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Isabella and ? - 10 day old twins

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twinsimamma · 17/12/2023 19:26

My twin girls are now 10 days old and still effectively nameless.
We are pretty set on Isabella for one baby but baby 2 is nameless.
We don't care about popularity but do want the names to feel like they go well together (I know some people don't care about this but we do). DH would like them to have the same number of letters/syllables but I'm less fussed on that.

So far we've tried but not adored
Madeline
Florence (hard no)
Amelia (leading favourite, but DH doesn't like that it's shorter)
Savannah (I'm not a fan)
Sophia
Florissa (totally different vibe and I don't love it!)

At this point I'm thinking we scrap Isabella as a name and go for Amelia and Sophia (DH would be fine with this as he just wants same number of letters etc.) but I do love Isabella ... help !!

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TurnipMuncher · 17/12/2023 21:14

A few people have suggested Elizabeth

Would recommend not doing Isabella and Elizabeth, as Isabella is a form of Elizabeth. They feel different (though since I found that out, I can't not notice the similarity), but it feels a bit weird using the "same" name, especially for twins.

Question: would DH be so obsessed with matching letters/syllables if they were singleton birth sisters? If not, then you have every reason to just choose a favourite that flows, like you would otherwise.

wite · 17/12/2023 21:15

Sophiena

Teenagehorrorbag · 17/12/2023 21:16

Jemima
Arabella
Annabelle or Annabel
Olivia
Marianna
Ariana

Congratulations on your DDs! My B/G DTs are 15 now but twins are the best and they have a playmate for life!!

ttcat37 · 17/12/2023 21:16

Isobel and Flora
Flora and Sophie

AmethystSparkles · 17/12/2023 21:16

Emma (as in Jane Austen novel)

Notellinganyone · 17/12/2023 21:18

Susannah, Georgina, Fiametta.

Bigdishlittledish · 17/12/2023 21:19

How about Isabelle and Gabrielle

Izzy and Gabby
Belle and Elle

Congrats on your babies

SofaFromRomania · 17/12/2023 21:19

Abigail

Coughingrobin · 17/12/2023 21:23

I can’t believe 3 people have suggested Arabella to go with Isabella 😳

Zitouna · 17/12/2023 21:23

Isabella & Viviana [Izzy&Vivi, or Bella &Vivi]

Blondeshavemorefun · 17/12/2023 21:27

Need same. NUmber of letters ideally

My friend has twins. One has 8. Other 4

Needless to say 4 letter name learnt to write here quicker then 8 letter name

DinaofCloud9 · 17/12/2023 21:30

Harriet.
Georgina.
Claudia.
Rebecca.
Adelaide.

Choconuttolata · 17/12/2023 21:32

Georgiana
Oriana
Juliana
Aubriana
Alessandra
Alexandra
Amaryllis
Sephora
Henrietta
Atalanta
Violetta
Thomasina
Seraphina

FlamingoQueen · 17/12/2023 21:32

Beatrice. Izzy and Bea or Bella and Bea

fizzyred · 17/12/2023 21:34

Isabella and Evangeline

Isabella and Gabriella

Isabella and Genevieve

Isabella and Hermione

Isabella and Felicity

Isabella and Angelica

momsybear · 17/12/2023 21:35

For me I'd make it IsabellE and Charlotte

Always wanted an Isabel but couldn't get it agreed

Lou197 · 17/12/2023 21:35

Isabella and Vivian

LlamaTwirl · 17/12/2023 21:35

Aurelia

Goldbar · 17/12/2023 21:40

Victoria

mumof1879 · 17/12/2023 21:42

Charlotte - Bella/Izzie and Lottie - Not quite the same number of letters but as it’s a lint name I think loots done.

spriots · 17/12/2023 21:43

TurnipMuncher · 17/12/2023 21:14

A few people have suggested Elizabeth

Would recommend not doing Isabella and Elizabeth, as Isabella is a form of Elizabeth. They feel different (though since I found that out, I can't not notice the similarity), but it feels a bit weird using the "same" name, especially for twins.

Question: would DH be so obsessed with matching letters/syllables if they were singleton birth sisters? If not, then you have every reason to just choose a favourite that flows, like you would otherwise.

I think this is actually a nice reason to choose Elizabeth - both names started out the same but are now considered totally different. A nice analogy to twins

DramaAlpaca · 17/12/2023 21:43

Isabella and Susannah - perfect.

Idreamofparis · 17/12/2023 21:43

Isabella & Penelope.

DontListenToWhatYouveConsumed · 17/12/2023 21:44

Coralee
Aishling /Ashling/Aisling
Ophelia

Redwineislife · 17/12/2023 21:44

Isabella and…

Alexandra
Jasmine
Alessia
Eliana
Anna
Evelyn

These are groups of twins I know :)