Need help with names for twins!

Hello everyone!

Looking for some opinions. Having twin girls in a few months. My daughter is named Scarlett Jean which we love and we are hoping to find two more names we love just as much. We would like one name (either first or middle) to include Anne and the other to have the middle name Carolyn which are the names of their grandmothers.

Here are our current top considerations but also open to new ideas!

  1. Annabelle Dawn
  2. Autumn Carolyn
  3. Ashley Carolyn
  4. Gracie Anne or Carolyn
  5. Harper Anne or Carolyn
  6. Penelope (Penny) Anne or Carolyn
  7. Piper Anne or Carolyn
  8. Eve Carolyn

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on these as well as some new ideas :slight_smile:

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I absolutely love Annabelle Dawn :heart_eyes:
My second favorite might be Autumn Carolyn but to avoid the same initials I also really like Penelope Carolyn and I think it goes perfectly with Annabelle and Scarlett’ s names

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there! Congratulations on your upcoming arrival of twin girls!
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] is a very beautiful name, a vintage chic choice. From your list, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] sounds most like a sister to [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]. I really love the combination of [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]. It’s very sleek and classic, yet unique. [name_f]My[/name_f] preferred nn for [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] is [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] or [name_f]Poppy[/name_f].

I like [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] and can see it as a sister for [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]. I much prefer the [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] spelling though.
[name_f]Annelise[/name_f] also comes to mind. It has grandmother’s name right there at the front, with original spelling.

As for [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f], would you consider [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and use as a first name? I think that is a perfect, updated way to honor grandma [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]. And [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] fits in perfectly with [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]. [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], & [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] is a beautiful sister set!

Other names that come to mind:
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]

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Ooh thanks ladies!!

We have added [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] to our list now as well :slight_smile:

It is so nice being able to get feedback on this forum!

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[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] are so cute together! They match without being too confusing. I also like [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f].

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I really like [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] with [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]!

[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] is great, but a bit repetitive next to [name_u]Anne[/name_u] as a mn option.

I love the suggestion of [name_f]Juliette[/name_f].

Other ideas:
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
Sybil/ [name_f]Sybelle[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianna[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]

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I can’t get over [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] it’s perfect with [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f].

If we’re being honest I’d change [name_f]Gracie[/name_f] to [name_f]Grace[/name_f] (nn Gracie). [name_u]Or[/name_u] even [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] or maybe [name_f]Coralyn[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f].

Other suggestions for Carolyn;

[name_u]Brooke[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Jade[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Nova[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]

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[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] is so so gorgeous!!

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] Anne/Carolyn, [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f], [name_f]Gracie[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] & [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] are my favourites from your list!

with sister [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], I think the best set would be [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] & [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] but [name_f]Gracie[/name_f] & [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] would also be adorable!

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[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] and [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] would be lovely!

I like [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] and [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] too!!

Some suggestions:

[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]

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[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] are wonderful for twins! I also adore [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f].

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f], [name_f]Gracie[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] and [name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]! I also think you could change [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] to [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] for a first name! Here are so other suggestions!

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]

From your list, I like the set of [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_u]Piper[/name_u] and [name_f]Gracie[/name_f]!
Also like [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and [name_f]Gracie[/name_f]!

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] gives me a 40s Hollywood vibe. [name_f]Pretty[/name_f] cute!

Here are my thoughts for her little sisters:

[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] Dawn-I like [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]. It’s a little [name_u]Southern[/name_u] like [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]. It’s sweet & girly & a little quirky. It has a lot of great nns too. [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] is not my cup of tea, but it’s not awful. Not sure why I don’t like it.

[name_f]Autumn[/name_f] Carolyn-Ooh, that’s nice. I don’t even love [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] usually, but I like the feel it invokes somehow! Also very nice w/big sister’s name.

[name_u]Ashley[/name_u] Carolyn-Meh, [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] doesn’t do much for me. It feels really dated & not as classic as [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f].

[name_f]Gracie[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] or Carolyn-Gracie is way too cutesy as a full name in my opinion. I find [name_f]Grace[/name_f] a little snooty sounding too, but I would definitely do [name_f]Grace[/name_f] over just [name_f]Gracie[/name_f]. [name_f]Gracie[/name_f] comes as a very natural nn for [name_f]Grace[/name_f], but then she’d have a more elegant grown up name to use when she’s older if she wanted to.

[name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] or Carolyn-I like [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] more. But [name_u]Harper[/name_u] is just too trendy & over done for my tastes. It’s obviously used for girls, but just doesn’t feel very soft or feminine to me.

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] (Penny) [name_u]Anne[/name_u] or [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] -Penelope is so fun! And the nn [name_u]Penny[/name_u] is just adorable.

[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] or Carolyn-See [name_u]Harper[/name_u].

[name_f]Eve[/name_f] Carolyn-That’s quite nice. I like [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] & [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. [name_f]Eve[/name_f] is so peaceful & elegant & has the cute pixie nn of [name_f]Evie[/name_f]. [name_f]Evie[/name_f] is really popular, though I think most of the Evies I meet are short for [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] or [name_u]Everly[/name_u].

From your list, I like [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] & [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] best for the twins.

Sorry for any repeats, but here are a few more suggestions that you may like:

[name_f]Annelise[/name_f]

[name_f]Annika[/name_f]

[name_f]Annabella[/name_f]

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]

[name_f]Ava[/name_f]

[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]

[name_f]Delia[/name_f]

[name_f]Eva[/name_f]

[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]

[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]

[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]

[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]

[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]

[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

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[name_f]My[/name_f] mom told me thtat if I had been twin girls she would have named us [name_f]Eve[/name_f] and [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]. I see both of those names up there and it made me smile. I like the sound of [name_u]Romilly[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]! [name_u]Romilly[/name_u] is a place name, so I might try to pair the 2 that way. I like [name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]. [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] are adorable, the red theme might be a little too much of a theme for me. I like [name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_u]Anne[/name_u].

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I love the way that [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] sound together and with [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u].

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With [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] I would adore [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]! From your list I like it best when paired with [name_f]Autumn[/name_f]. Also seconding [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] as a nice sister name to [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f].

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[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f], and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] seem perfect in my opinion! They’re such beautiful names and I think they fit together.

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I absolutely love [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]! I’m also seconding the suggestion of [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], I feel like it fits so well with [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] :purple_heart:

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] would also be a nice updated version of [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f], and that way the honor names would incorporated into the first names for both twins. [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] are a very sweet sister set :two_hearts:

Out of your other names I also like [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] paired with [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]. [name_f]Gracie[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] and [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] would also be sweet!

You’ve had a lot of great suggestions so I’ll second: [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_u]Hazel[/name_u], and [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] :blush:

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[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] is perfection with [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]! I also really like [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]. [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] & [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] are great together, but I don’t like the flow of [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f].

I would pair

[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] & [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] (for some reason [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] flows better to my ears. Meaning trumps flow though and I could get behind [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] too)

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] & [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]

[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] & [name_f]Grace[/name_f] (nn Gracie) [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]

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[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] and [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] are wonderful :heart:

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Here are some ideas that immediately popped into my head

[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] (nn Goldie) [name_u]Anne[/name_u] and [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] (nn Aura) and [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] and [name_u]Harmony[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] and [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]

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