Twinning name help!

[wreckingmybread]

Hi all - two girls due in just over a month. Only name I love so far is Cara but can't decide what name is best to go with it. Been thinking it over for the entire pregnancy and still no closer to a decision. Please chime in - need all the help I can get!

Lauren
Hazel
Esther
Anna
Mary
Eloise

Cara is a lovely name. Stop putting yourself under pressure and wait until they are born. My only advice is don’t have the same initial letter as it causes confusion eg at nursery, school and mail when they are older.

Cara and Alma
Cara and Joy
Cara and Pearl
Cara and Robin
Cara and Posey
Cara and Lily
Cara and Hannah
Cara and Zoe
Cara and Chloe
Cara and Sophie
Cara and Esme

Cara and Tamsin
Cara and Serena
Cara and Marina
Cara and Zinnia
Cara and Clio
Cara and Rhea
Cara and Simone

I love that Cara has one of the best name meanings you could wish for: friend.

Louisa

Clara and Eloise
Clara and Elspeth
Clara and Maeve

Zoe
Anna
Nina
Alba
Juno
Leila

I think something short and slightly international will work well with Cara.

Rachel
Erin
Rose

Cara and...
Iris
Eve
Juno
Erin
Emma
Greta
Tamsin
Saffron
Phoebe
Gaia

Wendy? Cara means friend and the Wendy in Peter Pan is based on a girl who referred to herself as a 'friendy Wendy

Copy and paste of other names meaning 'friend' or similar

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Alvina
Amica .
Amy
Anissa
Cara
Damica
Edwina
Elvina
Faunia
Herophile
Ludivine
Nita
Philophrosyne
Raya.
Reuelle
Rowena
Ruta
Ruth
Safiyya
Sameria
Winfrey
Winnie / Winifred
Winola
Yadira

Cara and Keira is my favourite

Cara and Lola
Cara and Rose
Cara and Mia
Cara and Isla

Cara and Erin

Cara and Fleur/Flora

Cara and Elise

Cara and Eliza

Cara and Kirsty ?
I too love the meaning of Cara - friend in Irish.

Cara and
Lucy
Elsa
Cleo (If you don't mind the same initial)
Nina
Faye
Iris
Eden
Emma
Lois
Skye.
Liza

Cara and...
Elise
Eloise
Phoebe
Aubrey
Elena
Elodie
Megan
Eve
Chloe
Zoe
Kelsey
Iris

First name to come to mind was Cara and Zoe. I like Zoe is a well known but underused name. I met a little Zoe recently and she was lovely and cool for a 3 year old.

Other names I think go well together

Cara and Imogen
Cara and Lucy
Cara and Rachel
Cara and Emmeline
Cara and Hazel
Cara and Sophie

Really depends on your preference for twin names:
Cara and Orla
Cara and Lana
Cara and Amy (same meaning)
Cara and Celia/ Callie (same initial ok?)
Cara and Sara/ Zara (rhyming?)

Cara & Lydia
Cara & Isobel
Cara & Kendal
Cara & Rosie
Cara & Ruby
Cara & Sophia
Cara & Elsa
Cara & Margot
Cara & Amelia
Cara & Esmé
Cara & Tamsin
Cara & Tilly

Cara and

erin
maeve
orla
zoe
beth
nancy
nola
mila
mia
amber
lucy
leah
lydia
molly

Cara and Alannah
Cara and Freya
Cara and Aurora
Cara and Romy
Cara and Leah
Cara and Serena
Cara and Daphne
Cara and Linnea
Cara and Willow
Cara and Stella
Cara and Leonie
Cara and Sylvie
Cara and Anya
Cara and Sasha
Cara and Rowena
Cara and Tess(a)
Cara and Sienna

Cara and Heidi
Cara and Bella
Cara and Nell
Cara and Alexandra
Cara and Penelope
Cara and Alice
Cara and Matilda

Top tip from a twin mum..as well as not having the same initial letter I would try shouting both of them at the top of your voice and checking they sound different enough as in 4 years time when you are calling them across the park and thy have run off in separate directions you want them to be able to respond the their name! So id maybe not go for Cara and Tara or Zara or Kiera and stick with something that sounds different like Cara and Zoe or Cara and Amy

Hi all, just wanted to say thanks so much for all of this! Some VERY helpful responses - esp in terms of same initials and similar sounding names - that I wasn't expecting, and some really lovely names to add to the list. I probably should have said from the outset but I posted for a friend of mine who hasn't used Mumsnet before, and she asked that I follow up on her behalf - it's put her mind at ease as she's due soon so the stress was mounting, and she's now delighted with her new baby name list. Thank you 👏

I love :

Cara and Juliet
Cara and Alice
Cara and Jane
Cara and Lucille
Cara and Maeve
Cara and Frances