I was quite an age before I realized that twins need not be named Plinkety and Plunkety. I met a girl who had twins siblings named
Claire and
David, and I thought, "
Can you do that?"
Popular names-my daughter,
Carol, was always one of 2 or 3 Carols (mostly spelled
Carole) in the same class.The name was having a time of usage in the French-speaking community, which I hadn't realized, and anyway, my husband was completely charmed by the name..so pretty! So unusual! (He's from the Middle East.)