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pantryslut pointed at a list of popular names for twins born in 2008. I looked at it a few days later, and found myself wondering whether the parents had known they were going to have twins, and if so, whether they had thought about the confusion they were letting their kids in for. "This is my brother Chris, and my other brother Chris." (Not the same name, but most boys named either Christopher or Christian are called "Chris.") Forty-three different parents thought it was a good idea to name twins Taylor and Tyler. Twenty-four 24 liked Jayden and Jaylen, another 17 liked Jayda and Jayden, and 13 others Jada and Jayden. That's going to be years of explaining that no, the person with what sounds like your name, born to the same parents on the same date and living at the same address, is not you. No, you haven't already voted. Yes, you passed algebra. No, you haven't already gotten your free birthday ice cream cone. No, those aren't my SAT scores. Who wants to be the kid explaining that no, they aren't the Jayden Smith, of that address, son of John and Jane Smith, born on X date, in the 11th grade of such-and-such school, who smashed a stolen car, they're his sibling Jaylen, who was riding in the passenger seat?
I suspect that at least some of the Taylor/Tyler and Jayden/Jaylen pairs are same-sex, but Adrian/Adriana aren't going to have an easy time of it either.
It's enough to make naming twins Summer and Autumn (15), or Faith and Grace (17), seem like a good idea. Yes, the parents are being visibly clever, but neither name is problematic by itself, and the children aren't going to have to explain that no, there really are two of them.
pantryslut pointed at a list of popular names for twins born in 2008. I looked at it a few days later, and found myself wondering whether the parents had known they were going to have twins, and if so, whether they had thought about the confusion they were letting their kids in for. "This is my brother Chris, and my other brother Chris." (Not the same name, but most boys named either Christopher or Christian are called "Chris.") Forty-three different parents thought it was a good idea to name twins Taylor and Tyler. Twenty-four 24 liked Jayden and Jaylen, another 17 liked Jayda and Jayden, and 13 others Jada and Jayden. That's going to be years of explaining that no, the person with what sounds like your name, born to the same parents on the same date and living at the same address, is not you. No, you haven't already voted. Yes, you passed algebra. No, you haven't already gotten your free birthday ice cream cone. No, those aren't my SAT scores. Who wants to be the kid explaining that no, they aren't the Jayden Smith, of that address, son of John and Jane Smith, born on X date, in the 11th grade of such-and-such school, who smashed a stolen car, they're his sibling Jaylen, who was riding in the passenger seat? I suspect that at least some of the Taylor/Tyler and Jayden/Jaylen pairs are same-sex, but Adrian/Adriana aren't going to have an easy time of it either.
It's enough to make naming twins Summer and Autumn (15), or Faith and Grace (17), seem like a good idea. Yes, the parents are being visibly clever, but neither name is problematic by itself, and the children aren't going to have to explain that no, there really are two of them.
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They've taken to going to vote together:
"Hi, we are both Jim Smith of 123 Lake street. I live in apartment #3..."
"...and I live in apartment #4. We are two separate people."
...after several years of "but you already voted!" hijinks.
Your last paragraph of course reminded me of Patience and Prudence.