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I need 2 girls names...

62 replies

familyfortunes · 04/06/2014 19:58

DS is Isaac and we've just found out our twins are pink Smile

DH and I cannot agree on any girls names and tbh I don't feel I love any girls names.

I like names ending in 'a':
Olivia - too common?
Ava - ditto

DH is set on Nuala but I've gone off this name.

Lucy is a possible which obv breaks my 'a' rule, again I'm worried she would be one of many.

Any suggestions??

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Nocomet · 04/06/2014 22:25

However hard you try to make twins be separate people their names will forever be said in the same sentence.

They will always be Anna and Emma, Isabella and Cassandra even if they hate each other.

Thus it's wise to have similar length, but not too rhymey names.

wigglesrock · 04/06/2014 22:20

Cara, Anna, Stella, Julia, Emer, Maria.

I have an Olivia (she's 6), she's the only one in the year in her school, but don't tell anyone (it seems drive people into a rage that she's not one of 6 Wink )

I know siblings called Olivia & Ava - it's lovely when you hear it said out loud iykwim.

LadyWithLapdog · 04/06/2014 22:18

Sylvia and Lydia/Olivia

Heidi and Hazel

Samantha and Amanda

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How matchy-matchy do you want the twins to be?

TweeAintMee · 04/06/2014 22:16

Yes we did, but we didn't name until we'd met the children.

On the bright side, conflict provides some fertile material for name choice! Invent your own using it as inspiration e.g.
Saga
'Patra
'Pica
'Rama
Pabla

Good luck...

restandpeace · 04/06/2014 22:14

Aurora

restandpeace · 04/06/2014 22:12

Sylvia

familyfortunes · 04/06/2014 22:10

Liking Harriet

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familyfortunes · 04/06/2014 22:09

No Irish preference.

I think this is going to turn into a saga for us...anyone else struggled to agree names??

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Dukketeater · 04/06/2014 22:09

Lila & nala

TweeAintMee · 04/06/2014 22:04

Is there an Irish preference? How about Moira?

Julius02 · 04/06/2014 21:40

Not all names which end in a but I like them, so just to throw them into the mix...

Vivienne
Juliet
Karen
Harriet
Zara
Fionnuala (sticking with the Irish name theme!)
Athena
Cora
Frances
Maud

crazybutterflylady · 04/06/2014 21:33

I have a Tabitha and an Ada. I've a friend of a friend who has twin girls Tabitha and Jemima which i think is lovely and fits with your 'a' ending?

I also love Nora. And Romilly.

MarianneBrandon · 04/06/2014 21:29

Ada
Emilia
Cora
Matilda
Ophelia
Aurora
Selina

Snoutthematter · 04/06/2014 21:14

I love Aurelia! Rae for short :-)

EverythingsDozy · 04/06/2014 21:10

Booooooo your DH! He likes. Nuala but not Aoife?? I love it, I think it's beautiful! I wanted to call DS Viola if he was a girl but that got vetoed!

thegreylady · 04/06/2014 20:56

Joanna and Mariah
Lucia and Stella
Matilda and Isabella
Keziah and Cassandra

familyfortunes · 04/06/2014 20:54

wow...thanks for all the responses...definitely a few to try out on DH!

Aoife I really like but DH has just given it a thumbs down Angry

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EverythingsDozy · 04/06/2014 20:45

What about Aoife? Pronounced Eefa. This was a main contender when we had DD!

manicinsomniac · 04/06/2014 20:45

Olivia and Ava are lovely and sound very sweet together. I don't think it matters how popular they are as long as you love them.

Other names ending in a:

Amelia, Amalia, Annabella, Arabella, Alicia, Alisha, Alyssa, Alexa, Alexia, Alexandra, Alexandria, Amanda, Aurora, Aurelia, Angela, Angelina, Angelica, Anita, Anika, Anoushka, Anastasia, Araminta, Alma, Alba, Amna, Aqsa, Arwa, Asma, Agatha, Asia, Asha, Andrea, Ada, Atlanta, Anya, Ayla, Aria, Amina, Amira, Amara, Alara, Aliza, Alina, Aniya, Anaya, Amaya, Ariana, Adriana, Antonia, Aliya, Brianna, Bettania, Bianca, Bella, Barbara, Brenda, Ciara, Clara, Carla, Cara, Carolina, Cora, Cassandra, Clarissa, Cordelia, Candida, Calista, Cynthia, Claudia, Celia, Cecilia, Cassia, Catriona, Christina, Dana, Delia, Dorothea, Dakota, Deanna, Daria, Diana, Daniella, Emma, Eva, Ella, Elena, Elianna, Elina, Elizabeta, Eliza, Elsa, Erica, Etta, Enya, Eloisa, Evangelina, Emmanuella, Francesca, Flora, Fiona, Fionnhuala, Freya, Fenella, Fabia, Felicia, Gabriella, Giovanna, Gloria, Gemma, Gina, Gia, Gianna, Georgia, Georgina, Hanna, Halima, Hera, Heda, Isabella, Isla, Ilsa, Iona, India, Ida, Irena, Imelda, Isadora, Inaya, Iqra, Jessica, Joanna, Julia, Julianna, Jayla, Jada, Jemima, Jenna, Jerica, Jocasta, Kayla, Katya, Katerina, Karina, Kia, Kaia, Kya, Kyra, Kyla, Kendra, Keira, Lilia, Liliana, Lila, Lina, Lara, Lana, Laura, Lorna, Lisa, Liza, Livia, Layla, Lyla, Lyra, Luna, Lola, Laiba, Lea, Lydia, Linda, Latasha, Latoya, Larissa, Leona, Leandra, Lavinia, Louisa, Louella, Maria, Martha, Mia, Maia, Maya, Mila, Mina, Mira, Myra, Mika, Malaika, Melissa, Marissa, Miranda, Matilda, McKenna, Mariana, Marina, Monica, Mala, Marwa, Nia, Nina, Nadia, Natalia, Natasha, Nola, Nora, Orla, Ophelia, Octavia, Pippa, Philippa, Patricia, Priya, Pandora, Paloma, Rebecca, Rosa, Rita, Rhianna, Roksana, Rhea, Rowena, Ramona, Sara, Sophia, Samantha, Stefania, Skyla, Savanna, Sienna, Sierra, Stella, Sasha, Sylvia, Suzanna, Selina, Serena, Sabrina, Saskia, Soraya, Shania, Shayla, Shauna, Shona, Sorcha, Sadia, Syeda, Safa, Tia, Tianna, Thea, Tyra, Toria, Tessa, Tara, Tamara, Tayla, Tabitha, Teresa, Tina, Ursula, Una, Ulrika, Victoria, Vanessa, Viola, Valeria, Veronica, Virginia, Valentina, Willa, Wanda, Xenia, Yusra, Zara, Zia, Zoya.

CPtart · 04/06/2014 20:40

Alicia
Erica
Georgina
Melissa
Louisa
Esther
Natalie
Jennifer
Faye (as a middle name)

Sidge · 04/06/2014 20:34

Not all sticking to the -a rule but how about:

Hannah
Juliet
Lydia
Jessica
Abigail
Susannah
Elizabeth

MrsLoada · 04/06/2014 20:24

Jemma / Gemma

Mintyy · 04/06/2014 20:20

I also adore the name Barbara

Mintyy · 04/06/2014 20:20

Zinnia
Petula
Flora

nyldn · 04/06/2014 20:18

Alana