Francesca Farago and Jesse Sullivan's inspiration for their twins' names is too sweet to handle.
One week after the couple announced the arrival of their daughter Poetry Lucia Sullivan and son Locket Romance Sullivan, Jesse—who is also dad to Arlo Bear, 16—revealed why they chose those unique names.
"I gave Francesca a golden locket with Arlo, our dog and our cats' pictures inside on our very first Valentine's Day," he explained in the Nov. 17 TikTok video. "We fell in love with the name Locket. We said this really early on that if we ever have a kid, we want to name him or her Locket."
As for their baby boy's middle name? "We just loved the name Romance," he continued. "It was so beautiful and cool and badass. So we thought that Locket Romance just sounds like the coolest guy you've ever met."
Meanwhile, Francesca, 31, and Jesse, 35, knew that their daughter's name was the perfect match for her.
"Same thing with the word poetry," he noted. "We just thought that the feeling it gives you when you hear it and say it is so beautiful and she's so beautiful, so it fits her. We like names that feel romantic in general. Lucia, her middle name, is Francesca's mom's name. It's an old Italian name."
Jesse, who proposed to the Too Hot to Handle alum last April, also reflected on the moment they welcomed their twins. "I knew in that moment my life is the life I've always dreamed of," he wrote on Instagram Nov. 17. "Francesca is the best mom in the world already, and I know we're going to raise the best little humans together, along with big sibling Arlo."
Since Francesca announced her pregnancy in April, the couple captivated the internet with their unique list of baby names that had been ruled out. The reality star revealed in a May TikTok that the name Rocket was a favorite, along with Ethereal, Lyrics, Monday, Alchemy, November, Stone, Prosper and Darling.
"I love really, really, really unique names," Francesca explained in the video, "but I also want the name to be beautiful, strong and pretty in its own right."
Jesse also shared his preferred names, including Aristotle, Traveler, Adventure, Novel, Scholar, Evening, Coven, Elixir, Labyrinth, Rhapsody and Orca.
Despite raising eyebrows with their children’s names, he revealed it was the same concern for his eldest’s moniker.
"When I named Arlo, Arlo Bear, people actually thought I was crazy and they were like, 'You're gonna ruin their life. They're gonna be bullied,'" Jesse explained in his May TikTok. "Arlo has never been bullied for their name.”
Now, read on for more of Jesse and Franesca’s love story.
June 2021: First Meeting
Though Francesca Farago tried her luck with love on a few reality dating shows, including Too Hot to Handle, she met her perfect match in Jesse Sullivan while hosting an event online.
“TikTok hired me to host an event for Pride Month,” Francesca told Elite Daily in 2023. “It was over Zoom. It was a TikTok live event with Willow Smith and the app’s LGBTQ+ Trailblazers. I interviewed three people and Jesse was one of them. We met on Zoom and just fell in love very quickly.”
Summer 2022: Social Media Official
And though her time on season one of Netflix’s Perfect Match (which aired in 2023) didn’t work out, Francesca knew that fate had bigger plans in store.
In fact, as the reality star shared in a TikTok, “Literally the minute I left that villa, I texted Jesse, and I was like, 'Hey, are you still single? I'm traumatized and do you want to hang out?'"
And the rest is history. Since then, the pair have shared insight into their romance on social media. “We’re just so in love, and I feel that’s obvious with what we post,” she told Elite Daily. “Some couples share a filtered version of the happy times, but they don’t post anything negative. We actually don’t have any negative times. It’s all positive.”
May 2023: Engagement
Two years after they first met, Francesca and Jesse were ecstatic to start a brand new chapter together.
“WE’RE ENGAGED,” Francesca shared in a May 2023 Instagram post, “a glimpse into the most magical night ever, obsessed with our family… what is life!!” Fast forward to early 2024, and the couple made it clear that they were keen on starting a family, even before their nuptials.
"We want a huge wedding, but I think it would be so cute if we had a little baby in our arms or two babies in our arms at the wedding," Francesca exclusively told Live From E! host Laverne Cox at the People’s Choice Awards that February. "So, hopefully we can have a baby first and then do the wedding after."
March 2024: Baby (Soon-to-be) on Board
And as predicted, Francesca and Jesse—who is dad to teenager Arlo from a previous relationship—announced they were expanding their family.
"We wanted to take this special day to celebrate this amazing milestone with all of you," Francesca wrote on Instagram March 31. "We've brought you with us through the loss, so we couldn't wait to bring you along for the win. I am still pretty newly pregnant, and there's so much more to come, but we are so excited to be growing our family with Arlo as the coolest older sibling! AHH IM PREGNANT!"
As for Jesse, he was more than excited to share the news. "We're pregnant!" the influencer, who came out as transgender in 2019, captioned a clip. "Its been such a struggle to get here, but we felt like TDOV was the perfect day to let you all in on our celebration. Im so proud of @Francesca Farago for fighting her way to get here, and I fall more in love with her every day. Thank you for following our journey, and heres to more trans joy!"
April 2024: Double the Love
A week after the pair confirmed Francesca is pregnant, Jesse shared they'll be adding not one but two more members to their family.
"We're having twins," Jesse wrote under his April 7 TikTok. "We know it's early but we're preparing for the best."
July 2024: Baby Shower
While surrounded by their nearest and dearest, the couple revealed the twins' sexes— announcing a son and daughter were on the way.
November 2024: The Twins Are Born
On Nov. 11, Francesca and Jesse's twins made their debut.
"Baby boy was born at 7:31 and baby girl was born at 7:33," the reality star revealed on Snapchat. "They were perfect. So sweet, so cute."