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Help[Opinions] You make a great point...
in reply to a message by Lissa Hannah
... about not naming twins things like Aimee and Ashley, or Joel and Cole. Like you said, these kids already share so much, why make them share the uniqueness of their name?
However, while I am against obvious name links- (same initial, rhyming, etc.) I absolutely love the concept of 'themed' names. I don't think that's cruel to do to your twins, as long as the children made to understand that they are two very different, very special people who just happen to have shared the same womb.
I think parents of twins should do everything they can possibly do to emphasize each child's individuality, but that doesn't mean denying the obvious- like it or not, these kids Are related (moreso than normal siblings), and that fact should be celebrated. They're going to have a special bond between them for their entire lives, and (assuming all goes well in raising them), will probably end up each other's best friend. To me it seems wrong to select two completely unrelated names for your twins, even if the names flow well together, but an obvious way to get around this is to use family names and use them often~ my best childhood friend was a twin. She was named Emmaline (Emma) after the maternal grandmother, and her brother was named Joseph after the paternal grandfather.
So, on a related note, we just found out my brother-in-law and his wife are expecting twins. At first they were going to go with some horrible combination like Joseph and Jacob but I begged them not to, and introduced my bil's wife to this site. They're now obsessed with the "name themes" page, and quite honestly, I think they've made some pretty great combinations that still aren't obviously related. For instance, just a few they've come up with:
Adam Rylan ("earth") and Noelani Amaya ("air")
Eloise Soleil ("sun") and Helen Lucine ("moon")
Gabriel Carlisle ("strong") and Wyatt Conrad ("brave")
Meredith Shannon ("water") and Susanna Rose ("flower")
Lucius Albert ("light") and Ciaran Douglas ("dark")
Adam Russell ("red") and Nila Azure ("blue")
Benjamin Clancy ("son") and Isabel Parvati ("daughter") -- I'm not wild about this combo; the names are great but the connotation is still too 'cutesy' for my liking. Naturally this is their favourite set.
Just something to think about.
~ Sayde
However, while I am against obvious name links- (same initial, rhyming, etc.) I absolutely love the concept of 'themed' names. I don't think that's cruel to do to your twins, as long as the children made to understand that they are two very different, very special people who just happen to have shared the same womb.
I think parents of twins should do everything they can possibly do to emphasize each child's individuality, but that doesn't mean denying the obvious- like it or not, these kids Are related (moreso than normal siblings), and that fact should be celebrated. They're going to have a special bond between them for their entire lives, and (assuming all goes well in raising them), will probably end up each other's best friend. To me it seems wrong to select two completely unrelated names for your twins, even if the names flow well together, but an obvious way to get around this is to use family names and use them often~ my best childhood friend was a twin. She was named Emmaline (Emma) after the maternal grandmother, and her brother was named Joseph after the paternal grandfather.
So, on a related note, we just found out my brother-in-law and his wife are expecting twins. At first they were going to go with some horrible combination like Joseph and Jacob but I begged them not to, and introduced my bil's wife to this site. They're now obsessed with the "name themes" page, and quite honestly, I think they've made some pretty great combinations that still aren't obviously related. For instance, just a few they've come up with:
Adam Rylan ("earth") and Noelani Amaya ("air")
Eloise Soleil ("sun") and Helen Lucine ("moon")
Gabriel Carlisle ("strong") and Wyatt Conrad ("brave")
Meredith Shannon ("water") and Susanna Rose ("flower")
Lucius Albert ("light") and Ciaran Douglas ("dark")
Adam Russell ("red") and Nila Azure ("blue")
Benjamin Clancy ("son") and Isabel Parvati ("daughter") -- I'm not wild about this combo; the names are great but the connotation is still too 'cutesy' for my liking. Naturally this is their favourite set.
Just something to think about.
~ Sayde
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