Rowan and Kieran for twins?

[Anonymous]

So much Kieran hate. My DS is named Kieran (DH is of Irish background with a very Irish last name). I think it's a lovely name, obviously.

I am Indian-American, and Rowan and Kieran were both raised as possible names because of the similarities to Indian names (Rohan and Kiran).

I think the names sound nice together. The fact that they are kind of a lot to say together quickly is actually a feature to me, not a bug. Prevents them from becoming a cutes-y pairing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those names are a mouthful to say together. They don't really seem to go together but maybe that's just me.

Same. They are names that sound like other names... Rowan, Ronan, Roman?
What is Kieran? It sounds like a beer.

I assume you have a simple last name?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Those names are a mouthful to say together. They don't really seem to go together but maybe that's just me.

Same. They are names that sound like other names... Rowan, Ronan, Roman?
What is Kieran? It sounds like a beer.

I assume you have a simple last name?

I guess all names should be named James and Elizabeth. Forget that other cultures exist. This is America, right?

[Anonymous]

I hate both names.

[Anonymous]

I'm the PP who thought Kiernan sounded feminine. I did look it up first and was aware it is an Irish male name. You are still going to get a reaction from people who aren't Irish and think it's a made up name or a fantasy character. That's not necessarily a bad thing but OP should be aware. Given OP's other daughter is Veda I did not suspect the family are Irish themselves though I could be wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The N ending is fine but Kieran strikes me as very feminine (Rowan is unisex in the US) as well as try-hard. I'd go with something else. If you want Irish, maybe Connor or Garrett?

Congrats on your twins!

We aren’t particularly concerned about the names sounding “feminine”. More about if they’re too match. We really prefer Kieran over Rowan but can’t think of what we’d like with Kieran aside from a Arlo which seems very popular right now. We know both names are traditionally male names.

Arlo is popular? Really, Arlo?

We have a niece named Arlo and a boy in DS5 class is Arlo. Popular? No? But I know more Arlos than Kieran’s or male Rowan’s.

Oh, surprisingly I kind of love Arlo for a girl. Not for a boy though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those names are a mouthful to say together. They don't really seem to go together but maybe that's just me.

Same. They are names that sound like other names... Rowan, Ronan, Roman?
What is Kieran? It sounds like a beer.

I assume you have a simple last name?

I guess all names should be named James and Elizabeth. Forget that other cultures exist. This is America, right?

Uhhh, I am the one who said that the names are a mouthful together. Believe it or not, I'm of Irish decent. As a matter of fact, I gave my son an Irish name.

I still think that Rowan and Kieran are a mouthful to say together.

[Anonymous]

I read Kieran as Kiernan. I prefer Ronan to Rowan. Absolutely nothing wrong with the names though. However, I do agree that there a mouthful to say together.

[Anonymous]

Veda’s brothers should be Rohan and Kiran.

[Anonymous]

I love both names. They work well as a combination. I’m really confused as to some of the feedback you’re getting, but to each their own. The double n ending doesn’t bother me, plenty of twins have first names that begin with the same letter, this isn’t so different.

[Anonymous]

Ronan and Kieran would be easier to say together, IMO. Kieran and Rowan are both nice names but don't seem to be in the same naming universe as Veda so I can't really get a feel for your aesthetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great together.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To me, yes.

What about:
Rowan & Jasper
Rowan & Frederick
Kieran & Elliot
Kieran & Bruno

NP here. Ugh. I like OP's choices of Rowan and Kieran better than any of these options. Elliott is an okay name. I wouldn't choose any of those others (although I have two good friends that are Frederick/Fred, I don't like the name)

Other possibilities:
Kieran and Declan
Kieran and Rhys (using the Irish spelling since it is paired with Kieran, but you could go with Reese/Reece).

I also like the Indian PP's suggestion that maybe go with Rohan instead of Rowan. Although both are valid names, I think people may be more familiar with Rohan as a boy's name than Rowan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The N ending is fine but Kieran strikes me as very feminine (Rowan is unisex in the US) as well as try-hard. I'd go with something else. If you want Irish, maybe Connor or Garrett?

Congrats on your twins!

Exactly the opposite reaction. Kieran is clearly a boy, but I've never met a male Rowan, and it reads as a woman's name to me, not unisex. (FWIW, I'm from the UK, not the US.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The N ending is fine but Kieran strikes me as very feminine (Rowan is unisex in the US) as well as try-hard. I'd go with something else. If you want Irish, maybe Connor or Garrett?

Congrats on your twins!

Exactly the opposite reaction. Kieran is clearly a boy, but I've never met a male Rowan, and it reads as a woman's name to me, not unisex. (FWIW, I'm from the UK, not the US.)

Rowan Atkinson, for example.