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Which name combo for twin girls?

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LadyGardens · 18/06/2019 22:54

We want strong, feisty names for our twin girls. Which combo do you prefer?

Frieda and Nina
Aphra and Greta
Tess and Olive
Dorothea and Emmeline

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Kittykatmacbill · 22/06/2019 11:41

Definitely Greta it’s a lovely name with Tessa also great name.

AshQ · 22/06/2019 09:49

I like Tess and Olive or Tess and Nina.

ZiggyB · 21/06/2019 23:50

You could ask a zillion people and the majority might totally disagree with your choices. I’d say go with your gut. How did you choose your other two?

cindersrella · 19/06/2019 20:17

Scarlett & Amelia
Rose & Emily
Ethel & Mabel

Havenly · 19/06/2019 20:02

Nina and Tess- not one of your combinations, sorry, but nice names separately and together.

gerbilfun · 19/06/2019 19:58

Greta and nina

WallisFrizz · 19/06/2019 19:52

Nina and Tess are fab!

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LadyGardens · 19/06/2019 19:47

I was afraid people would say that about Dorothea and Theo.

I’m not closed minded to swapping some of the combinations around. I was keen on Frieda and Aphra or Aphra and Nina.

My favourite two names are Frieda and Nina but I think they sound odd together.

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Laniakea · 19/06/2019 18:16

Aphra & Olive (helpful Grin )

userabcname · 19/06/2019 18:14

I love Olive! So I'd pick Tess and Olive on that basis. Unless you're open to swapping the names a bit, in which case I'd go Olive and Emmeline.

TurquoiseAndPurple · 19/06/2019 18:12

Definitely avoid Dorothea if you already have a Theo.

schnubbins · 19/06/2019 17:53

Frieda and Nina ..love them.

bridgetreilly · 19/06/2019 17:40

I do love Dorothea, but I probably wouldn't pick that if you already have a Theo.

My favourites would be Aphra and Emmeline.

MikeUniformMike · 19/06/2019 17:28

Dorothea wil be Thea so no. Dorothy is nicer.
The best names are Tess and Nina, and Greta is ok.

Owlbert · 19/06/2019 10:35

Love your first 2 children's names but not keen on any of your choices other than Dorothea.

GrumpyOHara · 19/06/2019 09:17

Tess and Olive

Or

Greta and Frieda

Lovely names!

Watersnail · 19/06/2019 07:44

Olive and Greta

AverageMummy · 19/06/2019 07:41

@LadyGardens no I don’t think so at all but I’m one who thinks siblings don’t need to ‘match’

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LadyGardens · 19/06/2019 07:09

Thanks all. If it helps my first two children are Theo and Ezra. Do you think the girls names need to be short because of this?

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irisheyesaresmiling7 · 19/06/2019 02:00

Frieda and Nina are my favourites.

springydaff · 19/06/2019 01:09

I just got an instinct, a gut feel for them when they were born. We had a few names ready but it seemed obvious which ones suited the person before me - and which ones absolutely didn't!

That's how it was for me, anyway.

AverageMummy · 19/06/2019 00:53

@LadyGardens my first child SLEPT & SLEPT & SLEPT for a few weeks. Then BANG did he wake up Grin

AverageMummy · 19/06/2019 00:53

@springydaff personalities start really showing from about 1. I think you legally have to register in the first 6 weeks so it’s probably not a good idea to wait for a sense of their feistiness or otherwise before naming ?!!

Moongirl10 · 19/06/2019 00:38

Nina and Emmeline.

manicinsomniac · 19/06/2019 00:37

Aphra is my favourite by miles. I love it.

I think I'd choose Nina to pair it with. I'm not that keen on any of the others in comparison to Aphra though.

I would assume you had Austrian or German roots if you went with Frieda and Greta together. Or even with Frieda alone.