Expecting two bundles of joy and trying to pick twin baby names? Some parents opt to choose names with similar origins or meanings. Others simply opt for alliteration. There are endless pairs of baby names to choose from for your twins. We’ve assembled a few of our favorite twin baby names options below, from the most popular to some fun literary pairings. (Side note: The name Thomas literally means “twin.”)
Twin Baby Names
Girl Names
Religious? You might like Isabella, meaning “God is my oath,” paired with Sophia, meaning “wisdom.” Or you might consider the alliterative pair Elizabeth, which also means “God is my oath,” and Emma, which means “whole or universal,” or Eden, which means “delight,” and Eve, which means “living.” Or you could try the obvious Latin name pairing of Faith, which means “to trust,” and Grace, which means “God’s grace.”
Do you or your partner have Irish roots? You might consider Tara, which means “star,” paired with Teagan, which means “beautiful.” Greek roots? Try Penelope, which means “weaver,” paired with Phoebe, which means “bright, shining.”
Do you have English roots and love the woods? You might like Ashley, which means “meadow where ash trees are found,” paired with Avery, which means “ruler of elves.”
Or you might like the English name Taylor, which means “tailor,” paired with the Greek name Tessa, which means “harvester.”
Literary enthusiast? You might consider Charlotte, which means “petite, feminine,” paired with Emily, which means “rival,” of English poet and novelist Brontë sisters fame.
Twin Baby Girl Names
Ashley and Avery
Ava and Ella
Catherine and Cambrie
Chloe and Charlotte
Charlotte and Emily
Eden and Eve
Elizabeth and Emma
Faith and Grace
Hailey and Hannah
Hannah and Hazel
Heaven and Nevaeh
Hope and Grace
Isabella and Sophia
Julia and Jade
Lily and Lola
Luna and Lucille
Makayla and Mackenzie
Madison and Morgan
Mary and Martha
Mia and Maya
Olivia and Ophelia
Penelope and Phoebe
Tara and Teagan
Tessa and Taylor
Boy Twin Names
Religious? You might like the Old Testament Hebrew names, Jacob, meaning “supplanter,” and Joshua, meaning “God is deliverance.” Or you might prefer the Hebrew name pairing of Elijah, which means “Yahweh is my God,” and Isaiah, which means “God is salvation.”
You might also like the Old Testament Hebrew pairing of John, which means “graced by God,” and Joseph, which means “he will add,” or Benjamin, which means “son of the right hand,” and Samuel, which means “God has heard.”
Or you could opt for the New Testament pairing of the Hebrew name Matthew, which means “gift of God,” and Latin name Mark, which means “consecrated to the god Mars.”
History buff? You might like Travis, which means “to cross,” as in Alamo hero William Barret Travis, paired with Tyler, which means “owner of a tavern,” as in tenth U.S. President John Tyler.
Proud Texan? You might consider Austin, which means “great,” paired with Houston, which means “settlement, village.”
Like alliteration? You could opt for Eli, which means “high and elevated,” paired with Emmitt, which means “universal, powerful, or truth;” Hunter, which means “one who hunts,” paired with Hudson, which means “son of Hudde;” or Zachary, which means “God remembers,” paired with Zander, which means “defender of men.”
Twin Baby Boy Names
Adam and Aiden
Austin and Houston
Benjamin and Samuel
Caleb and Jacob
Daniel and David
Dominic and Dylan
Eli and Emmitt
Elijah and Isaiah
Elliott and Ethan
Ethan and Nathan
Hunter and Hudson
Isaac and Isaiah
Jacob and Joshua
John and Joseph
Liam and Luca
Matthew and Mark
Michael and Mitchell
Nathaniel and Nicholas
Oscar and Oliver
Owen and Otis
Timothy and Titus
Travis and Tyler
William and Wyatt
Zachary and Zander
Girl and Boy Twin Names
Expecting one baby of each gender? You might consider the alliterative pair Olivia, of Latin origin, which means “olive tree,” and Owen, of Greek origin, which means “noble, youthful, and well-born.” Or you might like the Old English name Addison, which means “son of Adam,” paired with the Irish Gaelic name Aiden, which means “little fire.”
Or you might prefer the alliterative pair Emily, which means “rival,” and Ethan, which means “strong, safe, solid, and firm.”
Literary enthusiast? You might like Lucy, which means “light,” paired with Edmund, which means “prosperity, fortune, and protection,” or Susan, which means “above, higher,” paired with Peter, which means “rock, stone,” of Chronicles of Narnia fame. Or you might like Ginevra (Ginny), which means “white, blessed, or fair,” paired with Ronald (Ron), which means “rules with counsel,” of Harry Potter fame.
Charlotte’s Web fan? You might consider Charlotte, which means “petite, feminine,” paired with Wilbur, which means “resolute, brilliant.”
Boy/Girl Twin Names
Abigail and Benjamin
Addison and Aiden
Alexander and Sophia
Bella and Brandon
Bonnie and Beckett
Cameron and Matthew
Charlotte and Caleb
Charlotte and Wilbur
Chloe and Christian
Emily and Ethan
Emma and Evan
Gemma and Jett
Georgia and Jordan
Ginevra and Ronald
Kristen and Tristan
Kylie and Riley
Lily and Liam
Lucy and Edmund
Madison and Matthew
Mari and Marcos
Mila and Liam
Molly and Oliver
Morgan and Mason
Natalie and Nathan
Nina and Ian (our Editor in Chief and her twin brother’s names!)
Olivia and Owen
Paige and Paul
Quinn and Finn
Samantha and Sawyer
Sophia and Noah
Susan and Peter
Tara and Thomas
Tess and Tripp
Winifred and William
Zoey and Zachary
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