What do you all think of twin girls named Sunrise and Sunset?

huntertwins1116 · June 2016

I am having twins in November and we we're thinking of several different names. My husband likes Sunrise and Sunset. We want to honor his mom who passed away so one twin would be Sunrise and something to do with her birthday, and the Sunset with her middle name to symbolize the day she passed. I love the concept and want to honor his mom definitely, but I'm not sure how I feel about Sunrise and Sunset. What do you moms think?

MrsMaryK2016 · June 2016

I think it's sweet to honor your MIL but I honestly don't think Sunrise or Sunset are names. Plus, how much would it suck to be stuck with Sunset, the name that is symbolizing her death? Aaaand, they'd have the same nicknames since both start with Sun.

Instead of being so literal, what about doing Dawn, Aurora, or Thea as alternatives for Sunrise? And Eve (like Evening), Celeste, Luna, Diana, or Nova for Sunset?

**Edited to add alternatives**

TwandaFTG · June 2016

Not the names one would want on a job application. Maybe Middle Names or something like an homage like Sunny and Etta?

shevaCC · June 2016

Sunrise and sunset are too literal for me too. I love the alternative names listed above that still honor his mother, but in a more subtle way.

HotSauceSwagBag · June 2016

I'm generally cool with naturey names like this, but it's just too much, especially with such close twin names. There's a lot of better ways to honor your MIL. GL.

jenesiso · June 2016

No offense but I couldn't take someone seriously who named their kids sunrise and sunset. I've had several twins tell me it's important to give each kid their own identity. Pick two totally different names. Don't rhyme them. They my resent it when they get older. Sure its cute when they're babies, but they don't remain babies for long.

comealongponds · June 2016

jenesiso said:

No offense but I couldn't take someone seriously who named their kids sunrise and sunset. I've had several twins tell me it's important to give each kid their own identity. Pick two totally different names. Don't rhyme them. They my resent it when they get older. Sure its cute when they're babies, but they don't remain babies for long.

This. We're trying very hard to ensure our boys have individual names with no theme (overt or subtle), I refuse to dress them alike and we're going to do our best to raise them as distinct individuals from the time they're born. I'd look for a different way to honour your MIL (we're using family names for middle names to honour people).

BlondeSunnyDays · June 2016

Besides the fact that these aren't really names I would feel horrible for the one named Sunset. Also as a twin myself I strongly agree with @jenesiso

NatashaSprout · June 2016

comealongponds said:

jenesiso said:

No offense but I couldn't take someone seriously who named their kids sunrise and sunset. I've had several twins tell me it's important to give each kid their own identity. Pick two totally different names. Don't rhyme them. They my resent it when they get older. Sure its cute when they're babies, but they don't remain babies for long.

This. We're trying very hard to ensure our boys have individual names with no theme (overt or subtle), I refuse to dress them alike and we're going to do our best to raise them as distinct individuals from the time they're born. I'd look for a different way to honour your MIL (we're using family names for middle names to honour people).

I wouldn't "refuse " to dress them alike. Even my boys 13 months apart had a lot of the same outfits. Some days i just considered it a win that they were dressed!

msu_gal · June 2016

I'm confused, was your MIL's name Sunrise? Maybe there's a way to use the rest of her name? Like her maiden name as a middle name or something.

jenesiso · June 2016

Also, a set of twin men (approx. 35 years old) told me to celebrate their birthdays separately too. They hated sharing the same card, same.cake, same toys etc.

DunkinDecaf · June 2016

There are almost no situations when I would side-eye names given to honor a deceased loved one, but this is one of them. I can't imagine being named after my grandmother's death. That's a gigantic bummer. Also they're really not names.

Maybe you could just give one of the girls her actual name, either as a first or a middle name?

comealongponds · June 2016

NatashaSprout said:

comealongponds said:

jenesiso said:

No offense but I couldn't take someone seriously who named their kids sunrise and sunset. I've had several twins tell me it's important to give each kid their own identity. Pick two totally different names. Don't rhyme them. They my resent it when they get older. Sure its cute when they're babies, but they don't remain babies for long.

This. We're trying very hard to ensure our boys have individual names with no theme (overt or subtle), I refuse to dress them alike and we're going to do our best to raise them as distinct individuals from the time they're born. I'd look for a different way to honour your MIL (we're using family names for middle names to honour people).

I wouldn't "refuse " to dress them alike. Even my boys 13 months apart had a lot of the same outfits. Some days i just considered it a win that they were dressed!

Fair enough. I more mean that I won't be actively seeking out matching outfits on a daily basis.

atcwag · June 2016

Can I be the first to suggest

Leash14a · June 2016

comealongponds said:

NatashaSprout said:

comealongponds said:

jenesiso said:

No offense but I couldn't take someone seriously who named their kids sunrise and sunset. I've had several twins tell me it's important to give each kid their own identity. Pick two totally different names. Don't rhyme them. They my resent it when they get older. Sure its cute when they're babies, but they don't remain babies for long.

This. We're trying very hard to ensure our boys have individual names with no theme (overt or subtle), I refuse to dress them alike and we're going to do our best to raise them as distinct individuals from the time they're born. I'd look for a different way to honour your MIL (we're using family names for middle names to honour people).

I wouldn't "refuse " to dress them alike. Even my boys 13 months apart had a lot of the same outfits. Some days i just considered it a win that they were dressed!

Fair enough. I more mean that I won't be actively seeking out matching outfits on a daily basis.

I am also a twin. One thing my mom did was buy the same outfits but in different colors. Because it was easier to pick out one outfit she liked, and buy two of them instead of finding two outfits she liked. So I was always in yellow and sis was always in blue or something like that. Eventually once we were older we picked out what we wanted to wear and dressed ourselves (my sister was a tomboy at age 3) We are still total individuals, but sharing a birthday cake and stuff never bothered me, I guess I never knew the difference? My parents just always made sure we were in separate classrooms at school and stuff.

FWIW my mother is also gone, so we are just using her first name as a middle name if this one is a girl (team green).

aquasocks · June 2016

huntertwins1116 said:

I am having twins in November and we we're thinking of several different names. My husband likes Sunrise and Sunset. We want to honor his mom who passed away so one twin would be Sunrise and something to do with her birthday, and the Sunset with her middle name to symbolize the day she passed. I love the concept and want to honor his mom definitely, but I'm not sure how I feel about Sunrise and Sunset. What do you moms think?

QFP

whitneyp26 · June 2016

This has to be a joke.

srcr2011 · June 2016

No, no, no and a million times NO!! Dumbest names ever (you asked for opinions...)

Seattleite86 · June 2016

I don't understand the connection to your MIL- was her name sunrise? Did she pass at sunset? Or do they link to her in a different way?

mskeenan · June 2016

In all honesty , I personally don't care for these names at all . I'm all for names that are a little out there but I don't like the way these names sound . I also agree that twins should have their own names that don't rhyme or go with their sibling's name .

I do think people should be a little more gentle in their responses , though .

LikeICantEven · June 2016

mskeenan said:

In all honesty , I personally don't care for these names at all . I'm all for names that are a little out there but I don't like the way these names sound . I also agree that twins should have their own names that don't rhyme or go with their sibling's name .

I do think people should be a little more gentle in their responses , though .

I guarantee the kids on the playground will be even more merciless. It's much better for her to take the bullet.

Which really, is more like a squirt gun in this thread.

HotSauceSwagBag · June 2016

msu_gal said:

I'm confused, was your MIL's name Sunrise? Maybe there's a way to use the rest of her name? Like her maiden name as a middle name or something.

I think it's a reference to a song in Fiddler on the Roof that is about life and death, circle of life type of thing. Which is fantastic, but really strange inspiration for twin names. My mom loves that song but I don't think she'd want me naming my kid after it.

Also, given how much my mom mixes up the names between my sister that's 10 years older than me and myself, these kids don't have a chance of anyone ever getting their names right.

LindsayLuLu27 · June 2016

Ok no joke I knew a set of twins (boy/girl) named dusk and dawn!! They hated it!! The girl later changed her name! Hippy parents ...go figure!

Muscatmommyof4 · June 2016

I don't want to be rude but I told my husband and my 10yr son your name choices and my son said "what is she thinking does she want her kids to be made fun of" and my kids are very open minded when it comes to being different! I love the idea of using meaningful names to honor a family member I have done it but please really think about your girls when they have go to school or grow up and need jobs. No one will know the meaning or how much the names mean but you and family. I'm sure there are other alternatives like stated above that you could use. And I know if you explained the meaning and asked for help we could help you find some amazing alternatives with the same meaning. I hope you don't take any of this to hart and know these are just OUR opinions!

edited the word no to know

mrsjlang · June 2016

Uhm... I can understand the importance of paying tribute to family, especially those that are no longer with us, however, naming both kids after the same individual is a little bit much for me. Personally, I would pay tribute to both families, one child named after your family and one child named after your husbands. Perks of having twins, you can do both at the same time and not piss off one family or the other. Naming both after one family (or one person in this case) is a little bit one-sighted.

Sunset - definitely way too sad and depressing though. Who wants to have a direct connection to things ending?

hollowway · June 2016

Don't do that to your children.

leighry · June 2016

I love the idea of family names or names that honor a family member. All my girls have middle names that correlate to someone in the family. I think as middle names it would be much more forgiving if you're dead set on those two names.. it would just be hard as first names.. growing up they would probably be mixed up a lot, and someone had mentioned that kids can be cruel (whether they realize it or not) but so can adults.. I am not sure I could give names to my kids that I knew would cause them issues later in life. One of the posts mentioned earlier in this thread gave really great alternatives that still work along the constructs of sunrise and sunset but aren't as "out there." Then again, we again are living in a world where people name their kids Hennessy, Sir King, Jager, Tequila, and abcde...(all names I have seen as a nurse and recently!) So who knows.

talkthewholetime · June 2016

All I can think of is fiddler on the roof. God, those names are brutal. Please consider something else, or move them to the middle. Those names are a walking punchline.

srcr2011 · June 2016

I want to know who voted "love it" so I could side-eye you....don't encourage her!

Chcaggie1 · June 2016

At this point you have an overwhelming majority giving you the same opinion. I appreciate the fiddler on the roof explanation because I too was very confused as to how these names would honor your mil?? It seems like there are other great ways to honor her without being so outside of the box. Use her first name, middle name, maiden name, the town she was born in, the town she lived in the name of the street she lived on even her favorite perfume (obviously this could go either way!). Even the month she was born in, months are pretty popular now for names.

Sweet of you to honor her but I think there is a way that will not have a negative impact on your kids.

msu_gal · June 2016

@HotSauceSwagBag thanks for the explanation, I wasn't getting it at all.

@leighry Tequila is my chihuahua's name, it's a perfectly good name for a chihuahua.

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