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Those two names don’t really go together in my opinion. Mandy is a (kind of) dated nickname and Greer is an uncommon surname.

I really hate Greer, but I love the suggestion of Greta! Other options are Gretel and Gretchen.
And Mandy is okay, but how about Amanda, Miranda, or Madeline as a full name?

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Congrats on your twins!

This message was edited 8/20/2022, 1:10 AM

Greer sounds like a sloppy, nasal, dialectal pronunciation of Greta. It grates like the gear it resembles. I honestly prefer Mandy, and that is a stretch. By the way, what about Miranda as a name that can also shorten to Mandy? I find it preferable, for what that's worth. In fact, Greta (short e) and Miranda would be a pleasant and interesting twin set!

Greer and Mandy are grouped among names I find perversely ugly. Greer is so growly and rough, while Mandy is so nasal and saccharine.

They're wildly clashing, if that matters to you. And Greer... well, I don't hate it as bad as I haate Sloane, is about the best I can say of it. Because I do hate it, I just think it sounds awful. It's just unpleasant to say.

Mandy is too nickname-y and dated and Greer is coarse and unattractive imo, sorry.

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Suggestions:
Hadley
Tatum
Briar
Hayley
Chandler
Annika
Remi
Lane
Miranda
Macy
Lennox
Mina
Sage
Mattea
Mira
Emery
Brynn
Blair
Paige
Hayden
Gia / Gianna
Delaney
Brooke
Morgan
Blake
Maeve

This message was edited 8/19/2022, 7:50 PM

Sorry, but I think they're awful. Mandy is nickname-y and dated, and Greer is wildly unappealing. They don't even go together. I'd go back to the drawing board on this one.

I really can't stand Greer, it sounds like gears grinding or someone gnashing their teeth. It doesn't sound at all like a sister to Mandy. Mandy is childish and dated; Amanda may not be in style now but it's pretty much a classic and is more grown-up than Mandy.

Idk why but it always reminded me of the 50s and I have no clue why. The first time I saw it was on a movie poster for Julius Caesar, which was filmed back then.

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Honestly, by thoughts are:

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-reminds me of names like Blaine, Parker, and Briar. Can work well on most girls, but still don’t have a super girly feel.
-it doesn’t go well with Mandy (they make each other look kind of nerdy and weird for lack of a better term) and neither of them have the same vibes either
-sounds like “queer” which could lead to bullying especially in middle school

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I also think you should use Amanda as a legal name instead of Mandy.
Greer isn’t as bad as I’m making it out to be but I feel like it’s just one of those names someone might dislike having, and not just because of the bullying thing. That’s all.