Can I have a Charles and a Charlotte?

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Hi there. Twins are due reasonably soon. We both love Charles and Charlotte. Although they mean the same and are the female/male equivalent, they just seem like different names, IMO. 100% they would be Charlie and Lottie :) thank you x

No to Charles and Charlotte. Also no to Charlie and Lottie.

Agree that Charles and Charlotte are too matchy-matchy. Both lovely names though and Charles and Edward were both on our shortlist for DS.

If you like Charles and Edward would any of the other classic English king's names - George, Henry, William, James etc. - work? We also had Alexander on our list. I know they're all quite popular (as far as I remember they were higher up the name charts than Charles) but they are classics and would go well with Charlotte and Edward.

William (Billy) and Charlotte (Lottie)? I just thought Teddy, Billy and Lottie were a bit much?

How about Lieselotte?

What about Will and Lottie?

Please don't do it. There are loads of lovely classic names out there. Whatever nicknames you choose, you run the risk of having 2 teenage Charlie's.

My sister has a Charlotte. She is known as Charlie to her mates. She's 17 now. My sister hates it but not a lot she can do.

In the minority here but I think it's fine.

Billy and Lottie are lovely. As are William and Charlotte.

As a parent of a dc with one of the names mentioned I can promise you have no control over the abbreviations/nicknames they are given by friends pretty much after the age of 6 or 7. By the age of 16 or 17 you're lucky if their 'known as' name bears any relation to the name you lovingly chose for them as a newborn and envisaged them growing up with.

My parents have matching names, like Nick and Nicole.

But not for twins, I would give them contrasting names with different initials. My DD and my dog have similar sounding names and if I call one they both come running

You can't stop people shortening their names, you just can't.

I knew twins nina and tina.

I know a Sharon and a Darren. They're not twins though and are in their 40's now.

No!

William and Charlotte are much better

Rhyming names are fine. IMO.

No you cannot.

I know a family with a charles and a charlotte but whilst they are siblings they are not twins.

I knew a brother and sister called Williamina and William - I just thought the parents had no imagination. This is perhaps worse though as they're twins - I'm afraid I'd think you'd done it on purpose. I do agree they would be likely to end up with the same nn - many kids reject the nn their parents give them. Call your kids what you want but there are so many other lovely names out there.

I think it's fine! And i think you can control nicknames if you always introduce her as that, including to nursery/grandparents etc. though you could then just name her Lottie on birth certificate. It's a lovely name.

I know a family with a Charles and Charlene...

Anyway, how about:

Charles and Meredith
Charles and Liesel
Charles and Heidi

Thomas and Charlotte
Alexander and Charlotte
Frederick and Charlotte

George and Charlotte

No.

If you really don't like Charlie for a girl then don't use Charlotte, I know a lot of Charlottes and they're all at least sometimes known as Charlie.

All my life, I've never come across a Charlotte called Charlie... Plus, she's always be introduced as Lottie

They could be known collectively as "charlottie"

Please don't.

William (Billy) and Charlotte are beautiful names.