Twin name poll

See the results of this poll: Which twin combo sounds best?

Respondents: 31 (This poll is closed)

  • Irena & Hermia: 0 (0%)
  • Irena & Dorothy: 3 (10%)
  • Irena & Louisa: 7 (23%)
  • Irena & Eloise: 8 (26%)
  • Irena & Linnea: 3 (10%)
  • Irena & Eudora: 2 (6%)
  • Irena & Natasha: 3 (10%)
  • Irena & Ophelia: 3 (10%)
  • Irena & Felicity: 2 (6%)
  • Irena & Roxanne(a): 0 (0%)

I’m also thinking about using [name]Helena[/name] instead of [name]Irena[/name].

[name]Irena[/name] is nice, but I love [name]Helena[/name]! I also feel like [name]Helena[/name] goes a lot better with most of the names on your list. I guess you would have to eliminate [name]Linnea[/name] and definitely [name]Hermia[/name] if you went with [name]Helena[/name].

I voted for [name]Eloise[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name], but I’m not sure about the rhyminess of [name]Louisa[/name] and [name]Irena[/name]. Twins named [name]Helena[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name] would be absolutely gorgeous! With [name]Irena[/name], I also like [name]Eudora[/name] and [name]Dorothy[/name], and with [name]Helena[/name], I like [name]Felicity[/name], [name]Louisa[/name], and [name]Eloise[/name].

If you want themed middles, I like the idea of a flower/nature theme: [name]Irena[/name] [name]Daphne[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Violet[/name], [name]Helena[/name] [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Lily[/name], etc.

Here are random middles-- most of these go with [name]Helena[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name] as well:

[name]Irena[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Mireille[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] [name]Bridget[/name]

I voted for [name]Irena[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name], but really I loved these four the most:

[name]Irena[/name] & [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] & [name]Natasha[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] & [name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Irena[/name] & [name]Felicity[/name]

I think a lot of your first name options (or variants thereof) would work fantastically as middle names, though avoiding combining the -a names of course. [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] is lovely, as is [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Louisa[/name]. [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Roxane[/name]. [name]Irena[/name] [name]Roxane[/name]. [name]Roxane[/name] makes a great mn with most of your fn options, actually!

thanks irisrose
My two daughters middle names are [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Iris[/name] :slight_smile: So I would like to continue the flower/nature theme, but the twins could also have their own connected mn.

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that is a great suggestion. I could use some of these as middle names. [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Louisa[/name] – love it!

It’s odd because from the moment I found out I was pregnant [name]Irena[/name] just came in my head. I’ve always loved [name]Helena[/name]…and I think the two names are just so similar that I may have talked myself into [name]Irena[/name] that way! So, I’ve recently been thinking alot about [name]Helena[/name] again.

I like [name]Helena[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name] alot too! I also like [name]Helena[/name] and [name]Ophelia[/name] (both shakespeare names)
I don’t have a clear favorite with [name]Irena[/name] at this point. Maybe [name]Eloise[/name] or [name]Eudora[/name]

My husband is no help! His answer – “wait for the ultrasound”

I vote for [name]Irena[/name] & [name]LOUISA[/name]… but I really like [name]Helena[/name], [name]Natasha[/name], & [name]Linnea[/name] too. [name]Louisa[/name] is my favorite of the bunch!

I love [name]Helena[/name]! what about [name]Helena[/name] and [name]Aurelia[/name], its similar to [name]Ophelia[/name].

I like:

[name]Helena[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name]- both v feminine and classic
[name]Dorothy[/name] and [name]Eudora[/name]- pretty and vintage.

What are your other daughters called?

I like [name]Louisa[/name], but I don’t love the nn [name]Lou[/name] or [name]Lou[/name] [name]Lou[/name]
I think that’s where I turned to [name]Eloise[/name]/[name]Eloisa[/name] so we could use the nn [name]Ellie[/name] or [name]Elle[/name]

our older daughters names are [name]Scarlett[/name] ([name]Carly[/name]) and [name]Penelope[/name] ([name]Penny[/name])