on the fence.....

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on the fence.....
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Sun, 01-07-2007 - 1:00am

My husband and I are having a hard time deciding the names we are trying to choose between. We are having twins a boy and a girl. All opinions appreciated!
Thanks

BOYS:
Graeson Drew
Ehren Michael
Aidan Marr

GIRLS:
Faith Lauren
Aubrey Rian
Jaila Catherine

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Registered: 08-26-2006
Sun, 01-07-2007 - 2:06am

Congrats on twins - how very exciting!

BOYS:
Graeson Drew - Grayson, nn Gray is one my favs, but I do not care for the spelling you have chosen. I also like Andrew instead of just Drew. Grayson Andrew would be great.
Ehren Michael - Ehren is not my style - I do like Elias and Elijah
Aidan Marr - Aidan is too trendy right now for me. What about Griffin, Declan, or Spencer?

GIRLS:
Faith Lauren - This is a little plain. What about Felicity Lauren or Fiona Lauren?
Aubrey Rian - I like Aubrey but not paired with Rian. Combos I would like are Aubrey Lauren or Aubrey Catherine.
Jaila Catherine - I do not care for Jaila, but I LOVE Catherine spelled this way!!

Of the names you have I like Graeson and Aubrey the best

I think that Declan and Fiona would be a cool pair.

Best of luck!
Brooke

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Registered: 12-08-2004
Sun, 01-07-2007 - 3:24am

If I'm allowed to pick and choose, and to change a few spellings, then these are my choices:

Aidan Drew
Greyson Marr (I'm assuming that Marr is a family name...?)

Laura Faith
Laura Catherine
Faith Catherine

If I can't change the spelling of Graeson to Greyson, then my first choice for a boy is Aidan Drew or Aidan Marr, either of which sounds really nice. And without changing any of the individual names, my first choice for a girl would be Faith Catherine. So, Aidan Marr and Faith Catherine would be my choices...Aidan and Faith sound very nice together!

I think that Laura is a bit more sophisticated and adult-sounding than Lauren. But I know lots of Laurens, so it's familiar and friendly-sounding. I like Lauren, but I love Laura. Likewise, I love Catherine, particularly this spelling. And Faith is nice; it's refreshing to see you use it as a first name. So often, it's used in the middle.

I prefer Audrey for girls and Aubrey for boys. Rian looks a little made-up, or like you spelled Rain wrong. And Jaila just doesn't sound as pleasant as Faith, Lauren (or Laura), and Catherine. Julia, maybe...?

Let us know which you pick!

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Sun, 01-07-2007 - 11:12am

Congratulations- twins, how exciting!

BOYS:
Graeson Drew- I like Drew a lot, but Graeson doesn't do it for me for 2 reasons. 1) It is really trendy... one of those names that will be really popular right around the time of his birth, and then become outdated. 2) It is misspelled. If you are going to use a trendy name, at least spell it proper- Grayson.
Ehren Michael- Michael is a nice enough mn, if not common, and I love Aaron, but the Ehren spelling looks trendy, feminine, and made up.
Aidan Marr- Marr is nice, it is a family name? I like that a lot. Aidan is WAY too popular. Just to give you an idea of this, here are the SSA listings of popularity for 2005 (for some reason 2006 wasn't working) for Aidan and its rhyming, similar names:

Aiden - 49
Aidan - 43 (proper spelling)
Aden - 280
Braden - 132
Brayden - 80
Braiden- 581
Braydon- 384
Caden- 98
Cayden - 222
Caiden- 348
Kaden - 101
Kaiden - 249
Jaden - 88 (280 for girls)
Jayden - 54
Jadon - 424
Jaiden- 223 (469 for girls)
Hayden - 77 (417 for girls)
Haden - 861
I have also heard of Zayden, Grayden and Dreyden. SO, as you can see, the -aden names are popular, and often misspelled and unisex. Aidan will get completely lost in the crowd.

A few boy's names you might like that aren't misspelled or trendy are: Holden, Beckett, Bennett, Thatcher, Fletcher, Nolan, and Calman.

GIRLS:
Faith Lauren- Lauren has always seemed a bit snobby to me, but it is okay. Faith (and most word names) are nms. Also, I wouldn't use this with Graeson - "grace" and "faith"... pretty cheesy. I would avoid that combo.
Aubrey Rian- I like Aubrey a lot, although I wouldn't use Rian with it. How are you meaning to pronounce this? Is it the same as Rhianne? Either way, since Aubrey has a prominant "r" in it, I would avoid a name being too "r" heavy. Aubrey Lauren or Aubrey Catherine is better.
Jaila Catherine- Love Catherine, Jaila is really trendy, made up, etc. Everything I dislike in a name.

Here are some ideas of names that work well for b/g twins. Some may not be your style, but a lot of your names are really trendy, so maybe it would be good to consider so more classics.

Audrey & Harrison

Hadley & Beckett

Ruby & Jonas

Matilda & Felix

Karina & Julian (romantic feel)

Annabel & Colby (Western feel)

Bethany & Ross

Julia & Tristan (romantic feel)

Ainsley & Bennett

Brenna & Owen

Sophie & Oliver

Charlotte & Henry

Hannah & Adam

Jocelyn & Fletcher

Isla & Ewan (Scottish names)

Stella & Arlo

Kendall & Ethan

Talia & Rhys

Gwenyth & Alistair

Violet & Sebastian

HTH
-Nikki




Edited 1/7/2007 11:17 am ET by nat_c_123

                             
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Registered: 12-07-2006
Sun, 01-07-2007 - 12:18pm

I think Graeson (prefer Grayson) Drew and Jaila (prefer Jayla)Catherine would make a great set of twins!

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Carly + Phil
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Registered: 09-07-2006
Sun, 01-07-2007 - 1:37pm

I love the names Graeson and Jaila. Very cute.

J

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Registered: 05-29-2003
Sun, 01-07-2007 - 4:17pm
I vote for Aidan Marr and Faith Lauren.
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Registered: 08-01-2003
Sun, 01-07-2007 - 4:22pm

I really don't like any of them together...

My choices would be:
Aidan Drew
Lauren Faith

I am sorry if that doesn't help much....

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Registered: 10-27-2006
Sun, 01-07-2007 - 5:14pm

Grayson Michael

Aubrey Lauren