Names for twin girls?

Question

I have been asked to come up with names for twin girls, I love the idea of twins, but dread the tough of naming them. so far I have come up with:
Bathany & Rebecca
Angelica & Ashley
Hannah & Savanah
Nicole & Emily
so, what do you think?
I need answer A.S.A.P, please help me choose on of them, or give me some ideas for great modern baby girl names.

Answer 1

I have twins (a boy and a girl) and different people have different ideas about naming twins -- ideas that they're usually pretty passionate about! Personally, I dislike "twin" names that are too cute, that rhyme, etc. So, as a matter of my personal preference, I don't like Hannah and Savanah, or Angelica and Ashley (while I'm not dead set against twin's having first names with the same initial, I don't love the idea, and, personally, I don't like either of those names). So that's what I don't like.

I very much like Nicole and Emily. I think they are terrific names, with the only possible downside (I said *possible* -- it's only a downside if you, as a parent, think it is!) is that Emily is such a popular name still that your daughter will more than likely have at least one other Emily in her class. But, so what. It's a classic, beautiful name, as is Nicole. I think they go nicely together -- it's not like one of them is an "Old Testament" name and the other is some extremely trendy name spelled oddly. They mesh and they're lovely.

As far as Bathany and Rebecca -- did you mean "Bethany"? My personal preference would be for Bethany over Bathany -- I'm not sure how to pronounce the latter, at any rate.

In any event, were the choice mine to make (and I recognize it isn't!) I would go with Emily and Nicole.

Of course, all that being said, I don't think names -- for twins, singletons, whomever -- can be decided in a vacuum, and I think it really has a lot to do with surnames and cadence. Some first names go great with some last names. Others, not so much. Ditto middle names (if you're using middle names).

ETA The more I look at this, the more I love Emily and Nicole!

As someone else noted, twins who have cutesy/rhymy/matchy names often loathe that fact -- twins are lumped together by so many people so much of the time it's no surprise that many, maybe most, don't like such name similarity. While I'm sure that not all twins dislike having "matching" names, I am willing to bet that there aren't any twins who resent *not* having "matching" names.

Best of luck, and enoy the twin thing!

Answer 2

I think anagrams (different names using the exact same letters) are a good way of naming twins if you want something similar or matching. That way they get their own individual name, but you've got that cute association.
Girls
You could try:
Sweet:
Adaline and Daniela
Adeline and Delanie
Allie and Leila/ Ally and Lyla
Alyce and Lacey
Amy and May/ Mya
Celia and Alice/ Lacie
Emelina and Melanie
Hallie and Leilah
Lorita and Tailor/ Loryta and Taylor
Olivette and Violette

Modern/unusual:
Akira and Kiara
Alanis and Salina
Ali and Lia/ Alina and Liana
Alysha and Shayla
Disney and Sidney
Ilene and Eleni
Kamila and Mikala
Marina and Armani
Samira and Marisa
Shyla and Ashly

Traditional/modern combo:
Anita and Tania/ Tiana
Anni and Nina
Ashley and Elysha
Dayna and Nadya
Deni and Enid
Elaine and Aileen
Isla and Lisa

Cute (older style):
Carmella and Marcella
Deeann and Nadene
Diana and Nadia
Diane and Andie
Dianne and Nadine
Elenor and Loreen
Ellyn and Nelly
Nena and Anne

Hope that helps! :)

Answer 3

If i had to choose..it would probably be the Nicole and Emily or the Hannah and Savanah. I have a list of names for you:
Hailey
Taylor
Morissa
Norah (love that name)
Morgan
Stella
Ella
Molly
Alli
Riley
Sarah
Elise
Eliza
Elizabeth
Bella
Bell
Julia
Eva or Ava
Eve
Samantha (Sam for short)
Kayla
Kaitlyn or Kaitlen
Katherine (Catherine)
Kathleen
Katie
Kasey
Kelly
Kelsey
Kimberley
Amber
Amy
Alissa
Alise
Avery
Becka
Becky
Brenna
Breanna
Brittany
Carley
Isabel
Cassondra
Cassie
Renee
Mary
Melissa
Maybelle
May
August
April
Avril
Halie
Haiden
Grace
Zoe or Zoey
sorry...thats all i can think of off the top of my head.
E-mail if you need more. Also, you can look in the baby names book. They should have some.

Answer 4

Lonna Gwynyth Henley Leone

Payden Hail Aveena Marleece

Answer 5

I like all the names you mentioned. My favorite would be Bethany and Rebecca.
Some other twin girls names are:
Faith & Hope
Taylor & Tyler
Hailey & Hannah
Madison & Morgan
Mackenzie & Madison
Ella & Emma
Hannah & Sarah
Faith & Grace
Jaden & Jordan
Emily & Sarah
Olivia & Sophia
Ashley & Emily
Elizabeth & Emily
Elizabeth & Katherine
Abigail & Alison
Amy & Emily
Gabriella & Isabella
Isabella & Sophia
Megan & Morgan
Ava & Olivia
Jayden & Jordan
Abigail & Emily

Answer 6

My best friends in high school were twin girls- Lynne and Lorie. They hated the fact that their names were so similar. Twins have a natural aversion to being "clumped together". They have to share so many things as it is, why make them have names that are so similar? Why not offer two completely different names to match the two different identities that they will want to have? Therefore, I would recommend Bethany and Rebecca. Both are beautiful names that are not that common and have two different meanings. Good luck!

Answer 7

I personally think that you should pick names that rhyme. Like, for instance, Sierra and Briarra. I like to make up my own names as well because it's fun to think, you know, cause you never know when you are pregant with twins! But, for modern girl names, you should make up your own. Some of my own names include: Javanna, Briarra, Kiana, Javianna, and others. You may pick your own, because it's not the name you give the baby, it's the thought you put into the name to make it.

Answer 8

I REALLY like the Hannah & Savanah!
But i think you should spell the Savanah closer to match Hannah....
Like Savannah! With 2 N's instead of 1.

Answer 9

I like Bethany & Rebecca.

My second choice is Nicole & Emily.

Hannah and Savanah is too rhyme-y and they'd always get confused.

Angelica and Ashley is too predictable and cheesy.

Answer 10

Bethany & Rebecca is a great combination! I prefer the spelling Rebekah though. I also like Nicole & Emily.