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Too matchy for twins?

56 replies

moggle · 27/12/2017 15:33

Mulling over names for our boy-boy twins due soon. We are as sure as we can be pre-birth that they are non identical if that matters.
So question is, are Rufus and Rowan too matchy for twins? I am aware they have very similar meanings too, I’m not so fussed about that. I’m also not too fussed about having more than one person in the family with the same initial (also my name starts with R too...)

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VienesseWhirls · 27/12/2017 16:35

Great names!

Middleoftheroad · 27/12/2017 16:34

We tried to avoid names that had the same initial as it would get confusing when shouting them out - and we are glad that we did. Also, we wanted them to be more individual so gave them two different initials but gave the younger twin a letter that comes earlier in the alphabet so that he would be first (there is sometimes emphasis on the older twin, twin a, twin 1 )

But nice names whatever you choose and congratulations!

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 27/12/2017 16:32

I think they're ok together.

LockedOutOfMN · 27/12/2017 16:30

I think they are both lovely names and not too similar.

smashbake · 27/12/2017 16:28

Lovely names.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 27/12/2017 16:28

I think they're okay, I rather like Rufus and Roman though, they seem to carry the same clout, strong and masculine. I find Rowan softer, more of a nature name.