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I looooooove it!

My twins dont have matching names. They are both named after family members that we wanted to honor so they are similar in that regard. They are Nicholas and Joseph. They go by Nick and Joe. People asked me all the time while I was pregnant if their names were going to match or rhyme or start with the same letter. I just ignored it and picked the names we wanted.

i like them too!!

I like them together!! But I agree with you that Theodore should be the legal name. It's one of my requirements that our child's legal name looks professional on a resume and not too young or nicknamish.

I must be the odd one out - I do think it's strange when a family has names with very different styles, and I definitely think Dallas and Theodore used together fall in that camp (one very modern/unisex and one very traditional/old fashioned). But the most important thing is that you love both names, and if you do then go for it! I love the name Theodore so much, but since we named DD Eleanor, we'd look like crazy Roosevelt fans if we ever used Theodore.

I like Theo/Theodore a lot! Dallas, to me, seems very different. I do think it would be a fabulous nickname. I think I would try to balance Theo with something in the same era/gravity. I could throw out a bunch of options, but just to give you an idea of the era or feel, I was thinking of names like Elliot, Samuel (Sam), Nathaniel (Nate), Elias (Eli)...

Nathaniel Dallas or Samuel Dallas are both super cute

@sunshineandsushi: I LOVE Theo! DH's name is Theodore (he goes by Ted professionally, but I call him Theo when we're alone). I also really like Dallas! Theo and Dallas are way better than Dallas and Austin! The only thing I would worry about is when they're old enough to ask why you named them that, your DH will have all these elaborate reasons for naming one Dallas (he's had it picked for years, he loves the Cowboys, etc.) and when Theo asks all you'll be able to say is that you just liked the name. I know how competitive twins can be, so it's just something to think about. That being said, I really like the names!!

@sunshineandsushi: sorry about your DH it's crazy how they can be so stubborn about things like that. my dh was too and it was hard. We ended up changing his name when he was a week old hahaha.

I like them both. Don't worry about them not matching. I think it's a little too cutesy when people do that.

Love them!

@sunshineandsushi: love the names!! congrats!