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Honestly what would you think of sisters both with gem stone names?

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Gisters · 24/09/2026 12:42

Honest opinions guys what would you think of sisters with gem names along the lines of pearl and jade or Ruby and Amber?

Not Amethyst and Sapphire.

Sorry for posting in 30 days it’s so there’s no digital footprint of anyone saying it’s shit 😂

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user293948849167 · 24/09/2026 17:38

I think it’s sweet.

ginnib1 · 24/09/2026 17:40

Love.

BlettingMyMedlars · 24/09/2026 17:41

I’d think it was weirdly matchy-matchy, the same as if they both had flower names or virtue names, or month names.

Ileithyia · 24/09/2026 17:44

DensityOfAWatermelon · 24/09/2026 13:00

My grandmother was one of 16 siblings and the girls are named after gemstones until they ran out of ideas and went onto flowers. Then the boys are names like George, Reginald and Basil - no other herbs used either! It's a weird combination in a family tree if listed only by age but not by sex. If you've just got the two, why not. Have a rethink if you do have a third as boy's gemstone names are more difficult.

Jasper is a black semi-precious stone. There are probably other ‘stones’ that are not considered girls names as well.

angelcake20 · 24/09/2026 17:47

I taught a Sapphire and Krystal, which I thought was a bit naff, particularly with the spelling, but a lot of the others are ok.

AvengingAngle · 24/09/2026 17:54

I don't think you should choose matching names for the sake of it but if there are two you like that happen to match, why not?

Remember that the majority of their lives will be spent in adulthood and most people probably won't know their friend/colleague/distant relative-by-marriage's sister's name off the top of their head - how many of your colleagues' siblings could you name? The names will be received on their own merits so need to stand alone more than they need to match.

LittlePinkDinosaur · 24/09/2026 18:07

I like it. I know of two flower name sibling pairings, Lily and Ivy, and Rosie and Lily. No different from my generation when we were all biblical names. Rachel, Sarah, Rebecca... also better than all siblings starting with the same initial imo.
In response to another poster, I know of 2 Edith's and at least 2 Elsie's under 10. All lovely.

Comeonbabylightmyaga · 24/09/2026 18:14

I wouldn’t think anything of it. I know plenty of sisters with flower names, same thing.

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 24/09/2026 18:20

ToKittyornottoKitty · 24/09/2026 12:43

Unless you told me I’m not sure I’d even notice. Pearl is an awful name though

I had a white cat called Pearl. Beautiful, she was.

spinnerzs · 24/09/2026 18:48

Ruby is getting popular, all the babies I meet are Ruby

spinnerzs · 24/09/2026 18:49

I know four sisters with flower names; Lily, Violet, Ivy & Rose.

ohyesiseethatnow · 24/09/2026 18:53

sherbetlemonade · 24/09/2026 12:49

Pearl isn't awful, it is just vintage, like Ruby used to be. Some names are coming out of retirement big time.

@Gisters I know sisters with gemstone names, fine by me.

<Pedantic time - pearls, coral, jet and amber are not gemstones, they are organics>😁

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Coral is a lovely name

CrazyCatLady2026 · 24/09/2026 18:54

Ruby and Amber is lovely

ThisCantBeRightCanIt · 24/09/2026 20:02

Reminds me of the Jacqueline Wilson double trouble book with the twins Ruby and garnet. I like gemstones names

Phoenixfire1988 · 24/09/2026 22:18

My daughter had a friend called India her sister was Tanzania and her brother rio

HorseandHeron · 24/09/2026 22:20

There were two families in DC's primary school, both with two girls called Jade and Amber. The names are pretty but it seemed a bit much.

MilkBreadToiletroll · 24/09/2026 22:24

I wouldn't notice.

narcASD · 24/09/2026 22:27

Lady at my daughters school named her 3 kids after gemstones
Emerald amethyst & onyx
I think it's nice

seahorsessky · 24/09/2026 22:30

ScotiaLass · 24/09/2026 13:05

I already know two families with sisters called Amber and Jade, so it wouldn't be unique. I quite like those names though as well Ruby (not so keen on Pearl because I think it sounds like an old lade, but 20 years ago so did Ruby). I think I prefer gemstone names to other ways of matching names like starting with the same initial or rhyming. If you like it then go for it!

Wasn't it about 20 years ago that Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby song was out? My classmate had that name and was about 16-not very happy about people always singing it at her!
OP, it reminds me of some ponies I had, but depending which names, people might not notice. Sapphire and Emerald would be obvious, some not so much.

Italiangreyhound · 24/09/2026 22:33

Ruby and Pearl are lovely.

Minasama · 24/09/2026 22:44

That’s lovely. Do what you want. We have two daughters with flower names, not by design, they were just the two names we liked best when choosing each time. It’s never been a problem. As long as you aren’t calling your daughter Cubic Zirconia 😀

ChocoDigestive · 24/09/2026 22:49

I grew up with a Jade and Amber - I’ve never given it any thought

Candleabra · 24/09/2026 22:52

I love gemstone names
I always liked Emerald (nn Emma) and Amethyst (nn Amy)

sherbetlemonade · 24/09/2026 22:52

ThaneOfGlamis · 24/09/2026 13:30

Surely Amber and Jet are fossil organics though, so have been turned to stone. Totally agree with you on pearl and coral though, I have a regular argument with a friend who claims her birth stone is pearl.

But to op, firstly sorry for derailing your thread. Secondly, I love the gem stone names, including Amethyst!

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Jet is fossilised monkey puzzle tree which has become carbon similar to coal (there's a whole museum about it in Whitby which I visited a couple of years ago), and amber is fossilised coniferous tree resin. It has been used like a gemstone but it isn't one. Neither of them are formed from rocks/minerals, which is what gemstones are made from.

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