It’s lunchtime, and you’re in line at the McDonalds (don’t judge! they have good salads!) chatting with a woman one line over. She mentions that she’s pregnant with twins, and that she and her husband have different preferences when it comes to baby names:
Looking for twin girls’ names – brother’s name is Finnian, who we call Finn. I like the names Liv & Aria and my husband likes the names Fern & Penelope; our last name is a Scottish name beginning with “Mc” so no M names.
“Do you have any suggestions?”
You’re a name-lover, and you could potentially give her many, many suggestions. But you’re both nearly at the counter, so you only have time to give her ten baby name suggestions — five for each twin.
But here’s the fun part: Instead of blurting out the first ten names you come up with (which is what you’d be forced to do in real life) you get to press a magical “pause” button, brainstorm for a bit, and then “unpause” the scenario to offer her the best ten names you can think of.
Some things to keep in mind as you brainstorm:
- Be independent. Decide on your ten names before looking at anyone else’s ten names.
- Be sincere. Would you honestly suggest these particular baby names out loud to a stranger at the Mickey D’s?
- Ten names only! All names beyond the first ten in your comment will be either deleted or replaced with nonsense words.
- DETAILS: Please comment with no more than 10 female names — either a list of ten, or two groups of five, or five pairings.
Finally, here’s the request again:
Looking for twin girls’ names – brother’s name is Finnian, who we call Finn. I like the names Liv & Aria and my husband likes the names Fern & Penelope; our last name is a Scottish name beginning with “Mc” so no M names.
Which ten baby names are you going to suggest?
Una & Daphne
Edie & Orla
Ruth & Althea
Iris & Eloise
Tamsin & Rosemary
Luna & Flora
Anya & Petra
Noelia & Violet
Simone & Ophelia
Anastasia & Daphne
Calla
Elodie
Fenella
Flora
Gemma
Laurel
Niamh
Poppy
Thea
Vaila
Violet
Luna
Hazel
Evelyn
Ruby
Fiona
Alice
Daphne
Phoebe
Lydia
Olive
Sage
Ivy
Hazel
June
Phoebe
Ariadne
Calliope
Livia
Lyra
Ava
Briar
Brynn
Eden
Elora
Hazel
Ivy
Jewel
Maya
Nora
Zoe
Mia
Ava
Chloe
Bree
Eve
Phoebe
Claire
Hazel
Daphne
Farrah
Freya
Rebeca
Brynn
Ana
Brianna
Tara
Sophia
Gwyneth
Gladis
Gwen & Iona
Ida & Evangeline
April & Eliza
Wren & Kaia
Skye & Verity
Pearl and Viola
Zoe and Clio
Nell and Ivy
Phoebe and Lavinia
Frida and Felicity
Rory
Corinne
Lorelei
Norah
LIlah
Ivy
Iris
Eileen
Isla
Loren