Baby Names for Twins

I think you will get a lot of Silver being called second best and second place, and that his brother Gold is number one or the best. I would not do it.

Ok, sorry, but I have to ask: IS THIS FOR REAL?
Let's just say it is. To me "Gold and Silver" implies a first and second place. Why put Silver in this position for the rest of his life--never as good as Gold.

I'm sorry but I don't think this is for real. Someone who named their kids "Katniss" and "Kick" would not give a rat's about someone else naming her kids "Silver" and "Gold".

Plus the whole tone of "isn't it so ADORABLE guys?!?!?!" sounds pretty fake.

But since you asked, no its not adorable. I'd feel bad for two kids named that, doomed to a life of dealing with other's reactions to their weird names.

I read your question out loud to my husband, who is a twin. He sighed really loud and then said "does she want them to be beaten up?"

It sounds fine if you're naming pets, but these are children, they need human names, not Pokemon names.

You can't be serious. If you are, you really need to rethink what you are doing to those babies.

Considering gold has a higher value than silver, you may have some favoritism issues on your hands later in life.

This is a joke, please!!!! Ah... First question so this has to be a joke!!

I can see Gold and Silver and Katniss and Kick as great names for my dogs and characters for a cartoon.

You are naming human beings! They have to live with these names the rest of their lives.

Imagine an 80 yr old man being introduced as Gold. How about a young professional MBA right out of college and up for the first big job. Who will the company choose??? Silver or a more traditional name? You know full well a traditional name will prevail.

Please think long and hard before you do this to your children. The saddest part.... Your sister already messed up with her names... Don't screw your children up as well!!

It's your family. I'm betting you don't really want honest opinions here. Congrats on the babes, whoever they will be...

Eta: so... Will silver always be in second place behind gold?

Wow.

Please don't do that to anyone you love. It's cruel. Those are not names for people. Well, they are for people who will get bullied. I really never give my opinions on names if I don't like them. I feel really compelled here. Those names are awful.

Good grief.
You gotta be kidding.
This is your first post.....

I work at my kids' school and some of the kids have all kinds of names.
Gold and Silver, take the cake.
They will be mocked.
Or worse.
Do you really want them to be bullied and mocked, because of their names? And then as an adult, having to explain to their Boss why their parents named them that?

Gold and Silver? Please don't do that to your children. First of all, those aren't names. Second of all, they will get teased, both for the connection between the two and the lack of masculinity (honestly, a boy named Silver.... seems girly to me). Third of all, you really, really want to name your kids after Pokemon? Seriously?

I really hope that this isn't a serious question. And, if it is, I really hope you change your mind. Naming twin boys Gold and Silver is just awful.

What is adorable to you will be hard for them to live with. This is a situation where I would suggest just making a list of names you like, living with it for a while, let the boys be born and find the names which suit them. I don't think it's clever to get too clever with our children's names... they are the ones who have to go to school, to work, in the names. There are a lot of strong men out there-- think about what sorts of names they have. Old family names are great, our son has two. They are strong, traditional names.

I think there are a lot of things in the world which can appropriately reflect a person's personality, but the naming of the child should not be taken with such whimsy. Our children are separate people from us, not necessarily extensions of ourselves in the world and should have their own sense of identity when they grow. Many people have already otherwise pointed out what I would say-- not a good move. If you want to give something a cute name, save it for kittens or pets-- I think they would be really cute goldfish names. (and I'm not saying that meanly either-- I like goldfish)... that would be a fun thing for the boy's room when they are older!

give them real names, like Michael or Christopher or Josh, and would you name your child hello kitty, even if it's very adorable? Katniss and Kick are not good names either.

You have to think of their entire lives . Imagine going into a job interview . Hi Silver Jones here . A name says alot about a person . There are even studies done on what names are successful in business. I also don't like matchy , rhyming names for twins . Then they are like one person to others. And what is cute when they are young is not as an adult. We have a friend , a boy and his name is Brandyn . Not so masculine . Good luck in whatever you decide .

HaHa. You're hilarious.

that's as bad as naming your children coal and miner omg seriously!!!!!!!!

How about Gold and Silver for middle names, and something more traditional for a first name. This will make their adult lives SO much easier!

You can call them by their middle name at home, and if they choose they can continue going by it in public; or they can choose to go by their first names if they are embarrassed to be called Gold and Silver.

Honestly... while I LOVE unique names, those are a little too cliche and out there for me.

Another idea, is to find some different names that MEAN gold and silver... Or the same words, but in a different language. Something.

Honey, kids tease for the most minor of reasons. If you have these as first names, your kids will be teased within an inch of their lives. If this is a real question, please choose something less outlandish. No one will take them or you seriously with the names Gold and Silver. Honestly, when parents get wrapped up in how "cute" names are, it doesn't end well, because when you have to LIVE with the name that your parents thought were "cute", it's not cute.

Honestly...I hate it. and of course one will always be better than the other bc they are gold and their brother is just silver....

Listen to your sister. Have you ever met a bank president named Gold or Silver? Naming your child is giving them an identity they carry for life.

Wouldn't Cobalt and Emerald be equally adorable? I just love the color cobalt blue and emerald green😉.

For what it is worth, I would not take name advice from someone who named her children Katniss and Kick.

My husband suggests Burl and Ives.

Well, it may sound adorable now, but I wonder if the boys will like it when they're ten or so. They might really be embarrassed by "adorable."

What about more traditional names that have something in common but aren't extremely twins-y? My DIL has twin nephews named Owen and Austin - names close enough to seem like a set but different enough to be individual. Or, if you *must*... Gold and George? Silver and Simon? (Not Silver and John - someone will think of "Treasure Island.")

Sorry to rain on your parade, because you sound like an imaginative person, but I would seriously re-think metallic monikers.

If you'd like to use Gold and Silver as nicknames, on the other hand, you could try it until the boys tell you to stop....

Long ago I had a friend who taught school, and one of her pupils was literally named "Precious Angel." Yes. Wonder how that worked out when she was applying for a job or going for her doctorate. I bet she changed it to Jane.

Follow your heart!

I won't judge - my name is Chacha.... (I don't even have a last name!)

I prefer Platinum to silver.

My great great grandmother and her sister were Goldmine and Silvermine, so that is not particularly odd to me. Name your children what you want; tell your sister to shove it.

ETA: In these times, I think that Gold and Silver would work much better for boys than for girls. I am not a huge fan of naming children before they are born. Maybe you should pick out a few names and then wait to look into your little ones' eyes.

I believe that these names could actually work with certain last names, obviously not Smith. Yep, you have some considering to do. Maybe you can just CALL them Gold and Silver.

What about your or your husband's heritage? Old family names....great or great-great grandpas or uncles? Say if your family is Irish you can pick two Irish boy's names like Keiren and Connell. Whatever names you pick I'm sure your boys will rock them.

They will not always be right next to each other so worrying about "Gold and Silver" isn't an issue to me. I don't think damaging teasing can hold much weight with these names. Before I knew what sex my twins were, I was thinking of Gealin Hawk and Talon Creek as names for boys. I decided that "Hey Gay boy" was not one I was willing to saddle a child with.
What can they say about Gold and Silver? If anyone asks, they can always say, "Well my parents feel like we are their riches!"
I always said that I would love to name my kids something "different" but when it came down to it, I didn't. I was at a place in my life that I just craved normal because my life was anything but.
I ended up naming my twins Victoria Rose and Brennan E. (the Rose and Brennan come from my favorite Celtic song, The Briar and the Rose)
I also teach several sets of twins: MaKayleigh and MaKenzie, Chloe and Christopher, Patricia and Brandon, Matthew and Micheal, Collin and Reyna, Jesse and Joseph among others. When I was in SC I had a set named Omega and Jomega. :P

Interesting first question.