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From the article: Names for Twins/Multiples
All parents strive to select the perfect name for their offspring, but parents of twins or multiples may find themselves particuarly challenged to make the right choice for two, three or more children. In addition to deciding on the right individual name, they have to consider how the names work together as a set. What names did you choose for your twins? And how did you decide on them? Share Your Twins' Names

My Twins

My twins names are Benedict and Jeremy(Jem) They are 12 years old. They have a baby brother who is 10 named Sandro short for Alessandro. They also have a baby sister named Maggie and she is 6. I am 10 weeks pregnant with twins. We are not sure about the gender though!
—Guest Mia

the moran twins

Jaylene Sophia moran and her twin Jazzlene Olivia moran.
—Guest julie alamat

B/G twins names

I have a son who is 11 named Warrick and a daughter who is 9 named Damia. So, when we got our surprise pregnancy with twins, people were interested in what names we would come up with. It took us forever, making lists and crossing names off. We came up with Kanon(what european pastors used to be called) Ghilchrist (slave to christ) for our boy and Saoirse (freedom warrior) Haven (a safe place) for our girl. They are both celtic names, but basically they were just the names we both liked after much deliberation.
—Guest Robin Strasburg

Twins' names

My boy/girl twins are Jeremy and Julia who are 3 1/2. We loved the musical sound their names have.
—Guest Laurie

Boy Twins

We had a little boy who we called "Austin" in 2008, and then a set of un-identical boy twins in 2010 who we called "Curtis" and "Harvey". Middle names were family names. I am now pregnant with my 4th boy!!! Struggling with what to call him... Any suggestions?!
—Guest Emma

twin names

girls Leare and Lelo boys Tomas and Max i chose these names becuse thay are so sweet and I have girl twins and boy twins.
—Guest mom

My Babies :D

My oldest twins are Diana Marie and Devon Michael who are thirteen. They have a big sister called Lola Elizbeth, 15 who's middle name was inspired by the queen. After the twins is Maizee Kathleen, 9 and Tristan James, 5. My last twins are Liam Benjamin and Lana Bethany who are 3. Lola's name was just one that my husband and I liked and Diana and Devon were two names that we liked and fitted together perfectly for twins. Maizee's name was picked by Diana, Devon and Lola and when Lola wrote it down and showed it to my and my husband, she spelt it like Maizee instead of Maisie and we decided to keep the unusual spelling. Tristan was quite an unusual name and it was my neice Chelsea who picked it and Liam and Lana were just names that we adored.
—Guest Doting Mum

Twin Names

Our identical twin girls are called Callie Hope and Cora Faith. We loved both the names Callie and Cora and it just happend that their names began with the same letter. Their middle names were chosen because they were in the nicu for a while and we thought virtue names would be a choice. Their middle names were also chosen after they came out of the nicu as we had only chosen their first names before they were born and were stuck on middle names until someone said Hope and Faith.
—Guest mommyof6

my twins names!

My twins are called Eleanor Rose & Thomas Braie, Ellee-Rose & Tom for short.
—Guest #1mummy

mY FOUR KIDS

I have four children. My twins are the oldest and their names are Trevor Jackson and Carter Kassy(girl). They turned thirteen yesterday. We choose the name Trevor Jackson because Trevor is my fathers name and Jackson is a name my husband liked. My husband and I chose the name Carter because we both had close friends with this name and my mother choose the name Kassy because her cousins name was Kassy. We have another daughter who is 9 and her name is Megan Klariza. Our 5 year old son's name is Edward Liam. I am currently excepting twins. The doctor says they are boys so if they are their names will be Cody Andrew and Cole Michael.
—Guest Chloe

My girls

I have twin girls: Vanessa and Caitlyn they are 13 and their older sister is Jessie and she is 17. My twin stepsons are 19 and their names are Cody and Cole
—Guest Bailey

Rebecca

I have twin boys who are 16: Trevor Jonah and Liam Devon. I have two daughters. The oldest is 20 and her name is Beatrice and Rigby is 14. I also have one other son named Zayn Kegan and he is 17
—Guest My Twins Names

My twins

I have 15 year old boy twins, Zayn and Liam. They have a sister named Isabella who is 12
—Guest Andrea

Dionne Quintuplets

I am sure you have heard of the Dionne Quintuplets, the first healthy quintuplets born in the USA. They were born in 1934 during the dust bowl/great depression. All five were girls. I have the opposite all five are boys! Four years ago I gave birth to quintuplets all being boys. Jacob, Charlie, Sawyer, Micah and Gale all are 4 years old as of yesterday March 25th 2012. The boys look pretty much alike, they all have shaggy sandy blond hair and big blue eyes. I chose the name Jacob because it was my nephew's name and he passed away. I chose Charlie because it is my fathers name. I choose Sawyer because my husband just liked it. We choose Micah because we wanted to do Michael but we felt it was so common, so we should add a twist to it. Last but not least we chose Gale because of my husbands great uncle, Gale who died in the war. The boys keep me so busy, but I am glad they are a part of my life.
—Guest Carey

twin names

Their dad and i couldnt agree on rythming boy girl names. He named our boy raymond after his grandpa and i picked out zoey for my little girl because iv always liked that name
—Guest samantha

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