Should I mention my concern about this twin name pairing?

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Hey,

Looking for a little bit of advice, my DD is expecting twin girls, she has incidentally revealed their chosen names to me, and I’m a little worried that while individually the names are lovely, together they sound a bit “showgirl” or similar.
The names are Lola and Roxy. She lives in France but I can’t imagine the connotations are much better there. She didn’t tell me directly but she was on FaceTime showing me some things they’ve bought and there were a few personalised pieces with these names.

Should I mention it or just bite my tongue?

Lolos and Lola are not the same.

Well sure Roxy is from the musical Chicago and has always had a gangster girlfriend vibe and Lola from Barry Manilow’s copacabana…”her name was Lola she was a showgirl” but this is a theatrical reference to the names not a personalized reference and in time those names will only be associated with your two grands. They are pretty names very feminine and unique names for twins.

Roxana is a common name where I live

Another twin baby name thread with Lola and Roxy? Right

I know adult sisters called Lola and Roxie (they are early 20s), I think the names work fine together. I will say they are both pursuing creative careers, which I think makes the names work better as they do feel a bit “stage name”.

I've read this post before too. Same names. Maybe she was at the start of the pregnancy and now she's at the end and the op is trying to get more opinions ?

If not, then there's another set of twins called Roxy and Lola out there 🤣

Bite your tongue.
My DH told me when my daughter was a few months old that his Dad had told him he didn’t like her name.
It’s a very normal name.
We had already registered her birth so there was no changing it anyway.
She is 18 now and I still wonder why he said it - there was just no need.

Lola is a very popular name nowadays. It was maybe unusual and associated with exotic dancers a few decades ago, but I doubt the current generation of young people will have that association.

I actually recently met a woman named Roxana "Roxie" - I just thought, "cool name!". Nothing negative came to mind.

I went to uni with a Roxy about 500 years ago.
Her given name was Roxanne.

They are her babies, you had a chance at naming children, now its her choice. They may not be to your taste, but there is nothing wrong with the names.

Not since the 1990s! And I think it only used to apply of both parents were French.

The names are fine. Don’t mention anything.

Say nothing. Her kids, not yours. She won’t appreciate your input.

This! Honestly it is nothing to do with you and as this poster says they are adults and quite capable of choosing names for their children. I can't believe you even have to ask this question.

I really like the names.

I wouldn’t say anything as it sounds like it’s perhaps more of a generational thing.
I wouldn’t see these names as anything but nice and as they grow up the older generations that may have a negative connotation with these names, won’t be around as much.

The good/new teachers don’t judge kids by the names that their parents gave them.
And any other professional eg new employer, wouldn’t know they have any siblings and wouldn’t care what their names are.

They certainly wouldn’t be bullied for the names and so I’m not sure what your ‘concern’ is.

Don't say anything.
The names are normal and fine nowadays.
You will come to love them.

I thought the names were going to be much worse. I know twins where their names rhyme and together they sound ridiculous e.g. Mandy and Andy

As a Grandparent my motto is “ never give advice unless its asked for”’.

I know 3 dogs call David - does that mean no one is allowed to call their kid David anymore?

Roxy/Roxanne is a lovely name.

I have never met one dog called Roxy but even if I did it doesn’t matter because it’s a lovely name which is why people choose it for their loved ones, whether that is a baby or pet.

You’re being ridiculous.

Speaking as someone whose name is used in a song, I would strongly advise against Lola due to the risk of "... I know what I am, and I bet I'm a man, and so is Lola..." being used to bully her at some point. It's tedious enough when the lyrics are positive and people decide to sing it at you, as if no-one's ever thought to do that before 🙄 , but I wouldn't risk that one.

Roxy is fine but the meaning of the name Lola isn’t great.

Dog names more than strippers, these days

Lola is very very common in France. Roxy is less so. No one here would think showgirl.

Bite it.

Or maybe there’s a body that checks the chosen names are French enough? 😂

I know 2 dogs named Lola 🤣