Well congrats first of all! I think you must know that Adele will be getting more popular because of its sounds being trendy and also because of the singer. It is lovely though and I think it flows well with both middle names. Andre is a great name as well. If you are going for a Scandanavian vibe then I would pick Adele Margarita and Andre Kosta. One word of caution though regarding spelling-even though they are middles and few will see the names, you have to realize that Margarita is how you spell the alcoholic drink. Kosta reminds me of Costco a big-box warehouse discount store. If there are none of these things where you live then no big deal though. I have a family name of Kostek in my background you might use as an alternative though and I believe the traditional way of spelling the other is Marguerita. Adele Stephanie and Andre Nicholas work very well.
Well I guess either of them will work since you don't have any of those associations. I didn't realize that was the Greek way of spelling Margaret. Best wishes!
Yay twins! A namer's delight! I like Adele, and Laura mentioned it in her up and coming baby names. Margarita is definitely more modern sounding to me than Stephanie. Is that the Spanish spelling?
I like both Andre Kosta and Andre Nicholas. Unlike Zoe I don't get the Costco association-- perhaps because I'm pronouncing it more like Coast-a?
Out of curiosity, where did your middle name choices come from? Are they family names?
I like Adele Margarita and Andre Nicholas best. Like the previous poster, I'm not certain how to say Kosta-which is why my preference is Nicholas-and Stephanie is nice, but I agree that Margarita sounds more current.
I find all of the combinations flow just fine, and unless any of them create tongue-twisters with your last name, you should be good to go. It sounds like you're choosing the middle names for family significance, so I think the real consideration then (which we outsiders can't help you much with) is how important each of the namesakes are to you - and perhaps secondarily, whether there are any potential problems, as there are in some families, with an appearance of playing favorites. If it were me, I'd probably want to balance a namesake from one parent's side of the family with one from the other parent's, and issues of "fairness" and emotional equity would matter more to me than questions of aesthetics. Along those lines, it's worth thinking about how important the namesake aspect will be to your extended family and how often those special middle names will be used in family conversation.
Have you considered Andreas as a boys name? I'm not trying to persuade you to switch, it's just that I think that's the Greek form of the name, while Andre sounds very Spanish to me, and if your Greek heritage is important to you then you may decide you don't want to send mixed signals. If you did change to Andreas, I'd prefer Kosta for the middle name over the repeating -as ending with Nicholas, but I don't think that's critical.
Adele and Andre are a little close for twins, to my taste, though not so matchy as to pose logistical problems, and Andreas would give you a little more distance between the names. I'm guessing the symmetry of two five-letter names beginning with A and ending with e appeals to you, though, and if those parameters are important I do think you've managed to find a pair that's not too similar to tell apart easily.
Best wishes!
- kalmia (not logged in, reposting since it looks like this didn't go through when I replied last week)
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Well congrats first of all! I think you must know that Adele will be getting more popular because of its sounds being trendy and also because of the singer. It is lovely though and I think it flows well with both middle names. Andre is a great name as well. If you are going for a Scandanavian vibe then I would pick Adele Margarita and Andre Kosta. One word of caution though regarding spelling-even though they are middles and few will see the names, you have to realize that Margarita is how you spell the alcoholic drink. Kosta reminds me of Costco a big-box warehouse discount store. If there are none of these things where you live then no big deal though. I have a family name of Kostek in my background you might use as an alternative though and I believe the traditional way of spelling the other is Marguerita. Adele Stephanie and Andre Nicholas work very well.
Well I have a Greek heritage.
We don't have either inAustralia so that's good.
Margarita is the Greek way of spelling it
Thanks for your comment :)
Well I guess either of them will work since you don't have any of those associations. I didn't realize that was the Greek way of spelling Margaret. Best wishes!
Just so you know we do have a Costco in Australia, there's one in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. I didn't think of Costco when I read Kosta though.
I also knew of the Margarita drink and I don't drink alcohol, the pizza pops into my mind first although it's spelt different.
I wouldn't let those put you off the names though. Especially since they're going in the middle.
I do think Margarita would give Adele a more modern feel, although both sound fine.
I think Andre goes well with both Kosta and Nicholas too.
Yay twins! A namer's delight! I like Adele, and Laura mentioned it in her up and coming baby names. Margarita is definitely more modern sounding to me than Stephanie. Is that the Spanish spelling?
I like both Andre Kosta and Andre Nicholas. Unlike Zoe I don't get the Costco association-- perhaps because I'm pronouncing it more like Coast-a?
Out of curiosity, where did your middle name choices come from? Are they family names?
Well I come from a Strong Greek family
All the middle names are someone significant in my family :)
Margarita is really Margaret but I liked the Greek way of spelling it better
I to don't understand the Associations but maybe that's because I live in Australia
Kosta (my fathers name) is pronounces Cost-Ah
Thanks for your comments :)
I like Adele Margarita and Andre Nicholas best. Like the previous poster, I'm not certain how to say Kosta-which is why my preference is Nicholas-and Stephanie is nice, but I agree that Margarita sounds more current.
I like your username :)
Kosta is said like Cost-ah
Yes I thought a more current name would be nicer.
Thanks for your comment :)
I find all of the combinations flow just fine, and unless any of them create tongue-twisters with your last name, you should be good to go. It sounds like you're choosing the middle names for family significance, so I think the real consideration then (which we outsiders can't help you much with) is how important each of the namesakes are to you - and perhaps secondarily, whether there are any potential problems, as there are in some families, with an appearance of playing favorites. If it were me, I'd probably want to balance a namesake from one parent's side of the family with one from the other parent's, and issues of "fairness" and emotional equity would matter more to me than questions of aesthetics. Along those lines, it's worth thinking about how important the namesake aspect will be to your extended family and how often those special middle names will be used in family conversation.
Have you considered Andreas as a boys name? I'm not trying to persuade you to switch, it's just that I think that's the Greek form of the name, while Andre sounds very Spanish to me, and if your Greek heritage is important to you then you may decide you don't want to send mixed signals. If you did change to Andreas, I'd prefer Kosta for the middle name over the repeating -as ending with Nicholas, but I don't think that's critical.
Adele and Andre are a little close for twins, to my taste, though not so matchy as to pose logistical problems, and Andreas would give you a little more distance between the names. I'm guessing the symmetry of two five-letter names beginning with A and ending with e appeals to you, though, and if those parameters are important I do think you've managed to find a pair that's not too similar to tell apart easily.
Best wishes!
- kalmia (not logged in, reposting since it looks like this didn't go through when I replied last week)