One of my favorite hobbies is family history research. One thing I've found interesting is how, in the past in the U.S., twins were given more similar names than is common now. Here are some pairs I've found (most of these were related to me somehow-or-other):
- girl twins Clarris and Ferris (b. 1916)
- boy twins Morris and Louis (b. 1922)
- girl/boy twins Eva and Evan (b. 1891)
- girl twins Marlyse and Marvel (b. 1904)
- girl twins Margaret and Martha (b. 1855)
- girl twins Elva and Eva (b. 1926)
- girl twins Ann and Hannah (b. 1879)
- girl/boy twins Dona and Donald (b. 1921)
- girl twins Mary and Minnie (b. 1857)
- girl twins Lulu and Lola (b. about 1880?)
...and the most similar ever...
- girl twins Olive and Olivia (b. 1871) !!
2 comments:
Hi Christie,
Thanks for coming by and commenting on my blog. Your boys are handsome kids!
My sisters are twins, born 1970, named Maya and Melissa. Pretty similar, no? :)
Hi J,
Thanks for stopping by! :)
I like that kind of pair, Maya and Melissa. Just similar enough to be cute, but not enough that people will get confused! I still can't get over how someone could name their twins Olive and Olivia, without getting hopelessly confused... :)
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