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ThatllDoPig · 05/07/2011 13:01

Strange combinations I have met . . .
Eric and Erica
Keiran and Kian

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Ihavewelliesbuttheyrenotgreen · 09/07/2011 20:41

Dane and Shane

Also Alexander and Alice (with another sibling in between). No too bad but slightly confusing when Alexander is shorterned to Alex.

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TinyPawz · 09/07/2011 20:32

Stephanie & Stephen

I have DN & DN called Elton, Elvin & Elmah

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Vajazzler · 09/07/2011 20:30

My MIL is Christine and her brother is Christopher. Both known in the family as Chris [hhmm]

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chillistars · 09/07/2011 20:30

Jack and Daniel.

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Sewmuchtodo · 09/07/2011 20:23

Cara and Carlo.

Natalie and Nathaniel.

Fin and Fion.

Fred and Lucy (sounds fine......but Lucy has shocking red hair) they are 'lovingly' referred to as Fred and Ginger!

People do make me Hmm.

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osd · 09/07/2011 20:22

Went to school with four brothers, Bob, Bobby, Rob and Robert. There mum was Roberta and their Dad was Beau. She was pregnant with twin girls when I left school for uni. My brother; no idea if he was joking said she named the girls Beauty Rose and Bella Rosa. Grin

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MrsPlugThePlumber · 09/07/2011 20:19

Luke and Leia!

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drivingmisscrazy · 09/07/2011 20:15

michael and michaela, with a father called, yes, michael (small ego?)

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gorionine · 09/07/2011 20:14

"their" Dcs not "they" Blush

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gorionine · 09/07/2011 20:13

My dad's parents called they Dcs

Graziano
Graziella
Ivano
Ivana
Romana I imagine if they had had another boy he would have been called Romano

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makeyourmindup · 09/07/2011 20:07

Amelia and Amy

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Scathac · 09/07/2011 16:46

I know someone called John Macdonald, who has a brother also called John Macdonald. Different mothers, same father (John!!)

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IvyAndGold · 09/07/2011 14:32

my grandad has a twin siblings called jack and jill.
a mega classy girl that i went to school with had twin girls and called them tia and maria Confused
sam and ella, that always made me chuckle Grin

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lovesicecream · 09/07/2011 10:53

Ali and aliyah mums name Leah

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nelly83 · 06/07/2011 23:00

I used to work at a school with identical twins Emily and Emilia!

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susiedaisy · 06/07/2011 12:07

oh yes of course it was holly and jessica, dont know then why sophie and jessica would be weird!

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Donna1992 · 06/07/2011 12:06

Susiedaisy Sophie and Jessica arent the girls who were killed, thats Holly and Jessica. I dont get Sophie and Jessica either :\ xx

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Donna1992 · 06/07/2011 12:04

jackandlola Leia is pronounced Lay-a, like the start wars character but Leia and Mia is still abit odd lol.

I think Jessica and Holly is fine! yeah theyre the ian huntly victims but who is ever going to remember that when you tell them your childs names Hmm x

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susiedaisy · 06/07/2011 12:03

sophie and jessica were the young girls killed by ian huntley, the same as fred and rose, (west) some names of killers or victims just stay with you i suppose, and put you off the names,

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YaMaYaMa · 06/07/2011 11:58

I dont get the Sophie and Jessica one Confused

Dodie and Diana is mental.

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susiedaisy · 06/07/2011 11:52

i have a friend who called her boys, not twins, harry and henry she was completely unaware that it is the same name,

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whyohwine · 06/07/2011 11:51

Charlie and Charlotte

Daniel and Samuel (to me, they rhyme)

I also know of 4 siblings with names starting with "El" (think Elliot, Elodie etc)

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asdx2 · 06/07/2011 11:46

Oh just remembered sisters Cherry, Ruby and Scarlett obviously a red theme and Daisy, Rosie, Holly and Poppy sisters again Grin

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rachel234 · 06/07/2011 11:43

Sam and Ella

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