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Ivy and Iris

26 replies

beauandbetty · 01/02/2022 07:03

Too similar for sisters?

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thewindbeneathmywings · 20/02/2022 23:37

These were the 2 names I picked if my 3rd was a girl😍

PotteringAlong · 13/02/2022 08:19

Far far too similar

whattodo2019 · 13/02/2022 08:18

Too similar and I'm
afraid that both are awful

CambsAlways · 12/02/2022 21:35

Nope sorry

Alrightqueenie · 11/02/2022 13:15

Alternative floral names:
Azalea
Dahlia
Rose/Rosa
Calla
Camelia
Zahra
Delphine
Jasmin
Erica
Violet
Zinnia

TatianaBis · 11/02/2022 12:34

Too similar yes, and Iris is so much nicer that Ivy gets the short straw.

But I love Iris and Violet together.

HeadlessGummyBears · 10/02/2022 16:25

I think they sound lovely together. They don’t similar at all.

Other names that can go well with Ivy/Iris:
Willow
Sienna
Scarlett
Sage
Saffron
Ruby
Rosa
Rosemary
Rose
Marigold
Luna
Lilieth/Lily
Juniper
Jasmine
Jade
Hazel
Daphne
Dahlia
Clementine
Celeste
Aurelia
Alyssa

mondler · 04/02/2022 22:56

I think it would be ok as the second part of each name sounds different.

user1493494961 · 03/02/2022 18:58

I think they're fine together.

Lockdownbear · 02/02/2022 13:15

Both lovely but too close for me.
Ivy and Rose, Daisy, Willow, maybe

HangoverSquare · 02/02/2022 12:46

I think they work fine together tbh

ISmellBurnings · 02/02/2022 12:42

Too matchy matchy.

RuthW · 02/02/2022 12:12

I think they are fine

Bluemamma · 02/02/2022 09:26

Way too similar (both lovely names though)

sueelleker · 02/02/2022 09:22

I have a great-niece called Ivy; when I suggested her sister should be called Holly I got a very funny look! (I was joking)

toastofthetown · 02/02/2022 09:02

Too similar for me. It fails the ‘can you distinguish the name when calling through the house?’ test for me, as all the emphasis on both names is the long I sound.

FlexibleWorkingDenied · 02/02/2022 07:08

I know sisters called Ida and Iris

Luredbyapomegranate · 02/02/2022 07:06

It’s cute! Both lovely names. But they probably won’t appreciate having twinny names beyond the stage you can dress them in matching outfits.

DramaAlpaca · 02/02/2022 00:41

Yes, too similar. Both lovely names but put together they sound twee, and they aren't twee names.

PattyPan · 01/02/2022 10:37

I think they are too similar - not just same letter but 50% the same as they are two syllable names with the same first syllable. Ivy and Isabel for example are less similar as different lengths and sounds despite the same first letter.

ShoesEverywhere · 01/02/2022 10:10

I shares the same initial as my mum and post was a nightmare growing up. You'll be driven mad by letters to Miss I Smith!

Kitkat151 · 01/02/2022 10:05

Too much

KedgeIsland · 01/02/2022 09:54

Much.

Wisemensay · 01/02/2022 09:29

I think so I'm afraid. Both lovely names though.

Riverlee · 01/02/2022 09:25

No,M don’t think so.