I know I shouldn't even be thinking about this until we find out the sexes, but I can't help thinking about possible combos. We had already picked our boy and girl name, but now that it's twins and we may have one of each, I'm afraid they are too matchy.
Arlo James and Ava Marie
What do you think? Also for fun, here is our (my) list of other contenders, if anyone feels like making any suggestions for combos. Could be boy/boy, girl/boy, or girl/girl. The above middle names are set, but if we have the same sex, other possibilities are Joseph and Robert for a boy, and maybe Pat for a girl.
Rhea Nora Paige Sadie Maya Tessa Erin Clara Anna Olivia Noelle
Cameron Owen Evan Ethan Isaac Micah Levi Ezra Caleb Calvin Cole Adrian Maxwell Connor Trevor
DS: June 2008 Married: July 2015 BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
Congratulations! I don't think Arlo and Ava are similar at all. If those are the two you love, go for it!
I love so many of the names on your boy list!!! I have an Isaac and if we have another boy, he will be Micah. Should we have twin boys, they would be Micah and Levi or Micah and Eli. (We're on the long 'I' train if you couldn't tell! )
I wouldn't choose twin names that begin with the same letter. Too matchy to me. I also wouldn't choose two names that end in the same letter/sound.
My favorites from your list are Tessa and Sadie or Nora and Sadie and Micah with Connor or Levi.
I love Arlo and the double A names don't bother me at all! Other Suggestions:
Arlo James and Owen Robert Arlo James and Levi Joseph Arlo James and Tessa Marie Maxwell James and Anna Marie Ava Marie and Tessa Noelle
I might be the odd one out but I feel like some of the boy names on the longer list don't really have the same feel as Arlo does (even though they're vintage names)
if it's boy/boy a few other suggestions: Arlo and Oscar Arlo and Jasper Arlo and Elias Arlo and Emmett Arlo and Miles Arlo and Oliver Arlo and Linus
I have ID twins and I'm so thankful I gave them non matching names even though it was slightly tempting while I was pregnant. It's hard enough for twins to forge their own identities, why give them an additional hurdle to overcome? A matching initial in B/G twins isn't terrible, but same sex twins with same initial/similar/rhyming names sounds pretty silly. There is a set of ID twin girls in my kids' school with very similar names. There has been a lot of eye rolling among teachers and parents, and the kids call them "hey twins", I feel so bad for them.
Thank you everyone! I definitely would not give them rhyming names or anything extreme. It just stinks that our top name choices happened to start with the same letter. Obviously a non-issue until you end up having B/G twins, haha. You've all given me some things to think about, now I'll just have to wait and see what sexes we end up with and go from there.
DS: June 2008 Married: July 2015 BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
I totally understand your issue! Expecting boy twins and just can't decide if I'm okay with them starting with the same initial or not...Arlo and Ava are a little matchy for me, but not bad.
Like several others, I find it cheesy when twins have names that start with the same letter. As a PP said, it's already harder for them to carve out their own identities and somehow the alliteration seems like nudging them in the wrong direction. Though you just happen to like 2 "A" names, most people would assume you intentionally tried to make their names match. I have twin nieces- Kate and Georgia- and I love that their names are more like normal sibset names and less like matchy twin names.
DX PCOS Jan 2012 IUI #1 Feb 2012= DS1 born 11/2012 Unmedicated BFP (first post-weaning cycle)=DS2 born 9/2014 Unmedicated BFP (first post-weaning cycle again)= EDD 11/2016
Re: Can't resist.. twin names too matchy?
That said, I don't think Arlo and Ava are too matchy beyond being two syllable names that start with an a.
My favorite name combo of your expanded list is Adrian James and Rhea Marie.
I love so many of the names on your boy list!!! I have an Isaac and if we have another boy, he will be Micah. Should we have twin boys, they would be Micah and Levi or Micah and Eli. (We're on the long 'I' train if you couldn't tell! )
I like Arlo. Ava is nice but I'm just not a huge fan.
Arlo James & Olivia Marie
Arlo James & Ezra Joseph
Ava Marie & Paige (not with Pat though)
Arlo James and Owen Robert
Arlo James and Levi Joseph
Arlo James and Tessa Marie
Maxwell James and Anna Marie
Ava Marie and Tessa Noelle
I might be the odd one out but I feel like some of the boy names on the longer list don't really have the same feel as Arlo does (even though they're vintage names)
if it's boy/boy a few other suggestions:
Arlo and Oscar
Arlo and Jasper
Arlo and Elias
Arlo and Emmett
Arlo and Miles
Arlo and Oliver
Arlo and Linus
As a Catholic, Ava Marie has a strong religious connotation due to the song Ave Maria. Just something to keep in mind if you are not religious.
I like Arlo & Isaac or Arlo & Ezra, both with Joseph as the MN. I like Ava & Tessa or Ava & Erin Patricia
love tessa and noelle owen and issac
Married: July 2015
BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
For two girls, I like Anna and Tessa. (I like Clara, but I felt it was either too matchy or not coordinated enough with the other girl names.)
For two boys, I like Ezra and Micah or Adrian with either of them.
IUI #1 Feb 2012= DS1 born 11/2012
Unmedicated BFP (first post-weaning cycle)=DS2 born 9/2014
Unmedicated BFP (first post-weaning cycle again)= EDD 11/2016