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Joe Francis the creator of "girls gone wild" and his girlfriend Abbey had twin girls a couple of days ago.
Alexandria Claire and Athena Olivia
I think the names are gorgeous and very classy. Surprising coming from Joe Francis.
anyway what are your thoughts?
Alexandria Claire and Athena Olivia
I think the names are gorgeous and very classy. Surprising coming from Joe Francis.
anyway what are your thoughts?
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My first thought was that they must like eastern Mediterranean cities. A lot.
I'm by no means sold on Athena - not into geographical names in general, and the goddess is impossible to live up to. (I once knew an elderly, wrinkled, stooped, never-married lady named Venus. Enough said.) But Olivia makes Athena look thematic; not sure if that's good or bad. Olivia Athena would have been more mainstream - perhaps that's why they didn't go that route.
Alexandria is a mouthful and a half. Heck, even Alexandra is a mouthful! So it'll be shortened. To what? Alix, maybe?
I'd really have liked Alexa Clare and Olivia Someone - Athena would be OK in the middle.
I'm by no means sold on Athena - not into geographical names in general, and the goddess is impossible to live up to. (I once knew an elderly, wrinkled, stooped, never-married lady named Venus. Enough said.) But Olivia makes Athena look thematic; not sure if that's good or bad. Olivia Athena would have been more mainstream - perhaps that's why they didn't go that route.
Alexandria is a mouthful and a half. Heck, even Alexandra is a mouthful! So it'll be shortened. To what? Alix, maybe?
I'd really have liked Alexa Clare and Olivia Someone - Athena would be OK in the middle.
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Such beautiful names from such an asshole.
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Was I the only one to notice the "Goddess of wisdom" and "Library of Alexandria" connection? Probably not intended, though. But still a good sibset and combos.
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I think they are both very pretty and go well together.
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Yeah, not bad. A bit geographical, but okay.
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Very decent
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Overall, good.
I slightly prefer Alexandra to Alexandria. But Alexandra and Alexander have been so popular that I have become so sick of the nickname Alex. Pretty much to the point that I can't really endorse their use any longer---if someone who was expecting came up to me and asked if they should name the baby Alexandra or Alexander I would so have to say "No", even though I really do love both names.
I like Athena -- if my first grandson had been a girl, this would have been her name.
Pushing the over-popularity of Alexandra aside (and everything about its popularity applies to Alexandria as well), it's good. I'm fine with twins having names that start with the same letter -- it's just matchy enough for twins without being overly so.
I slightly prefer Alexandra to Alexandria. But Alexandra and Alexander have been so popular that I have become so sick of the nickname Alex. Pretty much to the point that I can't really endorse their use any longer---if someone who was expecting came up to me and asked if they should name the baby Alexandra or Alexander I would so have to say "No", even though I really do love both names.
I like Athena -- if my first grandson had been a girl, this would have been her name.
Pushing the over-popularity of Alexandra aside (and everything about its popularity applies to Alexandria as well), it's good. I'm fine with twins having names that start with the same letter -- it's just matchy enough for twins without being overly so.
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