Twin Names
A friend of mine wants to call her twin girls Tia and Maria. Do you think this is a good idea, or will people just think that they're named after the drink?
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I also think that the fact that they rhyme is kind of a bad idea. They won't be children forever.
I haven't heard of the liqueur, but then again I'm that one person who permanently lives under the proverbial rock. That so many people on here immediately thought "Ah! Like the drink!", however, would be a good enough reason for me to rule one of the names out.
My first thought on the other hand was "Isn't 'tia' the Spanish word for 'aunt'?".
Maria I perceive as a solid, traditional Spanish girls' name (among others. I know that it's a very international name).
So when I see or hear Tia and Maria so close together - as it's often the case with twins, especially with twins -, Tia sort of loses its "name character" or "name-y feel". Then all I get is "Aunt Maria".
You know, if heard someone calling across the playground "Tia, Maria! Come here!", I'd translate it in my head to "Auntie Maria! Come here!". (And I don't even speak Spanish.)
I realize that this a rather silly reason and it's probably just me, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.
My first thought on the other hand was "Isn't 'tia' the Spanish word for 'aunt'?".
Maria I perceive as a solid, traditional Spanish girls' name (among others. I know that it's a very international name).
So when I see or hear Tia and Maria so close together - as it's often the case with twins, especially with twins -, Tia sort of loses its "name character" or "name-y feel". Then all I get is "Aunt Maria".
You know, if heard someone calling across the playground "Tia, Maria! Come here!", I'd translate it in my head to "Auntie Maria! Come here!". (And I don't even speak Spanish.)
I realize that this a rather silly reason and it's probably just me, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.
Yum :)
Ew...too much rhyming.
I've never heard of the drink.
I've never heard of the drink.
I've never heard of the drink, but it seems like a lot of people on here have, so the two names together doesn't seem like such a good idea. I love Maria, though - one of my favorites.
I think they're OK.
I've never heard of the drink, so it seems fine to me.
Tia Maria coffee liqueur is what I first thought...
For whatever that's worth. Both names are nice, but not together.
For whatever that's worth. Both names are nice, but not together.
Exactly, some names shouldn't ever be put together. Another one is John Wayne... thanks to Mr. Gacy.
Ditto
I used to have a cat named Tia Maria after the liqueur. I think it would be most people's first thought. Nice names individually though. It could be made a little better if maybe Tia was a nickname for something? I think they're a bit rhymey as twin names anyway...
I used to have a cat named Tia Maria after the liqueur. I think it would be most people's first thought. Nice names individually though. It could be made a little better if maybe Tia was a nickname for something? I think they're a bit rhymey as twin names anyway...