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Heidi and Phoebe for twin girls?

35 replies

cp1991 · 12/05/2018 11:07

I’ve been looking for unique names that fit well with each other but aren’t too similar and I feel that these go perfectly. Thoughts?

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LampHat · 12/05/2018 11:08

Love them Smile

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 12/05/2018 11:09

Nice names but Phoebe is far from unique.
Im tripping over them

JeanHarlow · 12/05/2018 11:10

Really lovely names. Enjoy your babies.

Mrsknackered · 12/05/2018 11:10

I love Heidi. I have an irrational dislike of Phoebe (sorry) but putting that aside I think they’re a little twee together, how about?

Heidi & Ellen
Heidi & Rosa
Heidi & Maeve
Heidi & Lola
Heidi & Orla
Heidi & Erin

peytonlia · 12/05/2018 11:20

Heidi is such a lovely name! Not the biggest fan of Phoebe, but I think they pair together well. I also think Cara would be nice with Heidi. :)

Auntyirene · 12/05/2018 11:53

They're both nice names that go well together, but neither are unique or particularly uncommon (I think Phoebe is top 25)

AnyaMoondial · 12/05/2018 12:02

Perfect.

Although, agree with pp that Cara goes well with Heidi.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 12/05/2018 12:05

Love Heidi, not keen on Phoebe though.
Heidi and Chloe
Heidi and Zoe
Heidi and Daisy

lapetitesiren · 12/05/2018 12:11

Both lovely names but I think having the ee sound on the end for both sounds clumsy.

namechangedtoday15 · 12/05/2018 12:16

Lovely names OP that go very well together but both quite popular here, particularly Phoebe. My teenage DD's friend called Phoebe is known as Pheebs which I'm not keen on.

redmini4 · 12/05/2018 12:35

Very different names but actually sound really nice together.

Sophronia · 12/05/2018 12:38

I’m not keen on either name, and they’re certainly not unique, but they do go well together.

Mrsbarton · 12/05/2018 13:02

Gorgeous, love them both and they go so well together!

yikesanotherbooboo · 12/05/2018 14:49

Lovely names. My impression is that Phoebe is less popular among tinies.Cara nice too.

DramaAlpaca · 12/05/2018 14:58

I'm in the minority here in that I don't think they go together at all. And they definitely aren't unique. I don't like the matchy 'ee' endings & also they are such different styles of name. To me, Phoebe is classy & elegant while Heidi is not... it's twee & cutesy.

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 12/05/2018 15:02

Love the suggestion of Heidi and Maeve! It somehow makes Heidi feel less twee.

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 12/05/2018 15:03

Also agree that Pheobe is super popular - loads at DC's schools.

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 12/05/2018 15:04

Whoops - misspelled! I mean Phoebe.

lindyhopy · 12/05/2018 15:23

Both lovely names and sound great together

FriendlyOcelot · 12/05/2018 15:25

Both beautiful and quite timeless names.

Itscolderoutside · 12/05/2018 15:38

I wouldn't say these are the same style of name. Phoebe has been fairly popular in last 5 years but a classic feel, while Heidi seems a bit more of a novelty name (now 'having a moment"), and I think will date more. So to me they don't seem a twin pair as one name is more classic than the other.
Also think the similar e/i sound at the end make them harder to say quickly as a pair. Sorry, just my view. Maybe Phoebe and Freya, Phoebe and Lydia, Phoebe and Harriet, or Phoebe and Greta?

Mollie85 · 12/05/2018 15:47

I have an irrational dislike for Heidi. It automatically makes me want to say “hi” after it and conjures up images of blonde plaited milkmaids... I don’t have much of an imagination Grin

Phoebe I love, but agree with other posters that it’s not unique.

Suggestions:

Phoebe and Alice
Phoebe and Cora
Phoebe and Lucy
Phoebe and Molly
Phoebe and Della

gwen25 · 12/05/2018 16:11

Love Phoebe, strongly dislike Heidi.

chezmk1988 · 12/05/2018 16:37

Very nice for twin girls

Elmersnewfriend · 12/05/2018 16:39

Probably showing my age, but Heidi and Cara would be far too much like Heidi and Clara from the story (and I know she was poorly, but Clara was always very annoying from memory)!

I think Heidi and Phoebe are lovely OP