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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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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.

miniaturepixieonacid · 30/01/2026 12:24

I personally don't like Olive but they're all good names and work well together.

Agree that I would switch the middle names over so the first and middle aren't alliterative - Clementine Odette and Olive Catherine.

Bluebunnylover · 30/01/2026 12:20

I like clementine for my daughter and you can also shorten it to Tyne

merrymonsters · 30/01/2026 12:19

I'm not keen on the alliteration especially for both names or the fruit theme. Why do you need a theme? I think Olivia is much nicer than Olive.

Blorengia · 30/01/2026 12:19

I think they're fine combinations. The fact that the pairs of names start with the same letter means that if, at a later stage, the child doesn't like their first name they have an easy option to swap over to the middle name.
If they don't like that either... well, you've done your best!

NiceCupOfChai · 30/01/2026 12:16

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.

Agree

DaisyChain505 · 30/01/2026 12:15

Not a fan of the CC and OO but the first names on their own are lovely.

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.

WheresMyOtherSock · 30/01/2026 12:11

Yeah the names are fine but for twins to both have fruit names is asking for snide comments. Agree with PP, switch one around so one has the fruit name first and the other as a middle.

Yiayoula · 30/01/2026 12:10

They’re fine - personally would prefer Olivia to Olive, but your babies, your choice.
Congratulations ! 👶🏻 👶🏻

Moreteaandchocolate · 30/01/2026 12:10

I like both Clementine and Olive individually- and although the two names together could feel a bit too gimmicky with the fruit theme, they can always use nn’s e.g. Clemmy, Livi if they like.

ridingfreely · 30/01/2026 12:08

Love both names. I also have a ‘fruit’ name although more unusual that your choices. I don’t personally think I would use both for twins though - I’d probably swap and go Odette Olive with clementine.

clemmy and Odie go well