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Help[Opinions] twins Savannah Grace & Sophia Hope -- wdyt?
My sister is having identical twin girls. She is kicking around the names Savannah Grace and Sophia Hope. Wdyt?
This message was edited 5/28/2013, 5:12 PM
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First of all, I don't think the styles match. Susanna and Sophia or Sabrina and Sophia have a more cohesive, classic feel, imo, than the modern Savannah paired with the classic and stately Sophia. Also, matching initials AND themey mns is a bit too much. In addition, there's the problem of Sophia being so massively popular. Still, in the broad scheme of things (and considering how heinous some combos are), Savannah and Sophia as a sibset isn't too bad.
This message was edited 5/29/2013, 10:02 AM
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individuality is most important for twins
Is she planning to dress them alike too?
Developing their own identity is very important for twins. You sister should always encourage their individuality, which begins with giving them names that do NOT begin with the same letter or rhyme.
And yes, yawn on the middle names.
Is she planning to dress them alike too?
Developing their own identity is very important for twins. You sister should always encourage their individuality, which begins with giving them names that do NOT begin with the same letter or rhyme.
And yes, yawn on the middle names.
This message was edited 5/29/2013, 8:45 AM
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I agree about them needing to be individuals...
But I don't see why having names that start with the same first letter is such an individuality crusher. Lots of siblings have names that start with the same letter; I know a family where the four daughters all have the same initials, MDL. (Or they did till they all got married.) Monique Danielle, Melissa Dee, Melinda Deanne and Michelle Dawn. Their parents had the same initials too. It is a bit hokey (maybe a lot hokey.)
But Savannah and Sophia are quite different in style, and they certainly don't rhyme. Not like Savannah and Samantha, for instance. That would be hokey, and also be hard to distinguish by ear in a crowd or from a distance.
But I don't see why having names that start with the same first letter is such an individuality crusher. Lots of siblings have names that start with the same letter; I know a family where the four daughters all have the same initials, MDL. (Or they did till they all got married.) Monique Danielle, Melissa Dee, Melinda Deanne and Michelle Dawn. Their parents had the same initials too. It is a bit hokey (maybe a lot hokey.)
But Savannah and Sophia are quite different in style, and they certainly don't rhyme. Not like Savannah and Samantha, for instance. That would be hokey, and also be hard to distinguish by ear in a crowd or from a distance.
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Totally agree.
When we were told that we that we might be having twins (thankfully proven false) Alexander and I realized that the only names we like for girls started with M - Margaret and Miriam. Our top chose for a boy was Malcolm - boy/girl would have been Miriam and Malcolm. The first thing I thought was "Oh No! My kids will hate me." Until I realized just how many siblings share the same initials and lived through it trauma-free. It's not like it's Mimi and Miri or Dustin and Dusti.
When we were told that we that we might be having twins (thankfully proven false) Alexander and I realized that the only names we like for girls started with M - Margaret and Miriam. Our top chose for a boy was Malcolm - boy/girl would have been Miriam and Malcolm. The first thing I thought was "Oh No! My kids will hate me." Until I realized just how many siblings share the same initials and lived through it trauma-free. It's not like it's Mimi and Miri or Dustin and Dusti.
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I was quite an age before I realized that twins need not be named Plinkety and Plunkety. I met a girl who had twins siblings named Claire and David, and I thought, "Can you do that?"
Popular names-my daughter, Carol, was always one of 2 or 3 Carols (mostly spelled Carole) in the same class.The name was having a time of usage in the French-speaking community, which I hadn't realized, and anyway, my husband was completely charmed by the name..so pretty! So unusual! (He's from the Middle East.)
Popular names-my daughter, Carol, was always one of 2 or 3 Carols (mostly spelled Carole) in the same class.The name was having a time of usage in the French-speaking community, which I hadn't realized, and anyway, my husband was completely charmed by the name..so pretty! So unusual! (He's from the Middle East.)
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No! No! It can't be! *foams at mouth, head explodes*
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agree about Melissa and Melinda...
Though I've only ever met one girl who was ever called Mel, and her name was Melanie. This Melissa's family pronounced her name Me-LEE-Sa, who knows why? She always pronounced it Melissa, the regular way, probably because she knew it was a losing battle to insist that people call her by her family's pronunciation. I think Melinda might have been called Mindy occasionally, but not in general.
Though I've only ever met one girl who was ever called Mel, and her name was Melanie. This Melissa's family pronounced her name Me-LEE-Sa, who knows why? She always pronounced it Melissa, the regular way, probably because she knew it was a losing battle to insist that people call her by her family's pronunciation. I think Melinda might have been called Mindy occasionally, but not in general.
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How does she know they're identical before they're born?
The names are both nice. I especially like Savannah. Sophia is not a favorite, but it is pleasant. It fits with Savannah but its style is quite different so they don't strike me as matchy-matchy names.
Grace and Hope as twin middle names are very cliched.
The names are both nice. I especially like Savannah. Sophia is not a favorite, but it is pleasant. It fits with Savannah but its style is quite different so they don't strike me as matchy-matchy names.
Grace and Hope as twin middle names are very cliched.
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Sometimes identical twins share an amniotic sac and/or placenta, which doesn't happen with fraternal twins. If the doctor identified that they shared, then it is most likely they're identical.
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I only ask...
Because I've never heard anybody say they were going to have identical twins, just that they were having twins or twin boys.
Because I've never heard anybody say they were going to have identical twins, just that they were having twins or twin boys.
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My sister got pregnant using IVF and only one embryo was transferred into her womb.
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They're good names. Popular, yes, but the girls may not mind that. Someone suggested Sophie rather than Sophia, and I agree, though I see what your sister is aiming at, with the two ah/a endings.
And Grace and Hope? I'd be pleased to have either name.
Wishing your sister and the babies good health!
And Grace and Hope? I'd be pleased to have either name.
Wishing your sister and the babies good health!
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I don't they think they suit in style, but they do in popularity. I like both names on their own.
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I'll echo everyone else and say they're incredibly boring. Nothing wrong with them, but they're forgettable. Popular first name + popular middle name always puts me to sleep.
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Nothing wrong with them, neither of them will really have problems getting through life with the names or anything, but they're pretty boring. Both separate and together. Really tired of seeing virtue names as a way to tie multiples together (plus Grace and Hope are overdone as middle names anyway). And I could probably see mom stumbling over their names if she calls them both at once.
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I fell asleep reading the names
Pretty, docile, forgettable.
Pretty, docile, forgettable.
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