I was talking to my Mother about baby names earlier this evening, and the topic of having twin girls came up. I was saying how much I like names to reflect the season the baby was born in and a favourite of mine is [name]Holly[/name]. And this got me thinking if I ever had twin girls born near [name]Christmas[/name] I would use a [name]Christmas[/name] theme. So I said to my Mother would naming twin girls, [name]Holly[/name] and Celyn (KEL-IN) be weird. Celyn means [name]Holly[/name] in Welsh and it’s a name that had always caught my eye, and I like a lot.
My mother didn’t know Celyn meant [name]Holly[/name], so she thought it was nice. And I’m assuming not a lot of people will know this either but I think that it could be too weird.
What do you guys think? Also, would it be weird having one girl with one Welsh name and the other with an English name?
Well, there are a ton of names that mean [name]Christmas[/name] ([name]Natalie[/name] for example… I think Nameberry had an entry on this). However I do like the idea of twins having names with the same meaning (my personal fave is [name]Imogen[/name] and [name]Esme[/name]). The only thing is that [name]Holly[/name] and Celyn don’t seem to go together very well. Neat idea!
I think it’s a bit strange that you would name one [name]Holly[/name] and have the other with a name that means the same thing. I think people would ask why you chose Celyn and it’d be a bit weird to say that it means holly. That’s just my opinion though. I also don’t feel that they don’t go together very well. Celyn is a cool name but I find it a bit odd (and hard to pronounce) next to [name]Holly[/name]. I do like the idea of having some kind of twin theme though!
I think twin names with the same meaning are really cute, so in that respect I think [name]Holly[/name] and Celyn are a great idea! They seem a little unequal though in terms of style, ease of pronunciation, and popularity.
I like the idea, but the names are two different styles so it looks funny for that reason. I think a [name]Holly[/name] and [name]Noel[/name]/[name]Noelle[/name] would be adorable.
Like others said, they don’t seem to flow together as well as other choices. But, if it’s what you like, there have been Much more odd combinations picked over the years and certain things work for different people. [name]Even[/name] if you had girl/boy twins and wanted to do the same thing “holly” in [name]Breton[/name] (another Celtic language) is [name]Kelen[/name]. So, it’s pronounced the same, but written in (I think) a much more masculine form.
Also, I think it’s the spelling that mostly throw’s off the combination. Celtic spellings are hard to visually match up with typical English names. The actual pronunciation of the name isn’t too different, in my opinion. It’s very close to [name]Kelly[/name] which is very matchy to [name]Holly[/name]. And when you introduce your children to someone you don’t typically Spell the names, you just say them. I have friends with Irish roots who named their twin girls [name]Ireland[/name] and [name]Erin[/name] (which is Irish for [name]Ireland[/name]). That’s not too different from the style of your combination. It’s just that the Celtic name Erin is much more easily recognized than Celyn.
