Robert & Roberta

[Malala]

I know someone with DC (not twins) who effectively have the male and female version of the same name. Not Robert & Roberta, but just to give an example. Her choice, don't care etc. but I don't understand why you'd give such similar names when there are thousands to choose from.
Would you do it? And why?

Ella and Ellis?

Anthony and Antonia?

It's not something I'd do but it doesn't matter...I suppose the parents wanted to link them by their names.

I went to a school with a Simone.

Always felt the patents were expecting a boy, picked a name and panicked at the last minute.

I do know a Paul and Paula who are a couple. Somehow they make it cute.

Maybe they liked the names. It does seem s bit silly though.
Would Charles and Charlotte be too alike but Charles and Caroline be OK? What about Polly May?

Caroline is a feminine form of Charles. Polly and May are derived from Mary.

If nicknames can be different then I get that, Charlie & Lottie. But these names even have the same short form. Must be bloody confusing!

I know boy and girl twins with names like this. The boy is names after the father, and the girl has an "a" tacked on the end, so effectively three in the house with the same name. You can't really shorten the names either.

I imagine the parents think it's cute, but I wouldn't do it myself.

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Rene and Renata??

Ooo, Reginald and Regina.

Excellent names for guinea pigs.

The worst ones I could think of would be Vivian and Vivienne or Tyla and Tyler. Benjamin and Benjamina

Daniel and Danielle?

I do know a Paul and Paula who are a couple. ooh, so do I! Married couple.

I know sisters called Charmaine and Charlene.

I know someone who has 3 boys, all of whom their names are shortened to Kai - I find it SO weird!

I know a Brooke & Brooklyn, their surname starts with a Br too - often wonder why

My ex had nieces called Kerry and Cherie. I always thought that was too similar. I also know a Paul and Paula who are married.

I once new a couple Pauline and Raymond whose sons were Paul and Raymond - bizarre and totally unimaginative

Samuel and Samantha

Oooh I also know a Paul and a Paula

Also a Justin and Justine.

I know twins called Jeremy and Jeremiah.

René and Renée?

My inlaws didn't find it weird
My god I do
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4 kids

Patrick
Patricia
Ann
Andrew

Weirdos

Either there's en inexplicably high number of Pauls married to Paulas, or half of mumsnet knows the same couple!

I was thinking the same!

They weren't twins but in my school there were siblings Antonia and Antony. Dad was self obsessed Antony too.

Alexander and Alexandra?

I know siblings Elise and Ellis.

I know siblings Alistair and Alison. I've always been a bit about that.