We need a list of names for twin baby boys. 
We would like nice unique names that sound good when pronounced in English,
not common names like Justin-Jason or Vincent-Victor.
Please include the meaning of the names.

Hi ultrasound78

Instead of just listing a bunch of names, I'm linking you to several
sites that specifically address the issue of naming twins. If you
select a dozen or so combinations/pairs that you think you might like,
I'll look up the meanings for you and add to my answer in a
clarification.


These should get you started:

Choosing Baby Names for Twins - by Sarah Mitchell 
http://www.babiesonline.com/articles/babynames/choosingbabynamesfortwins.asp
..."Choosing a baby name for your new born can be quite a stressful
decision. With thousands upon thousands of names at your disposal, you
may begin to feel a little over whelmed. Well, for twins, you can
double the trouble! This article is aimed at helping soon to be moms
and dads of twins to choose those perfect baby names..."


Top Baby Names for Twins
http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babynames/a/babynametwins_2.htm

I think they copied that from here:
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/twins2004.html


Logical Names for Twins 
http://www.behindthename.com/twins.php
..."The following is a list of names that would be linguistically
logical for twins. This is not a list of names that sound alike (such
as Ann and Andy), but a list of names that are connected through other
properties..."


ANAGRAM NAMES FOR TWINS, TRIPLETS, ETC. (like: Ronald - Arnold) 
http://www.anagramgenius.com/twins.html


Also, you can look at all boy names here and select your own pairs:

1000 baby boy names from the 1990's - 1-500 
http://www.invitingsmiles.com/baby-boy-names.html

1000 baby boy names from the 1990's - 501-1000
http://www.invitingsmiles.com/baby-boy-names-1000.html


This might be fun:

NameVoyager - The Baby Name Wizard
http://www.babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/
..."Explore the sea of names, letter by letter...watch trends rise and
fall, and dive in deeper to see your favorite name's place in the
historical tides.

The Baby Name Wizard's NameVoyager is an interactive portrait of
America's name choices. Start with a "sea" of nearly 5000 names. Type
a letter, and you'll zoom in to focus on how that initial has been
used over the past century. Then type a few more letters, or a name.
Each stripe is a timeline of one name, its width reflecting the name's
changing popularity. If a name intrigues you, click on its stripe for
a closer look..."


Let me know a few pairs of names and I'll get the meanings for you!


~~Cynthia


Search terms used at Google:
"names for twins"
"naming twins"
"baby names" twins boys

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Request for Answer Clarification by ultrasound78-ga on 09 Apr 2006 07:25 PDT

Hi Cynthia,

Thanks for a quick turn around.
However, we can't really find what we need in those sites.

- On the first website (www.babiesonline.com) - we do not see twin Boy names.

- The second link (Abuot.com & ssa.gov) - We've visited the site and
seen those popular names for twins there, but we wanted unique names.

- Most of the names at Behindthenames.com are not sound alike.

- We need names that sounds a like, not anagram names.

- Invitingsmiles.com - there is no twin names.

- The Baby Name wizard also doesn't have twin names.

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Clarification of Answer by cynthia-ga on 09 Apr 2006 14:00 PDT

Ok, so we've narrowed down you don't want anagrams or common names. 

Do you like rhyming names that sound alike?

Aaron - Darren?  

Let me know, and if so, I will select some pairs that sound alike for
you, then, from that list I will find meanings of the ones you like.

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Clarification of Answer by cynthia-ga on 09 Apr 2006 14:01 PDT

One more thing, do you want them to both start with the same letter?

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Request for Answer Clarification by ultrasound78-ga on 09 Apr 2006 18:18 PDT

Cynthia, 

Yes, we want names that sound alike.
It could start with the same letter, but it doesn't have to.
Aaron - Darren is a good start.

To address nelson's comment, of course we do not want weird cutsie names.
I know sometimes there's a thin line between weird and unique. It
depends on people perspective.
So, here we just want to see ideas / creativities.

Thanks for the input, dieselmonkey and roxrox. We'll think it.

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Clarification of Answer by cynthia-ga on 10 Apr 2006 01:36 PDT

Hi again ultrasound!

Tell me if these are on the right track. If so, I'll get more. 


Aaron Darren
Ashton Clayton
Bennett Emmett
Blake Drake
Bruce Brent
Brent Trent
Bryan Byron
Carter Carson
Carson Calvin 
Caleb Caley
Clay Trey
Connor Collin
Conrad Connor 
Darren Darrel
Dillon Dixon
Marcus Lucas
Austin Dustin
Kyle Lyle
Lanny Danny
Adam Alan
Andre Dayon
Ridge Thorn
Larry Barry
Baxter Dexter
Travis Trevor
Brandon Bradley
Douglas Curtis

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Request for Answer Clarification by ultrasound78-ga on 10 Apr 2006 07:15 PDT

Yes, you are on the right track.
If you can come up with another 25 names, that'll be great. If not,
you can just throw in a few more.
We already appreciate your effort.
Thank you.

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Clarification of Answer by cynthia-ga on 10 Apr 2006 09:41 PDT

Here's what I have now:

Aaron Darren
Ashton Clayton
Bennett Emmett
Blake Drake
Bruce Brent
Brent Trent
Bryan Byron
Carter Carson
Carson Calvin 
Caleb Caley
Clay Trey
Connor Collin
Conrad Connor 
Darren Darrel
Dillon Dixon
Marcus Lucas
Austin Dustin
Kyle Lyle
Lanny Danny
Adam Alan
Andre Dayon
Ridge Thorn Stone
Larry Barry
Baxter Dexter
Travis Trevor Trace
Brandon Bradley
Douglas Curtis
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Shane Shawn
Logan Galen
Zack Zeke
Wade Dane
Taylor Tylor
Tristan Tracy
Brock Bryce
Camren Calvin
Davin David Davis
Derek Devon Devin
Dwayne Dwight
Emmett Elliot
Nathen Ethan
Justin Nathen
Gage Gabe Sage
Seth Heath
Holden Hudson 
Hudson Hunter
Isak Ivan
Jackson Harrison
Jared James
Jason Jerome
Jonah Jarod
Keith Kevin
Lance Logan
Martin Marvin
Max Lex
Maverick Derrick
Parker Payton
Raymond Desmond
Ray Roy
Rory Ross
Reese Roman
Nelson Nolan
Tanner Conner
Wayne Wesley 
Tyrone Tyrell

Behind the Name
http://www.behindthename.com/
The etymology and history of first names. Note that at this site you
can search for related anmes and names that sound-alike here:
http://www.behindthename.com/search.php
 
Pick some you'd like meanings for, or would you like me to find the
best sites that have meanings for you to meander?

~~Cynthia

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Request for Answer Clarification by ultrasound78-ga on 10 Apr 2006 23:41 PDT

Thanks Cynthia. We now have a better basis to pick up the name.
For the meaning of the names, can you help us find out the meaning of
these names: Marvel and Danzel?

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Clarification of Answer by cynthia-ga on 13 Apr 2006 21:04 PDT

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MARVEL
http://www.babynamesworld.com/meaning_of_Marvel.html
Latin: Wonderful

DANZEL
http://www.babynamesworld.com/meaning_of_Danzel.html
German: Dancer

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This site tags Marvel as a female name:
http://www.parenthood.com/babynames.html
Marvel Female  Latin To Wonder, Admire 
Marvela Female  Latin Marvelous 
Marvell Female  Latin Wonderful; extraordinary. 

Danzel is not there.

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MARVEL
http://www.babynames.com/Names/name_display.php?n=Marvel 
  "To Wonder, Admire"    
  Gender:  Used for Both Genders    
  Origin:  French  

DANZEL is not in our database. 

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Marvel (First Name Origin and Meaning)
Origin Latin 
Meaning To wonder, admire. 
Gender Female 
http://www.weddingvendors.com/baby-names/meaning/marvel/

No Danzel there...

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...Not much out there for Danzel. Do you mean Denzel, like Denzel Washington? 

Any others? 


~~Cynthia

Don't give your kids weird cutsie names.  Give them nice normal names.
 You don't want them to resent you.  Growing up is hard enough. 
Remember, they'll be picking out your nursing home some day.

It is my pleasure to allow you to use my name - Bryan - for both twins.

One could be Bryan the Elder; the other Bryan the Younger.

As well as having rhyming that would delight any poet, the descriptive
value of the names should obviate the inevitable question 'Who's the
elder?'

The names can also be conveniently shortened to El and Yo.

I new you'd like them!

Congratulations and Welcome to El and Yo.

Bryan the NameMaker

i am a one of a pair of identical twin boys - PLEASE do not name them
something that rhymes or even starts with the same letter. It is hard
enough finding one's individuality as a single birth, let alone as
part of a multiple birth... they will likely look similar and have
convergent thought processes (it is hard nto to when you share many of
the same experiences at the same developmental stages) - nothing else
needs to remind them they are connected to their brother.

Please do not name your son "Yo" that actually is my daughters name.
And it was before "Yo" became popular as a means of getting someones attention.
Actually Yo is an abbreviation of Yolanda, but it always has been just
plain old "Yo". So "Yo" is for a girl!!!!

As dieselmonkey-ga wrote below, and we should believe him since he is
a twin boy, prolly should look at another naming convention. For
parents the urge to make the names have something in common I can see
would be very great.

How about something like 
2 disciples of Jesus- Mark & John
Naming them after the Presidents Bush, name one Herbert and the other Walker
2 great inventors - Henry (Ford) & Thomas (Edison)
2 great American Heros - Martin (Luther King) & Thomas (Jefferson he
was the lead author on the Constituition)
2 Great American Football players - Brett (Favre) & Reggie (White)
Editorial Comment The Pack will be Back!
2 Great American Masters of Art - Steven (Speilberg) & I cna't think
fo another just right now :-o
2 other Great Americans - John (Kennedy) & Bobby (Kennedy)
2 Great American Explorers - John (Glenn the astronought) & Lewis
(Actually it is Meriwether Lewis, Lewis being the last name, but you
could use it as a first name)

My personal preference is for Great American Frontiersmen, Pioneers,
Explorers, Trappers  Check out this website -
http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/hubs/pioneers_explorers_frontiersmen/pioneers_explorers_frontiersmen.html
Check out these great men and see if any of them inspire you.

And as I have now learned from dieselmonkey-ga I guess we should not
name twins with cutise or rhyming names. Thanks for telling us that
dieselmonkey-ga .

I like Philip and Alexander:  the king of Macedonia and his son, "the Great".

I know that it seems nice to have the names relate in some way by
sound, but one day, when you have to call them, admonish them
individually, it will be clearer which one you mean if the names don't
rhyme or start with the same letter and have the same number of
syllables.

You might consider giving them second names that don't fit any
pattern, great opportunity to honor both granddads.

Take a look at this. Lots of lists and historical information based on
surveys and census records.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006073132X/ref=sib_rdr_dp/002-0941364-7983217?%5Fencoding=UTF8&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER&no=283155&st=books&n=283155
Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 

Chapter 6 
Perfect Parenting, Part II; or: Would Roshanda by Any Other Name Smell as Sweet?

You can check out the book or some articles that provide comments
about the chapter.

http://www.slate.com/id/2116505/
Trading Up: Where do baby names come from?

http://slate.com/id/2116449/
A Roshanda by Any Other Name
How do babies with super-black names fare?

So, what are the "whitest" names and the "blackest" names? Click here
for the top 20 each for girls and here for the top 20 each for boys.
(For the curious, we've also put together a list of the top 20
crossover names?the ones that blacks and whites are most likely to
share.) And how much does your name really matter? Over the years, a
series of studies have tried to measure how people perceive different
names.

http://www.slate.com/id/2116505/sidebar/2116512/
Most Popular Girls' Names of 2015?
Most Popular Boys' Names of 2015?

http://thebabynamewizard.ivillage.com/parenting/archives/2005/04/index.html
Name-onomics

This blog posting rebuts the Freakonomics findings on baby names.

http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/babynaming/1447507.html
What's in a name: Highlights from our 2005 Baby Name Survey 

It's been five years since we conducted our last Baby Name survey, and
we decided it was time to do it again. The response from our readers
was immediate and enthusiastic: We heard from more than 35,000 parents
all over the world, who checked in to let us know just how, when, and
why they chose their child's name.

Some highlights from our survey:

When I was a kid, there was a family my parents were friends with--the
Bobenchuck family.  Well, what do you think they named their two boys?

Yep: Bob and Chuck.

"Hi, these are my sons, Bob and Chuck Bobenchuck..."

Not particularly helpful to your quest (except to underscore what to
not do), but thought I'd throw it in as a funny anecdote just for
sport.

I knew a family that had two boys, Tom and Dick. On the third
pregnancy, they decided on Harry. Fate threw them a twist, they had a
girl! So instead, they named her Ann, and tried again --now they have
Tom, Dick, Ann, Harry.

True story. Also, a few years back I dated a guy, he has a twin: Tom & Jerry!