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farrah and freya as sister names - are they too similar

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Mindy101 · 08/09/2012 21:17

We've got twins on the way. We've picked emilia but are struggling with the second. We love freya but have a farrah already and worry that they're too similar?please help!

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nickelcognito · 11/09/2012 15:40

but yes, Eliana and Emilia sound far too similar.

nickelcognito · 11/09/2012 15:38

a D or a G name (me and my sisters are A,B and C - we weren't born in that order - from oldest we are C, A and B)

so you can have
Grace
Gracie
Greta
Gloria
Glorie
Georgia
Gabriella
Gemma
Gina

Donna
Dora
Doris
Dorothy
Davina
Daisy
Danielle
Daniella
Danica
Darcy

mathanxiety · 11/09/2012 15:32

I also think Eliana and Emilia are too similar..

How about Fiona or Finola?

Olivia
Alicia
Julia
Sylvia
Cecelia
Claudia
India
Lydia
Vanessa
Jemima
Lucia
Louisa
Georgia
Anastasia
Antonia

YoullLaughAboutItOneDay · 11/09/2012 14:54

What sort of thing do you want? Short/long? Traditional/modern? Any particular ethnic influences?

Off the top of my head (other than those above)

Louisa
Georgia
Olivia
Lydia
Amelia
Miranda
Serena
Tabitha
Viola
Jessica
Keira
Eliza
Ophelia
Cordelia
Celia
Gabriella
Natasha
Thea
Sienna
Saskia
Lorna
Mariella
Orla
Philippa
Stella
Rosa
Helena
Valentina

Bit stream of consciousness and I haven't checked them all against your other names, but maybe if you say which of those are closest and furthest from your taste people will be able to help a bit more?

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Mindy101 · 11/09/2012 13:07

Isabella and Sofia are non runners I'm afraid.so am now back to the drawing board.e and f is no longer a requirement but think I'd like to keep the a sound at the end.
I like ava but can't find anything else. Picking two names is so hard!!
Any suggestions would be so appreciated.

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thegreylady · 10/09/2012 19:53

Felicia
Fenella
Flora
Fiona

smogwod · 10/09/2012 09:34

Yes sorry I agree, both Farrah and Freya and Eliana and Emilia are too similar.

TudorJess · 10/09/2012 09:16

Yes go for Isabella and Sophia!

YoullLaughAboutItOneDay · 10/09/2012 08:37

If you ditched one of the requirements and kept the other, you would still have a family pattern, but it would be easier for the names to be different. I think that with the initial and end sounds the same, the names will almost inevitably sound very similar. You could stick with your E and F pattern, or go with A endings?

Personally I think A endings is a wee bit nicer. Otherwise it sort of sounds like you are pairing off the kids IYSWIM. Twins particularly can resent being lumped together as they get older.

I think Isabella and Sophia are lovely, if you do go that route. There are loads of A names to choose from too:

Francesca
Clara
Sara
Adela
Natalia
Julia
Magdalena

Just to pick a few of different styles that spring to mind.

But like I said, if you don't mind the names being similar, just go for Emilia and Freya. You like them, and that's what counts. Think about shortenings too though. If you ever call Eliana Ellie, then an Emmy too would be really confusing!

Lannie33 · 10/09/2012 03:34

yes farrah and freya are too similar imo. If you like Freya..maybe Teiya (pronounced TAY-ah)?????

ja9 · 09/09/2012 23:21

yes i think so too. sorry. congrats on your twins! alicia? i think you could get away with similar endings but others will disagree...

numbertaker · 09/09/2012 23:17

When I was 14 Farah trousers were all the rage in school, I was desperate for a pair.

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Mindy101 · 09/09/2012 23:16

Thanks everyone.now completely confused.never thought eliana and emilia were similar!guess I must be subconsciously picking similar names.Really like them all though, just have to figure out if I will after pregnancy hormones have left. Like isabella and Sophia so maybe we'll go completely off course!

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EndoplasmicReticulum · 09/09/2012 23:09

I think if Farrah and Freya are too similar, then so are Eliana and Emilia. The four of them together would be confusing!

YoullLaughAboutItOneDay · 09/09/2012 23:05

Sorry, yes, I understood but I phrased my post slightly clumsily. When I said 'you've got', I meant you had definitely chosen to use Emilia. Farrah and Freya are very similar, but no more so than Emilia and Eliana.

Personally I wouldn't use Freya or Emilia with your existing names, I'd go for something more different (even if you want the particular letters). But as I've said, your choice.

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Mindy101 · 09/09/2012 23:00

Don't think you've completely understood. We've have an eliana and a farrah already. We're expecting twins and have settled on emilia for one and really like freya but thought it might be too similar to farrah. The h in farrah is silent so it sounds like it finishes in a. Ideally we would like the twins names to start with in e and f and end in an a sound.
Guess thats the great thing about names they are personal!
But appreciate all your comments.

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Ruprekt · 09/09/2012 22:31

Tut! Talk about only half a story!!

BoerWarKids · 09/09/2012 22:31

Leila and Farrah are lovely together, they're both Arabic names and people may make that connection?

B1ueberry · 09/09/2012 22:28

what about Leila as you have a farrah. seem to 'go'

YoullLaughAboutItOneDay · 09/09/2012 22:21

Hang on, you have an Emilia and an Eliana? And you want the names to start with F and end in A (but Farrah doesn't, so you've broken the pattern already Confused).

Really, worrying about name similarity is clearly not something that bothers you, so why on earth have you started a thread on that specific topic. If you like similar, themed names, just go for it. Not my taste personal, but your baby, your choice.

TudorJess · 08/09/2012 23:49

"it needs to start with an f and end in an a"

Wish you'd said that before :)

Narked · 08/09/2012 23:40

Eliana and Emilia? Rather similar too.

MagdalenaAlec · 08/09/2012 23:31

Agree with the others, Farrah and Freya are too similar.

Francesca?
Flora?
Fabiola?
Fatima?
Felicia?
Fabiana?

Or keep the "f" sound but pick names beginning in "Ph": Phoebe e.g..

Willowme · 08/09/2012 23:28

All too similar to me think u need to go for something like Florence and Eliza, as they sound so different to Eliana and Farrah without breaking the e f pattern,

nailak · 08/09/2012 23:21

how about fawzia, faiza, firoza, faith, fay, fawn, felicity, fedora, fern, fiona, flavia, francis, freda,

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