NAMING MULTIPLES

Naming twins is twice as nice – and also, twice as hard. One thing you’ve probably heard of parents doing is choosing theme names. That’s two names that match in some way. Cleopatra and Marc Antony are famous theme namers. The middle names of their twins were Helios and Selene, to represent the sun and the moon. A subtle connection like this is a great way to create a name-connection between twins without going overboard.

 

Project Runway designer Peach Carr told me about going to school with twins named Melody and Harmony Music – if either of you are out there reading this, email me! These names actually demonstrate two ways of doing theme names – the first names are related to the last name and the first names are related to one another, too.

 

 

MIXED FEELINGS

I suspect that there’s going to be mixed feelings about this topic – some are going to love the idea of a theme and some will hate it. Most people will probably fall in the middle and think it depends on the theme and how obvious it is.

 

What do you think about themed baby names?

 

 

THEME NAME LISTS

If you’re so inclined, here are some theme ideas, ranging from the obvious to the more subtle:

 

 

COLORS

LAVENDER & VIOLET

JADE & IVORY

KELLY & HUNTER

BIANCA & BLAKE

 

 

LOCATIONS

AUSTIN & PHOENIX

BROOKLYN & LONDON

ASPEN & CHEYENNE

INDIA & ASIA

GEORGIA & CAROLINA

AVALON & CAMELOT

EASTON & WESTON

 

 

ANIMALS

ROBIN & RAVEN

COLT & BUCK

GRIFFIN & LEANDER

COLUMBA & PALOMA

 

 

ASTRONOMY

SUN & STAR

VENUS & MARS

SOLEIL & COSMO

HELIOS & SELENE– the middle names of Cleopatra and Marc Antony’s twins

STELLA & CYRUS

 

 

Which pairs are your favorites? Have any other suggestions?

 

 

TAG, YOU’RE IT!

Know any families with theme names? I’d love to hear about it. You can email me or leave a comment. When you leave your first comment, you’ll need to take a couple seconds to “register.” It’s a way to prevent spammers from clogging up comment sections with off-topic advertisements. Once you do register though, you won’t have to worry about it again and can leave all the comments you want.

 

Happy naming,

♥  Amanda

 

 

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