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Can you pair up these names for twins ♀♂?
Just for fun, how would you pair up my favourite names for boy-girl twins :) Use each name only ONCE; you should have 8 different pairs at the end.
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Roman [RO-mun]
Harper **
Morgan **
Elias [ee-LY-us]
River
Gideon
Isaac
Aubrey **
Nathaniel
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Viola [vy-OH-luh]
Isobel
Eleanor
Matilda
Jennifer
Francesca
Katherine
Winter
Annabel
Please explain why you chose each pair, if you can :)
** Yes, these are BOYS names, and I live in England where these names are rarely seen on girls, if ever.
Those who noticed there's 9 - well done! :P Missed out Ruby for a girl, sorry!!
Grrr, seriously messed up the numbers here! I meant for you guys to have 10 pairs, and I thought I had an extra boys name in there. Silly moi :)
32 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Roman and Francesca -- Both are Italian ... well, Francesca is Italian in origin and Roman is from a city in Italy. And isn't it funny that the Italian one actually means "Frenchman"?
River and Winter -- Both are naturey word names; maybe they're a bit too similar in sound, but they really do seem the best fit here. I'd imagine parents who liked one would also like the other.
Elias and Isobel -- I like the subtle repetition of the "El" sound, at the beginning of one name and the end of the other. They also share an "i" and an "s," yet they manage to sound perfectly distinct from each other. They both could be seen as less popular versions of popular names -- Elias of Elijah/Eli and Isobel of Isabella/Isabelle.
Gideon and Eleanor -- Both are very old-fashioned three-syllable names with the same syllable rhythm. They're about equally uncommon, they are both just beginning to sound stylish again, and they both have a similar formal quality.
Nathaniel and Katherine -- I like the repeated "ath" sounds; they're similar without being too similar. They're also the most timeless sounding names on your lists, so they pair well stylistically. Yes, I realize they could be nicknamed Nate and Kate -- but having full names that don't rhyme almost makes it okay that the nicknames do, doesn't it? And they don't HAVE to be Nate and Kate if they don't like that. They could be Nate and Kathy or Nathan and Kit.
Morgan and Jennifer -- Both names are Welsh in origin, and both names are slightly past their popularity peak, at least in the U.S. I'd imagine twins called Morgan and Jennifer to be in their 20s or even 30s.
Harper and Matilda -- Harper is a hard one for me to pair stylistically, since I'm not sure WHAT style it is in the UK. Here it's a fashionable, literary girls' name -- it's one of the few boys-names-on-girls that we naming traditionalists will tolerate (and some even like it -- the horrors!). Since it is fashionable, albeit on the opposite gender, I paired it with another fashionable literary choice. Harper and Matilda are both very energetic.
Aubrey and Viola -- I'm not sure why I like these names together, but I think it's because both names have a sort of magical quality. Aubrey means "elf power" -- and I know it's related the Shakespearean Oberon. Viola is also a Shakespearean name meaning "violet." Together, these names evoke an image of elves and fairies playing in a 16th century enchanted garden.
Isaac and Annabel -- Both names are exceedingly happy, friendly, and accessible. They're the sort you run across often enough, but not too often. And they both have great meanings -- "laughter" and "lovable." You can't get much happier than that!
This was challenging and fun!
- EliseLv 51 decade ago
Roman & Gideon
Harper & Isobel
Morgan & Viola
Eleanor & Matilda
Elias & Jennifer
Rover & Winter
Isaac & Francesca
Aubrey & Annabel
Nathaniel & Katherine
- 1 decade ago
Roman and Matilda
Harper and Winter
Morgan and Viola
Elias and Katherine
River and Francesca
Gideon and Isobel
Isaac and Eleanor
Aubrey and Jennifer
Nathaniel and Annabel
:)
- DizzeeBeeLv 61 decade ago
Roman & Matilda - One is very masculine and the other very feminine so they balance each other out, also I love both names.
Harper & Isobel - They sound so classy as a pair.
Morgan & Katherine - Both solid, traditional names, I'm not in love with Katherine but they make a lovely set.
Elias & Francesca - Love both names, sound a bit different but not completely out there.
River & Eleanor - Couldn't find anything that I thought went really well with River but I do like Eleanor a lot.
Gideon & Viola - Both fairly unusual, sound very grown up as a pair.
Isaac & Annabel - Quite common but classic names.
Aubrey & Winter - Not keen on either, hence they sort of got lumped together. They just seem very "americanised" to me...?
Nathaniel & Jennifer - Slightly dull but completely acceptable names.
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- ?Lv 61 decade ago
Roman & Eleanor
Harper & Matilda
Nathaniel & Francesca
River & Katherine
Elias & Isobel
Issac & Viola
Gideon & Annabel
Aubrey & Winter
Morgan & Jennifer
- 1 decade ago
I live in England too! I never met a male OR female harper! But I know one Male Morgan! hes too cute! For 12 year old any way...
Roman & Viola - They are both a tiny bit 'different' but not wacky-weird!
Harper & Jennifer - I chose this together because they were the only ones left! But they sound quite nice together!
Morgan & Eleanor- I'm not sure on putting these two together. They seem too oposite to me, but some may like sib-sets like that!
Elias & Annabel - These are both my least fave names out of the lot, but i still think they sound nice together... Ish XD
River & Winter - I love with Sib-Set for some reason XD They're both word names, and i have always liked it better to have two word names together. River and Katherine wouldn't look related, for example.
Gideon & Matilda - Two wonderful old-fashioned names! They just sounds nice together i think, personally!
Isaac & Francesca (Thought about Isaac & Isobel, but i think they seem a little too close)
Aubrey & Isobel - Kind of last minute, again/ They sounds nice together, with them both having a B and a E.!
Nathaniel & Katherine - Similar, but different! And nicely traditional! Nathan & Katie sound like a nice pair of twins!
This was fun!
Source(s): Moi - 1 decade ago
Roman & Viola- both have that fun, exotic sound
Elias & Francesca- again they are both fun, and exotic sounding
Harper & Matilda- they both have a classic, but edgy feel
River & Winter- nature names
Morgan & Eleanor- not sure why they just sound great together and I can picture them as kids, teens, and adults
Aubrey & Isobel- both have a funky vibe (even though isoble is a classic name this spelling makes it more fun)
Nathaniel & Jennifer- both are traditional
Gideon & Annabel- both are three syllables and flow well together
Isaac & Katherine- what was left over
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Roman & Francesca
Harper & Matilda - I hate Harper. Love Matilda. But Harper for a boy isn't so bad. So I think it balances out.
Morgan & Jennifer - Kind of dated, but I think Morgan & Jenny sound great together.
Elias & Isobel
River & Winter
Gideon & Viola
Isaac & Eleanor - So classic and perfect.
Aubrey & Annabel - Too matchy, but I mean, if you're into that, you may like this.
Nathaniel & Katherine "Nate & Kate" - I wouldn't actually use this. It's more of a guilty pleasure.
- SlinkyLv 61 decade ago
Roman and Katherine
Harper and Francesca
Morgan and Matilda
Elias and Isobel/Ruby
River and Winter
Gideon and Viola
Isaac and Eleanor
Aubrey and Jennifer
Nathaniel and Annabel
I love Isaac, Elias, Eleanor, Matilda, Ruby and Annabel. Great names!
- DahliaLv 71 decade ago
There's 9 names though. But I'm going to only make 5 (well, 4 1/2) by pairing them with middle names. There's names that I would never use as first names and thus put them in the middle instead.
Roman Harper & Isobel Winter
Elias Morgan & Annabel Viola
Gideon Aubrey & Matilda Katherine
Nathaniel Isaac & Francesca Eleanor
Leftovers:
Jennifer & River
No need for thumbs down, I explained why I did it this way. Christ, lighten up people.