Twin girls - Holly & Ivy

[Notyetamummy]

My friend is expecting twin girls. They are due on Christmas day.

She wants to name them:

Holly Grace

&

Ivy Rose

Grace & Rose are the names of her two grandmothers.

What does everyone think?

Individually I like the names, but for twin girls

Yes as others have said, please point out to her that the song says "of all the trees that are in the wood the Holly bears the throne" so Ivy will always feel like Holly is the favourite!

They are pretty names individually but not together! Holly and Noelle sounds lovely!

I'm an Ivy. Yay for Ivys! My primary-school nemesis was a Holly. Boo to Hollys! Just kidding about the boo btw

If she must use Christmas names, I would go for Holly and Robyn.

When I was booked in for my section with my girl/girl twins for the 16th December, we had a week of the Holly and Ivy joke...the first time we talked about it I seem to recall I wet myself a little bit cos I laughed too hard...[hblush]

Ah well...could be a lot worse!

Only 17? Well I shall hold back on the rant I'd originally planned to write.

I've got twins and believe me, I don't think they'll thank her for it.

Good job she's not having boys.
Cliff and Richard?!

PMSL @ 5dollarshake

BuntyPenfold and SHRIIIEEEKPoolingBearBlood yes really called Peace Love and Love Love. I couldn't quite believe it myself.

I am a Christmas day baby and my parents resisted the temptation to call me anything Christmasy . Thank you Ma and Pa x

Donner and Blitzen get my vote.
I went to school with a boy/girl twin combo born on 25/12. She was Christmas and he was Rudolph.

I quite like the names

Ivy is a fab name, but Ivy and Holly is a bit twee

How about swapping the first and middle names around? Othewise twee, twee, twee and contrived.

My sister was born in December - Nicola (St Nicholas) Carole (Christmas carols).

I was witnesses to twins tearing shreds off each other in my kitchen last week, well one was, the other totally crushed by her sister. They were born 2 days after Christmas. I think matching names like that woulfmd just about finish the less confident twin off in her struggle for her own identity. I know that it's probably quote an unusual situation but they don't stay cute and little for ever.

No No No No No!

I don't know if I'm being a good or bad friend here, but I'm seeing her tomorrow and I'm going to show her this thread.

Like the idea, but she will regret it when her daughters are teased ALL THE TIME.

What about Robyn / Robin..and Holly??

Still quite Christmas based but not as full on.

Should of said....Ivy is a great name.

But Holly and Ivy is just mean....!!!

I think that since the names tie in so fundamentally to the song she should actually listen to the words, as others have suggested..

"of all the trees that are In the wood the holly bears the crown.".

Poor ivy-twin.

dd was due on Christmas day and I was warned off Christmassy names.. she was born on New Years Eve in the end and there were loads of Eve/Evie/Evas born on the ward that day too. I'm very glad I avoided all that malarky!

No, no, no and no again! They are lovely names on their own, but choosing christmas themed names for a set of twins is just plain wrong! I'd go with the intended middle names -Grace and Rose both lovely, and neither would feel inferior! Good luck to your friend! x

If she introduces them as Ivy & Holly instead of Holly & Ivy then lots of people won't even think of the song.

Cute names