Twin boys

We're expecting twins- big sister is Evangelina Kate (Evie)- and we thought they were girls, but now there's a little doubt. They're definitely identical (same sac, one placenta) but now our names- Juliana Claire (Ana) and Francesca Jane (Francie) OR Isabelle Mireielle (Izzy)- are out! We need boy names.

Although I definitely love longer names with shorter nicknames- especially for girls- I'm willing to forego that pattern because most of the boy names I like do not fit that pattern. However, if one is a long name with a nickname, both must be. So here are my two lists. Please tell me, from the lists, which two you think work best as a pair, and feel free to add your own suggestions too. I find naming boys to be far more difficult than naming girls!

Long names w/nicknames

-Maxwell (Max)

-Elijah (Eli or Eja)

-Phinneas (Finn) OR

-Finlay (Finn) (Don't care if girls are taking this over; I like it and consider it a boy's name!) :)

-Jackson (Jack)

-Samuel (Sam)

-Alexander or Alessandro (Alex)


Shorter Names, no nicknames:

-Porter

-Greyson

-Oliver

-Elliot

-Julian

-Miles

-Aidan

-Xavier

-Parker

-Ashton

-Preston

-Elias

-Hudson

-Weston

-Everett

-Rhys

Greyson/Grayson & Hudson

The girls names you picked out are lovely.

I'll try not repeat combos from my list.
From you names I'd pair them together like this-

Jackson, Samuel and Alexander all go together quite well.
I'd probably pair Jackson & Samuel and Alexander & Samuel. Jackson & Alexander sound good too but you get the same "x" sound in the middle of both names. That's not a real big deal just thought I'd point it out.

Elijah & Phinneas - Eli & Finn

Maxwell & Samuel - Max & Sam

I'd avoid pairing namings ending in the same sound like
Greyson and Weston. In my opinion I feel they're too matchy.
All though Porter and Preston seem a bit too matchy as well, I sort of like that pairing.

Porter & Greyson
Porter & Weston
Porter & Hudson
Porter & Ashton

Greyson & Everett - I think these two work nicely but feel there has been a rise in popularity for both. Still a great combo.
Greyson & Oliver
Greyson & Miles
Greyson & Parker

Oliver & Miles - I like this set too.
Oliver & Elliot - maybe too matchy.
Oliver & Preston - I really like these two together.
Oliver & Julian

Elliot & Miles
Elliot & Ashton
Elliot & Porter
Elliot & Parker
Elliot & Rhys - I like this set best for Elliot.

Julian & Xavier - one of my favorite combos.
Julian & Preston - a little matchy but I think they work well together.
Julian & Rhys
Julian & Elias

Miles & Rhys
Miles & Aidan
Miles & Julian
Miles & Everett

Aidan & Parker
Aidan & Porter
Aidan & Oliver - this works well, Aidan is pretty popular though.
Aidan & Rhys

Xavier & Preston
Xavier & Rhys
Xavier & Elias

Parker & Ashton
Parker & Hudson
Parker & Weston
Parker & Everett

Ashton & Everett

Preston & Everett

Elias & Rhys

Hudson & Everett



Hmmm, tough but I think my favorite combo is Julian & Xavier.

I love Alexander and Finlay.
Finn and Lex would also be cute alternative nicknames for the two names.

Best of luck, and congrats!

Maxwell (Max): I can see Maxwell and Evangelina as siblings...

Elijah (Eli or Eja): I can better see some of your other names with Evangelina...

Phinneas (Finn): I can see Phineas with Evangelina, but not so much Finn, because the styles feel so different.

Finlay (Finn): I think some of your others work better with Evangelina's style.

-Jackson (Jack): Ditto...

-Samuel (Sam): I think this could work...


-Alexander or Alessandro (Alex): I can definitely see Alexander, Alessandro and Evangelina as siblings.



Shorter Names, no nicknames:

-Porter: I can't see this with Evangelina.

-Greyson: Ditto...

-Oliver: I can see this...

-Elliot: I can better see Elias with Evangelina.

-Julian: I can see Juilian and Evangelina together.


-Miles: I can see this, and Milo, too!

-Aidan: This is VERY popular/trendy (Pam and Linda's new book is called Beyond Ava and Aiden), and I can't see it with the unusual and exotic Evangelina.

-Xavier: I can totally see this with Evangelina!


-Parker: I can't see this with Evangelina.

-Ashton: Ditto

-Preston: Ditto

-Elias: Aha! Elias is here! :-) I can see this...


-Hudson: I can't see this...


-Weston: Ditto...

-Everett: It shares Evangelina's Ev beginning, so I'd personally go with something else.

-Rhys: I can see this with Evangelina.

With Evangelina, I picture something similarly exotic and romantic in style (or with at least a touch of these traits).

From your list, I love Xavier with Evangelina, as well as Alexander, Phineas, and Julian. If I can only vote for one combo, I think I'll go with Xavier and Alexander/Alessandro, although I love Alexander and Julian, too, and they both have different endings.

I also love these with Evangelina:

Cassius (nn Cash)
Dashiell
Felix
Gabriel
Hugo
Jude
Leo (although it's similar to Evangelina's ending)
Milo
Maximilian
Roman
Raphael
Sebastian
Simon
Victor
Vincent
Willem

I see that you like surnames, so you may like:

Archer
Bennett
Conrad
Harrison
Pierce
Reed
Truman
Wilson

Good luck! :-)

I think Maxwell and Alexander are fabulous together and with Evangelina (which is beautiful!). Evie, Max and Alex make such a cute sib-set don't you think?

Good Luck!

EDIT: Oliver does have the nn of Ollie...

Phineas & Maximilian vs Maxwell
Elliot & Miles
Oliver & Julian

suggestions
Orlando & Peregrine
Russell & Sullivan
Theodore & Willoughby
Jasper & Malachy
Indigo & Saul
Barnaby & Miles
Rowan & Joel
Steven & Gulliver
Edward & Julian

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jennyl wrote:We're expecting twins- big sister is Evangelina Kate (Evie)- and we thought they were girls, but now there's a little doubt. They're definitely identical (same sac, one placenta) but now our names- Juliana Claire (Ana) and Francesca Jane (Francie) OR Isabelle Mireielle (Izzy)- are out! We need boy names.

Although I definitely love longer names with shorter nicknames- especially for girls- I'm willing to forego that pattern because most of the boy names I like do not fit that pattern. However, if one is a long name with a nickname, both must be. So here are my two lists. Please tell me, from the lists, which two you think work best as a pair, and feel free to add your own suggestions too. I find naming boys to be far more difficult than naming girls!

Long names w/nicknames

-Maxwell (Max)

-Elijah (Eli or Eja)

-Phinneas (Finn) OR

-Finlay (Finn) (Don't care if girls are taking this over; I like it and consider it a boy's name!) :)

-Jackson (Jack)

-Samuel (Sam)

-Alexander or Alessandro (Alex)


Shorter Names, no nicknames:

-Porter

-Greyson

-Oliver

-Elliot

-Julian

-Miles

-Aidan

-Xavier

-Parker

-Ashton

-Preston

-Elias

-Hudson

-Weston

-Everett

-Rhys

Just to start, Isabelle Mireielle sound very off to me, with all the -elle sounds! I think that Evangelina Kate goes best with Juliana Claire and Isabel Francesca/Jane.

On to boy names! I think Evangelina would go perfectly with Nathaniel and Sebastian and Benjamin! Even Theodore! I love Nathaniel Rhys "Nate" and Sebastian Boyd "Seb" and Benjamin Myles "Ben" and Theodore Hudson "Theo"!

Other long names:
Archibald "Archie"
Elliott "Eli"
Harrison "Harry, Harris"

If I were having twin boys with a big sister named Evangelina Kate "Evie", I'd choose Nathaniel Rhys and Theodore Hudson, I think.

I love your name choices and total agree on them 'matching' i.e both equally shortenabole - this was my rule for my twin boys - Oscar/Oz and Fintan/Finn (I love Finley too, but Finley is way too popular for me here [i'm in England] so the Irish name Fintan had it!

From about 20 - 30 weeks pregnant they were going to be called Nathaniel/Nate and Theodore/Theo but we changed our minds.

Hope you arrive at some great names that you love!