Twin Names

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

The hubs and I are expecting twin boys soon. We really like unusual (but not crazy) names and as of now we're planning on calling the kids Tate Easton Keats and Rafferty Josiah Miller. We also really like the name River though so that might end up replacing something. Maybe.

What do y'all think?

Comments

[murderprotocol.livejournal.com]

I like Tate Easton (although I think I'd go with Easton Tate) and Miller. The others aren't my style, but they're not too bad either.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

I really like Easton too; Miller is growing on me. :)

[sing4th.livejournal.com]

My twin boys are turning 20 months old this month. I am excited for you. :)
Tate, I like - I just cannot imagine calling a kid Rafferty - I guess it is just such a mouthful compared to Tate. Would you end up calling him Raff much of the time, do you think? Are you into nicknames? I am not... so, I like that my boys have all got 2 syllable names. I also think Easton makes a great first name. Though Tate Easton Keats sounds better than Easton Tate Keats.
I like Josiah as a first out of the three names for twin #2

When are you due?

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

We do plan on calling him Rafe, yes. They're both family names - my grandfather and my husband's. We also wanted names that reflected (and this is going to sound a bit odd perhaps) the sort of relaxed surfer vibe that's out here on the North Shore of Kauai. It's a very hippie place to be.

I like Easton as a first name too but the hubby thinks it's sounds too girly. Plus Tate Mehling (surname) goes together better imho.

I'm due in November and am equal parts excited and terrified! =D

[sing4th.livejournal.com]

Tate and Rafe. :) Sounds great. And even better that they are family names. I think you hit the cool surfer vibe right on the head.

My little guys were born Nov 15th, original due date Dec 8th - that was before we knew we were having twins. How has your pregnancy gone so far?
(Guess I should just make my way over to your journal, eh?

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

Haha, not much to find over there as I've just started it =D

It's gone alright so far although I'm exhausted all the time and can't keep much other than fruit down. :(

Our older son, Rhys, is two and he's more excited than all of us. He's like a little sentry, always by my belly like he's standing guard. ^_^

[botica.livejournal.com]

My *favorite* boys name is Rhys. Good pick =)

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i like easton and rafferty! tate is fine too, i just prefer the others!

i really dislike river, i think the names you have chosen are far cooler and more unique (in a good way) than river.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

Thanks; I like Easton and Rafferty too but that little voice was whispering that I don't want my boys to be the 'weird kids' because of their names. ^_^;

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

All of those names are definitely not my taste, but they're legit and they do have a nice flow. The ones I prefer are Josiah and River.

I just think that Easton and Keats are a little too similar to belong to the same person.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

They are fairly similar - but it's a bit better than 'Eastwood' which is what my husband originally wanted. ^_^

[mrssubee.livejournal.com]

I like those names

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

Thanks! They could change in the coming months but we keep circling back to them, so.

[breezy-boo.livejournal.com]

i despise rafferty. replace it with river.
i cannot imagine a little boy named rafferty. just too ridiculous imo.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

I don't think we'll be replacing it as it's a family name but who knows, it's still early days. We plan on calling him 'Rafe' for short which is a little less ridiculous. ;)

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

The only one I think is really horrible is Rafferty. Maybe better as a middle name but I think it's pretty bad as a first name.

The rest are okay, but not my style. I like River. River Josiah Miller would be nice.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

River is a very pretty name isn't it? If we don't end up using it this time around, I think it'll snag first slot next time. =D

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Erm, Rafferty's is a chain restaurant. (http://www.raffertys.com/)

Tate = tater tots, to me, especially with a twin named Rafferty. Keats is way too literary snob for me (and I was an English major). Miller, Easton, River and Josiah are NMS but alright.

Josiah Easton and River Miller would be much better, but River and Josiah don't really go well together.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

Ha! I had no idea Rafferty's was a restaurant chain. We don't have any of those on the islands and they're not in Canada (where I'm from originally) anyway. Thank goodness neither the hubby or I eat at chains!

Cool, I got my masters in English Lit. (although I love Keats <3 ;))

[wizened-cynic.livejournal.com]

I like Tate, but a huge no to Rafferty.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

I like Tate too. :)

Cute icon!

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Tate Easton Keats just has too many T's for me. I do like Tate and Easton, though. Josiah Miller sounds good, but I don't like Rafferty.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

I admit it: I'm a bit of a 't' whore. I think 80 percent of the names I have on my list start with 't'.

^__^;

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

i don't think it's outrageously crazy. i like river, too.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

Me too - it's such a pretty name. It's def getting a slot next time if we don't choose it this time.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Well, I've never liked Tate, because it always seemed too informal, plus all I can think of when I hear it is potatoes or Tater Tots. And then Rafferty, I just can't picture on a kid at all... or a teenager, for that matter. But Josiah is pretty nice.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

We'll probably just embrace it and start calling him Tater Tot ourselves ;)(although it doesn't remind me of potatoes personally)

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I'm really not a fan of Rafferty, but the rest is nice, I think. My vote goes to River Josiah Miller instead ;).
Have you considered using Tate as a nickname for Nathaniel? A little farfetched, maybe, but possible.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

River Josiah Miller might just get the final draw! We'll see how we're feeling as the days progress - and the little guy might just look like a River when we see him.

I hadn't thought of Nathaniel, no, although I do like it. I'd be more inclined to shorten it to Nate though. Tate's a family name - my grandfather was called Tate and my sister is 'Tatum' after him - which is why we chose it. Plus it sounds like something you'd read in a surfer magazine, lol.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

I like Easton and Rafferty.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

They're unique, aren't they?

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

I've never heard Rafferty, I don't think. But it's attractive, if quite different. I think I like Easton so much because I think Eastman and I'm very bitter about the drawn out and painful death of chemical photography.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

Rafferty is of Irish origin and means 'abundance', which is rather nice.

I love Easton and while I didn't think of Eastman, I'm very glad you said so because I too mourn for the death that real photography has undergone. :(

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

I cried for a week when Agfa eliminated their photo lines.


Maybe I should name a son Agfa. :(

[catean.livejournal.com]

I like Tate but he'll always be called Tater.

[lizadork.livejournal.com]

Resigning him to a life of spud jokes before he's even outta the womb. ;)

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

A lot of these aren't my style, but I think most of them are pretty nice anyway. I do have an affinity to River, but I honestly don't think it would really fit in well with the other names you've assembled. River and Rafferty would be too cutesy and I can't really see it going anywhere else. Save it for another kid. ;-)

The other thing is... idk why, but Easton and Keats next to each other sounds strange, for lack of a better word. Too many of the same letters maybe? Personally, I'd do Tate Easton Miller and Rafferty Josiah Keats. But otherwise I'm pretty down with your choices.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Is your last name pronounced May-ling or Mel-ling? I saw it in a comment so I said it with the names and it raised some concerns. If it's mel-ling, the 's' on the end of Keats makes it sound like smelling. True, middle names (and especially second middles) are not used very often, but all the same, I'm not sure if you want to name your kid Tate Easton Keat Smelling.
Ideas for if Smelling needs to be avoided:
Tate Josiah River and Rafferty Keats Miller
Tate Josiah Easton and Rafferty Keats Miller
Tate River Easton (although may sound a bit place-y, east+river) and Rafferty Josiah Miller/Rafferty Miller Josiah

Otherwise, I like the names well enough. They're unusual without being awful and crazy. Tate Easton Keats is a little odd with all of the Ts, Ss, and the repetition of the long E sound, but it's not horrible. Tate is on my own list and Rafferty is pretty neat.