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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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Mumofgirls2017 · 17/12/2023 21:45

Realllly don’t think they need same letters and syllables!!! Amelia is great with Isabella. Otherwise…

olivia
emilia
penelope
liliana
louisa
florentina
seraphina
cassandra
ophelia
aurelia
amelie
juliet
evangeline
eloise
elodie
delilah
rosalie
francesca

Summerbee3 · 17/12/2023 21:48

Catriona

PureAmazonian · 17/12/2023 21:49

Delilah

Changingnameagain · 17/12/2023 21:49

Mariella

pilates · 17/12/2023 21:50

Madeline

Emmeline?

Sogrownup3 · 17/12/2023 21:51

Corellia and Romilly

Calmdown14 · 17/12/2023 21:52

Is it that Isabella (as a twin so put together with the other name more so than with other siblings) has an ending that's hard to match with.

So either turn it around in your head so it becomes Amelia and Isabella (which somehow seems easier to say although there's no real reason for it).
Or have you considered dropping the 'a' so it's Isabelle and (insert name). Especially if you like other names starting with vowel sounds.

Winterscoming1 · 17/12/2023 21:52

Isabella and Elodie

PlaidCushionProductions · 17/12/2023 21:53

Olivia, Verity, Tabitha, Phoebe

Pixiedust138 · 17/12/2023 21:55

Isabella and Ameliana?

moderationincludingmoderation · 17/12/2023 21:56

Isabella & Marina

Isabella & Natasha

Isabella & Ariella

Isabella & Cosima

Isabella & Alicia

Whothatbe · 17/12/2023 21:59

Isabella and Alice

Isabella and Olivia

calmandcaffeinated · 17/12/2023 22:02

Eliza, Olivia, Amelia, (I think you need a name with a vowel and the start) but they would work better with Isabel (the a at the end makes it a mouthful).

Enko · 17/12/2023 22:02

8 letters four syllables
Penelope
Madeline
Gabriella
Serenity
Julianna
Veronica
Marianna
Annalisa
Josefina

Four syllables

Alexandra
Arianna
Georgianna
Cecilia
Antonia
Henrietta

Neither but imo worth considering
Josephine
Lucille
Stephanie
Allanah
Abigail
Annika/Annica

dcadmamagain · 17/12/2023 22:02

Daniella

BabyMomma2021 · 17/12/2023 22:02

Violet?

Girlontherailreplacementbusservice · 17/12/2023 22:02

Two four syllable names is going to be a bit of a mouthful - if you intend to use Izzy, Bella, belle etc then matching letter /syllable counts seem a bit pointless unless the letter/syllable count is also applied to the nickname and if you intend to use full names at all times then think about the practicalities of shouting 8 syllable across the play park! Names don't have to have the same number of letters to 'match'.

herbygarden · 17/12/2023 22:05

Charlotte

BernadetteStBernard · 17/12/2023 22:07

Chloe

Irridescantshimmmer · 17/12/2023 22:07

Gabriella

Lyracappul · 17/12/2023 22:08

Liza?

Coronateachingagain · 17/12/2023 22:08

Isabella and Alexandra

Daisy62 · 17/12/2023 22:09

Talullah
Marianne or Mariana (Marnie for short)

HermioneRuby1 · 17/12/2023 22:10

Matilda

jadey1991 · 17/12/2023 22:12

Amelia love this name and works well with her sisters name