It so happens that more than one small miracle appears. Recently, thanks to IVF, this is happening more and more often. And now, to all the worries, one more is added - how to name not one, but two children? Everyone wants to be original, and the number of names is limited …
Parents of twins often strive to be original, but at the same time they rarely dress their children differently, although it would seem that they understand that although twins are similar in appearance, their personalities are different. With names, too, there are often difficulties. It seems to be necessary to emphasize the differences, but at the same time I want to preserve the identity.
One letter
A fairly common technique is names starting with one letter. Alexander and Alexey, Fyodor and Feofan, Vladimir and Vasily, Regina and Rimma, Antonina and Anastasia … There are enough options, but the inconvenience is that the initials of adult twins will be the same, that is, official documents may contain a small but confusion, especially since the dates of birth are identical.
Perspective rhyme
Consonant baby names are convenient in many ways, especially when you need to invite children from the yard to dinner or sleep. Misha and Grisha, Sasha and Masha, Gosha and Lesha, Vasya and Tasya - they will all sound similar in childhood, and when the children grow up, their names will also "grow". The difficulty lies in the fact that not all "adult states" of names that parents like can be easily abbreviated to rhyming children. Have you thought, say, to name your twin sons after the Strugatsky writers, but Boris and Arkady, standing so beautifully next to each other, do not sound like "Bori and Arkasha" at all. However, a way out can be found in this case as well, if, for example, remember from the pre-revolutionary manner to change children's names in foreign modes or add "lisp" suffixes. Borik and Arik or Boryusya and Arkasya, for example, already sound quite in rhyme, albeit a little strange and unusual.
A bit of history
Many good options can be found in fiction and history. Moreover, it is not at all necessary that the heroes be twins or blood relatives. Georgy and Seraphim (in honor of the legendary athletes Znamensky), Romeo and Juliet (in Russian you can: Roman and Julia), Tristan and Isolde (there are no Russian analogues, but someone may also like the originals), Siegfried and Brunhilde, Martha and Jacek, David and Goliath, etc.
It is better not to abuse exotics, like Neuron and Axon: ridicule is provided for children and at school, and adults with such names cannot escape neuroses. It is also not worthwhile to imitate Manilov's pretentiousness and call the children Themistoclus and Alcides, but it is imperative to rummage in books, especially if the parents have no prejudices.
