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Twin names - only in America....

36 replies

MummysLittleSunbeams · 21/06/2012 12:34

I copied this from one of the Baby and Bump forums :

Im having twins and have no names selected.
we dont kno the gender yet but heres what i have so far...
boy&girl- braelyn n kailyn
boy&girl- jaiden n kayden
girl&girl-brooklyn n london
girl&girl- faith n hope
boy&girl- bentley n mercedes
boy&boy- de'vonte n de'onte
girl&boy- bonnie n clyde

HELP IS NEEDED TERRIBLELY ANY SUGGESTIONS..???

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serin · 23/06/2012 00:05

I know a pair of teen twins called David and Cameron (they were named long before he got elected).

JoInScotland · 22/06/2012 19:32

MagdalenaAlec posted:

Also heard in NY: Grischa and Misha

Grisha is the nickname for "George" (Gay-or-gee) in Russian; Misha is the nickname for "Michael" (Mi-hai-eel) in Russian. So they were given proper names at least, even though the nicknames rhymed. I know a Tanya whose sons are Vanya and Danya... it happens a lot with Russian nicknames.

mathanxiety · 22/06/2012 16:48

Poor Monique...

Lannie33 · 22/06/2012 03:37

My twin friends were Nicole and Victoria, as parents were trying to avoid rhyming....they ended being nn'd Nic and Vic at school. D'oh.

NotGeoffVader · 21/06/2012 22:27

I have posted this on another thread about names but a friend told me that she met someone with twins (this is in the UK) called John and Jonathan.

imsotired · 21/06/2012 22:25

i knew a Halycon and Pysche (hippy parents obviously)

Billy and Becky
Monique and Unique

Slainte · 21/06/2012 22:23

Years ago I heard that a vicar refused to christen twins Kate and Duplikate, could be an urban myth though.

baskingseals · 21/06/2012 22:18

i've always liked stella and astrid for girl twins

don't know if it's an urban myth but i think in the eighties there were some twins called blake and krystal.

Byzantina · 21/06/2012 22:13

pmsl@Braelyn

I know twins called Tisha and La'Tisha and went to school with twins called Taome and Tia (the apple of my eye, the identical apple....vom).

Brayden & Laidon
Craydon & Maydeny
Faydon & Traydon

FFS

thegreylady · 21/06/2012 22:04

I know:
Zoe and Zara
Angus and Fergus
Daisy and Daniel

pumpkinsweetie · 21/06/2012 21:50

If i ever had twins i like these named
Anastacia & Sebastian
Rosey & Oakely
Tia & Terise

Sasha & Sophia
David & James
Nikos & Nikita

mrsnobby · 21/06/2012 21:42

I came across twins a couple of years ago named Chablis & Chardonnay- gotta love it!

ConstantlyCooking · 21/06/2012 20:30

I used to know a Jeannette and Jennifer. In the UK in the 70s.

ScooseLooseAbootThisHoose · 21/06/2012 20:24

I'm a twin I am Josephine my twin is Rebecca Grin

GnocchiNineDoors · 21/06/2012 19:37

Boris and Noris
Daryl and Carol
Maisie and Daisy
Harry and Barry

Grin

In all seriousness....
B/B - Travis and Rex
B/G - Travis and Sylvie
G/G - Sylvie and Florence

KRITIQ · 21/06/2012 19:36

I grew up in America and yes, they do have a thing for rhyming (or similar sounding) twin names, or at least they did in the 60's and 70's.

In my class, there was a Terry and Gary (they rhyme if pronounced the American way.)

I also remember a Shelly and Sheila, a Kerry and Sherry, a Sharon and Karen, John and Don and Duane and Jane.

Oh My, I wish I didn't remember.

NapaCab · 21/06/2012 19:34

'only in America'?

Hmm, I'm sure you would find parents with equally tacky name combinations in the UK. It's about people who are stupid and lack taste and there are plenty of those on both sides of the Atlantic!

Some US first names for babies that I've come across are very weird though, seem to be made up out of thin air.

Somersaults · 21/06/2012 19:23

I taught a Leon and Leah pair.

Badgerina · 21/06/2012 19:15

Dick and Fanny?

LittleMissSomersault · 21/06/2012 19:08

Bonnie and Clyde?! They have high ambitions for their twins.
I did say tell dp that if we ever had boy twins, they would have to be Bill and Ben.
I did know twins called Amanda and Andrew - their parents call them by their first name, but everyone else just called them Mandy and Andy. Don't they think these things through?

jaffacakehips · 21/06/2012 18:59

Brilliant list OP Brooklyn and London is my fav however maybe for kittens.

Paris and Florence
Apple and Clementine

Grin
mathanxiety · 21/06/2012 18:53

US twin names for 2011 here

Heaven and Nevaeh
Serenity and Trinity
Mackenzie and Makayle
Kayla and Jayla
Mia and Mya Hmm
Autumn and Summer (endless potential for arguments about who is best/first, etc)
Oh, and London and Paris..

amck5700 · 21/06/2012 18:22

Ooh just a thought

Ben & Jerry
Tom & Jerry
Frankie & Benny

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MummysLittleSunbeams · 21/06/2012 18:12

I don't know if it's just an American thing but they all seem to want twin names that match, or have the same number of letters, have the same initials, rhyme or the worst I've seen are when they have the same name but with the letters reversed such as Heaven & Nevaeh or Aidan & Nadia.. boak!

Hmmmm how about

Jack & Jill
Bill & Ben
Zoe & Chloe

Hmm
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PoppyWearer · 21/06/2012 17:21

Sorry Magdalena ignore me. Probably best I say no more.