Girl twins!

We’re expecting twin girls soon! We would like the girls to have distinct names, not too matchy but obviously flow well together. The problem is that all the names we like have similar sounds. We already have a girl named [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]. Last name ends with “a” and don’t want any rhyming so all those beautiful names ending with “a” are out. Ideally would like the names to be easy enough to say in both [name_f]English[/name_f] and [name_u]French[/name_u].

Here are a few names we’re thinking about:
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] (way too close to [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] I think…)
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]

So far I’m leaning towards [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. But hubby thinks [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is too similar to [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] and difficult for [name_f]English[/name_f] speakers. What do you think? Would love to hear your thoughts about any girl combos you think would work well. Thanks! :slight_smile:

Congrats on the twin girls! I think [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Elise[/name_f] are the best picks of your list!

Here are a few others:

[name_f]Georgette[/name_f]
[name_f]Suzette[/name_f] (obviously don’t use these two if you’re also using Juliette)
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Allaire[/name_f]
[name_f]Maelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]

Combos:

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] & [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Maelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Roselle[/name_f] & [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u] & [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] & [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u] [name_f]Marceline[/name_f] & [name_f]Suzette[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Georgette[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] & [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]

Hopefully these help :slight_smile:

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites from your list for Amelie’s sisters would be [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], or [name_f]Josephine[/name_f].

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] is lovely - beautiful option!

[name_f]Elise[/name_f] is lovely too but I do find it a bit too close to [name_f]Amelie[/name_f].

Of your list, I really like [name_u]Florence[/name_u], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and [name_u]Esme[/name_u].

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_u]Florence[/name_u]? :heart_eyes:
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_u]Esme[/name_u]?
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and [name_u]Esme[/name_u]?
[name_u]Esme[/name_u] and [name_u]Florence[/name_u]?
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]?

a few additional ideas that I thought of:

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Violette[/name_f]

I like [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_u]Florence[/name_u], and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] best on your list but I think [name_f]Elise[/name_f] works as well.

[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Suzette[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]

[name_u]Florence[/name_u] and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] and [name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_u]Esme[/name_u]

I think [name_f]Elise[/name_f] is easy to say, or at least easy to catch on to.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] it. [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] is beautiful, but very significant. I think [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], although alliterative are great together.

Regarding [name_f]Elise[/name_f], it is a little similar (but not unusably so IMO) to Amelie; I don’t find [name_f]Elise[/name_f] too difficult at all for [name_f]English[/name_f] speakers though (and is my favorite from your list).

i personally think [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], [name_u]Florence[/name_u] and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] flows really well :blush:

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While I really like [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], I do think they are pretty similar for sisters, for first names! I do think [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] would make a beautiful middle name, [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] is really pretty

[name_f]My[/name_f] top two on your list would be [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_u]Esme[/name_u] :slight_smile:

Other ideas you may like:

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] & [name_u]Celeste[/name_u] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]

[name_f]Odette[/name_f] [name_u]Léonie[/name_u] & [name_f]Renee[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u]

[name_f]Josette[/name_f] [name_f]Celine[/name_f] & [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] [name_u]Esme[/name_u]

[name_f]Tess[/name_f] Anne-Marie & [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]

[name_u]Demi[/name_u] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] & [name_f]Belle[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]

[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] & [name_u]Alix[/name_u] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

Congratulations :tada:

You have such a beautiful list and I think Ameli3 is such a lovely name.

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] + [name_f]Elise[/name_f] are very pretty. Very elegant and have such a sweet ballerina feel. Personally as a native [name_f]English[/name_f] speaker I find [name_f]Elise[/name_f] very easy to say and not that similar too Ameli3. I do find that visually they look very different [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] is more lengthy and flamboyant. I find [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] is more streamlined. Whereas [name_f]Elise[/name_f] lacks that flamboyant feel she’s more little black dress vibe. I think [name_u]Florence[/name_u] looks visually more in keeping with [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]. Still cohesion may not be a huge factor for you and the two names [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] + [name_f]Elise[/name_f] are lovely together.

[name_u]Florence[/name_u], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] + [name_u]Esme[/name_u] are lovely. I actually love the idea of [name_u]Florence[/name_u] & [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] together as a pair they feel so cottagecore, enduring and elegant. Regarding [name_u]Esme[/name_u] I think she sounds lovely with Ameli3.

I’m not keen on [name_f]Alice[/name_f] she’s never appealed to me and I think using another A name could trap you into a theme which you may not want to be in. I agree [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] is too similar to Ameli3.

You’ve had lots of lovely suggestions so count any repeats as me being in agreement with the berries

[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Fabienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]

Pairings:

[name_f]Elise[/name_f] + [name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] + [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] + [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] + [name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] + [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] + [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] + [name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] + [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f] + [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] + [name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

I love [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]!

[name_f]Elise[/name_f] is very pretty but it feels less elegant than your other names imo.

Other ideas

[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]

Huge congratulations on your twins! :two_hearts:

[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_u]Florence[/name_u] would be my picks, especially with [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]! Those are ideal!!! :star_struck:

I’d usually agree with you on beautiful [name_f]Elise[/name_f] as well, but the matching “ellie” at the beginning of [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and end of [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] is too close to my ear.

I think [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_u]Florence[/name_u] are stunning !!

I don’t Know [name_f]Lise[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] are that similar at all. They just both happen to fun with a cork.

I like [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] on your list. That isn’t mentioned is felicity. And the [name_u]French[/name_u] version is [name_f]Felicie[/name_f]. Which is so cute, imo.

I also love [name_f]Alice[/name_f]

Congrats on twin girls (and on not going matchy-matchy, as a twin myself ;):

Here are some combinations I like:

[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] & [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] (or Juliet)
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] & [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] & [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] (Elise is lovely in [name_f]English[/name_f] too - not tricky for [name_f]English[/name_f] speakers, just sounds more like Eh-lease than Err-lize).
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] & [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] & [name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] & [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]

Other options:

[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] & [name_f]Chloé[/name_f] / [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] & [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] & [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] (very close but think it works!)
[name_u]Esme[/name_u] & [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] & Inés
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] & Frances/ [name_f]Francine[/name_f]
Inés & [name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Zoé[/name_f] & [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] & [name_f]Noémie[/name_f] / [name_f]Noemie[/name_f]

I didn’t include [name_f]Alice[/name_f] because I don’t like the name - and much prefer [name_f]Elise[/name_f] :sparkles:

Without a doubt

[name_u]Florence[/name_u] & [name_u]Esme[/name_u]

[name_u]Or[/name_u]

[name_u]Florence[/name_u] & [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

[name_u]Florence[/name_u] and [name_u]Esme[/name_u] or [name_u]Florence[/name_u] and [name_f]Elise[/name_f] :heart_eyes: