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Tell me my kids names u going to be that bad.

137 replies

jonita2 · 30/01/2026 12:05

Im having twins, two girls and were thinking Clementine Catherine and Olive Odette. We like the matching fruit names, and Odette and Clementine both have French origin. Are they okay names?

*Typo in the post. I meant Tell me my kids names arent going to be that bad

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Calliopespa · 30/01/2026 15:03

QuinceTamarillo · 30/01/2026 14:19

Ideally all children would have fruit names.

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wishingonastar101 · 30/01/2026 14:56

Satsuma Susan and Caper-berry Claire
Tangerine Tanya and Anchovy Annabella
Yuzu Yasmin and Pickle Pauline

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 30/01/2026 14:34

I don’t love the alliteration running through both names but I like the Christian names otherwise.

VacayDreamer · 30/01/2026 14:29

Matching fruit names? Now I’ve heard everything!

but actually they are nice names, congrats on the twins you are very lucky!

floppybit · 30/01/2026 14:20

I love these names together!! Gorgeous!

QuinceTamarillo · 30/01/2026 14:19

Ideally all children would have fruit names.

Calliopespa · 30/01/2026 14:03

PGmicstand · 30/01/2026 14:00

Seconding (or thirding(?)) this.
Or swap about- Catherine Olive and Odette Clementine

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I like this idea. Everything is still in there, it is just presented more elegantly.

Can I suggest Ettie as a nn for Odette?

Tryagain26 · 30/01/2026 14:01

I think they are lovely. There is nothing bad about them at all. I wouldn't immediately recognise them as both fruit names either
The only thing I might consider would be swapping the middle names around but it's not important and I assume you want them both to have a French name and a non french name so I can see why you want them to be as in your post.

PGmicstand · 30/01/2026 14:00

savemetoo · 30/01/2026 13:01

Yes to this.

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Seconding (or thirding(?)) this.
Or swap about- Catherine Olive and Odette Clementine

Calliopespa · 30/01/2026 13:48

RudolphRNR · 30/01/2026 12:27

As names, yes of course they are ok. But remember as well as being twins they will be individuals. I wonder if they will grow up enjoying being a pair of matching fruits? I also personally dislike the double alliteration. Hopefully your surname doesn’t begin with H or she’ll have OOH!

As some have suggested I’d soften it by swapping the middles to Clementine Odette and Olive Catherine, or I’d go for Clementine and Olivia, or use the “double fruit” for middle name theme and have Catherine and Odette first.

I agree.

I like Clementine, am not particularly fond of Olive, but it's perfectly ok on it's own.

But then you are adding not one but two layers of gimmick: firstly the alliterative OO and CC, and then the pair of fruits "theme."

I'm afraid I just don't think its fair. They are real individuals and don't deserve to be packaged like the Two Ronnies or the branding for a Smoothie Company.

Clemmie and Odie sounds like the description of some particularly whiffy items in a laundry basket; "They are all clemmy and odie."

I would really hesitate if I were you.

agirlandherdog1234 · 30/01/2026 13:47

Lovely names, and I LOVE Olive 😍

Blueyrocks · 30/01/2026 13:26

I think they're really pretty names. If it was me, I'd call them Odette Olive and Clementine Catherine, or Odette Catherine and Clementine Olivia, because I think it's a shame to have the name Odette tucked away as a middle name. But any combo is gorgeous. Just, I'd avoid Clementine Olive, as that's pretty fruity 😂Clemmie and Odette. Such lovely names 😊

Diamondsareagirlsbestfrien · 30/01/2026 13:18

I agree with others a bit too “much” for twins. Absolutely nothing wrong with the names to be honest, not my cup of tea but they aren’t out of the world horrible. They are quite sweet. What about Olivia Catherine and Clementine Odette?

LaundryScales · 30/01/2026 13:18

It is better for twins not to be named as a set. They are individuals and should be treated as such from day one.

PragmaticIsh · 30/01/2026 13:18

Odette and Catherine and Clementine are lovely, Olive is not.

Better to have
Odette Catherine
Clementine Olivia

Moveoverdarlin · 30/01/2026 13:18

Sorry I think Olive is awful. Olivia is far far prettier.

Mistyglade · 30/01/2026 13:15

Love them.

Deadringer · 30/01/2026 13:14

I don't like clementine at all personally but i would also be concerned that kids might tease her about it. What about Odette and Olive, they sound lovely together. You could go Odette clementine and Olive catherine. It is absolutely personal taste though, If you love them you have to go for it.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 30/01/2026 13:13

Remember you are naming two individual humans who will be compared with each other forever, they don’t need matchy matchy fruit names too. Olive is my least favourite, but these aren’t my sort of names anyway.

Giddykiddy · 30/01/2026 13:07

great choices

savemetoo · 30/01/2026 13:01

MyCatPrefersPeaches · 30/01/2026 12:13

I personally wouldn’t alliterate them and would make them mirror names, eg Olive Catherine and Clementine Odette. I think it could sound gimmicky for twins to have alliterative names.

Yes to this.

Notmyreality · 30/01/2026 12:41

Sorry but I picture you in the park shouting “Clementine, Olive! Come to Mummy!” And you are going to sound very pretentious.

Namingbaba · 30/01/2026 12:41

I don’t find them too matchy. They’re both recognised names and distinct in sound etc. The worse is when names rhyme. I’m not sure I’d immediately realise they were supposed to be matchy names. It’s not like it’s Clementine and Tangerine.

Magsbd · 30/01/2026 12:40

Catherine and Odette are fine but Olive i have never liked and Clementine too gimmicky. Sorry.

AmberSpy · 30/01/2026 12:29

I'm a twin, I'm grateful my parents didn't give us 'matching' names. My twin and I are close as adults but we are very different people, and I think always being viewed as one half of a set can be a bit exhausting.
That said they are both perfectly nice names, and congratulations on your pregnancy!