{"id":12575,"date":"2017-02-24T11:23:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T15:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=12575"},"modified":"2017-05-12T13:02:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T17:02:37","slug":"boygirl-twin-babies-kim-with-an-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2017\/02\/24\/boygirl-twin-babies-kim-with-an-l\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy\/Girl Twin Babies Kim-with-an-L"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Swistle,
\nI need your help in naming our first two children. My name is Sarah and my husband’s is Timothy. We are from Singapore ( i havent seen anyone who has written to you from Singapore yet!! ) and we’ve recently found out the babies are boy girl twins but need some help in finding the perfect names for these two babies! Our last name is Kim with an L. The babies’ estimated due date is in mid May. We particularly need help in finding a girl’s name!!<\/p>\n

We love traditional, classic, biblical, and timeless names with a positive meaning and connection to it. We really dont favour made-up, modern, unusual names that sound made up. In Singapore, most parents dont take into consideration ‘ popular \/ over used ‘ names ( in the charts from the US, UK, Western countries, etc ) because the top names from the Western countries are quite different from the top names in Singapore.<\/p>\n

We have a few rules :
\n– no names that carry negative meanings \/ history \/ connections
\n– no names ( for both boys and girls ) that start with B, P, Q, U, V, X and Z.
\n– no names that sound too kiddish \/ names that seem strange on a teenager, adult, grandmother \/ grandfather
\n– no names that are too long, preferably under 6, 7 letters
\n– ** no too modern names \/ names that sound too made up<\/p>\n

So far, our top contenders for boys are ( in no particular order ) :
\n– Noah
\n– Evan ( love this name )
\n– Ewan ( like this name too, but worried of possible name calling because of first 2 letters, ew etc )
\n– Nathan
\n– Aden \/ Aaden ( we love these 2 spellings, cant decide on either yet but we dislike other spellings like ‘ aiden ‘ also, a very popular name for boys, in singapore )
\n– William
\n– Shane
\n– Matthew
\n– Liam ( love this name, a little worried about it though; in singapore, people tend to mispronounce such names when speaking singlish, because of this culture \/ local language, i forsee him being made fun of \/ being called ‘ Leeyyaam ‘ ( in one syllable ) which can sound pretty awful )<\/p>\n

So far, the top contenders for girl names are :
\n– Laura ( really love love this name )
\n– Hannah ( quite a popular name for girls here )
\n– Anna ( * love it as anna, no annabelle, annalise etc )
\n– Emma ( same with anna, we really dislike emmaline etc )
\n– Lauren ( we dont like this name as much as the rest of the names on this list, but we dont dislike it either. We’d much prefer Laura to Lauren, mostly because Lauren is too modern and dosent sound as classic and timeless as Laura )
\n– Tessa ( we like this name, but it sounds a little too modern to us. We’ve considered Theresa, but it just sounds too old and outdated )
\n– Olivia ( really starting to love the name and can actually picture our daughter being named this )<\/p>\n

Names not totally sold on but still in the running include :
\n– Leah ( has a bad meaning to it – ‘ weak ‘ but we really like the soft, gentle sound of it )
\n– Alexis ( does it sound too boy- like or violent? )
\n– Isaac ( dont love it as much as the rest of the boy names but like the strong and decisive sound to it )
\n– Oliver ( really like the classic and originality behind it but it dosent really fit for us so far )
\n– Laurent ( boy ) – does it sound too made up?
\n– Aven ( love the sound, pronounced ‘ ay-venn ‘ not totally sold on because it sounds made up )<\/p>\n

Middle name contenders :
\n– Gabriel
\n– Gilen
\n– Faith
\n– Joshua
\n– Theo
\n– Ashton ( not sure about this one )
\n– Asher
\n– Ian \/ Iann
\n( as you might tell we are having trouble coming up with a suitable middle name for our daughter )<\/p>\n

Names we that were in the list but veoted because of reasons :
\n– August
\n– Finn ( too rhym-y with surname )<\/p>\n

I apologise for the super long post but Swistle we really need your help!! We are very open and more than happy to hear your suggestions and your reader’s suggestions too!
\nJust an important note, we dont have the same tradition in the western countries where you use family members’ \/ grandparents names as a way to honour them, but it is not like that, here in Singapore.
\nThank you for your help, Swistle and Readers, we appreciate it and cant wait to hear your suggestions!!<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\nSarah and Timothy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Here are some of the pairings I like:<\/p>\n

Evan and Laura
\nNathan and Laura
\nWilliam and Hannah
\nWilliam and Olivia
\nMatthew and Emma
\nIsaac and Hannah
\nOliver and Emma
\nLaura and William
\nHannah and Evan
\nHannah and Matthew
\nAnna and Matthew
\nAnna and William<\/p>\n

I have William in that list a lot, because it’s one of my own favorites and because I like it with a lot of your girl-name choices. I’m concerned, though, about how it sounds with the surname. I’m even more concerned about Liam with the surname; combined with your comments about pronunciation issues, I left Liam out of the running entirely.<\/p>\n

For middle names, here are my favorite boy-name combinations:<\/p>\n

Noah Gabriel (NGL)
\nEvan Gabriel (EGL)
\nEvan Joshua (EJL)
\nNathan Gabriel (NGL)
\nNathan Joshua (NJL)
\nNathan Asher (NAL)
\nAden Gabriel (ADL)
\nAden Joshua (AJL)
\nWilliam Joshua (WJL)
\nMatthew Gabriel (MGL)<\/p>\n

The only middle name option so far for girls is Faith, which I think sounds fine with any of the girl names. I also like combinations such as:<\/p>\n

Laura Jane (LJL)
\nLaura Naomi (LNL)
\nHannah Jane (HJL)
\nAnna Grace (AGL)
\nAnna Ruth (ARL)
\nEmma Jean (EJL)
\nLauren Elizabeth (LEL)
\nTessa Mae (TML)
\nOlivia Joy (OJL)<\/p>\n

Based on your comments on the names, I think my top choices are:<\/p>\n

Evan Joshua and Laura Jane
\nEvan Joshua and Olivia Joy<\/p>\n

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Name update:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi Swistle!<\/p>\n

Its Sarah and Timothy sending our regards from Singapore! We’re back to give you an update on our twin babies and of course, their names!<\/p>\n

We proudly welcomed our healthy twins yesterday morning, 12th May. After countless sleepless nights and grueling discussions we finally decided that Tessa, Emma and Anna were not good middle names because they felt too sing-songy with the first name Laura, though we do really love those names.
\nShane, Joshua and Matthew were too, middle names we really wanted our boy to own, because they held a special significance to us. It was particularly agonizing deciding between Shane and Evan as first name,<\/p>\n

Well, all that agony was worth it, because we’re finally proud to welcome Laura Olivia and Evan Shane into our new family!!<\/p>\n

Here’s to you for your helpful insights and of course, not forgetting the readers who gave great suggestions, it all meant so much to us! We are absolutely satisfied and at peace with Laura and Evans’ names!<\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\nSarah and Timothy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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