Should twins, or triplets (or quads) have names that rhyme?

Question

or start with the same letter or go together? or should they have names that absolutely nothing to do with each other? i'm not pregnant, i'm just wondering.

and not just multiple births, but siblings too.

in my family, all of our names start with K and end with an N (that's me, my brother, sister, 3 cousins, dad, aunt, and uncle)It gets confusing and tongue tying at times, but it's fun. most of our names are regular names spelt differently. like Karman, Kameron, or Kalvin. and others are normal like Kathryn, Kevin, Kersten, Kimberlyn, and Kerwin. the last one's kind of weird and original. i've never heard it before. Kason. so yeah, it's crazy, but fun.

Answer 1

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!

I'm the mother of twins and everything I read when I was pregnant discouraged rhyming, matching or similiar names. It's really important for multiples to establish their own identities from the beginning. It's really hard to do that when everyone around you from birth sees you as half of a pair. And if your names are Mia and Mya then how could people NOT see you as half of a pair?

So my answer is a big NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! :-)

Answer 2

It's up to the parents! Everyone is different, and has their own opinions. Like your family, you might think your names are confusing, but fun, whereas some people might just think that would be annoying, and not fun at all. It all depends on the person. I don't know what kind of names I would choose if I had multiples, but just for siblings I don't plan on following any certain pattern. I just want to pick names that I like, and not stick to a certain initial or ending or rhyme or anything. I don't think there's any wrong or right way to do it. Although parents should keep in mind to avoid anything that may cause teasing of the kids. Like I learned the other day about two brothers named Tom and Jerry. You have to wonder whether it was intentional, or not even considered, ya know?!

Answer 3

I think if you have siblings that are not born at the same time, having matching names is very fun for the children, they feel more a part of the same group.

But if you are a twin or triplet, etc. I think there is a constant personal conflict during your life about establishing your own identity. In that case, it helps tremendously to have your *own* name. You can choose to go by matching nicknames if you like when you are older, but having your own name is important to help establish your own space in life.

Answer 4

Personally, I think that giving siblings similar sounding names messes with their sense of identity. When I was in grade school, there were two sets of fraternal twins in my class: Michael and Michelle, and Christopher and Brian. Guess which set grew up to have a really warped relationship? (Not that it has everything to do with the names, but it couldn't have helped!)

One way of keeping family names similar is to share a middle name. Each individual has their own unique first name, but the girl children could all have the name middle name as their mother, and the boy children could have the same middle name as their father... or all of the children could use Mom's or Grandma's maiden name as a middle name.

Answer 5

I don't think they should rhyme. I was friends with twins named Carrie and Sherry when I was little and it was a little ridiculous. Names with the same letter maybe aren't so bad, but then you're limited in what you can choose and might get stuck with a mediocre name just because it had to start with a certain letter.

I like names that are from the same "category" Like, both trendy or both traditional, both from the same ethnic background (I think that works especially well with Russian names...)

Answer 6

Being a mother of triplets, I would say no. Every child is unique and different. They have their own facial expressions and gestures. So, I think its important that they have their own name and not one that is similar with the other. My husband is a twin and does not share the same first letter with his identical brother. He would agree that its not cute when parents name their kids the same (ie Alvin, Calvin.) Remember these kids will grow up and have to say their names and their sibilings names. you don't want it to sound like a Dr. Suess book, do you?

Answer 7

No, too cheesy.
I have an aunt who did the rhyming name thing. They all rhyme except for the middle child. Vikki, Randy, Heather, Nikki, Brandy. We thought it was fun when we were kids but now it's just too much. My mother in law has a family that all starts with D's. Deyanne, Debra, Denise, Daniel, Douglas, and David. Sorry, just not a fan.

Answer 8

I think it gets way too bougie when kids have names that either rhyme or start with the same letter. However, when naming our twins when kept in mind that they have the same sort of flow, the same number of syllables in the first and middle names and that the middle names were the same type of name. We also kept the linguistic origin of the first name similar.

Answer 9

I like a lot of names that start with H: Hazel, Haylee, Heather, Heidi, Hannah, Hayden, Hazen, Henry, etc. I could name septuplets fairly easily that way. My husband doesn't think everyone should have the same first inital, but He's Robert, with sibs Randall and Rebecca.

Answer 10

Having a K name is ok... but when several children have rhyming names... and part or twins or more... it is hard enough to distinguish them apart... and then thier names too... At least thier teachers and friends wont be so confused... and you can save time for explinations... for thier entire life... imagine every school year to go thru the same schpiel.... oh boi!