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They're too themey and too similar in sound, and those are two things I really dislike in twin names...or sibling names in general.

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Each name is okay on its own, though.

I think it's too matchy-matchy, and I would advise against it.

A bit too matchy in sound and meaning for my tastes but it's not a terrible sibset.

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I agree with ACL that if I had twins naming them something so similar is probably not a good idea since they are already twins as it is. Most twins like to feel a bit more different and unique from one another.

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This message was edited 5/4/2012, 5:09 AM

Albion is a country and Avalon is, presumably, a place in that same country. Like "This is my son France and my daughter Paris". That bothered me seriously, even before I looked at the similarity of the names.

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If I saw it in real life, I'd assume a very young mother, probably a single parent with nobody available to talk some sense into her. And I'd think that there must be better ways to end up with a son Al and a daughter Ava.

Way too matchy and similar.

As a twin, I hate when twins have similar sounding names. It's not like siblings, it's worse because for a good part of their lives people are going to be seeing them together and it's hard enough getting people to understand that they are two separate people. Granted b/g twins have a it better in that regard but it just stops being cutesy after awhile and everyone just thinks they're the first person to notice the similar names.

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That said, the names are fine on their own.