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OK most MNers agree with DP re:Melody and Harmony .... so how about .....

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moobrain · 17/06/2011 18:05

Can I blame the pregnancy hormones? :o. I've loved Melody for years so was a bit Shock when I found that we need a 2nd girls name!!!!

DP told me Harmony was horrid but a little bit of me disagreed. But I do see tht 'Harm' as a nickname isnt very nice.

So how about Melody and Calypso (nn Callie). Is that less twee?

also like Romilly and Liberty from the other suggestions. Do they fit with Melody.

I also am tempted by Felicity and Verity which surprises me as these are names I have never considered.

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smother · 20/06/2011 12:18

Melody and Calypso are dreadful together. Stick with Melody if you love it.... Melody and Serena was a nice suggestion I think.

mumsiepie · 19/06/2011 21:52

Cecily is a nicer version of Cecilia

mmtoastedmarshmallows · 19/06/2011 21:44

Melody and Grace :)

Hulababy · 19/06/2011 21:11

DD has a friend called Liberty. It is sometimes shortened to Libby. Not a name I;d have chosen but it does suit her and it has grown on me.

TheMonster · 19/06/2011 17:38

Oh for god's sake. I think you should let your DH choose the names.

Ephiny · 19/06/2011 17:32

I like Melody, but not so keen on Harmony as a name, and would agree with others that it's probably best to avoid matching/rhyming/themed names for twins! There's just no way for it not to be twee and cringe-worthy.

I was going to suggest Cecilia myself but someone else got there first! Very pretty name and the 'theme' is somewhat less obvious.

cheapFlower · 18/06/2011 21:07

your names are not my cup of tea... but wanted to say that I would avoid having both names ending with a "y" ;-)

darleneoconnor · 18/06/2011 17:22

What about Aria? It's a more classy and less common musical name.

I love Verity from your list but I think 2 -y names are too much.

Other musical names:
Charmaine
Harper
Viola
Lyrica
Piper

seeker · 18/06/2011 17:13

So I did. Need new glasses!

belgo · 18/06/2011 13:08

and I've just googled, it's CeciliaBlush

belgo · 18/06/2011 13:07

although Seeker you didn't actually suggest Cecelia, you suggested Cecelis Grin

belgo · 18/06/2011 13:06
Grin
seeker · 18/06/2011 09:10

I thought so, belgo [smug emoticon]. Themed but not matching.

BellaBearisWideAwake · 18/06/2011 07:36

Calypso remind me of the Camomile Lawn. Played by jennifer ehle.

mathanxiety · 18/06/2011 07:34

'Daylight come and me wanna go home...'

belgo · 18/06/2011 07:23

Cecelia is a good one; patron saint of music.

allthefires · 18/06/2011 07:02

Melody is lovely

Agree don't match their names

seeker · 18/06/2011 06:39

Melody and Cecelis?

Don;t match them - what id they don;t get on? Or if they really want to establish themselves as seperate people - sometimes difficult with twins anyway.

Oh, and make sure you choose two names tht sound OK whichever one you say first. Or you'll get "It's not fair - youalways call Melody first, not me. I hate her-she's poo-y, And so are you"

EdithWeston · 18/06/2011 06:31

I think Calypso is a lovely classical Greek name.

You might like to consider other music-related names from the myths - Euterpe (music and poetry - symbol: a flute), Terpsichore (dance - symbol:lyre) and maybe Erato (poetry - symbol: lyre). I'm not so keen on Calliope if you want a musical theme - although she is also poetry, her symbol if a writing tablet, so words not song (but then again, you might see that as complementary).

nooka · 18/06/2011 04:18

So you are having twins then? My preference would be for names that don't match because my experience of twins (not great mind, but we have a few in the family) is that individuality is really important - fine if your dds choose nns for themselves that go together if they like that, but try not to force them to be a matching pair (because so many people will try and do that to them anyway - like the poor twins I went to primary school with who were just called "Twinnie" by all the other kids).

So if you choose Melody then definitely no to any other musical themed names, but I would also not go for another 'ie' sounding end. Besides which I find saying Melody and Romilly/Verity/Liberty a bit of a tongue twister, and you will be saying both names very quickly together quite a lot. Of the three probably Felicity works the best as the rhythm of the name is different.

Callie is apparently also a nn for Caroline btw

trixymalixy · 17/06/2011 23:03

What about elodie rather than melody? I'm not that keen on melody as what if she's totally unmusical?

Felicity, verity and liberty are lovely, but calypso is a bit weird you'd expect her to start talking in a carribean accent!!

RubyFakeNails · 17/06/2011 22:59

Keep Melody because you love it and use any other other names but NOT Harmony or Calypso, matching names is not only twee but embarrassing when they get older imagine being 15 at school and introducing yourselves as Melody and Harmony/Calypso it's laughable and really is as someone suggested like Hi I'm ebony and this is my sister ivory. Be realistic, before you pick the names imagine meeting twins called that and consider what you would think.

fairieswearboots · 17/06/2011 22:52

Melody and Serena

Melody and Penelope

Melody and Lisa

To me, Melody is a name from the '70's - nothing wrong with that, great decade- but as such , imo, goes better with a name with a similar feel.

ColonelBrandonsBiggestGroupie · 17/06/2011 21:02

Felicity and Verity are lovely but not together. Calypso isn't lovely. Liberty is terrible imho. Sorry. Don't like Romilly.

muminthemiddle · 17/06/2011 20:03

I like Romilly and Felicity best.
If you go for Melody then I wouldn't use Harmony as they both seem to mean the same thing to me. (I know technically they don't but they remind me of the same thing).

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