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Help[Opinions] Softer more feminine names for twin boys
I know I'll probably get some flack for this but I'm looking for some softer, even a little feminine names for twin boys due in March.
I'd like them to match/rhyme. I love old fashioned boys name that have (sadly) become most girls - like Beverly, Shirley, etc..
Anyone have any suggestions?
I'd like them to match/rhyme. I love old fashioned boys name that have (sadly) become most girls - like Beverly, Shirley, etc..
Anyone have any suggestions?
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Hmm well I'd maybe use traditional masculine names with softer nns, so that they can choose when they get older which they want to use. For example, I love Allan nn Allie, but if I called my son that and he wanted to go by Allan, that'd be ok by me. You could try Bevan for a more masuculine alternative to Beverly (and if you wanted to be cringe-worthingly rhymey you could have Bevan and Devon...)
other suggestions of names I find feminine are below. Personally I hate matching/rhyming names on twins, but have tried to group them together for you
Ashley, Aidan or Adrian nn Adie (however you want to spell it), Adriel, Ambrose, Ali as a nn for Alistair, Ainsley
Brodie
Carey, Cassidy, Cody, Casey (rhymes with Dacey, Tracy, Macy, etc)
Darcy, Dorian (goes well with Vivian or Fabian), Derry
Elisha, Ellery, Emery (this means "joint ruler", possibly fitting for a twin!)
Finley, Flavius
Hilary, Haley, Halley (rhymes with Allie)
Isidore
Jay
Keeley, Kelly, Kelsey
other suggestions of names I find feminine are below. Personally I hate matching/rhyming names on twins, but have tried to group them together for you
Ashley, Aidan or Adrian nn Adie (however you want to spell it), Adriel, Ambrose, Ali as a nn for Alistair, Ainsley
Brodie
Carey, Cassidy, Cody, Casey (rhymes with Dacey, Tracy, Macy, etc)
Darcy, Dorian (goes well with Vivian or Fabian), Derry
Elisha, Ellery, Emery (this means "joint ruler", possibly fitting for a twin!)
Finley, Flavius
Hilary, Haley, Halley (rhymes with Allie)
Isidore
Jay
Keeley, Kelly, Kelsey
This message was edited 1/15/2008, 2:36 PM
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Two boy's names I really like that are more common on girls now are Morgan and Mackenzie. I think those would be nice names for twin brothers.
This message was edited 1/15/2008, 6:38 AM
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I think Levi would be nice, I think it has a soft sound to it, but is not at risk for being seen as girlish.
Some other names I see as soft sounding:
Haven
Feivel
Flavio
Florian
Julien
Valentine
Sullivan
Azariah
Sasha / Sacha
Luca
Micah
Fabian / Fabien
Aurelien
Yves
Denis
Ilya
Vanya
some sets:
Levi & Haven
Sasha & Luca
Sullivan & Valentine
Micah & Denis
Fabian & Julien
Some other names I see as soft sounding:
Haven
Feivel
Flavio
Florian
Julien
Valentine
Sullivan
Azariah
Sasha / Sacha
Luca
Micah
Fabian / Fabien
Aurelien
Yves
Denis
Ilya
Vanya
some sets:
Levi & Haven
Sasha & Luca
Sullivan & Valentine
Micah & Denis
Fabian & Julien
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I generally like names to be clearly gendered, anyway, since it's acceptable for girls to have masculine names nowadays, why not the other way round? I think the problem with Beverley and Shirley, however, is that they're pratically perceived as being only girls names. I think something like Ashley and Lindsay, which are still used for boys in the UK might work better. I also like Kim for a boy.
However, I must say I really dislike matching names for twins. Everybody now says it's important for twins, esp. identical, to be as individual as possible, not to be dressed alike, etc., so I think that includes having dissimilar names. But I like the idea of a theme that's not obvious, such as a similar meaning.
However, I must say I really dislike matching names for twins. Everybody now says it's important for twins, esp. identical, to be as individual as possible, not to be dressed alike, etc., so I think that includes having dissimilar names. But I like the idea of a theme that's not obvious, such as a similar meaning.
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I'm going to be lazy and put only the first two that came to mind: Milo and Sasha.
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Here are some ideas:
Evelyn
Ashley
Hilary
Vivian
Courtney
Channing
Ariel
Aubrey
Averil
Amabel
Brooke
Clare
Cary
Dion
Francis
Gale
Merle
Morgan
Page
Robin
Valentine
Yvon
Addison
Marian
Britney
Alexis
Sasha
Michele or Michel
Rene
Tracy
Torey
Shannon
Macey
Madison
Whitney
Lindsey
Leslie
Kim
Kimberley
Dana
Constant or Constantine
Cassidy
Bellamy
Alison
Evelyn
Ashley
Hilary
Vivian
Courtney
Channing
Ariel
Aubrey
Averil
Amabel
Brooke
Clare
Cary
Dion
Francis
Gale
Merle
Morgan
Page
Robin
Valentine
Yvon
Addison
Marian
Britney
Alexis
Sasha
Michele or Michel
Rene
Tracy
Torey
Shannon
Macey
Madison
Whitney
Lindsey
Leslie
Kim
Kimberley
Dana
Constant or Constantine
Cassidy
Bellamy
Alison
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If you must use matchy names (please don't) Ashley and Aubrey, Avery and Aubrey, Morgan and Jordan, or Morgan and Madison could work.
Taking a name that's currently popular for one sex and using it for the other is really not my style at all. The best combo I can make is Darcy and Shannon.
Taking a name that's currently popular for one sex and using it for the other is really not my style at all. The best combo I can make is Darcy and Shannon.
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Ashley & Avery
Tracey & Stacey
Lindsay & Leslie
Hazel & Basil
Cecily & Cisero
What do you think of these?
~Michelle
Tracey & Stacey
Lindsay & Leslie
Hazel & Basil
Cecily & Cisero
What do you think of these?
~Michelle
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Cecily on a boy? Ewww...
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I always think names with th in them are soft:
Nathan
Ethan
Heath
Keith
There is also:
Marion
Leslie
Kim
Lynn
Darby
Darcy
Francis
Percival
Valerie
Mallory
Marley
Wallace
Nathan
Ethan
Heath
Keith
There is also:
Marion
Leslie
Kim
Lynn
Darby
Darcy
Francis
Percival
Valerie
Mallory
Marley
Wallace
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Congratulations!
I love to see masculine names hold the line against encroachment by parents of little girls. :-) Just please don't make the names too twinny / matchy. It will be difficult enough for boys to have names that are going to the feminine side. Making them even "cuter" by rhyming them is really not fair. Subtle themes are fine. It's the obvious ones I can't take.
Aubrey, Sean / Shane, Rowan, Avery, Francis, Remy ("RAY-mee"), Adrian, Loren, Laurie (as a nn for Laurence), Jordon, Morgan, Ashley, Cary, Aidan, Dorian, Jules, Jesse, Asa, Greer, Adair, Rory, Sidney, Alexis, Carsten, Emeric, Gervase, Germain, Kitt (as a nn for Christopher), Jude, Terry (as a nn for Terence), Robin (as a nn for Robert), Jonty (as a nn for Jonathan), Shannon, Jamie (as a nn for James).
Good luck and please be sure to let us know how your search progresses. Also, birth announcements are always welcome. :-)
I love to see masculine names hold the line against encroachment by parents of little girls. :-) Just please don't make the names too twinny / matchy. It will be difficult enough for boys to have names that are going to the feminine side. Making them even "cuter" by rhyming them is really not fair. Subtle themes are fine. It's the obvious ones I can't take.
Aubrey, Sean / Shane, Rowan, Avery, Francis, Remy ("RAY-mee"), Adrian, Loren, Laurie (as a nn for Laurence), Jordon, Morgan, Ashley, Cary, Aidan, Dorian, Jules, Jesse, Asa, Greer, Adair, Rory, Sidney, Alexis, Carsten, Emeric, Gervase, Germain, Kitt (as a nn for Christopher), Jude, Terry (as a nn for Terence), Robin (as a nn for Robert), Jonty (as a nn for Jonathan), Shannon, Jamie (as a nn for James).
Good luck and please be sure to let us know how your search progresses. Also, birth announcements are always welcome. :-)
This message was edited 1/14/2008, 5:52 PM
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A lot of mine sound like girl names, but they are all legitimate boy names. I only paired up some, I couldn't think of any matches for the others.
Avery and Aubrey
Ashley and Adrian
Bryn and Brody
Dana and Dara
Kelly and Kendall
Lynn and Lee
Leslie and Lynn
Shelley and Shelby (too matchy maybe?)
Casey and Macy / Macey
Kay
Morgan
Gene
Francis
Jesse
Sidney
Avery and Aubrey
Ashley and Adrian
Bryn and Brody
Dana and Dara
Kelly and Kendall
Lynn and Lee
Leslie and Lynn
Shelley and Shelby (too matchy maybe?)
Casey and Macy / Macey
Kay
Morgan
Gene
Francis
Jesse
Sidney
This message was edited 1/14/2008, 5:50 PM
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Vivian!
Vivian is one of my favourites, so I can definitely empathise with you about loving "feminine" names for boys.
Vivian and Dorian, perhaps? For a set, it's a bit precious (and very Oscar Wilde), but somehow they seem to go well together.
Percy and Darcy also spring to mind as a matching/rhyming set.
More Suggestions:
Selby
Ashley
Sidney
Whitney
Shelley
Tracy
Remy
Quincy
Quinn
Leslie
Laurence "Laurie"
Lindsay
Ninian
Lucian
Marian
Caspian
Florian
Aubrey
Sebastian
Carroll
Chauncey
Hayden
Blair
Adair
Blythe
Everett
Alistair
Sheridan
Meredith
Meriwether
Good luck! :]
Vivian is one of my favourites, so I can definitely empathise with you about loving "feminine" names for boys.
Vivian and Dorian, perhaps? For a set, it's a bit precious (and very Oscar Wilde), but somehow they seem to go well together.
Percy and Darcy also spring to mind as a matching/rhyming set.
More Suggestions:
Selby
Ashley
Sidney
Whitney
Shelley
Tracy
Remy
Quincy
Quinn
Leslie
Laurence "Laurie"
Lindsay
Ninian
Lucian
Marian
Caspian
Florian
Aubrey
Sebastian
Carroll
Chauncey
Hayden
Blair
Adair
Blythe
Everett
Alistair
Sheridan
Meredith
Meriwether
Good luck! :]
This message was edited 1/14/2008, 5:45 PM
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Well, I'm really not a fan of matchy twin names. Why do their names need to match? Everyone expects twins to be a box set so much of the time, it seems unfair to give them the disadvantage of also sounding like a box set.
That said, soft/feminine/gone to the girls names? Love them! Here are some of my favourites:
Ashley
Robin - Prefer as a nickname, okay on its own.
Morgan
Paris
Augustine
Hilary
Claude
Francis
Edmund
Glenn
Jean - zhaWn, not jeen.
Irving
Graham
Simon
That said, soft/feminine/gone to the girls names? Love them! Here are some of my favourites:
Ashley
Robin - Prefer as a nickname, okay on its own.
Morgan
Paris
Augustine
Hilary
Claude
Francis
Edmund
Glenn
Jean - zhaWn, not jeen.
Irving
Graham
Simon
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Names off my list that seem softest:
Asher
Cedric
Cecil
Jonah
Solomon
Vincent
Walter
Soft names for boys are better than masculine names for girls, imo. What you'll probably get most flack about is wanting matchy twin names.... :/
Asher
Cedric
Cecil
Jonah
Solomon
Vincent
Walter
Soft names for boys are better than masculine names for girls, imo. What you'll probably get most flack about is wanting matchy twin names.... :/
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