Help please!!!!!

[jenevieve]

What about Hailey instead of Kailey?

[ze-lynn]

I agree that Kailey is too similar to Riley... Personally I'd prefer Kailey...

Myla & Riley
Nyla & Riley
Neah & Riley
Leah & Riley
Abby & Riley
Zoey & Riley
Kaylin & Riley

[rbyndlrsn]

Personally, I am not a big fan of "Riley" as a given name. Maybe it's just to trendy for my tastes, it seems to me like it will pitter out in about 10 years. I can however, see it as a nickname, so that the child has the option of using their longer name if they feel that they have 'outgrown' Riley.
Another name that I love, but I have the same problem with is "Keely". I adore it as a nickname, but just can't see it as a full given name. I just don't know what I'd use it as a nickname for, "Keeliana", perhaps?

Honestly, I actually do think that 'Riley' and 'Keely' pair well together for your twins (I prefer Keely to Kailey).

Other ideas:
I really liked your "Amarisa" suggestion. I thought it was adorable; different and quirky, yet cute. I could see 'Abigail' and 'Amarise/a' working together as they are both of hebrew origins. If only you could get 'Riley' as a nn out of 'Abigail', then you could have 'Riley' and 'Reese'. I could see 'Aila' as a nn for 'Abigail', so maybe 'Aila' and 'Resa'.

"Mirai" - I saw this name for the first time this week and I absolutely love it. I believe it is Japanese. It is borne by one of the US olympic team figure skaters. I have no idea what it means, but you could definitely use 'Riley' as a nn for it.

Good Luck with this! I know that you have been exploring many different options and hopefully you'll come to something soon that they'll absolutely love and it'll fit just right.

[lolly76]

Hmmm what about:

Kayla
Kaya
Callie
Chloe
Hayley

I'm trying to think of names that remotely sound like Kailey.
I agree Kailey is one of those names that no one will know how to spell because it has so many variations. Kayley, Kaley, Kaly, Kaylee etc etc
It's hard to change someone's mind once they're set on a name though - it could be much worse - she could be naming them Nikki and Vikki (not that they're bad names) just the rhyming thing I don't like.

[kyemsma]

My d-i-l is now considering Kailey and Riley for the twins. She does want the Riley spelling for that one, not sure of spelling she wants to use for Kailey. There are so many. First of all, I do think it is a cute name but it is just so popular and seems way too trendy. I didn't want to express those concerns to her when she mentioned it lest she feel I was sticking my nose in their business. Could you maybe help me come up with some alternatives to Kailey with a little less popularity and trendiness to them? They need to go well as a twin name to Riley (they seem stuck on that one). Any thoughts of some names that I could throw out there that they might like?

How about Kelsey? It is an English/Irish girl or boy name, and not as trendy.

[rollo]

Poor uni, when you have so many beautiful names at your fingertips that you could suggest and they are thinking of Riley and Kailey?

Emergency we need an impressive set of names to woo them away from those names. (Don't tell them I said that).

If we have a Riley her sis could be

Harper
Marlowe
Harlow
Addison
Avery
Arden
Brynn
Rowan
Quinn
Martine
Finley
Elin


OR

Georgia nn Georgie and sis Alexa nn Lex, Georgia and Alexa
Finley and Quinn
Addison and Avery
Bellamy and Rowan
Marlowe and Bellamy
Harlowe and Petra
Lola and Martine
Brynn and Lark
Rory and Rowan
Finley and Arden
Elin and Carys
Paige and Courtney
Audra and Halle