I did a similar thread about 2 months ago, and still don’t have names picked out. Here’s the deal, due date 21 Jan 2005. Discussed with the OB today about a c section since thing 2 is bigger and in breech position (and has not room to turn around :eek: ). OB agreed we can schedule around 6 Jan if they haven’t come by then. Anyhoo, still looking for names for those we call Thing 1 and Thing 2 right now.
All three girls will have a complete chinese name as their middle name (eldest is Caoyutian); family name starts with an “S”; and first daugher is Jacqueline.
Some possible candidates are:
Audrey
Iris
Angela
Gloria
Some general guidelines:
-no cutesy twin names
-none of those “you named your kid what?!?” names
-standard spelling
-prefer classic names
-I like names that also have a nickname
-avoid really popular names (I had three other boys with my name in the same class in grade school)
-avoid trendy names
There were some earlier suggestions I really liked such as Penelope that my wife hated.
I love your guidelines and if I ever have children, I’m going to steal them for personal use. I also like the four names you mentioned.
Another guideline of my own is that I like names within a family to both start and end with a different sound, so I would like “Jacqueline, Audrey, and Gloria” much better than “Jacqueline, Audrey, and Angela” or “Jacqueline, Gloria, and Angela.”
Some other names I like:
Lydia
Margaret
Celeste
Pamela
Cynthia
Dorothy
Maris
Agatha
Marjorie
Eloise
Two cautions from twins I have known: Don’t pick two names that sound nearly the same. The kids will always claim they thought you were calling the other twin. Don’t use names that have the same initials. If you do, their school records and, later, their tax records will get mixed up.
A few more old-fashioned names that haven’t shown up yet. Can’t vouch for popularity, though - those things go in waves and I could see a couple of these potentially being in some sort of revival, though they were uncommon in my generation:
Meanings are important, too:
Elizabeth (consecrated to God)
Gabrielle (God is my strength)
Esther (star)
Sarah (princess)
Rachel (an ewe?)
Teresa (harvester)
Sabrina (from the border)
Alicia (honest)
Caroline (joyous song & pretty)
Andrea (manly) [Doh!]
Lydia (beauty)
Aileen (light)
Sophia (wisdom)
