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Silly sibling name choices

93 replies

ahhhhhpushit · 14/03/2012 10:51

Heard a couple of these recently -

Harry / Henry
John / Jack
Isabella / Belle (seriously)

Really??!!!

Do people not realise one is a nickname for the other?!!!

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fishyfairy · 14/03/2012 17:23

I know brothers called Gary and Gareth. I often wonder what their mother was thinking when she named the younger one.

vitaminC · 14/03/2012 17:16

I know sisters called Sarah and Sally! And brothers called Sean and Ian Confused

LieInsAreRarerThanTigers · 14/03/2012 16:59

Ooh I had forgotten about another set of twins: Dawn and Eve...Knight! (Sorry girls, I love your names and think your parents must have had a great sense of humour!)

MadameChinLegs · 14/03/2012 16:49

I was informed after naming my DD that her name is my NN in reverse. I genuinely didn't realise. Have now resolved to never use my NN again.

CappyHunt · 14/03/2012 16:45

rips - are you serious?

CappyHunt · 14/03/2012 16:44

I had friends when I was younger (twins) called May and Amy. Identical twins. Bloody nightmare at times trying to guess who was who.

ripsishere · 14/03/2012 16:41

Leeanne, Deeanne and Marryanne.

CPtart · 14/03/2012 16:29

Izzy and Ellie (yawn)

StellaAndFries · 14/03/2012 16:19

I know of a Sam and Ella too Grin

My fil is a twin called Jack and his twin sister is called Jill Hmm

Dp is a Lee and his brother is called Perry, we joke that their mum liked Worcestershire sauce.

LoveBox · 14/03/2012 16:18

Ha. Oh Thanks - must have said it to myself 10 times musingly "sam and ella. ella and sam" and didn't get it! Must have been pausing too much!

MadameChinLegs · 14/03/2012 16:16

LoveBox - Salmonella

LoveBox · 14/03/2012 16:15

I don't 'get' the Sam and Ella thing? What's wrong with that?

CheerfulYank · 14/03/2012 16:08

I have a Sam and if I have a daughter she'll be Eleanora.

We'll try to keep her as Ellie right from the get go. :)

HardCheese · 14/03/2012 15:08

I do think that calling siblings versions of the same name (Harry and Henry, Seamus and James) is weird, but to be honest, I find something that comes up here a lot - people specifically wanting a new sibling name that 'goes with' the name of their older child or children - even odder!

spiderlight · 14/03/2012 15:02

I know a Ben and Olly, which always makes me think of the cartoon, and also a pair of siblings (not twins) called Leo and Lea.

BornToFolk · 14/03/2012 15:00

I know a Jessica and Elizabeth. Both very nice names, they'll just always be the Sweet Valley Twins to me!

ChickensHaveNoLips · 14/03/2012 14:59

I know a Leroy and Elroy (twins).

I cocked up my own DC's names, though, so cannot snigger.

MadameChinLegs · 14/03/2012 14:55

My old boss has a daughter called Robyn. He recently had a little boy, who they have named Robert.

Hmm
TheOneWithTheHair · 14/03/2012 14:49

Nothing Percy. It makes me smile. They are fab. :)

PercyFilth · 14/03/2012 14:40

What's "wrong" with Charlie and Lola?

pinkgirlythoughts · 14/03/2012 14:04

I know of two boys named Jack Daniel (and several Daniel Jacks, although that doesn't raise eyebrows in quite the same way!)

sisters Adele and Michelle

Brothers John and Jack

Sisters Autumn and Summer

DerbysKangaskhan · 14/03/2012 13:43

I know brothers named Jack and Daniel. From very nice family (and their other two sibling names are non-alcohol related), but it does raise eyebrows among everyone.

bagelmonkey · 14/03/2012 13:15

Triplets: Julie, Julia & Julian.

TheOneWithTheHair · 14/03/2012 13:13

I know a Charlie (Charlotte) and Lola.

I also have a friend who is married to Dick who's dcs are Tom and Harry.

Happenstance · 14/03/2012 13:10

Kieran and Kyran not twins.

I know identical twins called Lorraine and Lorretta