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HelpA twin set I've come across IRL: Sylvie & Julia (indirectly)
Reading Martha's post resurrected a memory I haven't thought of in years: a teacher I had in 9th grade did not have children of her own but instead many pictures of her nieces and nephews in her classroom. Two were a set of twin nieces named Sylvie & Julia. I remember being intrigued by this name set back then but in the present mostly what I think about is how I like them individually but together they would be a hinderance. Because of Julia, Sylvie would likely be called Sylvia and in turn I could see Julia being called Julie because of Sylvie. People would be likely to assume the others suffix was misheard I would think. It's totally possible I'm overthinking it of course I suppose. WDYT?
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https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/223226/138473
Please rate my "Names I would Use" list. Feel free to rate some of my other lists too if you want.
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/223226/138473
This message was edited 11/11/2021, 4:59 AM
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The pair bothers me. Julia is a full name, but Sylvie is mainly used as a diminutive. Why not Sylvia and Julia or Sylvie and Julie? I agree with the others, people might assume that Sylvie is just her nickname, or that Julia is actually a Julie. They might think that they misheard those names and autocorrect themselves.
Separately they are beautiful. I prefer -ia over -ie though.
Separately they are beautiful. I prefer -ia over -ie though.
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Sylvie is a legitimate full name. Very common in French.
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Indeed, but not in English.
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I've known at least 2 legal Sylvies in my life, and I'm American we are natorious for not taking other languages into consideration. It's not super common but it's still a thing.
This message was edited 11/13/2021, 5:32 PM
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I know a Sylvie too, in Australia
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Nice names, but as others have said I'm sure the endings often got mixed up
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That was exactly what I came here to say when I saw the title, but you beat me to it! The names are fine, but remembering which twin had the -a would be tricky
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I agree that, as beautiful as these names are individually, they would just lead to confusion together. Considering the fact that someone once thought my sister and I were named "Maureen and Erica" because they mixed up the last syllable of our names even though they sound nothing alike, I wouldn't put it past someone to constantly mess these up.
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K, now I’m picturing sisters named Maurica and Ereen.
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As amusing as that sounds, the original names were Maria and Erin. I have no idea where they got Erica from. "-ica" and "-ia" are totally different sounds.
This message was edited 11/11/2021, 2:15 PM
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