Anagram Pairs!

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I’ve always been fascinated by names that are anagrams or reversals of each other - some of them sound really beautiful together, and they could make fun twin or sibling combos (as long as they’re not too matchy/forced/obvious and you genuinely love both names). I’ve compiled a big list of semordnilaps (words/names that spell another name backwards) and name anagrams.

These could also work as creative honor names, giving a subtle nod to someone without using their exact name.

Semordnilaps

Leon & Noel
Amor & Roma
Iris & Siri
Evan & Nave
Ivan & Navi
Eva & Ave
Miles & Selim
Eric & Cire
Cassi & Issac
Ellen & Nelle
Ari & Ira
Mara & Aram
Nora & Aron
Axel & Lexa
Mat & Tam
Heaven & Nevaeh
Aidan & Nadia ( + Diana)

Anagrams

Lukas & Klaus
Elian & Laine
Liam & Mila
Amy & May
Elin & Neil
Ella & Lela
Vera & Rave
Isla & Lisa
Eli & Lei
Olive & Viole
Henry & Ryhen
Daren & Arden
Mira & Amir
Blake & Kaleb
Cohen & Enoch
Corey & Royce
Reina & Irena
Odelia & Elodia
Liana & Alina
Arlo & Orla
Daniela & Adaline
Jason & Jonas
Erika & Keira
Leila & Allie
Cole & Cleo
Lena & Neal
Rose & Eros
Lara & Arla
Alice & Celia
Reina & Irena
Lacy & Clay
Ashton & Thanos
Dorothea & Theodora
Alan & Lana & Nala
Olena & Enola
Jade & Deja

So from my list:

1. Which pairs do you find most usable or appealing?
2. Are there any you’d actually consider using for siblings/twins or honor names?
3. Are there any I’ve missed?

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I’ve always loved anagrams, so this is a really cute idea! Out of the semordnilaps, these seem the most usable:

Leon & Noel
Cassi & Isaac
Nora & Aron
Aidan & Nadia (+ Diana)

I think most of the anagram pairs are usable. My favourites are:

Liam & Mila - I like the soft sounds

Olive & Viole - Is this pronounced like Viola? I like it, but I think most people would see it as an incomplete form of Violet

Daniela & Adaline - I feel like its harder to create anagrams with long words, so this is really cool, especially considering that there are no repeating sounds

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1. I’d say most usable would be [name_m]Leon[/name_m] & [name_m]Noel[/name_m], [name_f]Cassi[/name_f] & [name_m]Issac[/name_m], [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] & [name_f]Nelle[/name_f], [name_m]Ari[/name_m] & [name_m]Ira[/name_m], [name_f]Mara[/name_f] & [name_m]Aram[/name_m], [name_f]Nora[/name_f] & [name_m]Aron[/name_m], [name_m]Axel[/name_m] & [name_f]Lexa[/name_f] and [name_m]Aidan[/name_m] & [name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
   [name_f][/name_f]2/3. I also like [name_m]Blake[/name_m] & [name_m]Kaleb[/name_m], [name_f]Leila[/name_f] & [name_f]Allie[/name_f], [name_m]Clay[/name_m] & [name_f]Lacy[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] & [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_m]Blaise[/name_m] & [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], [name_m]Dylan[/name_m] & [name_f]Aldyn[/name_f], [name_f]Eliah[/name_f] & [name_f]Halie[/name_f], [name_f]Ally[/name_f] & [name_f]Lyla[/name_f]
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These two older threads have some more:

Anagram pairs!

I’ve just spent too much time perusing this neat (and extensive!) list of anagram names: I’d be really curious to hear your favourites, whether you see them as potential twin/sibling names or simply happen to like each name individually. A few that stood out to me: [name_m]Alec[/name_m] & [name_f]Clea[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] & [name_f]Celia[/name_f] [name_m]Claudian[/name_m] & [name_f]Dulciana[/name_f] [name_f]Claudine[/name_f] & [name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f] [name_f]Elmira[/name_f]…

Fitting Anagram Names

I just thought of how the names [name_m]Arnold[/name_m], [name_m]Roland[/name_m] and [name_m]Ronald[/name_m] are all anagrams of each other. They would obviously be very confusing for siblings, but actually, they do go quite nicely together because they are from the same era! [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Can[/name_m] anyone else think of some anagram sibsets that fit well together, but not just because they are anagrams of each other?

adding some to yours:
Olena & Enola + Noela + Leona
Elian & Laine + Elina
Jason & Jonas + Sonja
Reina & Irena + Arnie

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1. Most usable: [name_m]Ari[/name_m] & [name_m]Ira[/name_m], [name_m]Axel[/name_m] & [name_f]Lexa[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f] & [name_m]Aron[/name_m], [name_m]Aidan[/name_m] & Nadia/Diana, [name_m]Liam[/name_m] & [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Amy[/name_f] & [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f] & [name_f]Lela[/name_f], [name_m]Blake[/name_m] & [name_m]Kaleb[/name_m], [name_m]Cohen[/name_m] & [name_m]Enoch[/name_m], [name_f]Reina[/name_f] & [name_f]Irena[/name_f], [name_f]Odelia[/name_f] & [name_f]Elodia[/name_f], [name_f]Liana[/name_f] & [name_f]Alina[/name_f], [name_m]Arlo[/name_m] & [name_f]Orla[/name_f], [name_f]Erika[/name_f] & [name_f]Keira[/name_f], [name_f]Jade[/name_f] & [name_f]Deja[/name_f], [name_f]Olena[/name_f] & [name_f]Enola[/name_f], [name_f]Lacy[/name_f] & [name_m]Clay[/name_m], [name_f]Alice[/name_f] & [name_f]Celia[/name_f]
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2. [name_f]Alice[/name_f] & [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_m]Elian[/name_m] & [name_f]Laine[/name_f], [name_f]Olena[/name_f] & [name_f]Enola[/name_f]
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3. [name_f]Tina[/name_f] & [name_f]Nita[/name_f], [name_m]Reed[/name_m] & Deer, [name_m]Rene[/name_m] & [name_m]Eren[/name_m], [name_f]Nella[/name_f] & [name_m]Lelan[/name_m], [name_f]Raine[/name_f] & Riena, [name_f]Dina[/name_f] & Nadi, [name_m]Arin[/name_m] & [name_f]Rina[/name_f], [name_f]Talia[/name_f] & [name_f]Alita[/name_f], [name_f]Sloan[/name_f] & [name_f]Alson[/name_f], [name_f]Alma[/name_f] & [name_f]Mala[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f] & [name_f]Reine[/name_f]
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[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are:

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[name_m]Leon[/name_m] and [name_m]Noel[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cassi[/name_f] and [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Aidan[/name_m] and [name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lukas[/name_m] and [name_m]Klaus[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Royce[/name_m] and [name_m]Corey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Erika[/name_f] and [name_f]Keira[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cole[/name_m] and [name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Blake[/name_m] and [name_m]Kaleb[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lacy[/name_f] and [name_m]Clay[/name_m]

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I like [name_m]Arlo[/name_m] and [name_f]Orla[/name_f] and [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and Celia!!

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A few more:

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[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]

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[name_m]Ira[/name_m], [name_m]Ari[/name_m], [name_f]Ria[/name_f], and [name_m]Rai[/name_m]

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[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] and [name_f]Kassia[/name_f]

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[name_f]Etta[/name_f] and [name_m]Tate[/name_m]

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[name_f]Marta[/name_f] and [name_f]Tamar[/name_f]

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[name_f]Nia[/name_f] and [name_m]Nai[/name_m] (also [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_f]Ani[/name_f], Ina)

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[name_f]Lottie[/name_f] and [name_m]Eliott[/name_m]

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[name_m]Beni[/name_m] and [name_m]Iben[/name_m]

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[name_m]Davi[/name_m] and [name_f]Vida[/name_f]

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[name_f]Medina[/name_f] and [name_m]Damien[/name_m] / [name_f]Madina[/name_f] and [name_m]Damian[/name_m]

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[name_f]Irene[/name_f] and [name_m]Ernie[/name_m]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite pairs from your list:

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[name_m]Amor[/name_m] & [name_f]Roma[/name_f] (cute!!)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nora[/name_f] & [name_m]Aron[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Olive[/name_f] & [name_f]Viole[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Reina[/name_f] & [name_f]Irena[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Odelia[/name_f] & [name_f]Elodia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rose[/name_f] & [name_m]Eros[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Olena[/name_f] & [name_f]Enola[/name_f]

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I don’t know if I’d consider any of these for twins (except potentially [name_f]Olive[/name_f] & [name_f]Viole[/name_f], so cute!!), but my favorite anagram pair that I would potentially use is [name_m]Hesperian[/name_m] & Seraphine!!