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Twin girl names, to go with Theo & Amelia

113 replies

twinnies1987 · 22/04/2024 14:04

Hello,

We're expecting twin girls soon, and we're finding it so tough to find names we love! As they are identical, we don't want matching names.

Our 2 older children are called Theo (Theodore) and Mimi (Amelia), we potentially want something slightly less mainstream this time. Our surname is quite botanical, so that sort of rules out flower names etc.

Names we like (but not quite set on) include:
Lyra
Lara
Florence
Delphi (is that more of a nickname?)
Reeva (although that reminds me of Oscar Pistorius, so I think that rules it out!)
Eliza
Riley (maybe a bit American)
Tabitha (I love, husband hates)
Mathilda (as above!)

I'd love to hear any new ideas or suggestions!! xx

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MiddleAgedDread · 21/05/2024 14:37

Another vote for Molly (with a y not ie) and Eliza

Tuwhituwhoo · 21/05/2024 14:11

Mollie and Eliza get my vote

twinnies1987 · 21/05/2024 14:09

Hi everyone, twins are due any day and we're still SO stuck! They may well need to go into special care, so we really want them to have names and not ponder it for 5 days like we did with our other 2 children!!

Ones currently under consideration:

  • Octavia & Alana
  • Mollie & Serena (I say under consideration, I like Serena a lot, husband not keen)
  • Margot & Eliza
  • Alexandra (Lexie) & Mollie

I'd LOVE any more suggestions 😅

Ideally I'd like the names not to end in the same sound, i.e. OctaviA & AlanA... makes it a bit of a mouthful, especially as our surname ends in 'er' but sounds like 'a' if that makes sense.

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Shetlands · 30/04/2024 19:05

Genevieve (Ginny)
Florence (Florrie)
Olivia (Livvy)
Celia
Marguerita (Maggie)
Eloise
Sylvie
Lois

ButtonMoonBlanketSky · 30/04/2024 18:28

Elodie and Imogen

CremeBruleeLove · 30/04/2024 13:13

Delilah & Florence (Lila & Flo)
Matilda & Beatrix (Tilda & Bea)
Harriet & Charlotte (Hattie & Lottie)
Paloma & Lois
Ella & Grace
Paloma & Camille

CremeBruleeLove · 30/04/2024 12:39

Xanthe and Eloise

lavenderjump · 30/04/2024 09:12

Tabitha and Florence are beautiful.

Clara and Imogen

Penelope and Violet

Beatrix and Celina

Claudia and Eva

Anoushka and Elana

Allegra and Lana

Jemima and Bryony

motherofawhirlwind · 29/04/2024 10:48

Keep working on DH! Tabitha and Matilda are different enough to be non matchy matchy, but they could be Tabby and Tilly which is sweet. Tabbs and Tills. T1 and T2 😆

Otherwise how about Imogen, Meridith, Rowena, Merryn....?

ladycarlotta · 29/04/2024 10:42

I love Delphi but it's definitely super uncommon. I think Rupert Brooke was friends with a woman named Delphis which is also quite wonderful but I just googled and it is now a brand of eco cleaning products 😂

Of the rest of your list, I think I like Lyra best. Mathilda and Eliza are both lovely too.

Nicebloomers · 29/04/2024 10:40

I find it a bit casual. Also ‘Milly and Molly’ potential with an Amelia.

twinnies1987 · 29/04/2024 10:31

What do we think of Mollie / Molly?

I think it's pretty, but would you think of a drug association...

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MagicKittens · 25/04/2024 12:07

I would find Theo and Phoebe a bit of a tongue twister, thought they're lovely names. Another vote for Florence and Beatrice here!

PlantLight · 25/04/2024 11:48

I like that suggestions from @MiddleAgedDread as well

twinnies1987 · 24/04/2024 18:47

MiddleAgedDread · 24/04/2024 15:35

Theodore, Amelia, Florence and Beatrice aka Theo, Mimi, Florrie and Bea
Theodore, Amelia, Phoebe and Alice
Theodore, Amelia, Cora and Olive
Theodore, Amelia, Mabel and Elsie

Ooh really like the first one...

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MiddleAgedDread · 24/04/2024 15:35

Theodore, Amelia, Florence and Beatrice aka Theo, Mimi, Florrie and Bea
Theodore, Amelia, Phoebe and Alice
Theodore, Amelia, Cora and Olive
Theodore, Amelia, Mabel and Elsie

twinnies1987 · 24/04/2024 12:18

Crunchymum · 23/04/2024 14:02

Indiana and Albertine

Pearl and Olive

Agnes and Juno

Clementine and Annabelle

Savannah and Lucia

I'd have so much fun with naming twin girls 😂

I'd have thought I would too, but beginning to be stressed by not finding the perfect names 😆🙃

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twinnies1987 · 24/04/2024 12:17

zump · 22/04/2024 20:25

Don't know whether this will bother you, but Boris Johnson has children called Theo, Lara and Cassia - so maybe don't go for Lara and Cassia as your twins!

I didn't know that 😂

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twinnies1987 · 24/04/2024 12:16

Nicebloomers · 22/04/2024 16:24

I love Florence and Eliza from your list.

Beatrix/ Beatrice
Ottilie
Tanith
Nancy
Esther
Dorothy
Serena

I love Ottilie and Serena and we've thought about these, but I wonder if they'd end up using a nickname, not that keen on Tilly for Ottilie and I'm not sure what a shortened version of Serena would be 🤔

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miniaturepixieonacid · 23/04/2024 17:14

I LOVE Lara and Delphi (I've only ever known one Delphi - it wasn't a nickname.)
I really like Lyra and Reeva (maybe spell it Riva to lessen the Pistorius connection?)
I like Mathilda and Riley (the only girl Riley I know does happen to be American but I don't know if that proves anything).
Florence, Eliza and Tabitha are good solid names but not my particular taste. I have nothing against them though.

Natural fits for Amelia and Theo:
Alice, Alexandra, Bethany, Beatrice, Charlotte, Chloe, Darcey, Eva, Eleanor, Freya, Felicity, Grace, Georgia, Harriet, Hollie, Isla, Imogen, Jessica, Julia, Katie, Lucy, Layla, Madeleine, Olivia, Phoebe, Penny, Ruby, Rosie, Sophie, Scarlett, Willow, Zara

Less mainstream ideas:
Astrid, Aphra, Bronte, Bryony, Calista, Calliope, Danica, Dana, Evadne, Evangeline, Fallon, Fenella, Giselle, Hebe, Harmony, Isolde, Isadora, Jessamy, Jacinta, Keziah, Kendra, Leonie, Larissa, Meredith, Marianne, Nikita, Nyah, Octavia, Paloma, Pandora, Rivkah, Rowena, Rosina, Saffron, Sorrell, Sephora, Talitha, Tassita, Verity, Vanessa, Vivianne, Xanthippe, Yvette, Zeryn, Zipporah

Theoldwoman · 23/04/2024 14:28

Rhiannon
Dyani
Katya
Lucille
Bethany
Juanita
Anthea
Karla
Liane
Patrice
Yasmin
Xanthe
Zelda
Sylvie

theduchessofspork · 23/04/2024 14:22

twinnies1987 · 22/04/2024 14:40

I've pitched Cassia, Daphne, Serena and Seraphina to the husband, but he's not keen (he might get a surprise if I pull rank post-childbirth!! 😂)

Well he’s going to have to agree to SOMETHING. I’d put a piece of paper on the fridge and tell him to come up with a bloody list!

BlastedPimples · 23/04/2024 14:12

Florence and Eliza are wonderful names.

Crunchymum · 23/04/2024 14:02

Indiana and Albertine

Pearl and Olive

Agnes and Juno

Clementine and Annabelle

Savannah and Lucia

I'd have so much fun with naming twin girls 😂

user1492757084 · 23/04/2024 10:12

Theo, Mimi and ..

Eloise
Phaedra

Helen
Phoebe

Adele
Lola

Delphi
Eliza

Clotilde
Victoria

Liberty
Carla

Bridget
Alanna

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