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Twin girls! Ottilie? Ophelia? Eloise?

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Sunflowers1999 · 21/12/2024 13:16

Ottilie, Ophelia and Eloise are the top three choices here. I love the matching initials of two O names (not concerned about post, etc. My two sisters and I have the same initials and have never had issues!) but have also loved Eloise for years, so would love some help!

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MolkosTeenageAngst · 21/12/2024 13:25

Ottilie and Eloise. I wouldn’t go matching initials and personally I just hate the name Orphelia, to me it sounds like the name of a girl who is rich and pretentious and bullies other kids at high school. I get the exact same vibe from the name Cordelia which is probably explained by being a big Buffy fan as a teen but don’t know why Orphelia feels the same. Just seems a bit try-hard I guess, it would be a very over the top name for anyone in my circles to choose but seems popular in some richer areas so may be a completely standard choice where you are!

AppleKatie · 21/12/2024 13:24

ophelia is not my favourite and I think it’s very hard for it not to be pretentious.

So I would go Elouise and Ottilie (I don’t think Ellie/Tilly is inevitable but I also think they are nice if that happens).

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Sunflowers1999 · 21/12/2024 13:22

We’re not concerned about initials being the same. My husbands nephews are twins - John and James, and there are no concerns there around initials. So just interested in which names you think go best together!

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GrumpyCactus · 21/12/2024 13:21

I'd go with ophelia and eloise. Ottilie will be shortened to Tilly and Eloise to Ellie which sounds very matchy.

Also word of caution a twin please don't do matching initials. It's not a problem for siblings because you don't share all your other important information with a sibling in the same way you do with a twin.

They will have the same date of birth, place of birth, first initial and same surname and this can and does cause problems especially when technology is relied upon.

MimiSunshine · 21/12/2024 13:18

I wouldn’t give twin girls, almost certainly born on the same day the same ‘1st initial, last name’.

out of your choices I prefer Ottilie and Eloise

MumChp · 21/12/2024 13:18

Not two names with O.

I would go with Ophelia and Elouise.

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