Because I am bored on bedrest....

JessBoss

I thought I'd amuse myself with posting DH's and I's top names for 4 & 5 and see what everyone thinks. Suggestions are welcome, and opinions are wanted

Girl/Boy: Avery & Oliver

Girl/Girl: Avery and Louise

Boy/Boy: Hudson & Oliver. 

mrsofficerjohndavis

I love the name Hudson for a little guy...and Oliver is super cute too. Any middle name options?

macchiatto

I like Hudson and Oliver.
Avery and Oliver are cute.

Avery and Louise is an interesting choice; such different styles. 

JessBoss

mrsofficerjohndavis:

I love the name Hudson for a little guy...and Oliver is super cute too. Any middle name options?

 

 We like Grace for Avery, Talia for Louise, Kenneth for Oliver, and Theodore for Hudson. 

JessBoss

macchiatto:

I like Hudson and Oliver.
Avery and Oliver are cute.

Avery and Louise is an interesting choice; such different styles. 

 

Even though Avery is becoming more popular and "trendy", I've always thought of it as a classic, traditional sounding name. This is probably why we paired Avery with Louise  

TripMomma

I love them all except for Louise, do not like that one at all.

macchiatto

True, but I guess "traditional boy name" paired with "traditional girl name" just kind of jumped out at me. I like Avery for a girl (even though I'm not wild about boy names for girls in general) but it seems cool and trendy (as part of the boy-name-for-girl trend) and young, while Louise conjures up an image of an older woman with horn-rimmed glasses and a gray cardigan.

BelleBaby

I like them.  Did you know Oliver Hudson is an actor?  He's Kate Hudson's brother and is on the show Rules of Engagement.  Just a neat little fact, since you're bored!

JessBoss

BelleBaby:

I like them.  Did you know Oliver Hudson is an actor?  He's Kate Hudson's brother and is on the show Rules of Engagement.  Just a neat little fact, since you're bored!

Haha. I did not know that!

I just "Googled" him...not too bad on the eyes  

BelleBaby

JessBoss:

BelleBaby:

I like them.  Did you know Oliver Hudson is an actor?  He's Kate Hudson's brother and is on the show Rules of Engagement.  Just a neat little fact, since you're bored!

Haha. I did not know that!

I just "Googled" him...not too bad on the eyes  

No, no he's not!

P&E2009

Are you on bedrest until December? Oh, I really feel for you. I was on bedrest for one week - it was hard!

I love all except Louise. I don't hate it, but don't love it. All your other babies have cute names too.

JessBoss

P&E2009:

Are you on bedrest until December? Oh, I really feel for you. I was on bedrest for one week - it was hard!

I love all except Louise. I don't hate it, but don't love it. All your other babies have cute names too.

 

God willing, I pray and pray, and hope and hope, that I will not be on bedrest until December! Right now my Dr. said we will take it week by week, and hope the hospital monitoring/meds I receive will do the trick. I was having PTL and shortening of my cervix at 20 weeks, so it does look doubtful though :P. Oh well!

 

We aren't completely sold on Louise yet. It was my grandma & great-grandma's names...and I've always loved it. I also love the nn Lou. But I haven't decided if it goes with our other children's names.  

BrittKav

Don't like Avery. I like Louise, but prefer Louisa so it's a bit more feminine.

Hudson and Oliver are great, especially together. 

lovemytwoboys

I love Hudson! Avery is okay. I'm not a fan of Oliver or Louise (though I do think Louisa is kind of cute).

I agree with pp that the names seem to be very different styles, which sound a little odd with twins. Hudson and Avery are more modern and Louise and Oliver are very traditional, so they just seem a little off together. I know some people don't care about that though.

sunnyday016

I like them all!

JayandTay09

Oh I like them all! You have great taste in names!

happyin10

Good choices.  I like all of them except for Louise.  Do you have any other girls names picked out that you could swap for that one?  Hope you are off bedrest soon!

Lantaria

I am not a fan of Hudson.  I know a little nightmare of a child named Hudson.  Maybe I would like it if I didn't have the negative name association.  Love the rest!

macchiatto

I'm with pp's in liking Louisa much better than Louise; it would work well as a MN too.

 

Under.the.Rose

Avery: I think Avery is a great name, but I like it best for boys.

Oliver: To me, it's a cute name for a baby/little boy... but a bit too cutesy for a teenager/man -- especially with the nickname "Ollie".

Louise: Not a big fan, it just doesn't sound pretty/feminine to me... I much prefer Eloise (nn. Ellie)! Or even Lucy.

Hudson: Similar to Oliver in that it's cute, but too cute for a teenager/man... or it could be perceived as super preppy.

forensicmama

I like all of the names you listed BUT Avery. I've never really liked this name and I've voiced this opinion, but you know, I've never offered an alternative before... so here it is: Aveline.

mrslinde

I love Louise! I do think Eloise and Avery sound lovely together. All of the names you picked are nice!

Honeydew1894

I'm sorry, but Louise is nms. I love your other choices!

fineskyline

Love them all!

Though Hudson + Oliver makes me think of Oliver Hudson, Kate Hudson's brother.

starlight8323

haha, I was wondering your list for the twins! Glad you posted this.

I found a really interesting Twin Names article on Nameberry last night. I think you could benefit from it, particularly the excerpt on gender compatibility:

"Gender compatibility may be more important for twins than it is for siblings.  One pair of starbaby twins whose names don?t quite work as well as they should: Sean ?Diddy? Combs? Jesse James and D'Lila Star. Both are girls, yet Jessie's name seems thoroughly boyish while D?Lila?s is feminine to the point of frilly.  Melissa Ethridge?s twins are Johnnie and Miller ? but unless you know their middle names, you wouldn?t guess that Johnnie is a girl, Miller a boy.  Such gender confusion seems needless, well, confusing."

The reason I bring this up is because Avery is a unisex name nowadays. Yes it started as a boy name, but now it's a toss up. Read this bump thread for Bumpie's opinions on this exact subject from earlier today.

Here's the link to the nameberry article for more tips on twin names: https://nameberry.com/blog/twin-naming-guide-ideas/

CheriLooWho

Love love love them all!!!