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Twin girls: ideas for a sister name to go with Caroline

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Gentlegiraffe10 · 08/04/2026 13:30

Hi everyone,
I gave birth to twin girls yesterday morning! We didn’t find out the gender before they were born and so we haven’t decided what to call them yet, and as they are currently in NICU due to being prem I have a lot of time on my hands to chose the most perfect names.
One of them will be Caroline (this was DH’s mums name who tragically died earlier this year) as we want to honour DH’s mum and I love the name.
However we can’t think of another girls name that goes with Caroline and that we both like.
The middle names will be Elizabeth and then possibly either Sarah, Emily or Kate.
Any ideas are so welcome!
Thank you x

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blizymitzy · 08/04/2026 15:14

Caroline Sarah and Nancy Elizabeth with middle names

Gingercar · 08/04/2026 15:13

NamingNoNames · 08/04/2026 14:08

At least I can spell it.

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Oh for goodness sake! Are you so up yourself in real life? We can all have different opinions without resulting to insults, surely? You just make yourself look silly throwing digs on a baby name thread.
And people spell name’s different ways all the time nowadays.

blizymitzy · 08/04/2026 15:13

how wonderful!
Caroline and Nancy sound good to me

Happyyellowsunflower · 08/04/2026 15:04

However we can’t think of another girls name that goes with Caroline and that we both like.
The middle names will be Elizabeth and then possibly either Sarah, Emily or Kate.

Twin 1 Caroline Emily
Twin 2 Elizabeth Sarah/Kate

edit - just saw your update. Use Caroline and Sarah as middle names to honour both your mums. Emma Caroline and Elizabeth Sarah

RudolphRNR · 08/04/2026 14:56

Gentlegiraffe10 · 08/04/2026 14:47

Hi everyone!
Thank you so much for the replies. I LOVE the suggestion of Felicity so thank you so much to the pp who suggested that.
Sarah is my mums name, and Emily and Kate are also family names which can’t be used as first names as it would be confusing. So hopefully the other twin would have a family connection with their middle name.

Sarah was going to be my suggestion before seeing this update!
Why not use that, then both grandmas get the honour of being named after, and both girls will have the same family connection.
Caroline and Sarah are both such beautiful names and sound lovely together.
Congratulations on your babies, how lovely to have twins. Hope they are you are home and well soon.

HushTheNoise · 08/04/2026 14:53

Esther Louisa Lydia

Caroline is a lovely name, seems very graceful to me so something similar

captainmouthwash · 08/04/2026 14:49

i was at school with twins Rowena and Caroline. I always thought they were the most sophisticated girls names imaginable at the grand old age of 8!

congratulations

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Gentlegiraffe10 · 08/04/2026 14:47

Hi everyone!
Thank you so much for the replies. I LOVE the suggestion of Felicity so thank you so much to the pp who suggested that.
Sarah is my mums name, and Emily and Kate are also family names which can’t be used as first names as it would be confusing. So hopefully the other twin would have a family connection with their middle name.

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LassiKopiano24 · 08/04/2026 14:43

NamingNoNames · 08/04/2026 14:42

@LassiKopiano24 , I really like Caroline and feel that her sister should have a name just as nice.

I’m not talking about your opinion of the baby name it was the pettiness and rudeness of “least I can spell it” bit cruel to the poster who was like yourself only suggesting a name

NamingNoNames · 08/04/2026 14:42

@LassiKopiano24 , I really like Caroline and feel that her sister should have a name just as nice.

RegalDiamondMonster · 08/04/2026 14:35

Marianne
Penelope
Josephine
Francesca / Frances
Lydia
Julia
Juliet
Henrietta
Harriet
Susannah
Louisa
Madeleine
Adelaide
Laura
Emma
Maria / Mary
Dorothea
Elizabeth
Beatrice

LassiKopiano24 · 08/04/2026 14:35

NamingNoNames · 08/04/2026 14:08

At least I can spell it.

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Have a day off its a baby name😂

ilovepixie · 08/04/2026 14:26

Camilla
Charlotte
Anna
Lucy
Victoria
Josephine
Philippa
Penelope

DJKATIE · 08/04/2026 14:23

Catherine

Besidemyselfwithworry · 08/04/2026 14:18

MakeMineStrong · 08/04/2026 13:50

Charlotte!

I was going to suggest the same

my 3 kids all have the first initial and people joke that I only need one set of name labels for school which is a great point lol

eg J Smith
covering Joseph, Jayne and John
not my kids names btw 😂

Monolithique · 08/04/2026 14:16

Olivia
Isobel
Eliza

Mumofgirls2017 · 08/04/2026 14:15

It would be nice to have another family name or one with special meaning so they don’t feel short changed. Otherwise…

caroline and eleanor
caroline and josephine
caroline and harriet
caroline and juliet
caroline and vivienne
caroline and isabel
caroline and helena
caroline and felicity
caroline and eloise
caroline and rosemary
caroline and francesca

NigellaDelia · 08/04/2026 14:13

Many congratulations, OP ~ hope all goes well for you and your little ones

Caroline & Katherine (Carrie & Kate)

Caroline & Rosanna

Caroline & Naomi

Caroline & Josephine (Carrie & Josie)

Caroline & Elspeth

Caroline & Amalia (Dutch form of Amelia)

Caroline & Lilian

Caroline & Eloise

Caroline & Florence

Ophy83 · 08/04/2026 14:12

Names with a similar meaning (freedom): Charlotte, Francesca, Saoirse (if you have Irish heritage, would probably be a bit odd if you don't!)

NamingNoNames · 08/04/2026 14:08

Gingercar · 08/04/2026 13:55

That’s your opinion..

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At least I can spell it.

FallenNight · 08/04/2026 13:59

Caroline and Felicity

Verity, Vivienne or Josephine

Skybluepinky · 08/04/2026 13:58

Use Caroline as a middle name for both or you are singling out one to be the special one.

Lisanne55 · 08/04/2026 13:57

What is your mother's name or MIL's middle name? It would be nice to have another family name.

Charlotte - both Caroline and Charlotte are feminine forms of Charles
Elizabeth - instead of using it as a middle name
Catherine
Eleanor
Emma
Carla
Constance

Gingercar · 08/04/2026 13:55

NamingNoNames · 08/04/2026 13:44

It's Lucille and the vibe is totally different to Caroline. Lucy is nice, Lucille is a bit 'Southern Belle'.

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That’s your opinion..

FallenNight · 08/04/2026 13:55

Louisa

Caroline and Louisa