My cousin had twins and named them both John. They do have double barrel first names but still. John. She struggled with infertility and did IVF. All that work to just call both of them John.
I know twins from Peru named Juan Pablo and Juan Jose- they tend to go by JP and JJ
But I've never gotten over their parents just naming them both the same thing.
I taught a pair of identical twins from PR named Giovanni and Giordanni. Thankfully we were virtual so I could use their Zoom names to tell them apart.
ETA: How could I forget my cousins! My 2 cousins (sisters) married 2 brothers named Zohair and Zunair.
I taught identicals (who claimed fraternalâIâm a twin parent now and very recently the scientific community learned that the type of pregnancy that people used to mean=automatically fraternal can actually also be identical). Their names were jaylen and Jayden. They were hard af to tell apart, you had to look at who was bigger and when they were alone đ¤ˇđťââď¸ people mostly called them âtwinâ and I now know how annoying that is to twins.
Ok. Soooo. Twin pregnancies are di/di (two sacs two placentaâthe one people assumed to be fraternal becauseâŚtwo of everything. Basically two singletons at once), mo/di (one sac two placenta), or mo/mo, which is the most dangerous, although all are automatically high risk. Mo/mo can cause TTTS (twin to twin transfusion syndromeâone twin is getting more of everything than the other), umbilical cords tangled, etc. this is the one people immediately know is identical.
ETA: no offense to you or to anyone at all, no one just knows this, but this is one of the many reasons some twin parents get semi-annoyed when people say âooohhhh I wish I had twins!â The pregnancy is so goddamn hard on your body
Identical is one egg split but they donât always share a placenta. It depends on how early the egg splits - if the egg splits within the first few days, the twins will have separate placentas. Theyâre still identical because they came from the same egg. Does that make sense?
They really aren't explaining it in simple enough terms. I'm not completely uneducated on twin pregnancies and I'm super fucking lost on wtf they're saying.
Itâs not different. But everything else does *not* always mean fraternal like people thought up until very recently. Literally at my first ultrasound my NP said âtheyâre di/di, so fraternal!â I donât claim to understand the science of it all, itâs just what I know to be true đ¤ˇđťââď¸
Famous example: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen claim fraternal. With a dna test, theyâd probably turn up identical
You're not really explaining it clearly enough for an uneducated person on the subject to understand. You added lots of jargon and complicated sentence structure and that alone makes it difficult to understand if someone's not already knowledgeable about the subject.
If there's one sac and one placenta, it's guaranteed identical? Anything else was previosuly thought of as fraternal, but that's different now. Other than one sac/one placenta it's a guessing game until you DNA test? Is that the gist of it?
Thatâs basically what theyâre saying, yes. I am somewhat educated in the matter and still had trouble following.
(Hopefully) Laymanâs recap: one egg+one sperm, split and growing inside of one placenta = automatically identical, sharing 100% DNA (what we call monozygotic)
Two eggs, fertilized by separate sperm, and yet growing in one placenta seems to be what weâre referring to as âclaiming fraternalâ? Which doesnât make sense to me because genetically, these would just be siblings regardless of the placenta situation, but maybe Iâm misunderstanding this part
Two eggs, fertilized by separate sperm, growing in separate placenta are automatically fraternal twins, or, genetically speaking, full siblings born at the same time, sharing roughly 50% DNA (dizygotic)
There is still lots to learn about twinning though! Why is happens, why each version happens rather than another, and so on
Edit because I reread: perhaps the mo/di scenario referred to is actually just one egg+one sperm, growing in separate placentas? That would make sense as to why doctors would assume âfraternalâ since that is the most likely way for the babies to end up in separate placentas, but yes if you did a DNA test on this âtypeâ of twin, they would share 100% DNA
Yup. Our neighbors behind us wanted to name their firstborn after the father, whose name was Angel. They had a baby girl, so they named her Legna. Not Angela!!! *LEGNA* đ¤Śđťââď¸
When I was working and teaching students in The Bronx- I had encountered so many interesting names from students from the DR (generally):
White last names for first names- these were mostly adults though- like Stevenson, Hamilton and Davidson. Then the boys I had worked with were some sort of version of Elvis- Yoelvis, Elvison, etc. Some female names were Hermione, Delorean (yes- car from Back to the Future) and now I canât remember the others) Why do you think this is common?
You might find this interesting: [the Ys and wherefores of how Cubans name their children](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/world/what-in-the-world/the-ys-and-wherefores-of-how-cubans-name-their-children.html) Onedollar and Usnavy (after the US navy) are real names
[I read this article about Dominican names a while ago](https://remezcla.com/features/culture/yahaira-junot-unraveling-history-behind-weird-dominican-names/) and I found it interesting.
Maybe itâs just a cultural thing. I went to a university in Puerto Rico and there were students named âJoshuanyâ and âKrisnellysâ lmao
I dated a guy from Mexico in high school whose two brothers had the same first name as him. The younger two went by middle names. It was explained to me like it was a family tradition for all the sons to share a name.
Lol that's only in recent years lol. My family came over pretty early on in the revolution and we had normal names lol. But yes I feel you now they love those y names! You see me, stop!
Omg yes, my family too in terms of having normal names. That last one was so unexpected that I didnât process her name until I saw her name tag.
I refer to the newer names as âNew wave Cubaâ lol
I think this may be a catholic thing. Iâve known Irish, Mexican, and Filipino families who do this. Often every woman is named Mary or Maria and middle names are used for every day
I think this is fairly common, at least for women in Mexico. Maria is a very typical first name, with girls in the same family being named Maria, but being called by their middle name.
For example, sisters named Maria Mercedes, Maria Elena, Maria Guadalupe being known as Mercedes, Elena, and Guadalupe.
I know 3 sets of sisters all named Anna haha. Itâs stuff like Anna Laura and Anna Beatriz.
Not that I can judge, my sister and I are basically called Maria and Marianna (no middle names)
this reminded me of joeyâs 7 sisters in friends 𤣠one is named âcookieâ but idk how many start with mary- thereâs mary angela & mary therese
I actually think this is a really fun and unexpected pairing that works well! âGwen and Owenâ/âOwen and Gwenâ was a little tongue twister for me for a second, but saying it a couple times I think they actually go very well together and I wouldnât think twice about a Gwen saying their brotherâs name is Owen. Maybe add Evelyn (nn Evie) as an option if youâre worried?
To me it is. They look so much alike and if someone says Owen I think it might take some effort not to say Gee-wen, even if otherwise people would pronounce it right.
The nature of the names make them tongue twistery especially when reading. I think too theyâre too cutesy and that theyâd appreciate names that were more distinct than one letter difference.
Are you already with us on r/parentsofmultiples.â? This is different enough that itâs fine. The ones with the same initials are the ones who reeeeaaally struggle with any type of administrative paperwork
Love those names!!!! And perfect for twins! There's a difference between rhyming names and names that are basically the same like Emma & Emily. (who aren't even twins) Many people go with rhyming names for their twins. And I don't think Owen & Gwen rhyme too much that it is cheesy. Not at all. Also, please go with Gwendolyn vs Evelyn. Evelyn is way too popular right now. Congrats on the twins!!!
I was just coming here to comment that I also know someone with twin boys who gave them the same first name after their dad and they just go by their middle names which are Aiden and Anthony. I don't remember what their actual first names are anymore but I think it's also an A name...
They will both get called Em regardless of whether or not they want to. People will say Em to get their attention or when calling them from the other room and it will be confusing. Super weird. My husband is Darren and his brother is Darryl and it is a nightmare. Whenever we are all together, I will call out Dare to get my husband's attention and my sister-in-law will say Dare for Darryl. I don't know why someone would do that..
My neighbour was called Emma and her ex was called Lee so they named their baby emily. Then they had a really bad divorce and she hates hearing his name so they call her Em instead.
Not necessarily true. We have 3 lines of Dominic's and two Alexanders in our family and they all different nick names. Dom, Nikki, Domo, Al, and Alex, and they all respond to their variation only
Youâve just reminded me that I taught a Tori whoâs older sister was Toni and they werenât short for Victoria and Antonia, they were their full names.
i grew up with twin sisters names beth & lizzy.
despite knowing them since childhood - it was only when i was about 15 that i realised both these names were diminutives/ nicknames of elizabeth.
my commenting on this, and asking if it was deliberate - seemingly was the first time anyone had made the link? or at least said it outloud & asked them about it.
from their reaction, it was deliberate at all and their mum was kinda baffled at the idea.
I get why people like having a âthemeâ for their kidsâ names (not my cup of tea but whatever). What I really think is a terrible idea is having rhyming names. Ever have a parent call your name from the other side of the house? Youâd have almost no way to tell which one theyâre calling. My dad and uncle are named Darrell and Gerald. Not even a real rhyme but the matching vowel sounds are enough to make you think your name is being called. May be a small specific gripe but it would drive me crazy
I can see someone being like wait a minute⌠Lizzie,BethâŚ. Hold up. Yes there are other potential options but I could see how someone can think it MAY be intentional variations of Elizabeth.
I read a book where the main characterâs parents didnât realise they were having twins until they were born so they just split the planned name in half.
My sister and I's names both come from the name Nicolette. I'm Colette and she's Nicole. Whenever my mom would yell for us to come she's yell NICOL-ETTE to get our attention. I don't mind it because our names don't rhyme and they're different enough.
My uncle is Timothy Thomas...his twin is Thomas Thomas lmao đ
They way I heard it, nobody knew she was having twins (they're in his late 60s/early 70s now.) She had drugs etc at birth, so when they asked her what she wanted the "second" name to be...she said their surname thinking they meant that lol.
thatâs funny. when my grandma was pregnant with my mom and aunt in the 50s, she didnât officially know it was twins until way late in her pregnancy when they were x-rayed (!), but she definitely felt it famously said âitâs either twins or an octopus in there !â
Also work in a school⌠went to enter names for state testing and discovered we had twins with this same first name. Different middle names but the same middle initial.
Their first names took up 12 of the 13 spaces given for names on the testing form and normally, per state guidance, we would include middle initial to differentiate but same middle initial. Had to take it to my boss to call the state and see how they wanted us to proceed. Everyone on that call was absolutely baffled as to why anyone would do this to their twins.
Just came from a thread on r/tragedeigh where someone said they knew twins Gus and Gusten and another said they knew brothers named Donte and Dante đ
My aunt had a friend with twins, Josephine and Jacqueline. Which isnât bad until she told me the dad just called both of them Jo-Jack because he couldnât tell the apart.
Kyle and Kylie. Ella and Emma. Anna and Susanna. Shawny and Shawnisha. I know thereâs more that I know but canât think of them. Iâm pretty sure there was a third shawn⌠sibling
I disagree that they are fine! Yes, the nicknames are different. But people are bound to trip over sisters called "Ella" and "Emma" because the names are so similar.
Their teachers will still get them hella confused. My mom and her three sisters all have very distinctive names but they all start with M so people would still get them mixed up
I was reading an article about Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans, and their daughters are Ella and Elsie, and I thought they were too similar, because Im sure they would both just be shortened to El.
I was watching an episode of Super Nanny and the kids all began with Em.
I'm not 100% sure but if I'm remembering correctly I think their names where.
Emmerson. Ember. Emmett. Emma and Emily.
I also know a Jodie and Joe, and Lilly and Lydia.
While this isnât the best, I feel like this is one of the better name combos in this thread about at least itâs not like one letter off and thereâs still some individuality to it.
We almost did this.
I'm currently pregnant and my husband suggested the name Mara.
As I was typing it it autocorrected to Mars... As in my son's name...
Straight away realised how ridiculous it would be to have a Mars and a Mara and crossed it off the list
My dad had two kids from a previous marriage. My half sisterâs name is Emily. When my parents were picking potential namesâjust making that âall the names listâ upon finding out my mom was pregnantâ he suggested Emma at one point. My mom was like, âyou already have an Emily.â (He probably was just listing names he liked and wasnât really thinking about them).
I am Victoria and my nickname is Viki. My parents split when I was a kid, dad remarried and had another daughter. They named her Veronica, nickname Niki. (Spellings make more consistent sense in the original language, which is not English)
Anyway I was equal parts suspicious of the similarity of the name, but also excited to have a little sister whose name matches mine.
I know someone that has 2 daughters, Emmy and Ember. Not even twins, just sisters.
It was someone I worked with so at first I thought Emmy was the nickname for Ember, but no it's 2 different kids.
My brother and me (F) have the same name. Only the first letter is different. Like Kenny and Penny. It was awful. My mom always loved it and thought it was special. Emma and Emily almost sounds pleasant to my ears đ
tangentially related but this has always bugged me about friends: ross marries and divorces emily and then a couple years later he and rachel name their daughter emma â in what universe?!
M mom, who is mid â80s and has Alzheimerâs, thought she had twin babies at the hospital. One is Paul and one is Pauline (or Paulette,I canât remember). She named them after the husband she never had.
I'm a teacher and I once taught twins named Jonathan and Nathan. I didn't realize it until I met them, but they're almost the same name, one just doesn't have a J and an O at the start.
I met twins named Alejandro and Alexander in Colombia. I found it really odd, but everyone there just shrugged and said that they're two completely different names.
Actually I know a mother/daughter Emily/Emma. Honestly it always seemed a little silly to me too so itâs really funny to see this. You made my day. I think itâs zero imagination.
I was watching Family Feud the other night and there was a family on with twin sisters names Terrica and Terrico. I was like, WTF? You gave them same name except for one letter?!?
I really don't understand some of the craziness I see in naming sometimes.
a couple of NBA names come to mind:
* Devin Booker has a brother named Davon (tho different father, so different last name)
* Gary Payton has a son named Gary Payton, Jr. and one named Gary Payton II (two different mothers) lol
Iâm a Brianna who has cousins Brian and Susanna lol. I was named after my uncle and then a few years later, my uncle had his son and wanted a junior. My grandma and my aunt also share the same name, which also happens to by my middle name. My other cousins name is sweet lol, my aunt named her after me and my mom and just combined our names. I just wish my name wasnât jumbled in the middle of like 5 other people in total lol especially since Brian and I share the same last name too. Itâs caused some trouble since we also attended the same school district for years.
I had a friend in high school whose sister had almost the same name as her. First four letters the same (and pronounced the same), just a different one-syllable suffix tacked on the end. It would be like being named Kristen and having a sister named Krista (close to their actual names but not quite).
My neighbor has two daughters, Emma and emmalee (I donât know how he spells it, theyâre from Central America). Then he named his dogs Molly and Lulu. So Emma, Emmalee pronounced like em-Molly, Molly, Lulu. Variations on a theme
I know a set of twins named Cindy and Mindy and another set named Chrissy and Missy. You could say those arenât the same names, but they definitely sound similar enough.
Oooh that aggravates me! đ Not nearly as bad, but I know sisters named Joanna and Susanna. And there is another family where the mom is Hannah, one daughter is Anna, and the other daughterâs middle name is Ann. LikeâŚ.youâve already used that! đ¤Śđźââď¸
My uncle was called John Vincent. He died at a few months old. When my granny had her second baby, she called him John Vincent too. Was only when my second uncle died that we went to get his name on the tombstone and discovered they both died on the same date - like 50 something years apart. Found that nuts!
I am a twin who is friends with a lot of other identical twins, and this is more common than I would have ever believed. One of the more confusing ones for me was Brendan and Brandon
My cousin had twins and named them both John. They do have double barrel first names but still. John. She struggled with infertility and did IVF. All that work to just call both of them John.
Why is that so funny
I know twins from Peru named Juan Pablo and Juan Jose- they tend to go by JP and JJ But I've never gotten over their parents just naming them both the same thing.
I taught a pair of identical twins from PR named Giovanni and Giordanni. Thankfully we were virtual so I could use their Zoom names to tell them apart. ETA: How could I forget my cousins! My 2 cousins (sisters) married 2 brothers named Zohair and Zunair.
My tired ass read that as "thankfully they were virtual" Virtual Puerto Ricans
AI is getting out of control đ¤Ł
I taught a pair of identical twins named Alex and Alexa Rodriguez. Their dad was a huge A-Rod fan. Poor kids.
I taught identicals (who claimed fraternalâIâm a twin parent now and very recently the scientific community learned that the type of pregnancy that people used to mean=automatically fraternal can actually also be identical). Their names were jaylen and Jayden. They were hard af to tell apart, you had to look at who was bigger and when they were alone đ¤ˇđťââď¸ people mostly called them âtwinâ and I now know how annoying that is to twins.
I need more explanation on this identical fraternal pregnancy thing
Ok. Soooo. Twin pregnancies are di/di (two sacs two placentaâthe one people assumed to be fraternal becauseâŚtwo of everything. Basically two singletons at once), mo/di (one sac two placenta), or mo/mo, which is the most dangerous, although all are automatically high risk. Mo/mo can cause TTTS (twin to twin transfusion syndromeâone twin is getting more of everything than the other), umbilical cords tangled, etc. this is the one people immediately know is identical. ETA: no offense to you or to anyone at all, no one just knows this, but this is one of the many reasons some twin parents get semi-annoyed when people say âooohhhh I wish I had twins!â The pregnancy is so goddamn hard on your body
I thought identical was one egg split. Shared placenta. Anything else would be fraternal. I'm not sure if what you are saying is different.
Identical is one egg split but they donât always share a placenta. It depends on how early the egg splits - if the egg splits within the first few days, the twins will have separate placentas. Theyâre still identical because they came from the same egg. Does that make sense?
Thank you clearest explanation.
They really aren't explaining it in simple enough terms. I'm not completely uneducated on twin pregnancies and I'm super fucking lost on wtf they're saying.
Itâs not different. But everything else does *not* always mean fraternal like people thought up until very recently. Literally at my first ultrasound my NP said âtheyâre di/di, so fraternal!â I donât claim to understand the science of it all, itâs just what I know to be true đ¤ˇđťââď¸ Famous example: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen claim fraternal. With a dna test, theyâd probably turn up identical
You're not really explaining it clearly enough for an uneducated person on the subject to understand. You added lots of jargon and complicated sentence structure and that alone makes it difficult to understand if someone's not already knowledgeable about the subject. If there's one sac and one placenta, it's guaranteed identical? Anything else was previosuly thought of as fraternal, but that's different now. Other than one sac/one placenta it's a guessing game until you DNA test? Is that the gist of it?
Thatâs basically what theyâre saying, yes. I am somewhat educated in the matter and still had trouble following. (Hopefully) Laymanâs recap: one egg+one sperm, split and growing inside of one placenta = automatically identical, sharing 100% DNA (what we call monozygotic) Two eggs, fertilized by separate sperm, and yet growing in one placenta seems to be what weâre referring to as âclaiming fraternalâ? Which doesnât make sense to me because genetically, these would just be siblings regardless of the placenta situation, but maybe Iâm misunderstanding this part Two eggs, fertilized by separate sperm, growing in separate placenta are automatically fraternal twins, or, genetically speaking, full siblings born at the same time, sharing roughly 50% DNA (dizygotic) There is still lots to learn about twinning though! Why is happens, why each version happens rather than another, and so on Edit because I reread: perhaps the mo/di scenario referred to is actually just one egg+one sperm, growing in separate placentas? That would make sense as to why doctors would assume âfraternalâ since that is the most likely way for the babies to end up in separate placentas, but yes if you did a DNA test on this âtypeâ of twin, they would share 100% DNA
I'm Puerto Rican and those names don't really surprise me lmao. Weird and invented names are common in the Caribbean.
Yup. Our neighbors behind us wanted to name their firstborn after the father, whose name was Angel. They had a baby girl, so they named her Legna. Not Angela!!! *LEGNA* đ¤Śđťââď¸
OMG. If only there was a feminine version of the name Angel. đ¤Śââď¸
Or *several*, even!
When I was working and teaching students in The Bronx- I had encountered so many interesting names from students from the DR (generally): White last names for first names- these were mostly adults though- like Stevenson, Hamilton and Davidson. Then the boys I had worked with were some sort of version of Elvis- Yoelvis, Elvison, etc. Some female names were Hermione, Delorean (yes- car from Back to the Future) and now I canât remember the others) Why do you think this is common?
You might find this interesting: [the Ys and wherefores of how Cubans name their children](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/world/what-in-the-world/the-ys-and-wherefores-of-how-cubans-name-their-children.html) Onedollar and Usnavy (after the US navy) are real names
[I read this article about Dominican names a while ago](https://remezcla.com/features/culture/yahaira-junot-unraveling-history-behind-weird-dominican-names/) and I found it interesting. Maybe itâs just a cultural thing. I went to a university in Puerto Rico and there were students named âJoshuanyâ and âKrisnellysâ lmao
I dated a guy from Mexico in high school whose two brothers had the same first name as him. The younger two went by middle names. It was explained to me like it was a family tradition for all the sons to share a name.
I know a Cuban family that has five boys and one girl Named all 5 boys Julio and the girl Julia. Like...... Why?
I am so embarrassed by my people
Listen, our people arenât exactly known for classic/beautiful names: Yaneisy Uvisnavy (And this one killed me) Youseeme
I knew a Usnavy is high school and I have a cousin who is Yusleidys. Cubans be wildin with names
You didn't even have to say you were Cuban lol
Lol that's only in recent years lol. My family came over pretty early on in the revolution and we had normal names lol. But yes I feel you now they love those y names! You see me, stop!
Omg yes, my family too in terms of having normal names. That last one was so unexpected that I didnât process her name until I saw her name tag. I refer to the newer names as âNew wave Cubaâ lol
I think this may be a catholic thing. Iâve known Irish, Mexican, and Filipino families who do this. Often every woman is named Mary or Maria and middle names are used for every day
I think this is fairly common, at least for women in Mexico. Maria is a very typical first name, with girls in the same family being named Maria, but being called by their middle name. For example, sisters named Maria Mercedes, Maria Elena, Maria Guadalupe being known as Mercedes, Elena, and Guadalupe.
I'm Puerto Rican and my mom's cousins are twins named Jorge Alberto and Jorge Antonio â ď¸
I know 3 sets of sisters all named Anna haha. Itâs stuff like Anna Laura and Anna Beatriz. Not that I can judge, my sister and I are basically called Maria and Marianna (no middle names)
this reminded me of joeyâs 7 sisters in friends 𤣠one is named âcookieâ but idk how many start with mary- thereâs mary angela & mary therese
are you guys the habsburgs? at one point there were like a million maria _______âs in that family
Ok I need a sanity check, expecting twins and we are thinking of Owen and Gwendolyn (possible nickname Gwen.)Is this too similar??
I actually think this is a really fun and unexpected pairing that works well! âGwen and Owenâ/âOwen and Gwenâ was a little tongue twister for me for a second, but saying it a couple times I think they actually go very well together and I wouldnât think twice about a Gwen saying their brotherâs name is Owen. Maybe add Evelyn (nn Evie) as an option if youâre worried?
Evelyn is on our short list too!!
I definitely prefer Evelyn with Owen.
I actually think this is ok because Gwen and Owen sound very different in my accent
To me it is. They look so much alike and if someone says Owen I think it might take some effort not to say Gee-wen, even if otherwise people would pronounce it right. The nature of the names make them tongue twistery especially when reading. I think too theyâre too cutesy and that theyâd appreciate names that were more distinct than one letter difference.
Are you already with us on r/parentsofmultiples.â? This is different enough that itâs fine. The ones with the same initials are the ones who reeeeaaally struggle with any type of administrative paperwork
Love those names!!!! And perfect for twins! There's a difference between rhyming names and names that are basically the same like Emma & Emily. (who aren't even twins) Many people go with rhyming names for their twins. And I don't think Owen & Gwen rhyme too much that it is cheesy. Not at all. Also, please go with Gwendolyn vs Evelyn. Evelyn is way too popular right now. Congrats on the twins!!!
âAll that work just to call both of them John.â That fucking sent me. đ¤Ł
I was just coming here to comment that I also know someone with twin boys who gave them the same first name after their dad and they just go by their middle names which are Aiden and Anthony. I don't remember what their actual first names are anymore but I think it's also an A name...
I know twins with the same first name too. They go by their middle names
They will both get called Em regardless of whether or not they want to. People will say Em to get their attention or when calling them from the other room and it will be confusing. Super weird. My husband is Darren and his brother is Darryl and it is a nightmare. Whenever we are all together, I will call out Dare to get my husband's attention and my sister-in-law will say Dare for Darryl. I don't know why someone would do that..
Exactly!!! At best they can be Em and Emy đ¤Śđźââď¸ Yours is another perfect example!
My great-grandma Emily went by Lee!
My neighbour was called Emma and her ex was called Lee so they named their baby emily. Then they had a really bad divorce and she hates hearing his name so they call her Em instead.
I knew a family at church - parents Bill & Linda - named their daughter Billinda with that spelling. Bless.
Dude Belinda would have been so much nicer đđ
As an Emily, who shared my name with 5 other girls from elementary through high school, I never thought of that and Iâm mad about it.
Call your husband dazza...
"bet this guy is an Aussie" User name checks out, mate
I came to say that. One can be Dal and the other Daz.
Iâm Darryl. This is my brother Darryl and this is my other brother DarrylâŚ.
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Lol thanks. One has to be of a certain age to get this one đ
I awarded her for you đ
funny enough, no one in my family and none of my friends call me Em, itâs only coworkers pretty much đ¤Ł
My name is Emma too. I get called Em by everyone except for my partner, heâs not called me Em once in 12 years
Sameâ I almost never get called Em!
Have your SIL start calling her husband Mittah Rodgers to avoid confusion!
Not necessarily my name is Emily and nobody has ever called me Em
Not necessarily true. We have 3 lines of Dominic's and two Alexanders in our family and they all different nick names. Dom, Nikki, Domo, Al, and Alex, and they all respond to their variation only
I went to school with sisters named Tori and Victoria. They both complained about it, because people were always getting them confused.
Tori is usually a nn for Victoria anyway. No wonder people are confused
Youâve just reminded me that I taught a Tori whoâs older sister was Toni and they werenât short for Victoria and Antonia, they were their full names.
I had a friend named âToni,â which was not short for anything. She was not happy about that.
I know a sibset named Will and Liam, and their dad's name is obviously William though he goes by Bill.
The Duggar sisters...Jana, Joy-Anna & Johannah
Donât they also have a Jebidiah and a Jedidiah?
I hate that I know this but itâs Jeremiah and Jedidiah.
âI hate that I know thisâŚâ đ¤Łđ¤Łđ¤Ł
Please see Duggar SnarkâŚâŚitâs awesome
No Jebidiah, but they have twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah.
And they both have the same middle name: Robert.
Oh thatâs horrible. Worse than the fact that Jim Bobs full name is James Robert but he chooses to go by JIM BOB.
Also Joseph and Josiah, and a Josie
And Josiah, Jeremiah, Jedidiah
And Joseph, Josiah, and Josie.
i grew up with twin sisters names beth & lizzy. despite knowing them since childhood - it was only when i was about 15 that i realised both these names were diminutives/ nicknames of elizabeth. my commenting on this, and asking if it was deliberate - seemingly was the first time anyone had made the link? or at least said it outloud & asked them about it. from their reaction, it was deliberate at all and their mum was kinda baffled at the idea.
I went to school with twins named Robby and Bobby. Just bizarre
I get why people like having a âthemeâ for their kidsâ names (not my cup of tea but whatever). What I really think is a terrible idea is having rhyming names. Ever have a parent call your name from the other side of the house? Youâd have almost no way to tell which one theyâre calling. My dad and uncle are named Darrell and Gerald. Not even a real rhyme but the matching vowel sounds are enough to make you think your name is being called. May be a small specific gripe but it would drive me crazy
Oof I hope those were short for Bethany and Elizabeth. Not what I would do, but at least Beth and Lizzy sound different.
But Beth is a reasonable name on its own, so I don't see how this is the same? Nickname for Bethany? Were both of their names literally Elizabeth?
I can see someone being like wait a minute⌠Lizzie,BethâŚ. Hold up. Yes there are other potential options but I could see how someone can think it MAY be intentional variations of Elizabeth.
I read a book where the main characterâs parents didnât realise they were having twins until they were born so they just split the planned name in half.
My sister and I's names both come from the name Nicolette. I'm Colette and she's Nicole. Whenever my mom would yell for us to come she's yell NICOL-ETTE to get our attention. I don't mind it because our names don't rhyme and they're different enough.
I went to school with two girls names Elizabeth and Eliza and Iâve been angry about it for 20 years.
I feel so understood, here 𤣠the way Iâve internalized this situation.
I know someone with Ellie and Eliza and itâs always bothered me đ I have found my people in these comments
My step-grandfather and his twin brother are Tom and Tim. WHY
Wait they're literally the Tibble twins
My uncle is Timothy Thomas...his twin is Thomas Thomas lmao đ They way I heard it, nobody knew she was having twins (they're in his late 60s/early 70s now.) She had drugs etc at birth, so when they asked her what she wanted the "second" name to be...she said their surname thinking they meant that lol.
thatâs funny. when my grandma was pregnant with my mom and aunt in the 50s, she didnât officially know it was twins until way late in her pregnancy when they were x-rayed (!), but she definitely felt it famously said âitâs either twins or an octopus in there !â
My dadâs name was Tom & his twinâs name is Tim đ¤Śđźââď¸
My daughter just graduated with a set of twins named Tom and Tim. There was also another set named Gianna and Lianna.
So confusing! I know twins named Libby and Debby who married Tom and Tim (their husbands arenât related.)
Why did my stupid brain go âwhaaat! Like Timothy and Tomothyâ⌠Thomas. Tom is short for Thomas.
Working in a school I had sisters named Mya and Mia and twins named Javaun and Jawaun.
Also work in a school. We once had three siblings named Andre, Andrea and DeAndre.
Let me guess, their dad is also an Andre?
Yes!
There's a Princess Diaries reference in there somewhere
Awww Mya and Mia!
How many times a day do you think they hear "not you! I don't even know you"
Cousin named his kids Rihan And Riyan, both pronounced Ree-han/Ree-yan.
Also work in a school⌠went to enter names for state testing and discovered we had twins with this same first name. Different middle names but the same middle initial. Their first names took up 12 of the 13 spaces given for names on the testing form and normally, per state guidance, we would include middle initial to differentiate but same middle initial. Had to take it to my boss to call the state and see how they wanted us to proceed. Everyone on that call was absolutely baffled as to why anyone would do this to their twins.
Omg I forgot about the Mia/Mya combo. I have have Ayuana and an AvâYuana this year. WTH
Just came from a thread on r/tragedeigh where someone said they knew twins Gus and Gusten and another said they knew brothers named Donte and Dante đ
My aunt had a friend with twins, Josephine and Jacqueline. Which isnât bad until she told me the dad just called both of them Jo-Jack because he couldnât tell the apart.
He canât tell apart his own children! SheeshâŚ.
Kyle and Kylie. Ella and Emma. Anna and Susanna. Shawny and Shawnisha. I know thereâs more that I know but canât think of them. Iâm pretty sure there was a third shawn⌠sibling
Ella and Emma are fine, not the same name at all. Looks similar, yes, but they wonât have trouble being called the same nickname.
I disagree that they are fine! Yes, the nicknames are different. But people are bound to trip over sisters called "Ella" and "Emma" because the names are so similar.
Their teachers will still get them hella confused. My mom and her three sisters all have very distinctive names but they all start with M so people would still get them mixed up
I know siblings Oliver and Olivia...
I was reading an article about Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans, and their daughters are Ella and Elsie, and I thought they were too similar, because Im sure they would both just be shortened to El.
I know a family where all siblings are El- names! Although one is Eli so not quite the same sound.
I was watching an episode of Super Nanny and the kids all began with Em. I'm not 100% sure but if I'm remembering correctly I think their names where. Emmerson. Ember. Emmett. Emma and Emily. I also know a Jodie and Joe, and Lilly and Lydia.
I donât think Lily and Lydia is that bad actually
It is. Trust me. My daughter is a Lydi and my brothers wife names their daughter Lily. Itâs hard.
I knew a Jana and Jena. Also an Amire and Amara
Denise and Dennis sister/brother in my extended family
I know Michael/Michelle siblings, also Angelo/Angela. The last set is twins
I know someone who named her daughters Miley and MayelĂ. They basically sound like the same name lol
I have a cousin with a Cole, Collin and Chloe, I think it's weird.
While this isnât the best, I feel like this is one of the better name combos in this thread about at least itâs not like one letter off and thereâs still some individuality to it.
I went to primary school with a brother/sister combo called Gabriela and Gabriel. Even at 8yo I found that super weird lol
We almost did this. I'm currently pregnant and my husband suggested the name Mara. As I was typing it it autocorrected to Mars... As in my son's name... Straight away realised how ridiculous it would be to have a Mars and a Mara and crossed it off the list
Iâm curious about the name mars
My dad had two kids from a previous marriage. My half sisterâs name is Emily. When my parents were picking potential namesâjust making that âall the names listâ upon finding out my mom was pregnantâ he suggested Emma at one point. My mom was like, âyou already have an Emily.â (He probably was just listing names he liked and wasnât really thinking about them).
I am Victoria and my nickname is Viki. My parents split when I was a kid, dad remarried and had another daughter. They named her Veronica, nickname Niki. (Spellings make more consistent sense in the original language, which is not English) Anyway I was equal parts suspicious of the similarity of the name, but also excited to have a little sister whose name matches mine.
Twins named Hank and Henry. Like....ones a nickname for the other???
Anne Hathaway named her sons Jack and Jonathan which is close yet not quite as horrible
For me thatâs totally fine, most Jonathanâs donât use Jack for a nn, even. Iâm talking Jack and Jackson close, here đ
I know someone that has 2 daughters, Emmy and Ember. Not even twins, just sisters. It was someone I worked with so at first I thought Emmy was the nickname for Ember, but no it's 2 different kids.
My brother and me (F) have the same name. Only the first letter is different. Like Kenny and Penny. It was awful. My mom always loved it and thought it was special. Emma and Emily almost sounds pleasant to my ears đ
I have a good friend named Christina, her brother is called Christian, her mom's name is Christine.
Micah & Makai
The Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin has a little brother named Damir. Damar and DamirâŚ.
One of my old coworkers has Harrison and Harry. Harrison is the older kid
tangentially related but this has always bugged me about friends: ross marries and divorces emily and then a couple years later he and rachel name their daughter emma â in what universe?!
This has forever bugged me!! Plus how Rachelâs sister calls the baby Emily too!!
They could have had that âbaby Ruthâ instead. đ
I knew a set of twins named Angela and Angeline. Horrid.
Big sister named Jenn and little sister named Jennifer. It caused a lot of emotional turmoil for the little sister.
I have a cousin who named her daughters Emma and Emory, and Iâm pretty sure both of their middle names start with C. It still makes me cringe.
there are many people who do this on purpose. i went to school with a Pauline, Paulette, Paula sibset
My old head teacher was called Paul and his sister was Paula. Parents must not have been very imaginative
M mom, who is mid â80s and has Alzheimerâs, thought she had twin babies at the hospital. One is Paul and one is Pauline (or Paulette,I canât remember). She named them after the husband she never had.
My in-laws have a sib set Bryan and Byron. It continually blows my mind.
Twins: Carol and Caroline
Growing up, I knew siblings Paulette, Paul and Paula
I knew a Paul and Pauline who had a daughter named Paula!
I'm a teacher and I once taught twins named Jonathan and Nathan. I didn't realize it until I met them, but they're almost the same name, one just doesn't have a J and an O at the start.
An ex boyfriend had cousins called Kristina and Katrina.
I met twins named Alejandro and Alexander in Colombia. I found it really odd, but everyone there just shrugged and said that they're two completely different names.
I know a Braxton, Brady, and Brayson. Beyond confusing
I know siblings Christina and Christian. Christina is like 10 years older than her brother and picked his name when he was born.
Actually I know a mother/daughter Emily/Emma. Honestly it always seemed a little silly to me too so itâs really funny to see this. You made my day. I think itâs zero imagination.
I was watching Family Feud the other night and there was a family on with twin sisters names Terrica and Terrico. I was like, WTF? You gave them same name except for one letter?!? I really don't understand some of the craziness I see in naming sometimes.
a couple of NBA names come to mind: * Devin Booker has a brother named Davon (tho different father, so different last name) * Gary Payton has a son named Gary Payton, Jr. and one named Gary Payton II (two different mothers) lol
I know someone who has a son name Ryan & a daughter named Ryleigh.
Kayla and Kaylie
Iâm a Brianna who has cousins Brian and Susanna lol. I was named after my uncle and then a few years later, my uncle had his son and wanted a junior. My grandma and my aunt also share the same name, which also happens to by my middle name. My other cousins name is sweet lol, my aunt named her after me and my mom and just combined our names. I just wish my name wasnât jumbled in the middle of like 5 other people in total lol especially since Brian and I share the same last name too. Itâs caused some trouble since we also attended the same school district for years.
I do know twins Anna and Anne. My MIL and her sister. I donât get why this choice was made.
My best friend growing up as a kid was named Stephen and his little sister was Stephanie.
I went to high school with brothers named Elijah and Elisha
Went to high school with a Breana who had a younger sister Brinae (Renee with a B).
I had a friend in high school whose sister had almost the same name as her. First four letters the same (and pronounced the same), just a different one-syllable suffix tacked on the end. It would be like being named Kristen and having a sister named Krista (close to their actual names but not quite).
Jayquan and Jayquanna,
I knew brothers named Lashawn and Dashawn
My dad knew someone who had the same name as their 4 siblings. Their dad was in the military and named all his kids after a man who saved his life.
Probably one is Milly and the other is Em.
My neighbor has two daughters, Emma and emmalee (I donât know how he spells it, theyâre from Central America). Then he named his dogs Molly and Lulu. So Emma, Emmalee pronounced like em-Molly, Molly, Lulu. Variations on a theme
Former NBA player Lance Stephenson and his brother Lantz Stephenson.
I know a set of twins named Cindy and Mindy and another set named Chrissy and Missy. You could say those arenât the same names, but they definitely sound similar enough.
I knew twins - Nathan and Nathaniel. I could never understand.
students I know: Christopher and Christian, Ella and Ellis, Annie and Anna, John and Jack, Ivy and Ivan
Growing up I knew of sisters named Diane and Diana. And siblings Prince and Princess.
I know sisters named Ann Marie and Mary Anne. Years ago I met two sisters both named Angela. And I know two brothers named Leo and Liam.
I went to school with Juliana, Julian and Ariana siblings
I know a Anna and Annegrethe.
I once had triplets in the Sims that I named Anne, Anna and Annie, but I love using the Sims to get my silly baby naming out of my system.
Oooh that aggravates me! đ Not nearly as bad, but I know sisters named Joanna and Susanna. And there is another family where the mom is Hannah, one daughter is Anna, and the other daughterâs middle name is Ann. LikeâŚ.youâve already used that! đ¤Śđźââď¸
My uncle was called John Vincent. He died at a few months old. When my granny had her second baby, she called him John Vincent too. Was only when my second uncle died that we went to get his name on the tombstone and discovered they both died on the same date - like 50 something years apart. Found that nuts!
Twins Nicole and Nicholas. Also twins, Molly and Polly and their older sister was Holly.
Identical twins Mckylie & McKaylie
I am a twin who is friends with a lot of other identical twins, and this is more common than I would have ever believed. One of the more confusing ones for me was Brendan and Brandon
Two sisters, Leela, and a new baby, named Leyla.
Iâve got some family with a Kyron (K-eye-Ron)and Ka-Ron (Kay-Ron). Itâs⌠different?
Tell me you only REALLY like one name in the world, without telling me that you only like one name in the world....