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Identical twin boys

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Dramatic · 28/08/2023 23:04

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!

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Whichwhatnow · 30/08/2023 09:09

Ned is a great name too (I know a very cool little Ned)

beyourownchampion · 30/08/2023 09:53

You have traditional but modern names for your girls (me too) …. to fit in with your girls names , here’s a few suggestions.

Heath, Hugo, William, Edward (Ted), Eddison, Anderson, Charlton (Charlie), Christian, Drew, George, Sidney, Jack, Albert (Albie), Francis

if you do go with the same initial for forename, just put it with a different initial with second name to make things easier (that’s what I did with my girls)

ie

Heath Francis and
Hugo George

good luck!

StripeyDeckchair · 30/08/2023 21:03

StartupRepair · 29/08/2023 00:28

I wouldn't start them with the same letter. That will be one more way for people to confuse them. I would choose names with really different sounds like:
Hugo and William
Oliver and Benjamin
Lucas and Michael
Sebastian and Thomas

Use the names as a way to strongly differentiate them.

This
Every letter/report/email/ school book or piece of work etc will need checking - which twin is it for.

I have B/G twins and the have very different names (think Emily & Harry)

I particularly hate it when twins are essentially given the same name; we have come across a Daniel & Danielle and a Gabriel & Gabrielle

SarahBelles86 · 30/08/2023 22:33

I would choose boys names begining with an E and an M to match your girls, eg. Edward and Matthew

Hummingbird10 · 30/08/2023 23:29

Barney and Kit..

KayEmAy · 31/08/2023 00:04

So I may be a little different then the rest, regarding the first initials. I think you should pick your two favorite names, if they are different great, if they are the same great.

I had fun with both! haha

Bellamy Ryan
Quentin James

Neil Hawthorne
Conrad Evan

Penn Lucas (love on it's own or as a nickname for Spencer)
Perry Elliot

Clark Harrison
Lance Carter

Rory Mason
Clay William

Stefan Micah
Alexander Hale

Adam Harley
August Emerson

Davis Maxwell
Christopher Rhys

Griffin Thomas
Henry Milo

Casey Holden
Taylor Gideon

Blaine Oliver nn Bo if he likes
Brandon Sterling

Fitz Charles
Grayson Daniel

Ian Wesley
Jay Dalton

Jordan Everett
Asher Donovan

(Archie) Archer Liam
(Mack) Malcolm Scott

Not sure how you feel about alliteration or single syllables first/last names but I love both, always have thought they were so cool and book like. If that's a deal breaker just skip over those haha

Daffodil63 · 31/08/2023 01:04

Theo and Ethan

my82my · 31/08/2023 12:25

Adam and Aaron
Brody and Brett
Cole and Conrad
Daniel and Dylan
Elias and Evan
Frederick and Finn
Gabriel and George
Harry and Hugo
Issac and Isaiah
Joshua and Jude
Kai and Kaleb
Louis and Luke
Malachi and Milo
Nate and Noah
Oakley and Obi
Patrick and Parker
Quinn and Quentin
Rafael and Rowan
Seth and Samuel
Theo and Tom
Uri and Ulysses
Vincent and Vernorn
Wesley and William
Xander and Xavi
Yosef and Yanni
Zachary and Zane.

stichguru · 01/09/2023 16:16

DON'T give them names starting with the same letter. My in-laws thought that would be clever, and the dad had the same initial too - three people all "X-surname" at the same address is very confusing. Even now there are still a few companies where my hubby and his dad get each others mail, because the company has got in a right muddle that X-surname both still lives at address 1 (Dad at original family home) and at address 2 (son at HIS marital home) and my hubby basically moved out 20 years ago! (Number 3 was a girl and took HER hubby's name, otherwise I'm sure she would be in the mess too!)

Samzzz · 03/09/2023 09:03

Elijah and Ezra
Milo and Max
Beau and Billy
Jacob and Joseph
Caleb and Callum
Aaron and Arlo
Dylan and Dexter
Freddie and Finley

heartofglass23 · 03/09/2023 09:21

Cosmo and Caleb
Oakley and Orlando
Leo and Louis
Milo and Mitchell
Oscar and Oisin
Xander and Lex

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