Twin Names: Poll

august8080

Some people like to do match-y sorts of names for their twins (think Jodie and Julie, Riley and Kiley, etc). This is totally not our style. That said, we are terrible at choosing names for girls--never had one chosen for our son. We have found two we can at least agree on and definitely haven't decided on them for sure, but are just sitting with them to see if they grow on us or if we find others we like better.

Both names end in the same vowel sound, which is slightly concerning to us. So, I want other people's opinions--do you think they sound "twin-y"?

Georgia and Emma

(If it matters, our son's name sounds nothing like these names and ends in a hard consonant.)

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kirknsarah

I say they sound *mildly* like twin names, but not in an annoying way. When I read Riley/Kiley I felt annoyed. If that helps The names are super cute, separately or together.

mlf625

I also prefer twin names (or even just sibsets) that aren't super matchy, and I don't think these are matchy names.  Coming from a family where all three kids are Ms, it's just annoying.  The -a ending wouldn't really have even registered with me.

I think both names are lovely names.  My concern with the two of them is that one is very popular (top 10) and the other not so popular.  I guess I wouldn't want one twin to feel like she got the "weird" name and the other to feel like she got the "boring" name.  I'm NOT calling either name weird or boring - again, I like them both!  I just remember my sister being like "HAHA, I got auntie's name and your name is just made up!" and then I felt slighted that I got some random name and she had a meaningful one.  Sisters be weird.  So, when we were choosing names, we tried to keep them similar rankings-wise.

The baby names board is super helpful, too, if you want more help.  I assume you've tried nymbler.com? 

userdeleted

I like them! I don't think they sound "twiny" but they sound like a great sibling pair. Very cute

august8080

mlf625:

I also prefer twin names (or even just sibsets) that aren't super matchy, and I don't think these are matchy names.  Coming from a family where all three kids are Ms, it's just annoying.  The -a ending wouldn't really have even registered with me.

I think both names are lovely names.  My concern with the two of them is that one is very popular (top 10) and the other not so popular.  I guess I wouldn't want one twin to feel like she got the "weird" name and the other to feel like she got the "boring" name.  I'm NOT calling either name weird or boring - again, I like them both!  I just remember my sister being like "HAHA, I got auntie's name and your name is just made up!" and then I felt slighted that I got some random name and she had a meaningful one.  Sisters be weird.  So, when we were choosing names, we tried to keep them similar rankings-wise.

The baby names board is super helpful, too, if you want more help.  I assume you've tried nymbler.com? 

That's good feedback. My biggest concern with Emma (even though I like it, obvi) is that it IS so popular and my preference for naming my kids (because I feel like my parents mostly accomplished this with me and my 3 sibs) is that the names be as timeless as possible-where you can't tie them to a generation (like our moms--Susan, Barbara, Kathy; mine-Jennifer, Lindsay, Courtney, etc). 

Seriously, my husband just sucks at girls names. He's ruining all of my good (and timeless, classic) ideas. 

He has suggested names that I seriously just gag on. I don't want to list any of them here for fear of offending someone. 

I might go to the baby names board--are they nice? I have definitely tried nymbler and everything else out there. 

SaraLouiseBride08

I generally like matchy-matchy names, and I was obsesed with DD's name (Olivia) ending with a soft a. Georgia, Olivia, Allyssa, Lila, etc etc were on our list.

SO take this how you will.

1. I don't think they like "twin-y" in that it doesn't seem at all like you tried to pick matching names.

2. I LOVE them both, and I love them together.

 

That said, Emma is very popular. When we first picked Olivia for DD, we didn't know how popular it was. In fact, I thought it was rather uncommon. When I found out it was like top 3 names, I really wanted to go with something else. But we both liked it, we both agreed on it, and nothing else compared to Olivia. Sometimes I wish we would have found something less popular to go with, but on the other hand, I can't imagine her named anything else.

Also, DH and I are "Chris" and "Sara" and for our ages it doesn't come any more common than that. Neither one of us minded at all having such normal names

I think both your names are gorgeous names. I don't feel like one is weird and one is normal. They're different enough to not be matchy, but alike enough that either girl should be jealous of the other's.

mlf625

august8080:

I might go to the baby names board--are they nice? I have definitely tried nymbler and everything else out there. 

They're nice as long as you're not asking about Nevaeh or Jaxson.   

joyco

My boys' names both end in -er and i honestly didn't realize that until we had told people the names. But we both like those names so whatever. And i hate matchy-matchy names. I do not think Georgia and Emma sound matchy at all, both are very pretty names.

felinity

august8080:

I might go to the baby names board--are they nice? I have definitely tried nymbler and everything else out there. 

They can be blunt and honest, but you want that! You won't catch scorn from them with your classic names.

 I think your names sound good together. They're stylistically similar (classic English literary sorts of names), and they don't rhyme.  If my twins had been g/g, they would've been Rebekah and Hannah, which are both Old Testament names - so stylistically similar.  Which is to say, I approve.

ndluvsrk

I think they are both pretty names and are not matchy-matchy at all. I did have the same thought as MLF about one being a top 5 name and the other not, but it's not like Georgia is all that uncommon or nontraditional.

I can relate to how you're feeling. Both of my boys' names end in the same two letters and we did not plan it that way and we're not matchy-matchy types either, but we're both drawn to those types of names.

Even in coming up with names for K3, the ones that appeal to me the most (though I'm having a really tough time) end in the same 2 letters. We're trying to make a conscious effort to veer away from that if this is another boy, but in the end, we have to go with a name that we both love and if it ends with those same two letters, then so be it.

misjenn

I think they are both classic, traditional names. We picked Emma because of family ties and I had loved Jane Austen since 5th grade and Emma is one of my favorite novels. I never considered how popular it was (again I am a Jennifer and never had a problem or identity crisis because of my name). We loved the name and the family ties it had to us. I think if you like a name then I would set aside the popularity issue. The traditional, classic names are incredibly popular(Jacob, Isabella, Ethan, Michael, William, Alexander, Olivia, Sophia, Ava, Daniel, Abigail-all on the top 10 list), so if it grows on you use it don't let naming trends affect your decision unless your going to name your child something crazy after a celebrities kids (hello Blue Ivy) then just go for it! ;-)

misjenn

Oh I love the website nymbler.com you can put in the names you like and it comes up with coordinating names. (I always put in DD and DS names and ours and a few I like and always get great suggestions) Another fun name site that tells the personality trends with those names is https://www.kabalarians.com/

Ruby44

I love both of these names, esp Georgia. I think they sound perfect together.

mcgee

Georgina and Emma are lovely together.