Twin girls name advice

[Brydiegrace]

We already have a 2 year old Ottilie Grace and are expecting twin girls at the end of the year, I don’t want matchy names or them to have the same initials. We quite like old fashioned names, we are leaning towards Mabel for one of them but no ideas for the other and would like Rose to be one of their middle names! Please could we have some suggestions thank you!

No real advice as I never really got to indulge in girls names. But I do have twin boys and I would advise having name which sound very different… it’s easier for the children to realise who is who when their names sound different so avoid having names which sound too similar! Even more so if they are identical, as it helps with them having their own identity when they get to early years education if the other children are able to grasp their names easily.

Is Rose not an option as a first name?

Mabel and Rose sound lovely together.

Otherwise

Mabel and Beatrice
Mabel and Clara
Mabel and Enid
Mabel and Olive
Mabel and Pearl

I also like Martha as an alternative to Mabel if you aren't sure? They have a similar vibe (but you could only use one or the other)

I love Mabel.

Mabel and Ruth
Mabel and Jane
Mabel and Ruth
Mabel and Clara
Mabel and Elsie
Mabel and Harriett
Mabel and Cecilia
Mabel and Camille / Camilla
Mabel and Juliette
Mabel and Audrey

Mabel and Rose (with older sister Ottilie) sound lovely for twin girls as they’re complimentary but don’t sound the same.

Ottilie and
Mabel and Frances
Mabel and Rose
Mabel and Eloise
Mabel and Tamsin
Mabel and Gwen
Mabel and Polly/Polina
Mabel and Elaine
Mabel and Chloe
Mabel and Daphne

Thank you! Yes this could be an option! I agree they sound lovely together x

Mabel Violet and Emily Rose (so they both have a “flower” as a middle name)?

Polly is lovely!

Love Mabel!

Mabel and

Iris (love this with Mabel!)
Florence
Clara
Heidi
Polly
Beatrice
Eliza
Alice
Ada
Violet
Harriet
Grace
Nancy
Elsie
Georgia

Speaking from experience it’s nice to use shorter names for twins because they’re often known as x and y - so it’s a lot of syllables if they have longer names!!

Congratulations - exciting times!

Just saw the suggestion of Mabel and Rose - I love this too!

Martha Rose and Iris Jane
( not keen on Mabel ! )

I had 3 generations of aunts called Lavinia Rose. Lavinia is old fashioned and uncommon...

Rose and Martha?

Mabel is a domestic servant name.

Mabel is beautiful
Maeve is also good but not together with Mabel

other names of a similar vibe:

Lydia
Eliza
Jemima (Jem)
Heidi

Rose or Rosa or Rosaline or Roseanne all lovely also if you promote from a middle name

You may want to consider having the same number of letters in each name. I know a set of twins who had 4 and 6 letter names and the one with 4 sometimes felt hard done by.

For example, a friend bought them wooden jigsaws of their names but one was much longer than the other.

Perhaps not the only consideration but worth bearing in mind.

Martha is literally THE domestic servant name. It’s a biblical name for a character primarily associated with household chores (Martha and Mary of Bethany).

In further literature The Secret Garden, The Handmaids Tale, all reference this.

Mabel Rose and Loveday Elisabeth

Yeah, you should keep this in mind... when you are raising them, to educated them not to feel slighted by minor things.

Give them different initials and give twin 2 the first alphabetically so they come first in some situations, such as on school registers, and so it’s not always their name prefixed by “Sister's name and…”.

Twin 1 - Rose (or Rosie) Faith
Twin 2 - Mabel Hope
to keep middle names in same style as your eldest.

I much prefer Rose as a first name vs middle name, it's much more unexpected.
A version of rose would be nice too
Mabel and Rosa/Rosalie - although Rose is my favourite

Mabel and Clemency
Mabel and Claudia
Mabel and Jemima
Mabel and Edith

Mabel
Rosa
Ruby
Halle/Hallie
Ivy
Phoebe
Bonnie
Willow
Margot
Clara
Felicity
Estella
Matilda
Primrose
Emilia (Emmie)
Tillie
Josie
Indigo
Tess
Allegra
Cara
Lyra
Penelope (Nell, Nelly)
Daphne
Daisy
Etta
Fern
Cassie
Cassia
Malia
Evie
Adelaide
Pippa
Charlotte
Cecilia
Arabella
Eliza
Saskia
Tabitha
Pearl
Zara

middle names:
easier once you have a name you like, maybe if you have a runner up name you can use that?

May
Tess
Belle
Jess
Kate
Wren
Fern
Elle
Ivy
Lyra
Lauren
Cara
Alice
Mia
Pearl
Nora
Robyn
Violet

Mabel and Agnes

ottilie:..

mabel and florence
mabel and Eliza
mabel and polly
mabel and edith
mabel and eloise
mabel and violet
mabel and iris
mabel and lily