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Twin English names

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Caro Guest ·
Hi everyone,

I'm Caro, married to Jonathan and mom to Kate. Currently, I'm pregnant with twins; a boy and a girl. Jonathan is from the UK, which is why we'd like English names for our kids. It was already a challenge with Kate, but now it's even harder. I get the feeling that English names in the Netherlands are always seen as a bit ordinary, and I want to avoid that.

We're thinking of Hazel (English pronunciation), Lillian, Olivia for our daughter and James, William, Oliver.

What do you think of these names? Do Kate, James, and Hazel sound too much like "Kwik Kwek en Kwak"?

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

X Caro

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  1. Emily Guest #2

    James & Hazel, beautiful combination! And I often find English names tacky, but these names absolutely not! Also very nice with Kate!

  2. Anonymous Guest #3

    I completely agree with Emily. It's so beautiful! Don't hesitate anymore, just do it!

  3. dvduren #4

    I really love the boy's name! James is super nice and appealing. Clear pronunciation, definitely not ordinary, suits a little one and also a grown-up man. I think William is also very nice, and Oliver I find okay too.

    I'm not such a fan of Hazel myself. Less clear to pronounce (Flemish or English) and it's basically a color. I personally don't really like names that also denote something else. Then I find Olivia much nicer, and it also looks good with James and Kate. I still think Lillian is nice too. So I would personally reverse the name (Olivia Lillian Hazel), but that's obviously very subjective :-)

    If you still go for Hazel: I think it's not a bad choice anyway! So don't worry about that!
    Other English girl names that I really like and are definitely not ordinary (since I understand what you mean): Emily or Lauren

  4. Agnes Guest #5

    I think both Hazel and James are super cute, definitely not ordinary, and also nice with Kate!

  5. Anonymous Guest #6

    James and Hazel, they fit perfectly! I'm not really a fan of English names, but I find these names beautiful and not ordinary! They also go well with Kate!

  6. Anonymous Guest #7

    James and Hazel are nice names, I'd just go with those.
    Other options
    Boy:
    Chester
    Elliot
    Logan
    Charlie
    Archer
    Harley
    Girl:
    Marlow
    Lillia
    Delilah
    Lexi
    Megan
    Kenzie
    Mykela
    Vicky

  7. Anonymous Guest #8

    Kate,
    Vince and Amy
    Owen and Amy

  8. Caro started this #9

    Hi everyone,
    Thank you for your responses. We're going with Hazel and James. So the decision has been made.

    Thanks for helping us think it through!

  9. Anonymous Guest #10

    Katie and Samantha are sooo cute

  10. Donna Guest #11

    Nice choice of names. Good luck!

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