Help! Name for second twin girl

Havifus · 2023-01-28T20:28:08+00:00

Hi all, I am 30 weeks pregnant with twin girls. One of which will be called Irena - that’s non negotiable. I have a toddler boy called Raphael. Children have a Persian/Burmese hertitage and will more than likely have olive skin, dark hair and eyes. My boy really does. please help me pick a name for my second twin. At the moment we are edging towards Yasmin due to its person nature. Outing to our surname but its Persian and 4 syllables. love biblical names!!

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BurbageBrook · 31/01/2023 08:36

Irene and Yasmin is a gorgeous combination. Very classy names!

inappropriateraspberry · 31/01/2023 08:24

Yasmin is lovely, was going to suggest Soraya, but whatever you call them, they will be loved!

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Havifus · 31/01/2023 07:33

Thank you all so much. We are sticking with Yasmin and I’ve already started calling
them by their names now :) feels
so good

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BeetlesForever · 31/01/2023 04:15

Another vote for Yasmin. It's beautiful.

user1492757084 · 31/01/2023 04:13

Raphael, Irena and ..
Yasmin
Ester
Lilac
Vashti
Rosetta
Pari
Mehri
For me, I like Yasmin, Ester, Rosetta and Mehri best.

Blahburst · 30/01/2023 22:51

Soraya

Laureatus · 30/01/2023 22:48

Atarah, it's a name in the zoos Testament meaning 'crown'. I think it goes well with Irena!

alrightbab · 30/01/2023 22:03

Saffron is also lovely (I think)

TenPenceMix · 29/01/2023 07:13

What about Yasmina

Enko · 29/01/2023 01:34

What's dhs granny's name? Could you make an equally fab name.out of.hers?

WordOfTheDay · 29/01/2023 00:19

Zoïa

MaryBerrysCamelToe · 28/01/2023 23:49

Iman?

NotABeliever · 28/01/2023 23:47

You're first choice Yasmin is perfect! It's beatitiful name and it goes so well with Irena. I would look no further!

mathanxiety · 28/01/2023 23:23

Yasmin is the name of a brand of Pill, just so you're aware. Would you consider Yasamin?

Slimjimtobe · 28/01/2023 23:16

Love your name choices

Yasmin is perfect
I love biblical names too

i always liked Ruth but I’d go for Yasmin

Priya is pretty ?

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Havifus · 28/01/2023 23:15

@Anotheranonymousname you’re right about the “ren” part and have put into words why it just wouldn’t fit together.

Also the I in Imani and Irena doesn’t appeal to me. Actually this thread is really cementing Yasmin for me. This is great!

Irena is I-reen-ah. So just like Irene but ending in an Ah. Some lovely names on here and will show my partner

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WetBandits · 28/01/2023 23:10

Havifus · 28/01/2023 22:38

Thank you all so much. Yasmin is a beautiful name. For us it’s just not as amazing as the other 2 names but maybe because the other two are sentimental. Irena is after my wonderful nanny Irene so I’d like to keep the spelling close to her name. Yasmin also means gift from god in Persian and she really is a gift as we were informed we were infertile 1 week before I found out I was pregnant.

Irena is still just as lovely! It’s just that it autocorrected to ‘Irene’ and ‘items’ when I typed it so you might find that annoying.

Another couple of names that fit your criteria and go really nicely with your other names are Soraya and Shirin

Anotheranonymousname · 28/01/2023 23:10

How is Irena pronounced? Ear-reen-uh? Ear-ren-uh? Eye-reen-uh? Eye-ren-uh?

I'd avoid Seren or Renee because of the ren sound and wouldn't choose the same initial letter for twins so that would rule out Imani.

Yasmin is lovely. Other names that might fit include Ana, Ava, Esther, Hana, Leila, Mariam (Miriam), Suri and Zara.

Redjumperoo · 28/01/2023 22:54

Havifus · 28/01/2023 22:38

Thank you all so much. Yasmin is a beautiful name. For us it’s just not as amazing as the other 2 names but maybe because the other two are sentimental. Irena is after my wonderful nanny Irene so I’d like to keep the spelling close to her name. Yasmin also means gift from god in Persian and she really is a gift as we were informed we were infertile 1 week before I found out I was pregnant.

Oh wow, congratulations!

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Havifus · 28/01/2023 22:38

Thank you all so much. Yasmin is a beautiful name. For us it’s just not as amazing as the other 2 names but maybe because the other two are sentimental. Irena is after my wonderful nanny Irene so I’d like to keep the spelling close to her name. Yasmin also means gift from god in Persian and she really is a gift as we were informed we were infertile 1 week before I found out I was pregnant.

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Mossstitch · 28/01/2023 22:34

Orla

WetBandits · 28/01/2023 22:34

Yasmin is gorgeous and goes perfectly with Irena and Raphael 🥰

Is the spelling of Irena non-negotiable or would you consider Irina?

ANewDayDawned · 28/01/2023 22:32

Oh misread that Yasmin was the definite name, if it's Irena I'd go for Sasha or Zahra,

Redjumperoo · 28/01/2023 22:31

Yasmin goes beautifully with your other names. Really lovely combination of sibling names imo. I do also like Seren but not quite as much as Yasmin.

WhereIsMyRollingPin · 28/01/2023 22:28

Yasmin is beautiful.

Seren is fairly common here but mostly for the Welsh connection I think.