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Mildred and Mabel

58 replies

sparklingsky · 07/10/2012 15:09

I think Mabel is v cute and works old/young. Need a twin name that works. Is Mildred known as Mills/Red a big no or a maybe??? For my SIL. She is avoiding top 100 (almost impossible IMHO). Thanks.

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Mollydoggerson · 07/10/2012 23:45

Mabel and Sybil.

giraffesCantGoGuisingAsZebras · 07/10/2012 23:44

Mildred says witch to me

I do like Mabel. What about another old fasioned name? Elsie? Alice?

Tryingtothinkofnewsnazzyname · 07/10/2012 23:43

I know it's still kind of matchy=matchy but much nicer. On apractical level, twins with the same first initial will be a pain later in life when they have post coming and so on.

Tryingtothinkofnewsnazzyname · 07/10/2012 23:42

Now Milly and Martha, that I could endorse

Tryingtothinkofnewsnazzyname · 07/10/2012 23:42

Don't much like either. And it's not good to do a matchy-matchy name thing for twins IMO.

amck5700 · 07/10/2012 23:38

Martha?

Way2Go · 07/10/2012 20:54

Mildred . I don't like this name.

Mabel. This ok, not great.

Matching twin names are a bit naff IMO.

(sorry)

A1980 · 07/10/2012 20:46

They are both ugly granny names.

Why do names have to "match" anyway? They wont live thier entire lives together.

alemci · 07/10/2012 20:29

defininitely you may log out. real 70s. also Midred reminds me of Mildew as i realise you said as well.

Mabel is really granified and too awful to give a young baby

YouMayLogOut · 07/10/2012 20:12

George and Mildred ?!

EBDTeacher · 07/10/2012 19:58

Milly and May are pretty cute names for twin toddlers girls.

But once the are adults and called Mildred and Mabel you are into crazy maiden aunt territory. Not so good.

badtime · 07/10/2012 19:54

If I wanted a name to 'match' Mabel, I would go for something like Isabel, which sounds different and has a different initial, but shares the -abel ending.

katiecubs · 07/10/2012 19:45

Mildred just sounds so miserable. I would go with Mabel but not too keen on that either.

perplexedpirate · 07/10/2012 19:43

I quite like Mildred but I wouldn't go for two M names. Asking for confusion.

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sparklingsky · 07/10/2012 19:30

It's unanimous then . Wonder what the reaction would've been to her only boys name with either of these. (George)

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OrangeFireandGoldashes · 07/10/2012 19:15

Really don't like either, sorry.

HiHowAreYou · 07/10/2012 17:13

I don't like the idea of giving twins matchy names personally.

misscomanche · 07/10/2012 16:45

I don't like Mildred at all, sorry. Mabel isn't great- Maybelle is better. Twins are great though!!

PickledFanjoCat · 07/10/2012 16:04

I really like maggie.

ScrambledSmegsEvilTwin · 07/10/2012 16:02

Or Margaret? Is that too normal? Maggie/Meg are nice shortenings.

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ScrambledSmegsEvilTwin · 07/10/2012 16:01

Mabel ok. Mildred - I would think most would hate it.

How about Millicent? Still not lovely, but can shorten to Millie if wanted. Also more old-timey than fugly, if you get my drift

deleted203 · 07/10/2012 15:56

Mildred is dreadful. at YouMayLogOut. Not desperately keen on Mabel either, but if you are fixed on it and want an 'M' name how about Molly?

Bluestocking · 07/10/2012 15:53

Does it have to begin with M? It's very twee having twin names that begin with the same letter.

YouMayLogOut · 07/10/2012 15:51

Mildred sounds like a combination of mildew and dread. Not very keen on Mabel either.

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