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Hey... I am having twin girls soon... I am set on the names Keely and Kelly Catherine. However, I am stuck about middle for Keely. I have two boys, Eric Patrick, 6, and Sean Nicolaus, 5. I also have 2 older step children, Arthur Edward and Jennifer Lynn.
I would really appreciate your opinions.
I would really appreciate your opinions.
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i personally think the names are too similar for twins...
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Congratulations.
Uh oh. Keely and Kelly are exactly the sort of twinny / matchy names that do not appeal to me at all. I love the name Catherine, but next to Kelly it doesn't flow well. If you are using Catherine to honor someone then of course that is the most important factor. If not, I'd start with looking for another mn for Kelly. Then I'd turn to finding an entirely different fn than Keely for her sister. Just imagine two individuals under one roof whose names differ only in one vowel sound. Year, after year, after year.
How about giving one twin your name, Mary, or a variation of it?
Sorry I couldn't be more positive.
If it makes any difference to you, I love Eric Patrick and Sean Nicolaus. (I love Arthur Edward and Jennifer Lynn too, but I realize you didn't name them.)
Uh oh. Keely and Kelly are exactly the sort of twinny / matchy names that do not appeal to me at all. I love the name Catherine, but next to Kelly it doesn't flow well. If you are using Catherine to honor someone then of course that is the most important factor. If not, I'd start with looking for another mn for Kelly. Then I'd turn to finding an entirely different fn than Keely for her sister. Just imagine two individuals under one roof whose names differ only in one vowel sound. Year, after year, after year.
How about giving one twin your name, Mary, or a variation of it?
Sorry I couldn't be more positive.
If it makes any difference to you, I love Eric Patrick and Sean Nicolaus. (I love Arthur Edward and Jennifer Lynn too, but I realize you didn't name them.)
This message was edited 7/30/2010, 6:25 PM
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Ditto.
My mom always calls me Emily (my sister's name), and Aileen and Emily aren't very similar. Keely and Kelly would just be... ridiculous. One has a long E sound, the other a short E sound. That's the only difference. Twins are two completely different people. Why try to give them nearly identical names?
I'm also not crazy about Kelly Catherine. The alliteration is just too much. My first thought was Kelly Cecilia. What do you think of it? I'm personally not wild about Cecilia, but I think the combo is quite nice. Plus, it still begins with a C, just a soft C rather than a hard C.
I also agree that Eric Patrick and Sean Nicolaus are excellent combos. Try to stick with similarly classic names for your daughters. That way they'll go well together without being matchy. Good luck and congratulations!
My mom always calls me Emily (my sister's name), and Aileen and Emily aren't very similar. Keely and Kelly would just be... ridiculous. One has a long E sound, the other a short E sound. That's the only difference. Twins are two completely different people. Why try to give them nearly identical names?
I'm also not crazy about Kelly Catherine. The alliteration is just too much. My first thought was Kelly Cecilia. What do you think of it? I'm personally not wild about Cecilia, but I think the combo is quite nice. Plus, it still begins with a C, just a soft C rather than a hard C.
I also agree that Eric Patrick and Sean Nicolaus are excellent combos. Try to stick with similarly classic names for your daughters. That way they'll go well together without being matchy. Good luck and congratulations!
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Agreed
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Maybe your right... do you have any suggestions to replace Keely?
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Oh, Mama. I have suggestions: :-)
Kelly and Erin
Kelly and Tara
Kelly and Maeve
Kelly and Tess
Kelly and Nora
Kelly and Shannon
Kelly and Fiona / Finola
Kelly and Briallen
Kelly and Bridget (nn Bridie, Birdy?)
Kelly and Robin
Kelly and Meredith (two surnames)
Kelly and Jada
Kelly and Bryony (Sort of honors any Brians in the family. At least that's what you can tell them.)
Kelly and Jacinda
Kelly and Laurel
Kelly and Jessamine ("-min")
Kelly and Maya
Kelly and Anna / Hannah
Kelly and Emma
Kelly and Gemma
Kelly and Rebecca
Kelly and Glynis
Kelly and Rhiannon
Kelly and Isla ("EYE-luh")
Kelly and Rose
Kelly and Erin
Kelly and Tara
Kelly and Maeve
Kelly and Tess
Kelly and Nora
Kelly and Shannon
Kelly and Fiona / Finola
Kelly and Briallen
Kelly and Bridget (nn Bridie, Birdy?)
Kelly and Robin
Kelly and Meredith (two surnames)
Kelly and Jada
Kelly and Bryony (Sort of honors any Brians in the family. At least that's what you can tell them.)
Kelly and Jacinda
Kelly and Laurel
Kelly and Jessamine ("-min")
Kelly and Maya
Kelly and Anna / Hannah
Kelly and Emma
Kelly and Gemma
Kelly and Rebecca
Kelly and Glynis
Kelly and Rhiannon
Kelly and Isla ("EYE-luh")
Kelly and Rose
This message was edited 7/30/2010, 7:10 PM
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I think Kelly and Cassie are good together (like from Cassandra). Also my cousin is having a baby girl. Both her and her husband wanted to name her after their mothers Jennifer and Isabel. They ended up naming their girl Jennibelle. I think it's a realy cute idea. Why don't you play around with family names? My aunt has twin boys called Jack and Joe so sounding kinda similar isn't a bad thing.
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