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I was looking at my mom’s family tree today and found 7 sets of twins and, ngl, they’re a little embarrassing LOL. It’s important to note that almost all of my mom’s family are Mennonite and since the Mennonites kind of live in a vacuum their naming styles/trends really reflect that.
Betty & Bertha (1940s; they would be the Aunts/Great Aunts/Great Great Aunts of the following sets of twins; also, fun fact they married brothers)
(All of these sets are either 1st, 2nd or 3rd cousins)
Lucille & Lucinda (1980s)
Marvin & Marlin (1990s)
Taryn (g) & Tyler (b) (2000s)
Larina & Larissa (2010s)
Kaitlyn & Kayleigh (2010s)
Garrett & Gavin (2010s)
Personally I don’t hate when twins share first initials, as long as the names are otherwise distinct (different endings or amount of syllables for example), which is why I actually like Betty & Bertha, even though they share the same two first letters, the strong “T” and soft “Th” sounds plus the “EE” and “Uh” endings are different enough so that they flow well and, imo, aren’t too matchy-matchy. This is also why I dislike the other sets, Marvin & Marlin especially are far too similar and confusing.
If you want, keeping a name from each combo what would you rename their twin?
Betty & Bertha (1940s; they would be the Aunts/Great Aunts/Great Great Aunts of the following sets of twins; also, fun fact they married brothers)
(All of these sets are either 1st, 2nd or 3rd cousins)
Lucille & Lucinda (1980s)
Marvin & Marlin (1990s)
Taryn (g) & Tyler (b) (2000s)
Larina & Larissa (2010s)
Kaitlyn & Kayleigh (2010s)
Garrett & Gavin (2010s)
Personally I don’t hate when twins share first initials, as long as the names are otherwise distinct (different endings or amount of syllables for example), which is why I actually like Betty & Bertha, even though they share the same two first letters, the strong “T” and soft “Th” sounds plus the “EE” and “Uh” endings are different enough so that they flow well and, imo, aren’t too matchy-matchy. This is also why I dislike the other sets, Marvin & Marlin especially are far too similar and confusing.
If you want, keeping a name from each combo what would you rename their twin?
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1. Bertha and Gloria
2. Lucinda and Margaret
3. Marvin and Curtis
4. Taryn and Bradley
5. Larissa and Natalie
6. Kaitlyn and Heather
7. Gavin and Caleb
If I had to use the same initials:
1. Bertha and Brenda
2. Lucinda and Lynette
3. Marvin and Maxwell
4. Taryn and Talum
5. Larissa and Leanne
6. Kaitlyn and Kimora
7. Gavin and Gregory
2. Lucinda and Margaret
3. Marvin and Curtis
4. Taryn and Bradley
5. Larissa and Natalie
6. Kaitlyn and Heather
7. Gavin and Caleb
If I had to use the same initials:
1. Bertha and Brenda
2. Lucinda and Lynette
3. Marvin and Maxwell
4. Taryn and Talum
5. Larissa and Leanne
6. Kaitlyn and Kimora
7. Gavin and Gregory
Bertha & Maria - family combo
Lucinda & Alison
Taryn & Graham
Larissa & Suzanne
Kaitlyn & Miranda
Gavin & Douglas
Lucinda & Alison
Taryn & Graham
Larissa & Suzanne
Kaitlyn & Miranda
Gavin & Douglas
My grandmother is a twin. Karon and Sharon. She’s always told me if I have twins to not give them rhyming names. I love Scarlett and Charlotte, but I would not name siblings this.
Betty&Helen
Lucille&Jennifer
Marvin&Mike
Taryn&Jason
Larina&Lily
Kaitlyn&Katherine
Garrett&Declan
No clue why these names popped into my head!
Betty&Helen
Lucille&Jennifer
Marvin&Mike
Taryn&Jason
Larina&Lily
Kaitlyn&Katherine
Garrett&Declan
No clue why these names popped into my head!
In a vacuum, lol.
I don't think any of them should be embarrassing. They're all decent. Marvin, Lucille, and Lucinda are pretty dowdy in their era, and I personally wouldn't give rhymey twin names, but they're not cringe-inducing. Lucille & Lucinda and Larina & Larissa are too close for my taste, just because they couldn't use the nicknames Luci / Lari.
Lucinda & Miranda
Marlin & Raynor
Tyler & Shaina
Larissa & Daria
Kaitlyn & Katrina
Garrett & Duncan
I don't think any of them should be embarrassing. They're all decent. Marvin, Lucille, and Lucinda are pretty dowdy in their era, and I personally wouldn't give rhymey twin names, but they're not cringe-inducing. Lucille & Lucinda and Larina & Larissa are too close for my taste, just because they couldn't use the nicknames Luci / Lari.
Lucinda & Miranda
Marlin & Raynor
Tyler & Shaina
Larissa & Daria
Kaitlyn & Katrina
Garrett & Duncan
I have 7 sets of twins in my family 2, aunts, cousins, 2nd cousins, great aunts
I dont like twins with the same initials either
I like the following names Lucille, Lucinda, Taryn, Larissa, Katelyn, Kayley and Gavin
also Titus, Marilla, Jacobi
I dont like twins with the same initials either
I like the following names Lucille, Lucinda, Taryn, Larissa, Katelyn, Kayley and Gavin
also Titus, Marilla, Jacobi
I like twin names that start with the same letter, but a lot of these are way too matchy.
Lucille & Lorraine
Marvin & Matthew
Lillian & Larissa
Kaitlyn & Kendra
Lucille & Lorraine
Marvin & Matthew
Lillian & Larissa
Kaitlyn & Kendra
This message was edited 4/18/2024, 12:17 PM
Some other names I found:
My Something-Uncle married a Beulah Fern, 3 Adlai ’s (father & son + a nephew/cousin), 2 Clair ’s (boys & one was Clair Eugene, so handsome imo!), Selestia (who married a Titus, they sound like a power-couple!), Marilla, Cecily, sisters Delilah & Diantha (they had other siblings but their names were boring), 3 Minerva ’s, Corinthia and Jacobie, Jakoby & Jacoby (not directly related).
My Something-Uncle married a Beulah Fern, 3 Adlai ’s (father & son + a nephew/cousin), 2 Clair ’s (boys & one was Clair Eugene, so handsome imo!), Selestia (who married a Titus, they sound like a power-couple!), Marilla, Cecily, sisters Delilah & Diantha (they had other siblings but their names were boring), 3 Minerva ’s, Corinthia and Jacobie, Jakoby & Jacoby (not directly related).
Most of these twin pairs are too similar for my comfort level but a couple of them are tolerable (eg. Betty & Bertha as well as Taryn & Tyler).
If I could mix & match with the pairs...
Larissa & Lucille
Garrett & Tyler
Lucinda & Marvin
If I could mix & match with the pairs...
Larissa & Lucille
Garrett & Tyler
Lucinda & Marvin
Larissa & Lucille would be much nicer!