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I think that those names sound great together! Both names are a bit unusual, which is something that I appreciate. I know a set of twins named Veronica and Victoria, they are called Nica (Nee-cah) and Tori. To me, the full names were too similar to not have very different nicknames. :)

I don't mind when twin names start with the same letter, so long as the parents don't go out of their way to find 2 names beginning with the same letter in order to accommodate this. I think you should name twins whatever 2 names you have to like best. If they happen to start with the same letter, fine. If not, fine as well.

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I have met some twins with horribly matchy names, however. Patrick and Patricia. Jade and Jada. Brianna and Brianna (one pronounced bree-AHN-uh, one bree-AN-uh; and yes, spelled the same!). Etc. Matched names like that make me sad.

I don't see anything wrong with it. It's not like they both start with the same syllable. I know identical twin girls who both have names starting with the "pay" sound. Cute kids, but I wouldn't have picked such matchy names, personally.

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I like Ellia and Ephraim together, it's a cute set, but not too cute.

Tacky? No. But if you chose the names because they are names for twins and not your two favorite names then I don't really like it. I hate the fact that people think that twins need special names because, OMG they're TWINS! Why don't people just use their favorite names?

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When I was in high school there was a girl in my class named Cornelia with the same last name as me and my sister and before the teachers got to know us, everyone just assumed that Caroline and Cornelia were our names because twin names have to match. *rolls eyes*

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I think I don't mind! But I also think I'd prefer it if the names didn't start with the same sound.

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Celia and Conrad. Chloe and Charles. Alice and Adrian.

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But then I'd use very different mn initials, in common humanity.

I think if BOTH name are actually top picks - as in not just chosen because of its beginning letter - then it's perfectly fine. I do think Ellia and Ephraim sound nice together. They have the same vibe but don't seem at all "matchy"

It doesn't bother me unless the names also rhyme or sound extremely similar. In that case, it's silly and tacky. Your two names are fine though. They don't sound too close to each other.

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It doesn't even bother me when parents name their children using all one letter. If they really like names with that letter, then why not? Again, so long as the names aren't all too similar sounding or rhyme.

Ellia and Ephraim are spectacular names! And even though they have the same beginning letter, it isn't the same beginning sound....
When names are very matchy, in theme, sound or origin, I think it's a bit tacky. But these two just happen to share a begining letter. Or at least it seems that way.

I think it doesn't really matter, just as long as the parents aren't choosing names that begin with the same letter just so they could match

I see nothing whatsoever wrong with it. Some people end up with children whose names start with the same letter simply because the parents like that letter. I could see myself with two or three daughters whose names all start with a V because I tend to like girls' names that start with a V. My two sisters are name Patricia and Pamela, nn Patty and Pam, nn as children Patty and Pammy, and they're not even twins. No biggie.

I generally hate matchy twin names. However, your choices don't seem that bad to me for some reason. I would never do it myself but if I met twins Ellia and Ephriam I wouldn;t be as put off as I usually would by say Taylor and Tiffany

I don't love it as a general rule, but it's certainly not terrible. Especially the names you've picked. They are different enough that it doesn't feel ridiculous.

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I'm trying to think of twins I have known.
Leanne & Michelle
Karina & Krista
Richard & Rodger
David & Daniel
Joshua & Jenna (however, their older sister is also a J name)
Loreena & Larisa (these were too close because they pronounce Larisa lah-REES-uh)
Shannon & Dana
Ruth & Esther (matchy, but not alliterative)
Hmm, I never noticed how many of them were alliterative. So, clearly then, it's not a big deal if I never noticed it till now.

I would avoid it, but if my top two names just happened to begin with the same letter, than I certainly wouldn't automatically rule one of them out.

I don't mind it much with twins. I like Alice and Asa, for example, or Isaac and Isabel. More than two children with the same letter DOES bother me.

I don't like it. It looks silly and can lead to confusion. My dad is a twin, and he and his brother both have names that start with R. Even today, they get confused, although they don't even look alike at all.

The same letter doesn't really bother me so much, just because it could be a coincidence. If it was done on purpose, it is a bit whatever. Not my style, but as long as it isn't too matchy it is to each their own. I would just use whatever two names I loved the most, regardless of what letter they start with. I couldn't stand the thought of missing out on using a favorite name because I had wanted my twins to be matching.

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For example, for a long time my favorite boy and girl names were Connor and Caoimhe. I would have used that for twins had I had them at the time.

I think using the same first initial is okay. The only thing I don't like is rhyming names or names that are way too similar. The same initial does not bother me at all. I like those names by the way!

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Twins I've known:
Krissa and Kindra
Melissa and Alyssa
Ryan and Aaron
Charly and Dulcie
Lenae and Renae
Heather and Haley
Jamie and Jon

I think it's fine.

I don't think a matching letter is overly tacky. I'd avoid doing it on purpose, but if it happened coincidently, oh well. As long as the names themselves don't sound matchy or aren't themey.

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I feel the same way about all siblings with matching letters. If someone has 2 kids that begin with the same letter, I'd be suspicious, but it could be a coincidence. But if they have 3 or more... tacky.

I would try not to do it,however, if I loved both names that happened to begin with the same letter, so be it. What I really despise are cutesy themes or names that rhyme (Andy, Candy, Mandy, Randy). Ugh!

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In your situation, Ellia and Ephraim are different enough in sound not to sound contrived and twinny.

No, it's not really really a problem as the sound is quite different.

It doesn't bug me.

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Like Mirfak says, it's no big deal unless the names are very, very matchy.

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I personally adore the names Margaret and Miriam. If I were to have twins - or even just two daughters - I'd use them. The argument about initials and what-not is irrelevant to me.

Hate it.

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Don't know why but I really do. I think parents do it to be "cute" and matchy.. I really really dislike it. I also hate twins or siblings that dress the same/similar.

I don't think it's tacky. If it was Ellia and Elliot, it'd be tacky-ish. It bugs me if the names have too-literally matchy meanings like River and Laken, or even Dawn and Aurora. And it bugs me a little bit if the names have the same origin, like Sean and Joanna. But Ellia and Ephraim sound nice. I like twin names to relate to each other in small ways, just usually not in big obvious ways.