Twin names- Cecelia and . . .?

We are still working on twin names for both genders, but i’m focusing on girls because that’s what I’m secretly praying for! The middle names would be for their grandmas, so [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Lynn[/name] (or it could be some variation of [name]Lynn[/name]-Lynae, [name]Lynette[/name], etc.). We tend to like names that have a slightly vintage feel, buy aren’t too 80-year old lady. We also would like both names to have a nickname if possible. We don’t want something super popular–aka, [name]Ava[/name] why did you get so popular!!! :frowning:

We think [name]Cecelia[/name] is lovely, but I can’t think of a perfect name to go with it that is not too match matchy. Also, I hate the meaning of [name]Cecelia[/name], but I’m trying to get over that!

With those guidelines, what do you think would be the perfect girl names?

You may consider pairing any of the following with [name]Cecelia[/name] / [name]Cecilia[/name]:

[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] / [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] / [name]Elena[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Flora[/name] / [name]Florence[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name] / [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name] / [name]Estella[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Portia[/name]
[name]Justine[/name] / [name]Justina[/name]
[name]Therese[/name] / [name]Theresa[/name]
[name]Gillian[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Leonora[/name] /[name]Lenora[/name]
[name]Romola[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Vera[/name] / [name]Verity[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]

Presumably you’d pair [name]Cecilia[/name] with [name]Lynn[/name] and [name]Catherine[/name] with something else. I’d suggest something shorter so the girls have approximately equally lengthened names - you wouldn’t want to end up with [name]Io[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] and [name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] as twins. I’d find that odd.
[name]How[/name] about:
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Mauve[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Posey[/name]
[name]Zoey[/name]

I always thought if I had twin girls I would name them [name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Amelia[/name]. It’s the names of the sister geese in the movie aristocats- kinda weird but I love how they are both names that seem vintage but not old lady, ya know?[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] and [name]Amelia[/name] cathrine sound great to me! Anyway, Congrats!

Have you considered [name]Celia[/name]? It has a different, nicer meaning than [name]Cecelia[/name].

I would pair [name]Celia[/name] with [name]Liesel[/name]
and
[name]Cecelia[/name] with [name]Tabitha[/name].

[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] (variation of [name]Lynn[/name]) and…

  • [name]Juliet[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
  • [name]Elodie[/name] Catherie
  • [name]Amelie[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
  • [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
  • [name]Francesca[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
  • [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
  • [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]

[name]Anneliese[/name] was the first name that popped into my head. [name]Cecilia[/name]/[name]Celia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Anneliese[/name] [name]Lynn[/name]. Cici and [name]Annie[/name]/[name]Anne[/name]/[name]Anna[/name].

I think [name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] is wonderful!

[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Lynn[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Lynn[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name] [name]Lynn[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] ([name]Cece[/name] and [name]Maggie[/name])
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Fiona[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Elsie[/name] [name]Lynette[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Lynnette[/name] and [name]Flora[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]

We [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Celia[/name] and [name]Liesel[/name]! Thanks! Definitely top contenders!

I think [name]Cecelia[/name] and [name]Daphne[/name] sound nice together. It was the first name that came to mind before I opened this thread and I see that a few others have suggested it as well.

I’d consider

[name]Celia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Verity[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Celia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Rosemary[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Celia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Celia[/name] [name]Linnea[/name] and [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Celia[/name] [name]Linnea[/name] and [name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Celia[/name] [name]Linnea[/name] and [name]Mariah[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Celia[/name] [name]Linnea[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]

I love the [name]Phoebe[/name] idea! [name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Linnea[/name] and [name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] – cute!

I think I had seen elsewhere on the forum a while ago that someone wanted to use [name]Cecelia[/name] with [name]Laurel[/name]. I loved that idea as I think the names suit each other nicely! What do you think of [name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] and [name]Laurel[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]? Maybe [name]CeCe[/name] and [name]LoLo[/name] for nicknames? :slight_smile:

[name]Love[/name] [name]Cecelia[/name]! I think [name]Cecelia[/name] and [name]Natasia[/name] is cute! Some other suggestions, [name]Vivian[/name], [name]Stella[/name], [name]Clara[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name]

I love the name [name]Cecilia[/name]. I also don’t like the meaning, but the name itself is so beautiful that I think it’s possible to ignore the meaning. I would suggest these as twin sets:

[name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] And [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] (same first initial, but different sound)
[name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Susannah[/name] (same first sound, but different initial)
[name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Adele[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Hazel[/name]

[name]Cecilia[/name] and [name]Anastasia[/name]!

This may just be me trying to categorize everything but my opinion is that [name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] should be paired with an L first name if you are going to use [name]Catherine[/name] in the middle so the girls could have opposite initials. I think my favorite combination with [name]Cecilia[/name] would be [name]Louise[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]. Also [name]Lily[/name]/[name]Lila[/name], [name]Leighton[/name], [name]Liana[/name], or [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]. Good luck! =]