to give my twins rhyming names?

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Before I knew it was twins, DH and I were debating between our two current favourite names... names which happen to rhyme with one another.

WWBU to use them both anyway?

(Both names are unisex, as is very common in his culture... so the question applies regardless of sex. His culture has a broadly similar-ish range of attitudes to rhyming twins as in the UK... so they'd be equally likely to be teased there as here.)

Don't.

I taught twins with rhyming names. I’m influenced by this because they were two of the loveliest, kindest students I’ve ever taught who were popular with everyone. Therefore I can’t think of it as being anything other than a positive. However, should I have ever been lucky enough to have had twins myself, I would not have chosen rhyming names as I have a very long surname which just wouldn’t have worked.

Use one as a middle name if you want?

As a twin AND a mother of twins, please do not subject your children to such a risible idea. They are children, not hamsters.

My ex in law was a twin. He was Paul and twin sister Pauline (may as well have named them boy and girl haha) Pauline was married to Norman whose sister was called Norma...I seemed to be the only one in the family that found it hilarious.

I thought of Phil and Lil from Rugrats. Don’t do it OP!

I used names that start and end with the same letter. Many times I have gone through the list of names before ending up saying YOU!

just dont they will hate the names for ever

Your kids won't thank you for it when they're grown....

Twins have a hard enough time trying to maintain their individuality i.e. being dressed the same, without having rhyming names...

SecretWitch funnily enough when I was expecting twins and we didn't know what they were, I referred to them as Eric and Derek! My midwife thought it was hilarious and they had those names written on all their heartbeat traces and scans. They weren't called that at birth as they were both girls, would have been unfortunate for them to call them that!
I gave them different names but didn't realise that a shortening of their names would actually rhyme, but they've always used full names. If they ever shorten their names, it's to an abbreviation that doesn't rhyme, and not one you would necessarily think of straight away.

Like the athletes Alvin and Calvin Harrison?

Please don't.

I think it's a great idea! Quite sweet

‘Sweet’ is an excellent reason not to do it!

I would say it depends on the names and how similar they sound. Something like Molly and Polly o wouldnt be good but something less obvious that just has the same ending like Lily and Polly doesn't sound as bad.

What jack and Jill? Please don’t for their sake.

No, don't! They might be twins but they're still both individuals!

I once knew twins called Lara & cara!! Just no!!

My Mum called my identical twin siblings rhyming names. I told her she was a twat for it at the time and I still think she's a twat for it 15 years later. They can't even form nicknames from their names either.

PP, Jack and Jill don't rhyme...

No dont do it! Dont make them the butt of so many jokes to come...kids are cruel

Use 1 name as a middle name! Sorted. Rhyming is just ridiculous.

On top of that, you said they are names that very few in the UK have. Will people be able to pronounce them? Or, give them more common 1st names, and use the rhyming ones are their middle names.

I have a bit more sympathy for you than some posters. I understand from your OP that you haven’t picked these two names because they rhyme but because you genuinely love both. It must be disappointing not to get to use both but I really don’t think you can.
I asked my DP, who is an identical twin, what he thought and he said “No. Don’t do it. They will hate you forever.....I would have fucking hated that” (he’s not generally a swearer).

Do what makes you happy... someone will have something to say no matter what you call them

Please don’t.

In the future you are going to need early Years practitioners and then teachers on side. I would suggest you don't give them rhyming names.