Please help with first names for twins
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Please help with first names for twins
| Wed, 06-13-2007 - 7:56pm |
We are expecting twin girls in July and have decided on middle names and one first name. Middle names are family names for us (Lucille and Carolyn) The first name we are defintely using is Sadie. We can't decide on the second first name. It is between Ava and Sienna. Please help!!!

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Sadie is lovely. As the second first name, I wouldn't use Ava OR Sienna. Ava is really popular right now and is just becoming boring. I don't think it goes that well with Sadie either. Sienna is too similar to Sadie. I hate matchy twin names! I would avoid any S name. Here are some ideas:
Sadie & Greta
Sadie & Megan
Sadie & Annabel
Sadie & Daphne
Sadie & Delilah
Sadie & Lila
Sadie & Gemma**** LOVE this
Sadie & Meredith
Sadie & Gillian/Jillian ****** LOVE this
Sadie & Courtney
Sadie & Ada (a nice alternative to Ava that works better with Sadie)
Sadie & Lauren
Sadie & Lorelei nn Rory
Sadie & Della
I hope that helps, I really, really love Sadie Lucille & Gemma Carolyn and Sadie Carolyn & Gillian/Jillian Lucille. WDYT?
-Nikki
http://destastory.blogspot.com/
I love both Lucille and Carolyn as mns.
I would definitely avoid Sienna with Sadie. They sound so similar and twins are already going to get mixed up as it is. Any two names that begin with the same sound are too matchy for me. Ava is extremely popular and is kind of getting like the Jennifer from the 80s. It still is a beautiful name though.
Congratulations on the twins! Every time I see multiples, I think it's just amazing.
Sadie Lucille and...
- Agatha Carolyn
- Amanda Carolyn
- Amelia Carolyn
- Belinda Carolyn
- Bethany Carolyn
- Eugenia Carolyn
- Felicity Carolyn
- Frances Carolyn
- Gabriella Carolyn
- Melinda Carolyn
- Natalie Carolyn
- Sabrina Carolyn
- Sophia Carolyn
- Stephanie Carolyn
- Tiffany Carolyn
I love Sadie & Ava. I would go with Sadie Carolyn and Ava Lucille.
Good Luck!
I agree with the pp's- I love Sadie, but wouldn't use Sienna or Ava. How about Iva. It's similar to Ava, but different enough that she won't get lost in the million other Ava's out there. You could use the nn Ivy - Sadie and Ivy sound so adorable together!
Good Luck
-Annie
With your picks I would create the following twin set for your baby girls.
Ava Lucille
Sadie Carolyn
I'm helping a friend name her twin baby girls--so fun!
I LOVE Sadie, but agree with pp about Ava and Sienna because of the popularity of Ava and the matchiness of Sienna.
Just something to think about--twins always have to struggle for their individuality, if you give one of them a really popular name, I think it adds to that struggle. Not ony are they already one of two, but they are also one of multiple others with the same name. You've already gotten lots of great suggestions, the one that caught my eye was Tessa. I think that Sadie and Tessa are a perfect match.
Good luck with whatever you choose--and congrats!
From your choices, I would go with:
Sadie Carolyn and Ava Lucille, or
Sara Lucille (nn Sadie) and Ava Carolyn
Between your choices, I would pick Ava over Sienna to be Sadie's sister. Sienna is too modern and trendy when compared to Sadie, and the matching initial thing is dated.
Ava is a solid choice, and a pretty one, but it's extremely popular and does feel like it's from a different era than Sadie. It's okay, but it's not a perfect fit. Have you thought about Lucy, Molly, Belle, Josephine/Josie, or Violet? They all share some of Sadie's bouncy charm.
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