Names always found together

Has anyone noticed names that seem to always go together? Not match, nessecarily. More like if you meet a person with one of the names, they will have a middle name/sibling/parent/child of the other name. And this happens every time you meet a bearer of the name.

I first noticed this with [name_u]Axel[/name_u] and [name_m]Nils[/name_m]. They are both common in [name_u]Sweden[/name_u] but not so much that it explains why they always seem to accompany each other. I know two people named [name_u]Axel[/name_u] [name_m]Nils[/name_m] and one [name_m]Nils[/name_m] [name_u]Axel[/name_u]. Then I know of several people named [name_u]Axel[/name_u] with a brother named [name_m]Nils[/name_m].

Others:
[name_f]Karin[/name_f] and [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Margareta[/name_f] and [name_f]Christina[/name_f], often nn [name_f]Stina[/name_f]

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One that immediately comes to mind is [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] & [name_m]Victor[/name_m] (or [name_m]Oskar[/name_m] & Viktor). I know several sets of brothers with these names.

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Funnily those are my favourite boy names :sob: that I would use realistically

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[name_f]Emma[/name_f] & [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] xx

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That’s so funny. Those were my top two boys’ names for several years, too. And they’re still up there!

I’ve known a few siblings called [name_u]Jack[/name_u] + [name_m]Josh[/name_m]. Also two [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] + [name_f]Lily[/name_f] sets!

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I’ve known a few [name_u]William[/name_u] and Annas (I think both are stunning, frankly, so I see why). [name_f]Millie[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] are two that often seem to go together as well.

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I’ve seen [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] together countless times!!

I also know two sets of [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] and several girls all named variations of [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f].

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Where I live: [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] with [name_f]Luna[/name_f] or [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Dafne[/name_f] with [name_f]Diana[/name_f].

[name_u]Maria[/name_u] goes with everything, [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f], [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], etc, and now [name_u]Marie[/name_u] is kinda getting popular too as a middle name, I have seen some (first) + [name_u]Marie[/name_u] born recently.

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I love this thread idea!!!

Mateo, Antonio, & Robert “Bobby”
Samuel & Adeline (any spelling)
Liliana “Lily” & Robert “Bobby”
Amira / Amaya / Amara with A name parents
The combo Layla Rain

:point_up_2: these are the popular ones from where I live!

Angel, Destiny, and Estrella “Star”
Gabriel “Gabe” & Destiny
Isaac and Ivan

:point_up_2:These are from people my age (and popular with older parents) where I live.

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Oh and Annabelle’s brother is [name_u]James[/name_u] or [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]. Those are the only two options.

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Ones I’ve noticed in the UK:

  • if an [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] has a twin sister, her twin is almost always [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] (and vice versa)
  • a [name_m]Richard[/name_m] will always have a [name_f]Susan[/name_f] in his life: I’ve met a [name_m]Richard[/name_m] with a twin called [name_f]Susan[/name_f], someone with a wife called [name_f]Susan[/name_f] and a [name_m]Richard[/name_m] whose mother-in-law is a [name_f]Susan[/name_f]
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Sofia/Sophia and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], for sure! Not every Sophia/Sofia has a brother called [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] but I know multiple sibling sets with these names.

I also know two pairs of brothers called [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] and [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] “Ben and Nate” which is funny because they’re also two of my top 3 boys names :woman_facepalming:

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Around here it’s [name_u]Leo[/name_u] and [name_f]Claire[/name_f]. I know four sets of siblings with these names.

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[name_u]Brooke[/name_u] and [name_f]Paige[/name_f] !

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I know about three sets of Sophia/e and [name_u]Max[/name_u]

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If I know an [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], she almost always has sisters [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], or both. A brother is always [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ted[/name_m] or [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]. It’s a guarantee at this point

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I’ve met two Megan/Meghan and Amelia’s

I’ve known several [name_u]Michael[/name_u] & [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] sibsets

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[name_u]Henry[/name_u] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] seems to be a very common pair where I live! And [name_u]Noah[/name_u] with [name_u]George[/name_u]. For girls, I see [name_f]Isla[/name_f] and [name_f]Sienna[/name_f] together a lot. But these are all very popular names!

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Some for me are:

[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] and [name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] and [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] and [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_f]Amira[/name_f] and [name_f]Yasmin[/name_f]
[name_f]Aaliyah[/name_f] and [name_f]Aisha[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] and [name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] and [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (so many [name_f]Mia[/name_f] Rose’s)
[name_u]Jack[/name_u] and [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]

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