Name my Twins

[twotrue]

Apr 16, 2013 8:47:10 GMT -5 2brides said:

Leo?

That is K's sign and it soooo fits her.  I wonder if she would dig it as a name?

[2brides]

I am a Leo too.

[sitnspin]

Angelo & Jerry.  (high5)

[twotrue]

Apr 16, 2013 10:08:22 GMT -5 sitnspin said:

Angelo & Jerry.  (high5)

I just snorted - lol!  If we went with this they would be named after some pretty kick ass people!

[sitnspin]

Apr 16, 2013 10:24:58 GMT -5 twotrue said:

Apr 16, 2013 10:08:22 GMT -5 sitnspin said:

Angelo & Jerry.  (high5)

I just snorted - lol!  If we went with this they would be named after some pretty kick ass people!

Ha, ha!  Your babies would also come out eating a cannoli! 

[ElsaVonM]

Apr 15, 2013 16:57:40 GMT -5 ballandchain said:

Apr 15, 2013 12:00:31 GMT -5 ElsaVonM said:

Elsa, we are soul mates.

I wish someone had some girl twins to name. We might be girl name soulmates too! :-D

[quinny]

We're in a similar situation. Though we do have 3 or 4 names we both like, so not as bad. Of course I prefer a different 2 than K does but whatever. I can't imagine having to name 2 babies at once. It's so stressful!

Names that were vetoed by one or the other of use:
Christopher - my favorite boy name, ever. K has a nephew
Jacob - another nephew
Oscar - Love but she couldn't not think of S. Street
Miles - I love, she vetoed
Maxwell - ditto
Bennett - ditto
Benjamin - Not sure why it's off the table?
Jackson (still might be in the running, though my grandfather, who raised me and was the kindest, most wonderful mam on Earth, called every black person he saw Jackson (oye) I shake my head every time I hear the name. Doubtful I'll get over it. He also said 'gays make damn good waiters' and I got over that one so who knows about Jackson)
Owen - it's too hard to say with N's name
Liam
Nicholas - another nephew
Sebastian
Zachery

One of K's top names was Jonah. Can you imagine?! Adorable name but with N's name? We'd sound like water-lovin, bible thumping freaks! I said no. no. no. But it is really cute.

Before N was born, we had one clear front runner, Oliver. While it wasn't set in stone, I think we were 80% sure if he was a boy, it would be his name. After he was born, I held him for all of 2 min and I knew immediately his name was N. But K wasn't crazy about the name, at all. Then he was whisked up to NICU, with K, and I had to lay in the operating room, getting sewn up, and all I could think about was hurry the fvck up! She's up there calling him the wrong name!!

By the time I got up to my room and saw her, I was a anxious wreck. I figured if he was in one of those incubators (I had a whole scene played out in my head while I was waiting) and she had stroked his hand through one of those holes in the incubator, calling him Oliver (he wasn't in an incubator, ever.), it would have to be his name. She met me in my room and one of the first things she said (after puking 3 times - awesome) was his name isn't Oliver. It's N.

Crazy, true story. So I say keep the names you love, who knows who's going to come out. N wasn't even in our top 10. But it's the perfect name for him. He's so gentle and sweet and has deep old soul eyes but you can't tell until you meet them! Eek!

[twotrue]

Apr 16, 2013 10:51:55 GMT -5 quinny said:

Jackson (still might be in the running, though my grandfather, who raised me and was the kindest, most wonderful mam on Earth, called every black person he saw Jackson (oye) I shake my head every time I hear the name. Doubtful I'll get over it. He also said 'gays make damn good waiters' and I got over that one so who knows about Jackson)

Great story! I much prefer to meet the child before I choose a name as I do think looking at him/her can really matter.  I'm glad we waited with JB. 

I too love Jackson.  My best guy friend and the guy I probably would have married had I not met K has this as his last name.  I don't know if K would go for the game just because of the meaning it would have for me.  And at the same time it's really popular and I try to avoid those names.  But I really do like the idea of calling a boy Jack.

[quinny]

I think you should name them Miles and Oscar. I would want to squish them both forever.

[marcyiam]

I haven't read through any of the replies or your responses, but I'm going to reply anyway.  ;-)

The name we were thinking of if were to have a second boy was Ian.  I thought it paired nicely with Ryan. 

But I also like these names:

- Matthew
- Parker
- Landon
- Alex

Good luck!

[quinny]

I was just talking about you on our walk this morning. It was your post telling us you were pregnant that sent me over the edge and into the bathroom to test, knowing at 8 dpo it was too early and sure I wasn't pregnant, and there it was. The faintest line imaginable. So even though you had known for a while and we aren't due at the same time, it feels like we found out the same day and knowing you are getting so close, freaks.me.out. I can't believe how fast this it going.

[honeydew1894]

Totally butting in, but our guy is Lucas Xavier, and I think they are both winning names! I also love Ethan, Andrew, Owen and Matthew. Good luck!

[twotrue]

Apr 16, 2013 13:32:23 GMT -5 honeydew1894 said:

Totally butting in, but our guy is Lucas Xavier, and I think they are both winning names! I also love Ethan, Andrew, Owen and Matthew. Good luck!

Great name! I've definitely suggested Lucas a few times, so far no luck.  Speaking of your guy, will I ever meet him?  Perhaps a play date when I'm on maternity leave?  Not that my boys will be much fun for Lucas at that stage but I bet he would have fun with DD.

[ballandchain]

Apr 16, 2013 10:50:07 GMT -5 ElsaVonM said:

Apr 15, 2013 16:57:40 GMT -5 ballandchain said:

Elsa, we are soul mates.

I wish someone had some girl twins to name. We might be girl name soulmates too! :-D

That would be fun.  I will work on having at least one...though we already have a name picked out.

I loved most of your list, but I especially had to comment because of the Bennett and Julian combo.  If I had two boys with no wife (or no input from the wife), those would be their names.  But she thinks Julian is a "sissy name" (really, you're a big old butch lesbian and you're still playing the gender stereotype card?) and just doesn't love Bennett.  We do have one girl and one boy name picked out, but in general we do not have the same style.  If we have 2 of either sex, we'll be in trouble picking a second one.

You're on your own with Talmadge, though.

[ElsaVonM]

I never liked Talmadge until I met someone (very nice) with that name, and it grew on me. I also love Ianto, but only very Welsh people or very sci fi people would ever be able to pronounce it. Also if anyone asked I'd have to admit that I got it from a TV show, and I don't want to go there :-D

[honeydew1894]

Apr 16, 2013 14:12:04 GMT -5 twotrue said:

Apr 16, 2013 13:32:23 GMT -5 honeydew1894 said:

Totally butting in, but our guy is Lucas Xavier, and I think they are both winning names! I also love Ethan, Andrew, Owen and Matthew. Good luck!

Great name! I've definitely suggested Lucas a few times, so far no luck.  Speaking of your guy, will I ever meet him?  Perhaps a play date when I'm on maternity leave?  Not that my boys will be much fun for Lucas at that stage but I bet he would have fun with DD.

I would love to!!!!!!!! Feel free to FB me!

[hensmum]

Great suggestions!

Maybe make a list of some of your suggestions, paired up, in bold Sharpie, and hang then on the fridge. I bet some marinating time would help K

Some of my faves that have come up here, or from my own ideas:

Bennett and Lucas
Elliott and Benjamin
Harrison and Bennett
Harrison and Lucas
Bennett and Simon
Simon and Elliott
Simon and Lucas

[Deleted]

My favorite boy names are Asher and Levi, but DH was adamant that we use neither. 

[Deleted]

I thought I was on ML and wondered why I didn't recognize so many names in this! Sorry for the random post!

[soleil]

My favorite boy names are Casey, Jonas, Liam, Levi, and Colton.