Identical twin boys

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We have recently found out we have identical twin boys on the way. We already have 2 girls

Emmie Francesca
Meredith Rose

I like the idea of both names starting with the same letter but I'm not averse to different letters. Our surname is one syllable and starts with a C.

Any ideas very welcome!

Let them be individuals when they get letters they won’t know who they are for.Andrew and Peter
Charles and John

I think Otis and Ralph is a lovely pair!

Harrison & Walter

Jack & Cole

Giving twins (and higher order multiples) names starting with the same letter not only makes it much easier to mix them when talking to them, can also mess up things like credits records when they get older.

Don’t do the same letter- the bank mixed mine up just with the same surname, address and date of birth! We did firstborn had a letter later in the alphabet than the second born. And alternate which you say or write first so they aren’t always x and y. Also “the boys” is much better than “the twins” so they aren’t always half of a set. And don’t dress them the same!!

Emmie and Meredith

Logan and James.
Theo and Harrison
Mason and Jude
Ryan and Arlo
Rocco and Leighton

DH and SiL have similar names (obviously the male and female versions). And the same surname. It’s not unheard of for them to receive one another’s emails… Would be even worse with twins - don’t do it to them!

These are lovely

Agreed

I know sisters with the same first letter (not twins) and the doctor got confused about their medication!

I'm an identical twin and would strongly advise not to give them the same initial or even similar-sounding names. There are certainly advantages to being a twin (readymade best friend for life for one!) but the main disadvantage IMO is the sense of trying to establish an individual identity, and not be known as 'the twins'. I think similar sounding names won't help them be seen as individual people.

@DottyDop , there was a tendency when I was at school to refer to a twin as Sarah-twin and Steve-twin, Paul-twin and Darren-twin or Sarah-twin and Claire-twin (substitute name as appropriate).
Although it marked them as special, I'm not sure if they liked it.

I only know one set of twins with matching names - something like Nathan and Natasha, the Nats, and they were Nathan-Nat and Natasha-Nat.

All the others have names that are similar but not matching.

Charles and David nn Chas and Dave (joking obvious)

Thomas and Jeremiah
Gerald and Thomas
Benjamin and Jeremy
William and Edward
William and Benjamin
Oliver and Stanley
Declan and Anthony
Ernest and Eric
Wayne and Garth

Definitely avoid same initial or rhyming...
But how about same/similar meanings or parts of a traditionally longer name
I've known twins called lizzie & Beth / Ella & Nora.. I know they're girls but you get the jist!

Caleb and Blake. Near anagrams.

Gus and Otis

Rafe and Otis

Rory and Tobias

Mum of identical twin DS. Differentiate them as much as possible is my advice. Same letter is another way ppl will get confused.

Make sure no one in your house has the same initials, it's so confusing,

This!

I work in a school with twins who have names starting with the same letter - it's just adding another layer of impossibility when it comes to staff attempting to call them by the correct name.

Luca and Oliver
Sebastien and Jude
Gabriel and Noah

Yeah. Love Pooh.

I forgot some ..
Rupert Arthur and Wilbur Cardinal - Roo and Piglet
Winfield Patrick and Paddington Wright - Pooh and Paddy
Christopher Robin and Winfred Arthur
Rupert Arthur and Winston Bear - Roo and Pooh

As the twins grow up almost every single person they interact with will be thinking -or saying- now which one are you? Please give them really different names as a small aid here.

Your girls literally have my four favourite names 😆

I love Elliott for a boy. Maybe Elliott and Isaac? Or Oisin if you have any Irish heritage. Similar sounds but not too matchy!