I’m beginning the process of picking out names for twin girls (!) and I would love to come up with a few great name combos, preferably with two middles
Some of our favorites are:
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/[name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] (honor name, so would love it in the middle spot)
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]/[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
Diana (another honor name that would be nice in the middle)
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]/[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]India[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
I would also like to potentially honor two people named [name_m]Ronald[/name_m] (middle name Edward) and [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] (her first name was Martha), but I don’t love their actual names, so any ideas on that front would be appreciated too!
Right now some of my favorite sets are:
Iris and Cosima
Cosima and Beatrice
Iris and Phoebe
The only full name I’ve come up with so far is Cosima Beatrice Diana.
Thanks so much for the help - can’t wait to see all the creative combos you come up with!
You’ve got some stunning names picked out!! Here are some ideas for honour names although they might be a bit loosely related for you?
Ronald:
Veronica
Ronan
Saffron
Jeanette:
Joan
June
Geneva
Genevieve
Cosette
Gwen
Some combos from your list with an honour name from each side:
Iris Cosette /Iris Veronica
June Beatrice / Bea Veronica
Gwen Ophelia / Ophelia Ronan
Cosima June
Genevieve Ivy / Ivy Ronan
Daphne Cosette
Saffron Mae
Joan Eleanor / Nora Saffron
Rosie Veronica / Rosie Geneva
My fave sets are
Joan Eleanor & Ivy Ronan
Gwen Ophelia & Rosie Veronica
Bea Veronica & Cosima June
And adding in a second middle with names not on your list:
Joan Eleanor Thea & Ivy Elspeth Ronan
Gwen Ophelia Thilde & Rosie Veronica Fawn
Bea Celeste Veronica & Cosima Almarine June
[name_m]Ronald[/name_m] could be honoured by [name_f]Veronica[/name_f], [name_f]Rona[/name_f], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and potentially [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] could be honoured by [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Janet[/name_f], [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Josette[/name_f],[name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_f]Anette[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosette[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosetta[/name_f] could honour them both maybe?
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] and [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Josette[/name_f] and [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Rosetta[/name_f] and [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
Ooh, I actually like [name_f]Rona[/name_f]! We lived in [name_m]New[/name_m] Zealand for a while, and I remember hearing the story about [name_f]Rona[/name_f] and the [name_f]Moon[/name_f] [name_m]How[/name_m] would you pronounce it?
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is dreamy ”
I would pronounce [name_f]Rona[/name_f] as [name_f]ROE[/name_f]-nah. Could be spelt [name_f]Rhona[/name_f] too? Yes, I agree op, and especially like it as a middle name.
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] & [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] or [name_f]Iris[/name_f] & [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] would be absolutely stunning as a sister duo! [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f] is lovely, so my suggestion would be to pair that with [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f].
I think [name_f]Rona[/name_f] (I would say [name_f]RO[/name_f]-nuh, long O, and also like [name_f]Rhona[/name_f]) is a nice idea for [name_m]Ronald[/name_m]. Other suggestions: [name_f]Rhonwen[/name_f] & [name_f]Aldona[/name_f] and perhaps [name_f]Janina[/name_f] & [name_f]Neta[/name_f] for [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f]?
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] and [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] were my first thoughts! I also love [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f].
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f] & [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] are nice, and yes, do match up stylistically. I would prefer the sound and flow of [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] myself, though.
We could be on to something here! I’ve always loved the name [name_f]Io[/name_f], but never felt like it was “enough” to use as a first name. If we went the [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] route, the initials could potentially lead to [name_f]Io[/name_f] as a nickname. It’s a bit of a stretch, but…
Well then, [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] “[name_f]Io[/name_f]” sounds absolutely perfect! [name_f]Io[/name_f] is lovely, and I don’t think it’s much of a stretch as it would be, afterall, the first two initials. I think you’ve got your winner!
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] works very well together & I don’t think that [name_f]Io[/name_f] as a nickname is a stretch at all!
You’d mentioned [name_f]Rona[/name_f] and the [name_f]Moon[/name_f], so another option would be to use both [name_f]Toba[/name_f] and [name_f]Luna[/name_f] which means moon. I like:
[name_f]Rona[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
And
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f], I also like [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] with this combo
I think that [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] and [name_f]Nora[/name_f] is also a very adorable sibset, and love that both names grow from adorable little girls to strong women.
“[name_f]Nora[/name_f]” [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
And
“[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]” [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
Another option (that you may also think is too twinny) is [name_f]Iris[/name_f] and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]. I think it works and both names are beautiful together or standing on their own. I would do:
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
And
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
Good luck and congratulations!
Let us know what you decide!
Oh my goodness. Thank you so much for all these wonderful replies!
We have another two names that have entered the running: [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] and [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f].
I would love to hear your thoughts on these!
We’re really leaning towards nature names because, well, we love them, and secondly they’re a fitting way to honour the [name_m]Ronald[/name_m] and [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] I mentioned earlier - one was a on avid botanist, and the other a lover of birds. I also recently discovered that [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] actually went by her middle name! Her first name was [name_f]Martha[/name_f], or possibly [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] (there was apparently a mix up on her birth certificate).
For middles, we’re really loving [name_f]Diana[/name_f] and [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] because those names honor three very special women in our families
[name_m]How[/name_m] would you pronounce it?