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Original poster

A name for Charlotte's twin sister!

114 replies

Jennypug · 15/08/2017 17:31

Hello,
In the next couple of weeks my twin girls will be born. We've decided on Charlotte for one of them bit aren't getting anywhere with her sister.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I feel like I've been through every baby name list on the internet.
Thank you!

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17caterpillars1mouse · 15/08/2017 18:28

Charlotte and Eliza
Charlotte and Sophie
Charlotte and Emmeline
Charlotte and Lucy
Charlotte and Imogen
Charlotte and Amelie
Charlotte and Rose
Charlotte and Grace
Charlotte and Bryony
Charlotte and Isobel

BikeRunSki · 15/08/2017 18:26

Elouise

Ankleswingers · 15/08/2017 18:25

Isabelle is lovely as is Emily.

Twins- how lovely 😊

Best of luck op.

SaS2014 · 15/08/2017 18:25

For me Charlotte goes perfectly with Elizabeth!

Think if not close to cousins and don't see them often it's fine.

photographyaddict · 15/08/2017 18:23

Emilia
Elizabeth
Amelia
Sophie
Annabelle
Evelyn
Alice
Hannah

KeepCalm · 15/08/2017 18:21

Iris
Violet
Nancy
Celeste
Sorrell
Tabitha (love Lottie & Bitsy as nns)

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 15/08/2017 18:19

My immediate thoughts were Jennifer and Harriet.

I imagine cousins would be touched and pleased if you said you were considering their name.

Glad no-one's suggested Twinnie. Wink

Chaffinch4 · 15/08/2017 18:17

Using the same name as one of your cousins is fine!

As pp said, I think Charlotte and Harriet would be lovely together.

PandorasXbox · 15/08/2017 18:16

Harriet
Jemima
Sophia
Arabella
Madeleine
Clementine

early30smum · 15/08/2017 18:15

Charlotte and Emma
Charlotte and Isabelle
Charlotte and Florence
Charlotte and Katherine
Charlotte and Imogen
Charlotte and Phoebe
Charlotte and Emilia
Charlotte and Lucy
Charlotte and Olivia
Charlotte and Poppy
Charlotte and Megan
Charlotte and Sarah
Charlotte and Rachel
Charlotte and Rose
Charlotte and Alexandra

PumpkinSpiceEverything · 15/08/2017 18:15

Grace
Olivia
Catherine

LittleLights · 15/08/2017 18:14

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youarenotkiddingme · 15/08/2017 18:14

Jessica
Emily
Phoebe
Beatrice
Matilda
Grace

And I would say it's fine name a child after a cousin. But then I have 19 cousins and 12 second cousins so avoiding it can be difficult!

MrsSchadenfreude · 15/08/2017 18:13

Frances. Or Emmeline

thisismadness77 · 15/08/2017 18:11

Isabelle, Alice, Kate, Grace, Rebekah, Lois, Beatrice, Florence, Emilia, or Susanna.
The cousin thing is fine, we have this in ours.

brieandpateplease · 15/08/2017 18:09

Jessica

Congratulations, twins are awesome Smile

5moreminutes · 15/08/2017 18:07

Eliza or Larissa.

Cousin of parent sharing the name wouldn't matter unless somebody would think she was named after the cousin and you would get tangled in knots protesting that she wasn't and upsetting the cousin, or upset other cousins :o

not2oldnot2young · 15/08/2017 18:03

I have a Jade and also have a cousin Jade Grin

whoahokeycokey · 15/08/2017 18:02

We called our son after a cousin as loved his name. We told him before we announced it and he was thrilled. I'd be flattered if anyone called their child the same name as me but Talula Fanning just isn't so popular! So I call myself by my middle name Anne. If you love a name speak to the cousin and suggest it's an option. I bet they'd be thrilled!

Original poster
Jennypug · 15/08/2017 17:58

Thanks for all your responses.

We do actually really like the name Emily bit our surname also ends with a 'lee' sound and I just don't know if it's a bit tongue twisterish.

Also, going off topic a little, what are people's thoughts on naming a child a name they would share with a parent's cousin? My husband and I have a lot of female cousins with a lot of very pretty, traditional names which we love. We don't see them often but wonder if it may be problematic for grandparents who are still going strong.

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Batteriesallgone · 15/08/2017 17:49

Emmeline

Lobsterquadrille2 · 15/08/2017 17:48

Definitely Emily

Mayhemmumma · 15/08/2017 17:46

Everlyn

whinesalot · 15/08/2017 17:46

Carley.

I wouldn't normally choose that one but it seems to go well.

JaneEyre70 · 15/08/2017 17:45

Florence
Clara
Martha
Matilda
Emelia/Amelia
Georgia