just fantasizing about having twins...

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

What do you think of the twinsets 'Liam Jeremiah and Patrick Christopher' and 'Patrick Jeremiah and Liam Christopher? Also, which do you like better? :D

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[becomingun.livejournal.com]

I like Patrick Jeremiah and Liam Christopher better. They flow more nicely, I think.

And I love all the names, but Liam was ruined for me by a stupid boy, haha.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh... we are trying so HARD not to have Liam ruined for us. My husband and I are both sub teaching and we just keep running into oodles of Liams and the first Liam I came across was in a week-long class with a Liam that really bugged the hell out of me.

Thanks on the opinion. I like both, but can't decide which I like better. Jeremiah and Patrick are both the first names of family I want to name my sons after, so I'm trying not to pair them (Christopher was Jeremy's middle name and Liam we just like. :)).

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

I love Patrick Christopher but I think Liam Jeremiah doesn't flow very well unfortunately, so as a pair I have to say I prefer Patrick Jeremiah and Liam Christopher.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I prefer to use Liam as a nn with William... but they both sound pretty good.

William Jeremiah and Patrick Christopher would sound very, very nice.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

I'd actually like to use Liam as a nickname for Uilliam, but no one likes that. I'm trying to avoid William as that's both my husband's uncle's and cousin's name-- otherwise a great suggestion. William Jeremiah does sound nice. :)

Thanks! :D

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

The other option is Willem but it kind of defeats the purpose since Liam is actually IN William. :-/

But I agree that Liam Christopher and Patrick Jeremiah sound much better than the opposite.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

I actually like Willem. Lol.. I could just call him Lem. Lemmy Koopa! (haha.. sorry, I'm listening to my husband play Super Mario Galaxy 2) ;)

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I love Willem. Lem is cute. :-)

[cairtirnin.livejournal.com]

I think the latter flows better.

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

I like both sets, but I think I like Patrick Jeremiah and Liam Christopher better.

[hwar.livejournal.com]

Me too. I think Patrick Christopher sounds really Irish (and Liam Jeremiah not so much) but when you switch the middle names, they sound more like they are from the same family.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

I don't mind really Irish. ;)

You don't think Liam sounds Irish?

Thanks! :)

[hwar.livejournal.com]

I don't have a problem with Irish either! I just think there's a slight mismatch. Patrick Christopher = very traditional, could be born in any era. Both Liam and Jeremiah are old names/nicknames, but are currently more popular than they have been previously in history. So I guess Liam reads more "modern" to me, especially when paired with Jeremiah. Switching the middles give it more of a balance to my ear. But as I said, both ways sound fine.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know Liam is popular, something that's turning us off a bit about it. Is Jeremiah getting popular again? I wouldn't know, I'm getting it entirely from my brother, who was named Jeremy. I haven't met many Jeremiahs (I'm a sub teacher), but a ton of Liams. I was actually pairing Liam and Patrick as first names because they're both Irish.

It's interesting seeing everyone's opinions. It wasn't til I asked until I realized the one I really like is Liam Jeremiah and Patrick Christopher. I think that might just be because if we have a single boy, which is more likely, I'd probably go with Liam Jeremiah, definitely not use Christopher.

[hwar.livejournal.com]

It's funny how saying it out loud can clarify things. In any case the idea of twin boys is such a low possibility that it is likely you'll be using only one name at a time. It's a fun naming puzzle though. Twins are always a challenge trying to balance matching the feel of the names with giving the children their own identities. Your duo hits the nail on the head if you ask me.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, definitely not very likely, but I find myself contemplating twin names because we've finally turned to Clomid, which increases your chances of fraternal multiples, to help us get pregnant. And my first month didn't work so we're increasing my dosage, which makes it even more likely. I don't really really want twins or anything, but I'd be delighted (partially because pregnancy is so hard for me and we've waited and tried for so long).

And thanks! What a sweet compliment. I'm not purposely trying to be matchy, three of the names we're using are family names that just happen to go together, and Liam I just love. I don't mind twin names that 'go' well together, but I don't like themes or matching initials. I guess the boys' names are lightly themed, but I'm of Irish decent, didn't pick these names just because the first names are Irish. Our daughter's name was Brenna Rose, which I think goes nicely with the boys' names I like. Another possibility is Liam Edward or Edward Jeremiah, Edward for my husband (he's a third, and we're so gonna avoid making a fourth, but I've warmed up to his middle name).

[hwar.livejournal.com]

I really like Edward too. If only for the nicknames Ned and Teddy! So adorable on a little guy. We are considering it for a boy if we ever have a second. I have secondary infertility since having my daughter four years ago...I know wayyy too much about clomid. I am excited and hopeful for you! I know of so many clomid success stories, and yes, lots of twins! :-)

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

My husband goes by Ted, so that's out for us, although I think it's cute. I think we've decided on Ward, unless we just go with Edward (I'm not a big fan of nicknames).


Ugh.. seems we have a lot in common. I'm suffering from secondary infertility as well, after having my daughter 6 years ago. I'm really crossing my fingers (and eyes and toes and ovaries) that it will work since PCOS and Hypothyroidism are my only known infertility factors and both of those are being treated and the Clomid helps well with PCOS.

Good luck to you too!!

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

Liam is the Irish Gaelic form of William, so yes, it's very Irish. :D

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Lol, yeah I know, which is one of the reasons why I like it paired with Patrick. I'm just interested in why others might find Patrick 'Irish' but Liam not.

[hopeless.livejournal.com]

I prefer the latter, I especially love Patrick.

I know it sounds creepy but I remember you from a few communities I was in way back when. If you're trying for a baby, I wish you the best of luck ♥

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

That's not creepy. :) And thank you, we've been trying for awhile.

[mela-chan.livejournal.com]

I like them both ways. ^_^ Patrick Christopher is on our list of names for the next one.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :) I must say it's a nice name. I never would've thought I would use a name like Patrick, but when I was pregnant with our first I tossed it around a bit in my head before deciding on David Christopher for a boy (we've since changed our minds); it's the name of one of my favorite uncles, my mother's baby brother who is diseased. It's cute and common without being trendy. Not to mention my mother would be absolutely tickled-friggin'-pink if I used their names (my brother's name was Jeremy Christopher).