Twin girls -- Gigi and?

Hello Berries!
My friend is having twin girls. She’s pretty sure one girl will be [name]Gigi[/name], but she’s stuck on the other name. She really wanted [name]Lili[/name] ([name]Gigi[/name] & [name]Lili[/name] - so cute!) but her DH said no. So… [name]Gigi[/name] & ??

Is [name]Gigi[/name] short for something like [name]Gillian[/name] or [name]Genevieve[/name]? That’ll help us nail down her style. If she’s after another nickname like that…

[name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name] or [name]Genevieve[/name] ([name]Vivi[/name])
[name]Miriam[/name] or [name]Mariah[/name] or any M name, really ([name]Mimi[/name])
[name]Cecelia[/name] (Cece)
[name]Kirsten[/name] or [name]Katherine[/name] ([name]Kiki[/name])
[name]Ophelia[/name] or [name]Freya[/name] ([name]Fifi[/name])
[name]Diana[/name] or [name]Delilah[/name] ([name]Didi[/name]/[name]Dede[/name])
[name]Beatrice[/name] or [name]Bridget[/name] ([name]Bibi[/name]/[name]Beebee[/name])
[name]Cosette[/name] or [name]Colleen[/name] ([name]Coco[/name])
[name]Josephine[/name] or [name]Johanna[/name] ([name]Jojo[/name])
[name]Morgan/name or [name]Molly[/name] (Momo?)

I personally don’t love rhyming twin names (tad cutesy for me), but I think that these pairs sound good, too:
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Ellie[/name] ([name]Elinor[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Elena[/name])
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Hattie[/name] ([name]Harriet[/name] or [name]Henrietta[/name])
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name] ([name]Lucille[/name] or [name]Lucinda[/name] if she wants)
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Rosie[/name] ([name]Rose[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name], or [name]Rosemary[/name])
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Clio[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Clem[/name] ([name]Clementine[/name])
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Nell[/name] ([name]Ellen[/name] or [name]Fenella[/name])
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Liesl[/name] ([name]Anneliese[/name])

I dont know why, but the combination that immediately popped into my head was [name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Mirabelle[/name].
[name]Mirabelle[/name] could have a lot of cute, short nicknames too like [name]Mira[/name], [name]Miri[/name], belle, bella, etc. and they both have french origins.
[name]Gigi[/name] & [name]Mira[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] & [name]Bella[/name]

I just love [name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Lulu[/name]. Would her husband go for that? Also, thinking along the French names, [name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Bianca[/name].

If [name]Gigi[/name] is short for [name]Giselle[/name], then another pretty and French suggestion would be [name]Camille[/name]. They both have an “lle” ending, are both 2 syllables…so they sort of match without being too obvious, and [name]Camille[/name] could be shortened to [name]Cami[/name]/Camy/[name]Cammie[/name] or [name]Milli[/name]/[name]Milly[/name]/[name]Millie[/name].

[name]Giselle[/name] ([name]Gigi[/name]) and [name]Camille[/name] (Camy or [name]Milly[/name])?

OR if French names aren’t her thing afterall, what about [name]Georgiana[/name]/[name]Georgia[/name] ([name]Gigi[/name]) and [name]Ophelia[/name] OR [name]Phoebe[/name] ([name]Fifi[/name])?

Honestly, I wouldn’t go for another double syllable name. [name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Lili[/name] is adorable, but they kind of sound like names someone would call their poodles. [name]Just[/name] way too cutesy for my taste. However; assuming [name]Gigi[/name] is the full name some ideas for her twin could be:
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Bette[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Roxie[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Twila[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Nola[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Lula[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Josie[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Veda[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Lola[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Margo[/name]

[name]Gigi[/name] does not sound like a real name or at least not for a smart girl…these all seem like names for poodles to me

My first thought was [name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Lulu[/name], short for [name]Louisa[/name], if she is using a full name…
Is [name]Gigi[/name] a nn for something?
Some suggestions
[name]Matilda[/name] or [name]Tilly[/name]/[name]Tillie[/name] or [name]Tilda[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name] or [name]Tess[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] or Cece
[name]Lucinda[/name] or [name]Cinda[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name] or [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] or [name]Dottie[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name] or [name]Thea[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] or [name]Lottie[/name] or [name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name] or [name]Evie[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] or [name]Penny[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name] or [name]Goldie[/name]
[name]Grace[/name] or [name]Gracie[/name]

I like the suggestions of [name]Fifi[/name] (perhaps [name]Fiona[/name]?) and [name]Lucy[/name] (maybe [name]Lucinda[/name], [name]Luciana[/name],etc)

[name]Hi[/name]! Thanks for replying! I like sooo many of your suggestions, but my friend has said no to a few names in particular. She does not like [name]Fifi[/name] or [name]Coco[/name]. She planned to use [name]Gigi[/name] as the whole name. Also, she wants to use the name [name]Fay[/name] as a MN for the 2nd name, or possibly even a fn. I don’t think [name]Gigi[/name] & [name]Fay[/name] work that well, do you? I love [name]Lulu[/name], but won’t work as a full name imo. She also said no to [name]Milli[/name], [name]Bella[/name], & [name]Mira[/name]…

I think [name]Lulu[/name] could work as a full name, for sure (even more so than [name]Gigi[/name], imo)! Does she have a mn for [name]Gigi[/name] picked?

[name]Gigi[/name] and…
[name]Abby[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Delia[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Ella[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Lola[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Lulu[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Nina[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Posy[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Viva[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Zuzu[/name] [name]Fay[/name]

Oh, and because [name]Gigi[/name] is a name from [name]Gilmore[/name] Girls…[name]Rory[/name] [name]Fay[/name]!

She is still stuck. Seems like she’s not making progress. I do like [name]Posy[/name]! [name]Will[/name] suggest it.

I have a [name]Vivie[/name] ([name]Vivian[/name]) and Kirie/[name]Kiki[/name] ([name]Kirsten[/name]). I love being able to call them [name]Vivie[/name] and Kirie ([name]Keer[/name]-ee), and occasional, when [name]Kirsten[/name] is being especially spunky, [name]Kiki[/name], ha! Incidentally, [name]Vivian[/name]'s mn is [name]Fae[/name]. I can understand why some mom’s opt for for shorter names for their twins, but I named my girls more like a sibling set, and less like matchy-match twins (not that any nameberries do that…)

Any twinny related questions, hit me up! :slight_smile:

i like [name]Gigi[/name] as a nickname for [name]Ginger[/name] paired with [name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Magi[/name] :slight_smile:

If she’s interested in spelling [name]Fay[/name] – like [name]Fae[/name], I think that goes with [name]Gigi[/name] pretty nicely. I also don’t mind [name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Fay[/name] together.

Other suggestions

[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Lola[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Estella[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Esme[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Faith[/name] ([name]Fay[/name] as a nn?)
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Elle[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Nola[/name]/[name]Nova[/name]/[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Pearl[/name]

[name]Gigi[/name] and [name]Lola[/name] came to mind immediately. I think these are great without getting too matchy. Also, they seem to be similar in style.