Twin Names: More individual names with shared meanings

This is by far my favorite way to think about naming twins! I know 9 year old girls named Lucy and Noor – both mean light in their respective cultures/ languages.

I really like Lucia and Eliora together (light); as well as Chaia and Aviva (life).

Our twins are called Rowan and Lennox (both girls) and while the reason we chose them was for something else, they are both names for a tree (Rowan in Ireland and Lennox in Scotland )

Asherah and Tallulah
Asherah means “She who walks in the seas”, and Tallulah means “Leaping waters”.

I really like Anoush & Eulalia, Charlotte & Francesca, and Verity and Emmett a lot together.

If I had twins I would use Clara & Elena both mean bright, Clara and Norah Clara means bright and Norah means light, or Dean & Paisley Dean means church official and Paisley means church.

Some other good ones:
Eliana and Soleil – both mean son
Amaya and Indra – both mean rain
Blake and Gavin – Blake means black, Gavin means white
Brendan and Soraya – prince and princess
Beau and Belle – handsome and beautiful
Agnes and Catherine – both mean pure
Matthew and Nathaniel – both mean gift of God
Callum and Paloma – both mean Dove

There are lots of good ones out there if you really stop and think about it

I think I’m in the minority since name meaning means very little to me. I’d rather the name mean something to me personally not literally or etymologically. It is a nice way to connect siblings, but I find it really boring when people start telling me what their children’s names mean so I don’t take it too seriously.

That said, you’ve got a bunch of great twinsets in the list! Verity & Emmett is the favorite as it’s the most literal (well, knowing אמת/emmett is the actual Hebrew word for truth).

How bout Lola & Trista (sorrow), Margaret & Penina (Pearl), Emmeline & Millicent (industrious)?

Heather and Erica or other names that refer to similar botanicals.

Danica and Stella – both stars

Adela – Noble, Rhiannon – Great Queen
Dylan and Naida – both related to the sea

I always loved the idea of Beatrice and Felicity together because Beatrice is listed on Nameberry as meaning “she who brings happiness” and Felicity means happy. But I can’t seem to find any other sources that list Beatrice with that meaning.

Our twins are Alexander and Emma. “Defender of men” and “whole.” We obviously didn’t put any thought into meanings beforehand. lol. However, one thing that worked out beautifully was that my husband wanted the twins to have the middle names Riley and Rowan. Since both are unisex, we almost arbitrarily assigned them (before birth): Alexander Riley and Emma Rowan. One of the definitions of Rowan is “little red one.” Sure enough, we could tell the moment she was born that she had red hair!

I love Evangelina (bearer of good news) and Magnolia (a flower which is a harbinger of spring)… Eva and Maggie for short.

Cameo & Gemma – both kind of ‘jewel’ names
Astrid & Starr – Star
Blue & Cobalt & Cyan – Any combination would work since Cobalt starts with a hard ‘c’ and Cyan starts with a soft one.
Jude & Lennon – Beatles references
Thaddeus & Nathaniel – gift of god
Mason & Shale – both have to do with stone
Alexander & Ajax – Would’ve been good if they didn’t both start with A. Means warrior
Dylan & Iona – both sea related
Pallas & Sophia & Sage & Redmond – wisdom

I could go on and on ^^ A nice idea, although I don’t typically go for meaning unless it’s obvious.

Why can’t they have their own names as well as their own meanings?

This is a cool idea; I’ll keep it in mind if I ever have twins. Love Edmund and Madoc!

More “beloved” names: Carina, Davina, Davis, David.

My girls are Norah and Lucy – both of these names have “light” in their meaning.

I love all of these!

Aria and Leo both mean “Lion”. I love this twin/sib set!

Oh, great idea! My favourites are Henry & Frederick, Minerva & Hugh, and Maëlle & Sarai!

Now for a bit of criticism I think some of these meanings are a bit forced. For instance,

Eulalia : “good talk” (nothing to do with sweetness)
Chiara : “light” as in “light blue”, ie., “clear”; not “light” as in radiation.
Devin : means either “divine” or “stag”, depending on the etymological roots.
Emmett : masculine form of Emma, “universal”

In general I think Nameberry would improve a lot if they invested more on “name meanings” part; your database has plenty of these small mistakes that can lead future parents into error… I still love it, though

Celeste & Juno
Winifred & Auden

Love them both! Two names I don’t think I would originally put together, just feeling separate and together at the same time.

Love this! What an amazing way to link the twins together.

I agree that some of the name meanings are forced. How one gets “free” out of Charlotte is beyond me. Charlotte is a feminine form of Charles, which means manly. And Nathaniel means “gift of G-d;” it’s Mathew/Matithiya that means “gift.” Also, it’s Ari/Aryeh that means “lion,” Ariel is “lion of G-d.”

That being said, you could pair Louisa with Alexander, and Ignacio with Aidan (an interesting pair of saints).

Poppy528, I completely agree. Name meaning is relatively unimportant to me. I like names that don’t have the most amazing meanings, like Rue. However, it is a great tool for trying out different names together in sets. I love a lot of these combos!

Philippa – Lover of Horses
Rosamund – Horse Protection

Horse connection, same number of letters and syllables, completely different sounds. Plus Pippa & Rosie is adorable imo.

A pair that hasn’t yet been mentioned is Edith and Matilda:

Edith – prosperous in war (Old english)
Matilda – battle mighty (German)

Both are way more popular in the UK than US and have very cute nn Edie and Tillie!

I love this concept. I have a twin sister, and our names are not matchy at all, but the same style (classic/traditional). We like it that way. Her name means “gift of God” (Elizabeth), and mine means “princess” (Sarah), so the meanings aren’t closely connected, though,

If I had twins, I don’t think I’d try to link them by name meaning, but it’s a nice idea – so much better than obviously matchy names.

I liked Vida and Zoe, both meaning life. I once pondered about Vivian/Vivienne, Zoe, and Eve for twins, because they all mean life.

Another cool one is Helen and Lucy, both meaning light. If they’re too oldish, you could jazz it up with their variants. Helen has Elaine, Eileen, Aileen, Helena, Ellen, and more. (There’s a list on here called “Helen’s International Versions”.) Lucy’s variants include Lucia (my name), Luciana, Lucinda, Lucille, and more.

I really like these lists!! I have twin friends whose names, i have discovered, have very similar meanings:

Paige + Gillian

Paige means ‘young child’
Gillian (aka Jillian) means ‘youthful’

I’m late to this thread, but I always thought Bay and Laurel would be beautiful names for twin girls… both obviously meaning… laurel!

This is a great idea, since it links the names without making them too matchy. I like Ada and Alecia, both meaning noble.

Roux – LOVE Philippa and Rosamund! Pippa and Rosie, how cute!

Of the twinsets listed above, I like Charlotte and Francesca best.

Okay, now I’m really hoping I have twin girls!

Eva & Levi for g/b twins?
Meaning of Eva: “life”
Meaning of Levi: “joined, attached”

Way back in high school, I had a teacher whose first name was Carol. She had a twin sister named Joyce and they were born on Christmas Eve. I thought their names were cool for Christmas twins and linked them and birthdate together, without being cutesy and rhyme-y and had their own personality.

I named my dd Ashley Michelle and her initials are AMY. She has gone by that nickname since birth because there were so many Ashleys around, although almost as many Amys here.
I liked the acronym part of her name and spent considerable time thinking about naming another daughter with an acronym nickname. I came up with:
‘Ivy’ — Isabelle Savanna Y.
‘Izzy’ — Izabelle Suzanne Y.
‘Joy’ — Juliette Olivia Y.
‘May’ — Marissa/Mariah Aubrey Y.
I didn’t have another daughter but always thought the names Amy and Ivy or Amy and Joy made a cute sister set of names!

Aria and Melody