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Need help with twins names
| Tue, 07-03-2007 - 11:24pm |
Help! I am about to deliver twins-- hopefully in the next two weeks. We don't know either of their names. We would love opinions or other suggestions on either boy or girl. Our older daughter is Lillian (Lily). Our last name is really common, so we want something different.
Boys:
Theodore Neal (both family names, he would go by Neal)
Theodore Knox (would go by knox)
Theodore Colin (would go by Colin)
Charles Prettyman
Any other traitional, yet uncommon names?
Girls:
Claire Neal (is this too common?)
Margaret Neal (Meg)
Help! Thanks for your feedback. I ned some help soon.

I love Theodore Neal - both names aren't that common so it will work with a common ln and it goes well with Lily.
Megan is one of my all-time favorite names for a girl and I like Margaret nn Meg a lot.
I like Theodore Neal and Margaret Knox from your choices.
I wouldn't have the twins with same mn.
How about:
Theodore Everett and
Katherine Neal or Caroline Neal
Good luck for a smooth and healthy delivery!
Abby
With Lillian (Lily)...
Boys:
Theodore Neal (both family names, he would go by Neal)- I like this a lot, but would prefer it Neal Theodore. If you are going to call him Neal, it just makes more sense to switch the order
Theodore Knox (would go by knox) I like this combo IF he went by Theo/Ted/Teddy but not by Knox. I am not a big fan of going by the mn and Knox seems to work better as a mn than the name he is called most of the time
Theodore Colin (would go by Colin)- LOVE this one. Colin Theodore (again, prefer switched) goes wonderfully in style with Lillian. Really like it
Charles Prettyman- Prettyman? I wouldn't use that. Charles Theodore is nice and I love the nn's Charlie and Chaz
Others you may like-
Elliott Neal
Everett Neal
Alexander Neal
Eric Theodore
Julian Theodore
Elias Neal
Jonah Theodore
Calvin Theodore
I do really like Theodore and Colin as brothers though.
Girls:
Claire Neal (is this too common?)- Works with Lillian, but doesn't really excite me
Margaret Neal (Meg)- Pretty. I prefer nn Greta over Meg
Felicity Neal nn Faye/Fliss/Lissy
Adelaide Neal nn Addie/Ada
Eleanor Neal nn Nora
HTH
-Nikki
http://destastory.blogspot.com
Hi there. Congrats on your twins!
I love the name Lillian/Lily. You did a great job on that one. Here are my thoughts on your lists:
Boys:
Theodore Neal (both family names, he would go by Neal)-That's fine. I it together, but I really do think that Theodore fits in better w/Lillian then Neal does. Lily & Theo would be sweet.
Theodore Knox (would go by knox)-Knox is really cool & unique. I like it!
Theodore Colin (would go by Colin)-I like Colin a lot. It's not quite as interesting as Knox though.
Charles Prettyman-I like Charles, plus it has a lot of fun nick-names. I'm assuming that Prettyman is a family name, but it's kind of rough. Don't do it!
Any other traitional, yet uncommon names?-Certainly!
Arthur
August
Abbott
Bennett
Clark
Daniel
David
Elliott
Everett
Francis
Henry
Harris
Isaac
James
Miles
Oliver
Patrick
Rhett
Stewart
Thomas
Timothy
Walter
*disclaimer: not all of those names are very uncommon, but none of them are any more popular then Lillian.
Girls:
Claire Neal (is this too common?)-No, I don't see too many little Claires running around. This is nice.
Margaret Neal (Meg)-This is not my favorite, but it's perfectly fine. Meg & Lily would work for sisters.
A few more suggestions...
Adelaide
Alice
Amelia
Bridget
Clara
Cora
Cecily
Celia
Caroline
Emilia
Eliza
Felicity
Florence
Genevieve
Juliet
Julia
Matilda
Maya
Nora
Pearl
Phoebe
Rose
Rosalie
Stella
Violet
Hope this helps!
First of all, Congrats ... How exciting to have twins
I would not use Theodore as the fn unless you are going to call him Theodore. I really like the name Colin from your boy list and I think that Colin Theodore makes a really great combo!
Other names suggestions that I really like with Colin (since it is my fav on your list)
Ian
Sean
Connor
Caleb
William
Liam
Erik
James
Gabriel
Now for your girl names
I love Claire. I dont think that Claire is too common!
I am not really a fan of Margaret but I really like Megan nn Meg. (I have a niece named Maegan Elizabeth and she makes the name perfect!)
Good luck!
How about....
BOYS
Neal Alexander
Colin Theodore
Colin Garrett
Noah Benjamin
GIRLS
Claire Alexandra
Claire Eileen
Megan Elizabeth
Claire Abigail
Leilani
Isabelle
Margaret Nicole
Margaret Neal (Meg) for the girl
For the boy, Theodore Colin (I much prefer Theo for the nickname over the other choices)
Suggestions:
Edward (nickname Eddie, Ed)
Calvin
Peter
Philip
Patrick (nickname Patch)
Grant
Graham
Neil
Raymond
Vincent
Harrison
Henry
Oliver
James
Henry
Thomas
Felix
Oliver
Liam
Alasdair
Julian
Elliott
Arthur
Edmund
And for girls:
Clara (Prefer over Claire)
Josephine
Alice
Eleanor
Helena
Iris
Matilda
Susannah
Charlotte
Ameila
Cecilia
Miriam
Caroline
Jane
Adelaide or Adele or Adela
Aurelia
Beatrix/Beatrice
Camille
Eloise
Ivy
Penelope
Violet
Marguerite (my great aunt) - nickname Daisy or Meg would be cute
Edited 7/5/2007 11:02 pm ET by karnkar
Are these middle names set in stone?
If not, I would suggest (for b/g twins, not sure what your set will be; I don't think you mentioned it) Charles Theodore & Margaret Claire. Maybe NNs Charlie and Meg?
Theodore is such a lovely name; if you are not going to use it as the name he'll go by, I would just not use it. Perhaps Colin Charles and Claire Neal?
Good luck! (not only in the naming process but in the months, and years, to come :)