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To ask for the best twin names ever?

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Notmilitantbutmycardismarked · 08/10/2019 18:28

I have twin boys. I won't tell you their names but they are not related or themed. Think Dave and Tom rather than Jack and Daniel.

I do love hearing about twin names though and how different parents deal with it. Do you do obvious links, themes or just two completely different names?

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IamtheDevilsAvocado · 08/10/2019 20:17

Not twins but a sibling group I came across....

Jordan, Jorja, Jenna, Jemma.....

All adults now... No idea how they sort out post...

mamaduckbone · 08/10/2019 20:19

Some of these are amazing! I've met lots of sets of twins but none have had matching names.
I was at school with a Chloe and Abbie which I think is a particularly lovely combo.

When my SIL was expecting twins we had so much fun coming up with awful pairings though. Chelsea was quite a popular name at the time so Chelsea and MarbleArch were our favourites for a while...Grin(They have very lovely classic names in reality)

FromCuddleLand · 08/10/2019 20:19

I've name changed for this. There are twins in my family 'Nadia' (after the Olympic gymnast from the 70s) and 'Talya', which I think is Eastern European. I've also encountered girl twins called Cara and Breesha through playgroup. I think naming twins must be really tricky, people expect something great!

AnaChocolatte · 08/10/2019 20:19

Roger Federer has two sets of twins!

Lenny and Leo and Myla and Charlene

Whatjusthappenedthere · 08/10/2019 20:21

actually quite good, took me a few goes before I got it. Grin.... and are they?

Eminybob · 08/10/2019 20:22

I went to school with identical twins Shona and Sheena. However Sheena sensibly decided to go by her middle name - Michelle.

BritWifeinUSA · 08/10/2019 20:24

I work with a woman named Jill. She’s one of twins and the other twin is....Jack. I thought she was making it up when she told me.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 08/10/2019 20:25

William and Benjamin

TreeLinedMotorway · 08/10/2019 20:25

I don’t know if it was an urban myth or not but I heard a story years ago of a vicar who refused to christen twins called Kate and Duplikate.

UnoriginalUserName948 · 08/10/2019 20:25

I knew of twins called Will and Ben (Well, William and Benjamin, but they went by Will and Ben).
I knew sisters (not twins) called Anna and Hannah.
Just why...

UnoriginalUserName948 · 08/10/2019 20:26

TreeLinedMotorway snorted at Duplikate!

twointhemorning · 08/10/2019 20:26

Felix and Felicity... (fictional twins)

NewYearmorestress · 08/10/2019 20:27

Ex boss was Jill, twin brother was Jack

agododopushpineapple · 08/10/2019 20:31

@LondonHuffyPuffy I know a Colette and Claudette too (their dad is called Claud as well)

Also knew a Jack and Daniel - however Daniel was shortened to Danny - and being a Londoner this is unfortunate when it comes to rhyming slang - don’t think the mother ever realised

Ilikecheese789 · 08/10/2019 20:32

Arielle and archie

Chickychoccyegg · 08/10/2019 20:32

i have a friend with 5 girls: poppy, holly,daisy, lily and ivy.
my dd is friends with twins called Emma and Emily.

Kellogscocopops · 08/10/2019 20:33

I once looked after prem twins called Tia Maria & Jack Daniel!

Was the mother an alcoholic?

TheJoxter · 08/10/2019 20:33

Jeremy and Meredith (Jerry and Merry)

Ruby and Jade

Iggy and Pop (they were nicknames though)

LadyAndiBella · 08/10/2019 20:34

I've know twins called
.dave and sam
Molly and ellie
Noelle and Majella
Matilda and annabella
Reuben and scarlett
Kerry and lynne

Peakypolly · 08/10/2019 20:35

DHs cousin has Jasmine and Jasper.
I went to school with Constantine (who I lusted after from afar) and Constanza. This is in the U.K. I was so enchanted by them, yet if a friend now named DTs that way I might think it was rather try hard. They were such beautiful teens, I wonder what they are doing now.

LadyAndiBella · 08/10/2019 20:35

Also I knew Brid (girl) and Brian

mable25 · 08/10/2019 20:36

I met a pair of toddler twins called Sean & Paul. I had to stop myself singing 'Just Gimme the Light'.
Former boss had older twins called Sam & Ella..

Cantthinkofapassword · 08/10/2019 20:37

Over the years I have met twins called

Perry and Paula (and their surname started with a P).
Charlotte and Fiona
Théo and Ines
William and Barnaby (Will and Barney)
Julius and Cesar (in Portugal)

UnoriginalUserName948 · 08/10/2019 20:38

What's wrong with Charlotte and Fiona?

LadyAndiBella · 08/10/2019 20:39

I almost forgot pixie and peter GrinGrin