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[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

Hi I am new here. I am 29 weeks and 3 days and from Perth Western Austalia.
I am expecting twin girls in on the 21st May 2006. We have two names picked out one I picked which is Lilia and my partner picked Escher. I have to admitt though I am not the biggest fan of the name Escher I know its the last name of a male artist but I still can't shake the male connatations. That and I really like Lilia a lot more and feel like I am already playing favourites because I don't like Escher as much (I know thats silly)

So anyway hello *waves* maybe you can help me with an alternative name that my partner and I will both like. I suggested Juliet but he doesn't like that, Sadie, Gwen etc and it took me months to convince him on Lilia!

Edit due on the 21st May 2007! sorry baby brain (I guess I really didn't wanna let them out LOL)

Comments

[xanya.livejournal.com]

Yay for twins, and yay for Australians! Congratulations, and I hope everything goes really well.

This might seem a bit obvious, but how about Esther? That's definitely a girls' name (and I agree that Escher has definite male connotations because of the artist). Lilia is pretty, too. Aww, I love the name Sadie.

Um... I guess you like more "traditional" names, judging by the ones you've suggested. What about Flora? I just really like that one.

[xanya.livejournal.com]

(I meant to add that I'm both a twin and an Australian, though from Melbourne rather than Perth.)

[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

I like Flora and he doesn't our problem is I like old English and Latin names and he likes very different names. We where trying to find a Hawaiian name as he's half Japanese and half Hawaiian but no luck so far

[sonneta.livejournal.com]

Try here (http://www.alohafriendsluau.com/names_traditional.html) for Hawaiian names.

[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

Thanks thats a big help!

[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

LOL I got Lilia from Lillian but my mums name is Gillian so it was too similar sounding, I hate it when people shorten names as it's not the name I chose but I don't mind Lily so thats why Lilia is perfect for me as peoeple can shorten it to Lily if they so choose.

Yeah the artist is M.C Escher I like it but think it more a middle or boys name, but don't hate it as much as some of the names he's come up with :P

I love Juliet, Sadie and Gwen but my partner is from Japan and it set on having an unconventional name as he and all his brothers and sisters have very conventional western names. I myself am a big fan of Latin and old English names.

[dosequisgirl.livejournal.com]

Do you mean 2007?

[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

Yes Yes I do - Baby brain!! thanks for that :P

[dosequisgirl.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, I think we all have that at one point in our pregnancy.
Congratulations, by the way!

[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yep I am pretty shocking though, that and I am always dropping and walking into things, food shopping has become an interesting experience I can tell you!

[dosequisgirl.livejournal.com]

I'm clumsy to begin with, but when I was pregnant I would randomly walk into walls, drop anything I was holding and fall down a lot. I understand completely!
You're due the day before my son's birthday. He was born May 22nd, 2004.

[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

Go the May babies, my mums birthday is the day before so it looks like it's gonna be a busy month for us. I find myself under estimating the size of my belly and wacking things with it ie people, objects, walls lol

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

No constructive suggestions, but...
Oh good lord. Escher? What a god-awful, ugly name, especially for a girl. I don't get it. I'd be pretty darn pissed off if my twin sister was Lilia, and I got stuck with Escher!!! Someone's definitely getting the short end of the stick here :(

Lilia is a pretty name. Best of luck trying to talk some sense into Dad!

[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

Honestly this whole naming thing has been the biggest headache dad wanted the girls to have a total of five names including middle and last, it has taken me 29 bloody weeks to finally not make the guy see sense but agree to letting the girls have one first name, one middle name and our last name only

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

P.S. I see you mentioned he's Japanese - someone on here recently named her daughter Kaida, which I think is lovely. Maybe he'd like some Japanese names like that?

[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

As the girls are having a Japanese middle names we wanted to steer clear from having one with a first name too - but yep we did go through a long list of those as well thanks!

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

Lilia is really pretty, but Escher?! nuh uh! what an ugly ugly name!

[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

Yep thats why I said I don't really like Escher and does any one have any suggestions

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

Here's a list of my top ten favourite girls names maybe you'll you like on it?

Lily
Talia
Adrienne
Charlotte
Sofia
Leila
Felicity
Jasmine
Abigail
Savannah

[babyjess8.livejournal.com]

instead of Escher, why not Asher or Asha... it sounds similar but looks less... difficult... lol

[jack4sam.livejournal.com]

Awww...Lilia is so pretty. Poor little Escher. I mean, doesn't even sound like a name really.

Juliet is at the top of my list, and I love Sadie too. :(

Does anyone in his or your family have a less horrible name than that? You could use that as a reason to call her something you actually like. Maybe you could name her after yourself?

I am from VIC by the way.

[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't want to name them after me I hate the whole Jnr thing and I would find it confusing have someone else in the house with the same name. Plus I would have to deal with the questions of why did she get your name and I didn't etc. I like Sadie but theres nothing I can do to change his mind and they're his kids too (Although I have joked about organising their birth certs and just not telling him :P )

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

Ugh, don't name one of the twins Escher. I agree with the person who said that they'd be pretty pissed off if their name was Escher but their twin sister got the name Lilia. Tell your SO that you have a community full of people telling you that Escher is horrible and it should never be used for a girl, lol.

My favorite female names:

Annabelle
Arden
Celestia
Davina
Fae
Helena
Idony
Isolde
Lisette
Lucia
Rosalind
Rose
Scarlett
Tessa

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

And I forgot Gemma. ♥

[gem-gam.livejournal.com]

LOL my name is Gemma, my aunties name is Lisette. I love Scarlett but he was like no colours, although last night I did manage to convince him that Escher wasn't right for our little girl so I have won that round :D

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Hehe yay! I think it needs to be a much prettier name than Escher if the other twin is called Lillia

(not that I think twins names should match in any way but I agree that it would suck to have one twin with a pretty name and one with this harsh dodgy name)

I'm from Brisbane :)