Help name my twins

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Registered: 08-27-2004
Help name my twins
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Fri, 08-27-2004 - 1:49pm
I'm expecting twins due December 13th, a boy and a girl. I already have one son, Oliver who we call Ollie. I'd like names that fit with the names in the family, Emily, James and Oliver.

Names we are thinking about:

baby girl-

Clara

Isabel

Juliana

Leah

Margaret - Maggie

Audrey

middle -

Elisabeth

Emily

Catherine

Emilia

Right now my favorite is Audrey Catherine and Dh's favorite is Margaret Emilia.

Baby boy -

John

Jack

Alexander

Benjamin

Jacob

Joshua

Samuel

Middle -

Laurence

Peter

George

Alexander

McCleod (pronounced muh-cloud) (my maiden name)

Croix (my mother's maiden name)\

My favorite is Benjamin Croix and DH's favorite is Jack Mcleod

We could use some help because we aren't agreeing on anything!

Thanks a lot

Emily, James and Ollie + twins

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Registered: 11-29-2003
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 4:31pm
Great names! Oliver is so cute, and your choices for the twins are great.

For your girl:

I like Margaret/Maggie best. I think it really fits with your family style of names. I also adore the nn Meg.

My second choice would be Audrey, followed by Juliana (love Jules as a nn!) and Clara.

Combos that sound good - Margaret Elisabeth, Margaret Emily, Audrey Catherine, Audrey Elisabeth, Juliana Catherine, Juliana Emily, Clara Elisabeth.

For your boy:

I like John the best, with the nn Jack. Jack as a stand alone is good, too. Benjamin and Samuel are runners up.

I like a lot of your middle name selections for boys, but it's so nice to use family names. Have you thought of using your maiden name for one twin and your mother's maiden name for another. For example: Margaret Croix and Jack McCleoud. That way each twin will have a middle name with a family connection.

Hope this helps!

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Registered: 04-05-2003
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 7:11pm

Congrats on your twins! For a girl I like Margaret best and then Juliana. Margaret Emilia is very nice. Juliana Catherine is my runner up (although I like Katherine sp better LOL).


For boys names I love Samuel and Benjamin as those are my DS names. I will say that when I had my twins we were only going to use one family name as a middle name. Everyone we met that had older twins told

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Registered: 08-27-2004
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 7:39pm
For the baby girl, my husband likes the idea of using Croix as a middle name, but he's stuck on Margaret Emilia as it honors me. We came up with the compromise of Margaret Emilia Croix. Does two middle names turn everyone off? Even if the last is a family surname?

For a boy, we're both leading towards Benjamin McLeod, but DH really wants some form of John in there after his father, so same as before, we're thinking Benjamin John McLeod.

What does everyone think?

Margaret Emilia Croix (Maggie)

Benjamin John Mcleod

Thanks,

Emily, James and Ollie

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Registered: 04-05-2003
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 10:49pm
I'm not usually a big fan of double middle names, but it doesn't bother me nearly as much when the latter is a family last name. I think both names sound very nice on their own and together. Let us know what you finally decide!
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Registered: 07-09-2004
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 11:02pm
Congratulations !

Audrey Margaret and Benjamin McCleod are my picks
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Registered: 07-09-2004
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 11:05pm
What about Elisabeth MArgaret called Betsy or Libby ?? Libby and Ollie are so cute.

Then John McCleod for a boy and he could be Jack. Libby and Jack or Betsy and Jack ??
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 08-27-2004 - 11:20pm

Margaret Emilia nn Maggie & Samuel George get my vote!







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Registered: 09-24-2003
Sat, 08-28-2004 - 1:34pm
Well, it's not on your list, but I think the girl's name Zoe is perfect with Oliver/Ollie. I don't know why, but they just seem to belong together to me. Tristan would be great for Oliver's brother. Tristan Croix and call him TC! Ollie, Zoe and TC. Or Trevor McCleod........called Trey. Definitely use one of the family names (or both if two boys). The other boy names you have there just don't seem like Ollie's brother to me.

Of the girl names you have listed, I like Audrey best, but Zoe and Phoebe seem more like Oliver's style. And Piper.

Just suggestions....................................

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Registered: 03-30-2003
Sat, 08-28-2004 - 3:08pm
My vote is for both of the names that YOU chose!

:)
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Registered: 02-18-2004
Sat, 08-28-2004 - 10:17pm
My favorites are Isabel Catherine or Audrey Catherine for girls, and Alexander McCloud or Jacob Alexander. Good Luck! :)

-Kristin

Ashton Noah 11/26/03

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