[Opinions] "popular names for twins"
that social security site Rachel provided has some neat stuff on it. One is a listing of the top 50 most popular choices for twins. Take a look-see:
http://ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/twins.html
If you had to choose an option for g/g, b/g and b/b twins from those charts, which would you pick?
I'd go with:
Anna and Emma
Grace and John (or Lily and Luke)
James and William
But they would have really fun middle names I swear.
http://ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/twins.html
If you had to choose an option for g/g, b/g and b/b twins from those charts, which would you pick?
I'd go with:
Anna and Emma
Grace and John (or Lily and Luke)
James and William
But they would have really fun middle names I swear.
Replies
Ok, I would go with
Isabella and Sophia - yes, they are WAY too popular, however, there is no denying they aren't pretty names, and they do sound good together because they have a similar 'feel' to them.
Olivia and Sophia
Isabella and Olivia
Anna and William - so classic, I adore it
James and Julia
Olivia and William
Alexander and Benjamin
James and William - clear winner for me
Isabella and Sophia - yes, they are WAY too popular, however, there is no denying they aren't pretty names, and they do sound good together because they have a similar 'feel' to them.
Olivia and Sophia
Isabella and Olivia
Anna and William - so classic, I adore it
James and Julia
Olivia and William
Alexander and Benjamin
James and William - clear winner for me
Ava and Grace
Ava and Noah
Benjamin and Samuel "Ben and Sam"
Ava and Noah
Benjamin and Samuel "Ben and Sam"
Goodness, why are matching names for twins so popular? Faith and Grace? Faith and Hope? Emily and Emma???
Aidan and Nadia...wow I didn't know so many people would get the anagram thing. Makes me think they all came to this site where it's listed ;)
I'd pick:
Isabella and Sophia
Sophia and William
Aidan and Ethan (just because it's AidAn and not Aiden ugh) or William and Thomas...Can I get Thomas and Aidan? Aidan and William? Not too fond of Ethan, but I want Aidan so Aidan and Ethan it is.
Aidan and Nadia...wow I didn't know so many people would get the anagram thing. Makes me think they all came to this site where it's listed ;)
I'd pick:
Isabella and Sophia
Sophia and William
Aidan and Ethan (just because it's AidAn and not Aiden ugh) or William and Thomas...Can I get Thomas and Aidan? Aidan and William? Not too fond of Ethan, but I want Aidan so Aidan and Ethan it is.
Before I choose, I must comment. Really, some of those sets are terrible!
In fact, I'll list the ones that are cheesy or rhyme-y or overly matchey or terrible. And I'm not going to take bad names into account, just horribleness.
Faith and Hope
Ella and Emma
Heaven and Nevaeh
Makayla and Makenzie
Faith and Grace
Gabriella and Isabella (which they listed twice?)
London and Paris (really?)
Emily and Emma
Grace and Hope
Savannah and Sierra
Haylee and Kaylee
Adriana and Andrea
Madison and Mason
Taylor and Tyler
Jayda and Jayden
Jada and Jaden
Aidan and Nadia (*rolls eyes*)
Brian and Brianna
Jada and Jayden
Landon and London
Andrea and Andrew
Jayden and Jordan
Jayden and Jaylen
Isaac and Isaiah
Christian and Christopher
In fact, I'll list the ones that are cheesy or rhyme-y or overly matchey or terrible. And I'm not going to take bad names into account, just horribleness.
Faith and Hope
Ella and Emma
Heaven and Nevaeh
Makayla and Makenzie
Faith and Grace
Gabriella and Isabella (which they listed twice?)
London and Paris (really?)
Emily and Emma
Grace and Hope
Savannah and Sierra
Haylee and Kaylee
Adriana and Andrea
Madison and Mason
Taylor and Tyler
Jayda and Jayden
Jada and Jaden
Aidan and Nadia (*rolls eyes*)
Brian and Brianna
Jada and Jayden
Landon and London
Andrea and Andrew
Jayden and Jordan
Jayden and Jaylen
Isaac and Isaiah
Christian and Christopher
Oh, some of these make me so angry... I'd love to know what 38 pairs of failure parents would name their sons Jayden and Jaylen. Really? They aren't bad enough on their own? I really can't believe that some people think things like that are "cute" or that they somehow won't end up hurting the kids. Perhaps I'm being harsh, but I can imagine how much worse my already substandard self-esteem thanks to being an identical twin would be if our names were one letter apart or anagrams of each other.
And as for your question:
Alexandra Constance and Elizabeth Renata
Anna Beatrix and William Leo
James Morgan and William Asher
And as for your question:
Alexandra Constance and Elizabeth Renata
Anna Beatrix and William Leo
James Morgan and William Asher
I like...
Alexandra & Elizabeth
William
Alexandra & Elizabeth
William
Actually, I like a lot of those pairs. I would use any of these-
Isabella and Sophia / Olivia and Sophia / Elizabeth and Emily
Emma and William / Anna and William / Nicholas and Sophia / James and Julia / Samuel and Sophia / Sophia and William
Daniel and David / Alexander and Benjamin / Alexander and Nicholas / Benjamin and Samuel / Alexander and Anthony / James and William / Thomas and William
Isabella and Sophia / Olivia and Sophia / Elizabeth and Emily
Emma and William / Anna and William / Nicholas and Sophia / James and Julia / Samuel and Sophia / Sophia and William
Daniel and David / Alexander and Benjamin / Alexander and Nicholas / Benjamin and Samuel / Alexander and Anthony / James and William / Thomas and William
There are surprisingly few cutesy horrible names on those lists, though London and Paris for girls and Jayden and Kayden for boys made me retch a bit. Here would be my choices:
Isabella and Sophia
Isabella and Isaiah - This is a tough one, because I like both names individually but I wouldn't want anyone to think I'd matched the names together because they share the same first initial.
Caleb and Jacob
Isabella and Sophia
Isabella and Isaiah - This is a tough one, because I like both names individually but I wouldn't want anyone to think I'd matched the names together because they share the same first initial.
Caleb and Jacob
I'd go with:
Alexandra and Elizabeth
I'm not a fan of Alex- names but it's only for aesthetics, not because of their popularity or whatnot. They're solid classics at least, so if I have to compromise with a name I'm not a huge fan of to get one I love (Elizabeth) I would follow the general principle of names that attract me. ;-) They'd be something like Alexandra Thomasin "Sandy" or "Sandra" and Elizabeth Alberta, one of my regulars. I like Alexandra Romaine more but didn't want to sound like some Romanovophile. Sandy, Sandrine, and Sandra are saving graces for Alexandra to me, really; I love them to pieces.
Olivia and William
Olivia is kind of a GP for me but something in me does love it so it's not a huge compromise. William has been a long-standing favorite. I'd perhaps use the combos Olivia Lorraine and William Douglas.
Thomas and William
Thomas is one of those second-string favorites of mine that, if pressed, I could possibly become very fond of. I'd go with Thomas Nestor and William Roch, just for some variation.
Alexandra and Elizabeth
I'm not a fan of Alex- names but it's only for aesthetics, not because of their popularity or whatnot. They're solid classics at least, so if I have to compromise with a name I'm not a huge fan of to get one I love (Elizabeth) I would follow the general principle of names that attract me. ;-) They'd be something like Alexandra Thomasin "Sandy" or "Sandra" and Elizabeth Alberta, one of my regulars. I like Alexandra Romaine more but didn't want to sound like some Romanovophile. Sandy, Sandrine, and Sandra are saving graces for Alexandra to me, really; I love them to pieces.
Olivia and William
Olivia is kind of a GP for me but something in me does love it so it's not a huge compromise. William has been a long-standing favorite. I'd perhaps use the combos Olivia Lorraine and William Douglas.
Thomas and William
Thomas is one of those second-string favorites of mine that, if pressed, I could possibly become very fond of. I'd go with Thomas Nestor and William Roch, just for some variation.
This message was edited 5/7/2010, 12:03 PM
I like...
Alexandra & Elizabeth
William
Thomas & William
Alexandra & Elizabeth
William
Thomas & William
Alexandra and Elizabeth
Abigail and Benjamin
Thomas and William
I'd have to pick a pair that didn't sound alike or began with the same letter; I'd get so confused lol.
"London and Paris" made me giggle :P
Abigail and Benjamin
Thomas and William
I'd have to pick a pair that didn't sound alike or began with the same letter; I'd get so confused lol.
"London and Paris" made me giggle :P
I like...
Alexander & Elizabeth
Abiagil & Benjamin
Thomas & William
Alexander & Elizabeth
Abiagil & Benjamin
Thomas & William