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I think they are too similar. I don't think twins need to have similar names simply because they are twins. They should be considered individuals and named just like you would name any other siblings. We have had 3 sets of twins at our school with very confusing names. To top it off, they were all identical sets of twins. Here are the names:
Alyssa and Melissa
DeAnte and DeAndre
Mario and Omarion

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Interesting set. Personally I would never name twins with the same initial (never mind the same two starting letter and never mind theme-y) because I think they will have enough trouble getting mixed up in their lives. Regardless of whether they are identical or not. Heck, my sister and I got mixed up and we are two years apart with totally different names. I think similar names only compounds that. For example my twin cousins named Loreena and Lareesa.

Aww, that's a lovely brother set. I don't think Isaiah and Israel are too close in sound, just similar enough for twins but not confusingly so.

I actually like them. they're similar visually, but soundwise they're very different. If they were identical I think it would be too much but not if they're fraternal.

They sound too close IMO.

I love the name Israel but have yet to see the attraction of Isaiah. Still, decent choices.

This message was edited 4/29/2011, 6:35 AM

Isaiah & Israel are nice together! I probably would have went Ishmerai and Israel because they are both less common, but this is a good twin set as matchining initials go.