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HelpRe: How would you choose twin names?
in reply to a message by Ismene
I would choose based on which order rolls off the tongue more easily.
For example, Maren & Rosa sounds nicer than Rosa & Maren because the consonant ending helps to avoid blending with the and - making it sounds more like "Rosan" than Rosa.
Also, if one name were shorter & simpler, that name would go first. I.e. in John & Oliver, John would go first so that it doesn't sound like an afterthought to Oliver.
For example, Maren & Rosa sounds nicer than Rosa & Maren because the consonant ending helps to avoid blending with the and - making it sounds more like "Rosan" than Rosa.
Also, if one name were shorter & simpler, that name would go first. I.e. in John & Oliver, John would go first so that it doesn't sound like an afterthought to Oliver.
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But would you apply that order to the order in which they were born? I can understand using their names in a certain order in speech. But I'm curious if for say, second twin looked more like a Maren than a Rosa, if you would apply the names that way, or if you would stick strictly to twin A- Maren and twin B- Rosa.
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I would name them in the order that I would refer to them. Honestly, I don't get how someone can "look" more like one name than another - especially newborns, who just look like little squish-balls to me. Lol. Granted, if one were colored very dark and the other very light that *might* make a difference, depending on the names.
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