Ezra and Ella for twins?

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Yabu - they’re too close

Yanbu - they’re not too close

Too close, I think.

What about Eloise for the girl?

Sorry, I do think they're a but too similar to each other. You will call one and both will answer. Also, twins tend to get lumped together enough as it is. Think it might compound that if you give them names which are very similar.

Ezra and Mila
Ezra and Tabitha
Ezra and Nia
Ezra and Cerys
Ezra and Niamh

I've twins, and purposely gave them names starting with different letters.

How about Ezra and Bella?

Poor Ezra

Are you a Mormon? Jewish? Evangelical Christian?
Slighty bonkers?

Too close.
At least give them different initials

And of course Ezra Millar

Don't give twins the same initials, it creates issues.

They are very different style of names. They don’t really match at all. Ezra is very trendy/naff/will date. Ella is more common but more classic.

To be called Ezra is just really mean

Both are gorgeous names. But I wouldn’t give my kids the same initial.

@CovidClara

To be called Ezra is just really mean

I concur.

Two reasons. Read the name backwards (and I'd suggest anyone considering Lana for a girl does this too...) and then Google Ezra Pound.

If you wish to name a child after a fascist collaborator, why not try Oswald or Adolf?

YABU there's an entire baby names board for this stuff

Why do people do stuff like this with twins? Names that start with the same letter and end with the same letter. There are soooo many names out there to choose from that don’t make it sound so matchy matchy.

The vote function is not a poll function. YABU for that.

Oh FFS. Would it have been acceptable to you if she’d phrased the question as ‘AIBU to call my twins Ella and Ezra?’

Ezra and Elle would be better, just slightly more different

@Porridgeoat

Ezra and Elle would be better, just slightly more different

I can't imagine any situation in which calling a child Ezra will not condemn him to a life of bullying and abuse

It is a truly ridiculous name.

They are too close, both begin with E and end in A.

Your children need to be individuals from the word go, a boy and a girl particularly so. With names like that they will be like two peas in a pod and everyone will automatically think of them as 'the twins'.

Ezra.... lol, just no.

I always think giving twins names that have the same initial letter a bit unfair.
They lose out on individuality by virtue of being twins to a great degree - why compound it with something you have choice over?
Because you think it sounds cute?

It is a truly ridiculous name

This is MN, where names like Gertrude and Stanley are often given as serious suggestions, whilst Ella is considered 'out of fashioned'. I'm pretty sure most MNers are living in a different century from reality at times, and not a future one.

@ViciousJackdaw I’m never going to be able to think of the name Lana without laughing now

Im not keen on Ezra and Ella is nice but rather bland imo.
Elliot, Ethan, Elias, Ewan. Eleanor, Eloise, Elena, Emmeline?

I would agree with posters above, at least give them different initials. That always causes confusion plus they're individuals. It's a bit twee having matchy names. How about very different names? Or use Ezra and Stella?

I think the boys name should be Sam 😉