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Twin names...again

60 replies

YouAreKiddingMoi · 14/01/2019 15:35

I've posted about this before, but pregnancy hormones and the passage of time have me back here again.....

I'm having twin girls and I've a section booked fr the 2nd week of Feb.

I had toyed with using version of family names as first names but I've totally gone off that idea as I'd like them to have their own names.

I already have Dd14 and Ds2 who have names starting K and C.

So the current shortlist is:
Ruby
Iris
Cora
Scarlett
Isabel
Stella
Hannah
Roslyn

I think Ruby is a front runner, the others all have some sort of issue..... its sooo hard

Thoughts or alternatives anyone?

Thank you!!

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itsalloverforanotheryear · 15/01/2019 13:42

I wouldn't have ruby and Scarlett only because they are both shades of red!

TeepleTops · 15/01/2019 13:33

I like Cara more than Cora.

Cara & Ruby.

Ipanema01 · 15/01/2019 10:44

I like Stella and Iris. How exciting!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 15/01/2019 10:29

Ruby and Stella, lovely !

2isabella2 · 15/01/2019 07:29

Hannah and Isabel are my favourites by a long way on your list.

Lipsticktraces · 15/01/2019 07:27

Clara (by girl twins name, so I’m probably biasedWink)
Marianne
Rosa
Josephine
Pearl

Lipsticktraces · 15/01/2019 07:24

Congratulations btw. Having twins is amazing😊

Lipsticktraces · 15/01/2019 07:24

Agree with everyone saying don’t give them matching names. I have twins and their names don’t match. They are two seperate people.

From your list my favourites are

Cora (beautiful name)
Roslyn
Isabel

I’m afraid I don’t like Ruby. It’s really common these days. Ditto Scarlett and Iris is also getting very popular.

Suresurelah · 15/01/2019 07:01

Ruby and Iris

But by far the best names from your list are Stella and Iris!

How about considering

Lila?
Rose?
Beatrix or Beatrice?
Cleo?
Eden?

SweetbutAPsycho · 14/01/2019 23:37

Ruby and Iris go well together.
I really like Scarlet and Roslyn aswell

CarrieBlu · 14/01/2019 23:30

I know twin girls called Ruby and Daisy, their names work well together.

From your list I like Ruby and Cora.

MumUnderTheMoon · 14/01/2019 23:28

Astrid
Sarah
Tess
Tabitha
Alice
Sabrina
Alissa
Temperance
Clemency

Shadow1234 · 14/01/2019 23:05

Ruby and Clara
Ruby and Eliza
Ruby and Hailey
Ruby and Megan
Ruby and Freya
Ruby and Kayla
Ruby and Verity
Ruby and Leah
Ruby and Florence
Ruby and Lara

Sophronia · 14/01/2019 23:03

Cora and Stella

YahBasic · 14/01/2019 20:30

Ruby and Cora or Ruby and Stella

namechange898 · 14/01/2019 20:29

Roslyn and Stella!

Greyhound22 · 14/01/2019 17:40

Hannah and Roslyn are me and my mum so I go for that :D

Don't think I have ever seen another Roslyn.

KarenDarling · 14/01/2019 17:38

Ruby and Delilah
Ruby and Penelope
Ruby and Autumn

Hanab · 14/01/2019 17:02

I personally love the name Ruby but would choose another precious stone as a name for twin B like sapphire Emerald Amethyst opal .. that’s just me cheesy 🙈

HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone · 14/01/2019 17:01

Please try to think of them as 2 people. They don't need names which match because they are the same amount of letters or a variant of the same colour. If you like Ruby then use Ruby and find another name that you like. Just make sure your choosing the second name because you like it as a name, not because it 'goes' with or matches Ruby.

Icklepup · 14/01/2019 16:56

Ruby and Stella

DeadDoorpost · 14/01/2019 16:53

Ruby and Jade?
Ruby and Pearl?

The idea of having semi-precious stones for their names is nice. Maybe because I'm having to think of baby names too and I'm stuck. 🙈

Huffleypuff · 14/01/2019 16:47

Any but Ruby and Scarlett.

I have twins too, the number of grown up twins who spoke to me when I was pregnancy and said not to give them ‘twin’ names!

DramaAlpaca · 14/01/2019 16:45

I'd pick Ruby & Iris or Ruby & Cora.

Not Ruby & Scarlett, too much of a red theme going on there.

ReginaPhalange89 · 14/01/2019 16:44

Ruby & Cora are both lovely.

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