top 100 but still familiar, to go with common Scandinavian last name)
I’d love to help narrow it down to 2-3 choices so we can start thinking middle names, too. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have a vote?
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m] are my favorite, especially if [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] is used as a nickname. Least favorite is probably [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and [name_m]Nathan[/name_m]. Aside from the shared first letter, I don’t see those names having a lot in common. They just seem like they clash to me.
The last combo seems to be the one you are least sure of. I like [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] and [name_m]Simon[/name_m], not wild about [name_f]Sonia[/name_f]. Have you thought about using [name_m]Stellan[/name_m] in the boy spot? And if you choose to use a different S name in place of [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] ([name_f]Sonia[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], etc.) [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m] would be great on a little boy.
I love [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m] as well as [name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m]. I do think [name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m] work better with [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] and [name_f]Carina[/name_f] though.
I do like the names [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], and [name_f]Margot[/name_f] and would pair them up as follows
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_m]Baxter[/name_m]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and [name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_m]Miles[/name_m]
I find it helpful to break it up by gender thinking of sister names and brothers names vs twin names:
[name_f]Carina[/name_f] and [name_f]Elise[/name_f] I love these two as sisters but I am not a fan of [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] may I suggest [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_f]Carina[/name_f] and [name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Carina[/name_f] and [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Carina[/name_f] and [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Carina[/name_f] and [name_f]Sonia[/name_f]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] and [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] and [name_m]Simon[/name_m]
Wow, those are some great names! They’re classic but unexpected. [name_u]Love[/name_u] it! My top two are [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m], and [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]. I don’t care all that much for [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], but I do like it with [name_m]Simon[/name_m] and your other kids’ names.
I like [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], and [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] a lot, but I agree with you that I’m not in love with the boys’ names. I really liked paw’s suggestions for alternate boy names. A couple more I thought of are [name_m]Braham[/name_m] and [name_m]Bennett[/name_m].
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] are also very nice. The only reason they’re not my favorites is because of how popular [name_f]El[/name_f]- and [name_f]Em[/name_f]- names are. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though the names aren’t extremely popular, they still feel a bit trendy because of that [name_f]IMO[/name_f] (but are still beautiful choices!).
Another vote for [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m] or [name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m]. Those are both perfect, not too matchy, and go well with their older siblings.
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m]. [name_u]Love[/name_u] them as a foursome - brothers [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] & [name_m]Graham[/name_m], sisters [name_f]Carina[/name_f] and [name_f]Gwen/name_f [name_u]LOVE[/name_u]!!
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_m]Byron[/name_m]*
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and [name_m]Nathan[/name_m]*
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_u]Micah[/name_u]*
([name_f]Sonia[/name_f] or [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]) and ([name_m]Simon[/name_m] or [name_m]Silas[/name_m]* or [name_m]Soren[/name_m] or [name_m]Steven[/name_m]*)
I love [name_m]Simon[/name_m] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]! [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] is one of my favorites right now. That’s where my vote goes!
Some other ideas for your starred ones:
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_u]Blaine[/name_u], [name_u]Barrett[/name_u], [name_m]Bennett[/name_m], [name_m]Benton[/name_m], [name_u]Brice[/name_u], [name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m], [name_u]Noel[/name_u], [name_m]Nigel[/name_m], [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]/[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m], [name_m]Malachi[/name_m], [name_m]Miles[/name_m]/[name_m]Myles[/name_m], [name_m]Matthias[/name_m], [name_m]Maxim[/name_m]
[name_f]Sonia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] and [name_m]Scott[/name_m], [name_m]Seamus[/name_m], [name_m]Saul[/name_m], [name_u]Sheldon[/name_u], [name_m]Simeon[/name_m]
Extra thing: someone I know just had a baby named [name_m]Felix[/name_m]. His big brother is [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]”.
I love [name_m]Felix[/name_m] and [name_f]Freya[/name_f] as well as [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] and [name_m]Silas[/name_m]/[name_m]Soren[/name_m].
I like [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], but not byron. [name_f]Elise[/name_f] but not emmett. I love [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] but not [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f].
In my opinion [name_f]Carina[/name_f], [name_m]Calvin[/name_m], [name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m] sound the best to me.
I love [name_f]Sonia[/name_f]… not sure about [name_m]Silas[/name_m] and [name_m]Simon[/name_m], because they both have the same ring, but it sounds better with [name_m]Silas[/name_m] here in my opinion.
My favs:
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m] (super cute pair especially with nickname of [name_f]Gwen[/name_f])
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] and [name_f]Elise[/name_f] (sweet and simple and also pair nicely with sibs’ names)
You could also try [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] or [name_f]Elouise[/name_f] with [name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
Other cute twin pairs I love:
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f] and [name_m]Nixon[/name_m]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] and [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u] and [name_u]Aspyn[/name_u]
I love [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_m]Byron[/name_m]! Both names have literature ties. ([name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] and [name_m]Lord[/name_m] [name_m]Byron[/name_m]).
My second favorite is [name_f]Sonia[/name_f] and [name_m]Silas[/name_m]. I think this combo goes well with [name_f]Carina[/name_f] and [name_m]Calvin[/name_m].
