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To think that this is a strange combination for siblings' names?

266 replies

chandlerbing · 09/04/2014 18:54

And yes, I know it's none of my business blah blah blah. And for the record I do think that they are both lovely names, however...

A friend of a friend has a DD called Ava, and has just had a baby girl and called her Eva?

AIBU to think that that's practically like calling them both the same name? Plus it just sounds really twee.

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Litebolb · 09/04/2014 20:21

I know someone who has an Emma and a Dale.....

Glittery7 · 09/04/2014 20:22

I know of 40 something siblings called Sharon and Darren.
Also know 10 year old twins called Ronnie and Reggie.

Bunnyjo · 09/04/2014 20:23

My friend used to be a teacher in Brixton and she got a couple of new starters - twin sisters - and they were called Dolce and Gabbana! Why the fuck would you do that, seriously?!

Orangeisthenewbanana · 09/04/2014 20:23

I have the feminine version of a boys name my parents liked. No issue there, but DM has admitted if they'd had a boy after me, they would have used the boys name regardless - think Joseph & Josephine Hmm.

Thankfully I have a sister!

stopprocrastinating · 09/04/2014 20:25

I know siblings called Oliver and Olivia, although one is Olly and the other Liv

mineallmine · 09/04/2014 20:25

US Senator George Mitchell has children called Andrea and Andrew. I don't understand why you would do that. Ava and Eva is just silly.

Wishyouwould · 09/04/2014 20:25

My cousin has 2 boys called Jack and Jake. Her choice but surely so many lovely names out there to not choose two so similar.....

Artandco · 09/04/2014 20:27

Dorothea and Theodora .

Harriet and henrietta, nn hattie and hettie

VenusStarr · 09/04/2014 20:27

I know of twins called Isabella and Ella Hmm

AmelieRose · 09/04/2014 20:27

A boy one of my colleagues taught was drawing out a family tree as part of a piece of autobiography writing. She said "oops, you've written Robert twice." His reply: "I know miss, I have two brothers called Robert." Grin

Herecomesthesciencebint · 09/04/2014 20:29

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Needadvice5 · 09/04/2014 20:30

One of the mums at school has:

Shaniqua

shaliqua

shamiqua

shantiqua

shanziqua

I shit you not, 5dd's all with very similar names, ridiculous!

ThePortlyPinUp · 09/04/2014 20:30

My fil has a twin sister, they are Jack and Jill Shock

I also know of a Sam and Ella and a Troy and Tori.

WipsGlitter · 09/04/2014 20:31

I know a Mary and a Maria.

TheLadyMarion · 09/04/2014 20:31

Whitney and Britney...twin girls.

threepiecesuite · 09/04/2014 20:32

Cheesy Badger - Ethan and Bethany were the names we had picked out for dc1. She's a Bethany but we would prob consider Ethan again for next time, hope that doesn't make me too bonkers! I just like 'th' names.

halfwayupthehill · 09/04/2014 20:32

I know a sam and ella

TheMaw · 09/04/2014 20:33

I know a Taylor and a Tyler, both girls. And also a Sam
and Ella, wonder if it's the same ones?

chrome100 · 09/04/2014 20:34

I don't get what's odd about Sam and Ella?

picnicbasketcase · 09/04/2014 20:35

Not sure how about the spelling because it was a while ago but heard about siblings called Cody and Kadie.

picnicbasketcase · 09/04/2014 20:35

Salmonella ^

Mintyy · 09/04/2014 20:36

I know siblings Evie and Genevieve.

TheLadyMarion · 09/04/2014 20:36

Salmonella @ chrome

5Foot5 · 09/04/2014 20:37

When I was a kid we had next door neighbours who called their children Denis and Denise.

JulietBravoJuliet · 09/04/2014 20:37

My friend has got an Edward and a William - hadn't even thought of the Bill and Ted thing!

I know someone with an Alex and a Xander which are really just one name.

Also someone else with Ella, Elliott and Elena (surname also begins with an El sound!).

My grandma was called Maria, one of her daughters, my aunt, was called Marie (pronounced marry) and she called her daughter Marie (pronounced the traditional way). The post situation got interesting in their house Grin