To think matching twin names are cringy?

[AfricanRain]

My friend’s pregnant with twins and is excitedly shortlisting names in our group chat. Quite a few of her suggestions have either matching initials or rhyme, or both.

Obviously it’s her and her husband’s choice and I’m not going to piss on her chips, but AIBU to think matching names are a bad idea?

I used to work with a guy called Steven. He an identical twin brother called Stephen. I kid you not.

Knowing of a Chardonnay and Merlot, Peter and Paul, Julian and Julia and James and John absolutely nothing surprises me now.
My cousins are Emily and Bellamy 🙄

Rhyming names were a no for us. Regarding matching outfits, sometimes they want to dress the same as each other. Usually this will manifest as a desire to wear some garment of which you were only able to obtain one.

Slightly off topic but back in my early working years in a payroll job I onboarded 2 new joiners on the same day.

They had the same initials, surname, same middle initial , same date of birth and sequential NI numbers. I still remember their names (but won't share on here for obvious reasons).

Caused quite a lot of paperwork confusion and then a helpful colleague deleted one of them because he thought they were duplicate 😂😂😂

I always wondered what their parents were thinking.

I mentioned on another thread this week, my twins have very different names and the schools where they grew up, overseas, put them in different classes from day one so that they develop their own identity through interests and friendships. Now that they are almost fully fledged adults, nearly finished with Uni in different cities they have boyfriends with bloody identical names 🤦‍♀️

Late MIL used to refer to them as the twins and was most put out when I referred to their cousin as the boy to make my point. She also insisted on buying matching clothes, so I used them on different days.

I was always keen for mine to have their own identities so they have different names.

Macy and Darcy don’t rhyme?

Positive. I’ve heard them complaining about it.

Bit of pub trivia Jack & Gill were both spirit measures a jack was half a gill. Thee King reduced the size of a jack - and Gill came tumbling after!

I had this predicament. I have twins and by chance the names I liked best had the same initial.

I was told not to do it so I did.

It's never been an issue.

Harmony and Melody were Captain Scarlet Angels along with Symphony, Rhapsody and Destiny long before the Queens Nose came along.

I don't really like matching names but I am pretty sure if I had twin girls they would have been Nora and Dora.

I once worked with someone who seriously planned to call her twins Han and Leia until she found out they were both boys. She named them Harrison Han and Indiana Jack…
Serious commitment there.

Pottedpalm I actually know siblings called Tilly and Lily, although completely accidental. They had an Olivia and years later a Penelope and then Matilda, Olivia chose Lily, after Matilda was already Tilly so Lily, Penny and Tilly.

I have twin cousins in their 50s - Dan and Andrea. They were often referred to by their parents as a single unit 'Dandrea' when growing up (e.g can someone call Dandrea in for tea). Very strange.

Next door's cats are called Ronnie and Reggie!

No twins = no opinion on this I'm afraid

I once worked with twins called Rythym and symphony

This??

My younger brother and I share the male/female equivalent of a name. So had the same initials. Never had any problems/teasing 🤷‍♀️

I know male/female twins called Christian and Christine.

Both go by Chris (which you would have thought their parents might have anticipated...)

I know a brother and sister called Alpha and Omega.
I also know sisters called Sharon and Karen. (They don't have brothers called Darren and Warren though)

Oh but l would.love twin girls called Ruby and Scarlett!

I can understand parents being attracted to similar sounding names, but I think having the same first initial is a bad idea for any siblings.

I taught a set of identical twins called Nathan and Nathaniel - the same name!

Tell me this is a joke 😂