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Favourite twin name combinations from our shortlist for boys and girls

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Thinkibell · 28/05/2026 14:20

Afternoon, DH and I are expecting twins, we haven’t found out the sex’s and don’t plan to, but I am due very soon and wondering what of options for combinations of names you like best.

So for girl/girl
We are stuck between
Leonora and Margarita (my favourite but DH worries it’s a bit “heavy”)
or
Leonora and Carlotta
or
Charlotte and Madeleine

Boy/Girl
Gabriel and Leonora
Gabriel and Charlotte
Sebastian and Margarita

Boy/Boy
Gabriel and Sebastian
Augustus and Sebastian
Gabriel and Theodore

Which combo is your favourite? Any you really dislike? Any combinations you think we might like?

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Familyandmore · 28/05/2026 21:40

Charlotte and Madeleine
Gabriel and Charlotte
Gabriel and Sebastian

NCfor24 · 28/05/2026 21:37

Leonora and Theodore (Lennie and Teddy) - love this combination.
Agree with others preferring Marguerite to Margarita...would likely use Maggie personally. And girls Leonora and Marguerite sound complimentary but not "twinnie". I'm a big fan of proper names but with a sensible nickname or abbreviation.
Boys I'd say Theodore and Gabriel. They compliment one another, can be nicely shortened to Theo or Teddy and Gabe.

I have boy/girl twins and definitely agree with very distinct names not matchy or even same initial and I think it's even more important for same sex pairings...they will still be called "the twins" but I believe it's easier to forge their own way and identities with distinctly different sounding names.

SinuousTendrils · 28/05/2026 21:35

Your names are great
I like Leonora and Carlotta best (Leo and Carlo so lovely)
Gabriel and Leonora
Gabriel and Theodore

I've never liked Sebastian or Seb
Margarita is a lovely name too.
I wish I'd thought of these names!

ScaredButUnavoidable · 28/05/2026 21:30

NamingNoNames · 28/05/2026 21:18

margarita is a pizza. The pizza is margherita.

Yeah…… I’m sure the fact it’s spelt differently will stop all the kids at school from making the connection and laughing about it 🙄

DiscoBeat · 28/05/2026 21:27

I love Leonora and Margarita but it's worth considering the number of syllabals every single time you talk about them - it's 9! I also love Sebastian but maybe it's worth thinking of balancing one long name with a short one?

NamingNoNames · 28/05/2026 21:18

margarita is a pizza. The pizza is margherita.

Daffodilsinthespring · 28/05/2026 20:58

So for girl/girl
Leonora and Carlotta
(margarita is a pizza)

Boy/Girl
Sebastian and Leonora

Boy/Boy
Augustus and Sebastian

TiredMagpie · 28/05/2026 20:29

Gabriel & Sebastian
Leonora & Madeleine

TinyMouseTheatre · 28/05/2026 20:29

comoatoupeira · 28/05/2026 20:24

I think you really need to let Margarita go.

Carlotta is really not good when said in British accents. Lots of T dropping.

have you thought that one of the names could have one or two syllables, seeing as they will be said together?

That definitely is regional though, like you say Smile

Firebird83 · 28/05/2026 20:26

Leonora and Carlotta
Gabriel and Leonora
Gabriel and Augustus (or August?)

comoatoupeira · 28/05/2026 20:24

I think you really need to let Margarita go.

Carlotta is really not good when said in British accents. Lots of T dropping.

have you thought that one of the names could have one or two syllables, seeing as they will be said together?

NamingNoNames · 28/05/2026 20:15

Also consider the accent where you live. T often gets dropped and -a is usually -uh in the UK. Kuh-loh-uh and Mah-guh-ree-uh don't sound as pretty.

(I liked Natalie but it's Nah-uh-lee here Sad)

FryingPam · 28/05/2026 20:07

I like them all apart from Margarita. Like others I first thought drink and then I got hungry. Not disputing that it’s a beautiful Spanish name, but you’ll get these associations in the UK where the drink and the pizza are just much more popular than the name.
How about Margot or Margret?

ScaredButUnavoidable · 28/05/2026 20:01

Thinkibell · 28/05/2026 15:15

Why? Margarita is a beautiful Spanish name?

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Which is fine if you live in Spain.

If not, it is the name of a common pizza and no child should be lumbered with that name.

Sorry to be harsh.

But hopefully you live in Spain and it won’t be an issue.

NamingNoNames · 28/05/2026 19:37

DH is half Spanish, I am half Italian ...
How will your relatives say the names?

user293948849167 · 28/05/2026 19:06

Charlotte and Madeleine for girls
Also like Margarita (Marguerite even better)
Not keen on Leonora or Carlotta

Boys
Gabriel and Theodore
Sebastian and Augustus are ok

Boy/Girl
Gabriel and Charlotte

TheeNotoriousPIG · 28/05/2026 18:49

I would choose Leonora and Madeleine, Gabriel and Leonora, and Gabriel and Sebastian. I'm glad to see that Leonora is getting a bit of love on here!

Gateappreciation · 28/05/2026 18:39

Charlotte and Madeleine (Charlie/Lottie and Maddy)

Gabriel and Charlotte

Sebastien and Theodore ( I know that combination wasn’t on your list)

OtterandaRock · 28/05/2026 18:37

Gabriel and Rafael
Theodore and Leonora (the vowels flow beautofully)
Margarita and Gabriela

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Thinkibell · 28/05/2026 18:35

Floppyearedlab · 28/05/2026 18:33

Are you Spanish? Some Spanish names are great but in the UK with no other context may seem a bit heavy.

Charlotte (NOT Lottie) and Madeleine (NOT Maddie)

Sebastian and Charlotte

Sebastian and Gabriel

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DH is half Spanish, I am half Italian, but we aren’t really picking names based on where they are from originally just how much we personally like them.

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mishmashmess · 28/05/2026 18:35

Leonora & Margarita - I love both. My sister's MIL is a Margarita and gets called Margie (with the g pronounced as a g as in great, not a j sound).

Floppyearedlab · 28/05/2026 18:33

Thinkibell · 28/05/2026 14:20

Afternoon, DH and I are expecting twins, we haven’t found out the sex’s and don’t plan to, but I am due very soon and wondering what of options for combinations of names you like best.

So for girl/girl
We are stuck between
Leonora and Margarita (my favourite but DH worries it’s a bit “heavy”)
or
Leonora and Carlotta
or
Charlotte and Madeleine

Boy/Girl
Gabriel and Leonora
Gabriel and Charlotte
Sebastian and Margarita

Boy/Boy
Gabriel and Sebastian
Augustus and Sebastian
Gabriel and Theodore

Which combo is your favourite? Any you really dislike? Any combinations you think we might like?

Are you Spanish? Some Spanish names are great but in the UK with no other context may seem a bit heavy.

Charlotte (NOT Lottie) and Madeleine (NOT Maddie)

Sebastian and Charlotte

Sebastian and Gabriel

mumonthehill · 28/05/2026 18:32

I have a Gabriel and Sebastian was also on my list! My other ds name is very similar to one on your list! Fab boys names.

Stoicandhappy · 28/05/2026 18:32

Charlotte and Leonora
Sebastian and Charlotte
Sebastian and Theodore

TinyMouseTheatre · 28/05/2026 18:30

Can I ask what diminutive names you’re thinking of for Margarita and Leonora

Leonora - Nora?

Margarita - Marge or Rita?

With the others I can see more commonly used ones like Charlotte being called Lottie, Charlie or even Sharl. Madeleine could be Leine if you don’t want the Madeleine McCann association?

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