Names for twins too matchy-matchy?

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I’ve NC’d for this as no one IRL knows I’m pregnant yet (apart from DP, obviously!) but I’m in the early stages with twins, don’t know the sex yet. We’re in agreement re boys’ names but girls’ names are taking a little longer. There are two names which I absolutely adore. DP isn’t 100% convinced but he hasn’t out and out vetoed them either. His main concern is that he thinks they’re a bit too similar and ‘twinny’ names. The names I love are Aurelia and Allegra. I can see that they start and end with the same letter, but they sound different to each other – it’s not as though I’m suggesting Aurelia and Amelia for example! I would happily use either of them for a single DD so it’s not the similarity that appeals, or only in so far as they are names of a similar type.

What do you think? Too matchy, or okay?

I wouldn't use anything that started with the same letter - in the future if you get stuff addressed to "A smith" it would be too confusing!

I don't mind same initials. I think they are a bit matchy though.

Hmmm, I wouldn't be like 'Sigh, why would you call them that?' (cos I don't like matchy names) but I do think they sound too similar. It's just because they both share 3 sounds - A-e-a. If it was Aurelia and Anya I think it would be okay.

Will you be using nns for either of them? That would be fine, I think.

They are both lovely names though.

I think it is a bit matchy.

What about Serena?

Would work with Aurelia or Allegra and is in keeping with the vibe you seem to favour (as do I).

Allegra and Seraphine

Allegra and Celine

Allegra and Josephine

We know Abbie and Amie and I still can't remember which is which without thinking. I think if names are too similar other people will mix them up.

I think they are a bit too similar, yes.

But I really do hate the whole same initial on twins thing so I'm probably biased with that one.

I think they're too matchy. But they may be boys, or 1 of each! I had names sorted for my twins until a couple of weeks before they were born. They were going to be James and Tamsin. They are neither!

I know twins called Jessica and Jennifer. They are not identical but I can never remember which one is which. One is in my dd's class (has been for 2 years) and I still can't remember if it's Jessica or Jennifer! Poor things. I bet if it was Jessica and Aurelia, I would remember who was in which class.

My two have the same initial and we've never had an issue with letters being addressed with initials etc.

It may happen I guess but its not a good enough reason to not do it.

In my head they're Allie & Ellie which really is a bit matchy!

I didn't think they were too matchy, but having read merry's comment I think that for clarity's sake you should probably choose a different second name; I prefer Aurelia anyway.
How about Aurelia and Petra?

Let's hope they're a girl and boy, and then you'll be sorted - with choices! Go on, tell us your boys' ones.

Too matchy for me. I think twins are much better with very different names, esp first letters.

My friend is a twin with a very matchy name to her sister and they both absolutely hate it - her twin insisted on using her middle, different, name to give her a seperate identity all thru teenage years, and still does with close friends, with my friends full agreement as they both hated being thought of as a "pair" only rather than 2 individuals. They do adore each other tho and their bonds is amazing, so you will have a great experience as a mum to twins!

Too match and I think it would actually l dilute and confuse both names to use them together.

What about

Aurelia and Emmeline
Aurelia and Claudia
Aurelia and Annabel
Aurelia and Vivien

I like Allegra, not keen on Aurelia.

I would have non matching initials tbh.

I mix up my nieces who both have two syllable names starting with a vowel (think Evie and Emma, kinda) and they aren't even twins! Just if you don't see them often then always see them together, your brain can mix things.

Aurelia and Cara?

Aurelia and Jasmine?

Way too matchy

Use one as the other twins middle name if you really want to use them

E.g. Allegra middle name
and
first name Aurelia

Allegra and Ophelia
Allegra and Erin

It is good for twins to have distinctly different names. Although both lovely I think these may be too similar.

Have you tried shouting them? With twins you will spend their whole childhoods saying both names at the same time - make sure they don't blend into one another and that it would be easy for the child to distinguish who was being called.

Oh, congratulations btw!!

If you haven't already, go find a twins club to go along to, you'll get great advice.

I have non id twins called Fraser and Ewan and people still get their names mixed up! They HATE it. I think if their names were more similar it would happen even more. Life with a twin can be very special, but it can also be very hard, and anything you can do to get them treated as an individual will help. Allegra and Aurelia are too similar for me. Sorry.

Better than Tom and Tim but yes, same initials could be a bit problematic in the future. You would have to get full name name tags for school.

Too similar.

They are too matchy to my ear.

I love Aurelia but Allegra is an allergy medication or a car.