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Twins
These are the names of some twins that I recently met or have known for a while.Girl sets:Anna and Hannah (drives me crazy.)Leah and Adalyn (my kids. No comment).Kate and Emma (I like it alright. Kate is not Katie or anything. She's just Kate).Madison and Madelyn (Ugh! Madison calls herself "Maddy" and Madelyn calls herself "Mady". How can we keep them apart?!)Lauren and Emma (it's alright).Molly and Holly (good names, just not together).
Boy sets:Christian and ChristopherAlec and Alex (Hate it. Too similar).Matthew and Matthias (People really do need to pick different names for their twins...)Matthew and MichaelBrayden and Blake
Girl and Boy sets:Ali and AndrewFaith and SamuelAbby and JacobEmma and EthanKatharine and AlexanderAva and Aiden
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I like:Katharine and Alexander as a twin set and as individual names I like;Christian
Matthias
Matthew
Jacob
Ava
Holly
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I dislike matchy names.I strongly oppose 'matching' names for twins, at least very obvious ones [i.e. sounding very similar]. Themed names can be cringeworthy but not as bad.You have twins named Leah and Adalyn? I've never heard of Adalyn. I like Adeline.

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Molly and Holly, Madison and Madeline, Alec and Alex, Matthew and Mattias, and Hannah and Anna bug me
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Anna and Hannah - basically the same name. Let's not have our twins be individuals, now.Leah and Adalyn - Leah is cute. Adalyn's a little kre8iv, but it sounds nice.Kate and Emma - boring Madison and Madelyn - … wow. They could call Madelyn "Lyn" to at least tell them apart, but no. Lauren and Emma - another Emma. Boring.Molly and Holly - too rhymey, but I do like Molly.
Boy sets:Christian and Christopher - eek. Both great names but ugh.Alec and Alex - really? This is just ridiculous.Matthew and Matthias - omg. This is killing me.Matthew and Michael - at least they're different names! Brayden and Blake - dislike both separately and together.
Girl and Boy sets:Ali and Andrew - Ali doesn't look girly to me. Hate Andrew.Faith and Samuel - okay set.Abby and Jacob - hate both namesEmma and Ethan - meh. If I see Emma one more time i'ma go insane.Katharine and Alexander - niceAva and Aiden - too close
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Leah and Adalyn, Kate and Emma, and Lauren and Emma are definitely the best out of the same sex sets. All of the mixed gender sets are fine. It drives me nuts when people give their children entirely too similar names!
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I like:
Anna
Leah
Kate
Madelyn - I prefer Madeleine and I despise the nickname Maddie, though for some reason Mattie doesn't grate my nerves as much, maybe it's the look and the fact it's MAT-ee and not MAD-eeAlec
Alex
Matthias - Matthew is a terrible twin name, it's practically the same name!
BlakeSamuel
Abby and Jacob - Not something I would use, but it's a huge step up from the others you've mentioned
Ethan
Katharine and Alexander - Yay! I love Katharine (this spelling!) and Alexander compliments it very well
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Why do people insist on giving their twins rhyming names? Not only is it tacky as hell, but wouldn't it just make it difficult to call them into dinner?
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I have no idea. I didn't name any of them (except mine) and none of their parents asked my opinion. Yes, Holly and Molly came over the other day and get this, they're identical, too. Imagine that!
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