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To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme

The Fun of Naming Multiples

By Alexandria Powell

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(Adams Media Corporation, 2005), but more factors into this than just naming. For instance, parents may choose closely matched, same first letter or even rhyming names because they want their multiples to be very alike.

"I think parents choose names like that because they want to impact their children's identity – it's not just the names themselves that are going to impact their identity," says Fierro. "I think it is more that the parents' attitudes and names are just one way of reflecting that."

Angela Drinkwater's twin sons are named John Alexander and Matthew Kerry. Rhyming or otherwise matching names were never a consideration. "I didn't think about them matching or having the first letter," says Drinkwater, from New York. "Maybe because I'm a twin and just never think of them as 'a set,' like some [moms who aren't twins themselves] might do at first."

Making the Decision
Norlisa Keffer is mom to boy/girl twins Mary Frances and Samuel, or as they are better known, Frankie and Sammy. Both children's names have special significance for Keffer and her husband, who are devout Catholics. "I love Jesus' mom, Mary, and St. Francis of Assisi, thus Mary Frances," says Keffer from Seattle, Wash. The name Samuel has special meaning as well – the Keffers had difficulty conceiving and chose the name based on the Biblical story of Hannah, who prayed for a child and was given Samuel.

Frankie and Sammy Keffer's names aren't traditionally "matched." However, while quite distinct from each other, they make a pair that is harmonious in style, length and meaning. According to Rosenkrantz, that's exactly what to look for when choosing names for multiples.


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