tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724510145740242082.post6745341284645803486..comments2023-11-15T21:32:36.614-08:00Comments on Twins with Tots: The Naming of TwinsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15546597422712122717noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724510145740242082.post-32269204801501068962011-10-19T13:19:12.188-07:002011-10-19T13:19:12.188-07:00We wanted classic, timeless names for our twins. W...We wanted classic, timeless names for our twins. We chose William and Vivian. But ultimately, we named Vivian while sitting in the back of a cab stuck in a Bangkok traffic jam. Better naming her there than making her there. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724510145740242082.post-5783927929795994542011-10-19T13:17:21.353-07:002011-10-19T13:17:21.353-07:00Our twin girls are:
Hallelujah Hanaka Shim-Mi N---...Our twin girls are:<br />Hallelujah Hanaka Shim-Mi N----<br />and<br />Hosanna Yoshika Jung-Mi N----<br /><br />We wanted them to have a name from each of their ancestral lines - Jewish, Japanese & Korean, plus we wanted names from our church hymnal.<br /><br />So...<br />Hallelujah (Halle for short) is Hebrew for praise to the Lord<br />Hanaka (which is like a two-fer 'Hanukkah' the Jewish Holiday :) ) is Japanese for Flower's Scent<br />Shim-Mi is Daughter of Love in Korean<br /><br />and<br /><br />Hosanna is Hebrew for a song praising the Lord (Zanna for short)<br />Yoshika is Japanese for Flower of Joy<br />Jung-Mi is Daughter of Heart in Korean<br /><br />We actually have an old family friend who had twin girls about 20 years ago and he named them Shim-Mi & Jung-Mi, so I 'borrowed' those names for my girls also to remember him by.<br /><br />It took us a couple of months to agree on all of that, because some of the names I thought were cute meant strange things in Japanese, or some of the names my husband liked just sounded awful, and so on..Lara at TwiceBlessedLifehttp://www.twiceblessedlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724510145740242082.post-61049137199764735472011-10-19T12:20:15.662-07:002011-10-19T12:20:15.662-07:00We just went for names we liked however my friend ...We just went for names we liked however my friend then told me that all three of my children when you add up the first and second name have 5 syllables! That was not intentional but quite cool! <br /><br />The twins are: Florence Emily and Zachary Henry and their brother is Noah WilliamMultiple Mummyhttp://www.multiplemummy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724510145740242082.post-82478687451607232302011-08-06T05:24:45.102-07:002011-08-06T05:24:45.102-07:00thanks Mary for the great comparison story - And f...thanks Mary for the great comparison story - And fabulous names, especially for musical parents.twinswithtotshttp://www.twinswithtots.blog.spot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724510145740242082.post-51071257328241468512011-08-05T17:14:28.527-07:002011-08-05T17:14:28.527-07:00We named our twin girls Alanndra Cadence & Lyr...We named our twin girls Alanndra Cadence & Lyric Renee. That way they both have musical words in their names but not too "twinsy" Had we had one girl her name was going to be Alanndra Lyric so we sort of did what your parents did.<br /><br />@craigswife29 on TwitterMary Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724510145740242082.post-48854754339162712972011-08-04T13:16:45.074-07:002011-08-04T13:16:45.074-07:00HEY! I thought your middle name was Buckley! Did I...HEY! I thought your middle name was Buckley! Did I make that up? Where did I get that from???Hayleynoreply@blogger.com