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Help[Opinions] Leonid & Nikias
I'm expecting twin boys in January and we have decided on their first names: Leonid and Nikias. They'll join half brother Hjörtur and big brother Barnabas. I'm pretty sure about the names we've chosen (middle names are still up for debate), but I'd like to hear your opinions anyway. Go ahead!
Mother to Hjörtur Emmanuel & Barnabas Húni
Mother to Hjörtur Emmanuel & Barnabas Húni
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Ooh, I love those namea and they're great as a sibset/twinset!
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I love the mix! Eccentric and eclectic. Good names!
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Congratulations :)
I met a Nikias very recently. I like the full name but he was always called Niki and I really can't stand that so I personally wouldn't use it to avoid Niki at any cost. I also strongly dislike Nick. But I do like Nikias and Nikolai. With Nicholas and Nicole (as well as Nicola in some countries) having been so common it doesn't feel very exciting anymore.
Leonid is nice but sounds a bit like a chemical substance or a surface cleaner. Leon is so incredibly common here that it doesn't feel exciting to me.
I live in a country where many variants of Nicholas and Leon were extremely common (Niklas, Leonie, Leon) so to me they feel a bit like you were trying to find unique variants because Nicholas and Leon were too popular. They feel a bit forced. I know that Nikias is Greek but my guess is that quite a few people will think it is made up. Leonid could also be perceived as made up by some people, I know it is Russian.
Even though one name is Greek and one Russian they go well together. I like the sibset.
I feel like they go very well with Barnabas but not at all with Hjörtur, they really make Hjörtur stick out.
Overall they are nice names but not completely my style. I do think that your kids have cool and interesting names! As middle names I would probably choose something Icelandic because both of your kids seem to have one Icelandic name (I guess that Húni is Icelandic?).
I met a Nikias very recently. I like the full name but he was always called Niki and I really can't stand that so I personally wouldn't use it to avoid Niki at any cost. I also strongly dislike Nick. But I do like Nikias and Nikolai. With Nicholas and Nicole (as well as Nicola in some countries) having been so common it doesn't feel very exciting anymore.
Leonid is nice but sounds a bit like a chemical substance or a surface cleaner. Leon is so incredibly common here that it doesn't feel exciting to me.
I live in a country where many variants of Nicholas and Leon were extremely common (Niklas, Leonie, Leon) so to me they feel a bit like you were trying to find unique variants because Nicholas and Leon were too popular. They feel a bit forced. I know that Nikias is Greek but my guess is that quite a few people will think it is made up. Leonid could also be perceived as made up by some people, I know it is Russian.
Even though one name is Greek and one Russian they go well together. I like the sibset.
I feel like they go very well with Barnabas but not at all with Hjörtur, they really make Hjörtur stick out.
Overall they are nice names but not completely my style. I do think that your kids have cool and interesting names! As middle names I would probably choose something Icelandic because both of your kids seem to have one Icelandic name (I guess that Húni is Icelandic?).
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The names are ok and go well with their brothers
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