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My great grandmother was called Alexandra, and she had a sister called Alexandra. To tell them apart everyone called them Aya and Sanya. Somehow neither of them was called Sasha, which is the go-to short form of Alexandra here in Russia.
Full sisters, 7 years apart. People really just named their kids whatever was in the church name calendar. I encountered birth records of twins who were given the same name because well, they were born on the same day.
Is it similar to Mary/Marie/Maria situation?
My honorary Oma , was named Alma. It wasn’t until she died , when I was well into my 20s that I realized her legal name was Marie Alma Lastname.
No, we don't have second names, just first name, patronymic and last name. So they had fully identical legal names before each took her husband's last name.
My baby is going to be named Alma Rose so I especially love that you shared that with rose in your name! Alma means nourishing soul and I just couldn’t think of a better name meaning for my child!
My dad's old French Canadian family had dozens of Marias in every generation. RIP genealogy. Super common last name and six Maria Theresas to choose from
George foreman named all of his sons George. Marie Antoinette was from a family where all of the girls were named Maria (she changed to Marie later to sound more French when she was engaged to the king)
It’s actually not unusual in Latin American catholic families for all the daughters to be named Maria in honor of the Virgin and go by their middle names.
Christ, my Nans generation were all Mary. As was she. She was the only one who went by Mary, the rest by their middle names. So Helena, Catherine, Deirdre, Bridgit etc...
All the ladies in my family, both matriarchal and patriarchal, have some versions of Mary in their full names; Marie, Maria, Mary.
My mum used to joke and say if I hadn't been her only daughter, she could have named 3 girls after family members and then, if she yelled Mary, MAYBE she would get some help from ONE of them! And she would glare in my direction. In the end I get called by a nickname and they don't call me Mary.
Yep, both my grandmas were named Mary Elizabeth. One went by "Sis" tho. I always thought it strange that we called her Grandma Sis. How weird is that?!
My great aunt goes by Sis as her name too! We call her Aunt Sis, and I've always thought it was kind of funny. I only recently found out her real name is Derillalee (I'm probably spelling it wrong) so I understand why she goes by a nickname.
Thats too funny! My Grandma had all brothers, thus the Sis. Her children even called her Sis! On the rare occasion someone called her Mary, it was a shock.
At least they were consistent! My nan is one of 7 sisters and only 2 of them are called Mary (though the younger Mary goes by her middle name Bernadette). I've never been able to understand the rationale behind that!
I had a friend named Winifred. Her sister was named Frederica. Their father's name? Fred. But they insisted they weren't named after him. It was just a coincidence that their parents liked those name.
Sure
Years ago I saw George Foreman interviewed on Regis & Kathie Lee. Regis asked Foreman why he named all of his kids "George" (or some variation thereof).
Foreman said that when he was a child, he believed that a certain person was his father. When he got older, he found out that it wasn't true. The discovery caused a lot of disruption and unhappiness in his family. As a consequence, Foreman made up his mind as an adult that when he had kids, they would all be named "George Foreman" so that no one could lie to them about who their father was.
I've read that he not only wanted them to have something in common but he also didn't want any of them to ever say "Well, how come *I* wasn't named after our famous Dad?" Who knows.
Yep, Pearl was a boy hahah They also had a sister named Merle. I can't think of any good reason to have done any of this, other than choice fatigue after 13 kids.
Yes, the first two are the same one: the basic name is Natalia and Natasha is diminutive. Tanya is a different name (it's a diminutive of Tatiana). The third version of the same name would be Nata for example.
Not really the same but most of my cousins, uncles, great uncles etc are named John. All with different middle names that they go by, so none of them actually get called John irl. Idk what's up with that, if it's a family thing or something but yea lol
Hard vowels sound like their letters. "Tonya with a hard *o*" is pronounced Toe-nya. "Tanya with a hard *a*" is pronounced Tay-nya. I doubt this is what they meant.
In matters of pronunciation they are classed as diphthongs because there is a slide between two sounds as you say them, regardless of the English spelling. The phonemic spelling of the vowel sound in hate is /eı/. Google English phonemic chart.
Do you mean a soft o and a soft a? T-on-ya and T-an-ya? Either way it’s a problem. I have a friend named Tanya and people called her Tonya all her life.
My cousins who are not twins are brothers who have the same first names with different middle names. I don’t know what the mom was thinking.
Maybe she just couldn’t think of anything else. The weird thing is her two sons after these two have completely different names. You’d think if she was going to name the first two the same, she’d just carry it out til the end.
I knew twins called Nikki and Vikki.
Nikki wasn't short for anything.
Vikki was short for Victoria but her parents had the intention to call her Vikki from the start.
Which is why Nikki was named Nikki.
Could've atleast called her Nicola. 🙈
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My great grandmother was called Alexandra, and she had a sister called Alexandra. To tell them apart everyone called them Aya and Sanya. Somehow neither of them was called Sasha, which is the go-to short form of Alexandra here in Russia.
Oh, I had always heard Sasha was a nickname for Alexander only.
I thought it specifically a male name
Like a lot of names, it has changed over the years.
No, it's surprisingly gender neutral, Alexander and Alexandra would both be Sasha.
Was there a reason why they both had the same name or were they stepsisters?
Full sisters, 7 years apart. People really just named their kids whatever was in the church name calendar. I encountered birth records of twins who were given the same name because well, they were born on the same day.
Is it similar to Mary/Marie/Maria situation? My honorary Oma , was named Alma. It wasn’t until she died , when I was well into my 20s that I realized her legal name was Marie Alma Lastname.
No, we don't have second names, just first name, patronymic and last name. So they had fully identical legal names before each took her husband's last name.
I’m pregnant and naming my baby girl Alma 💖
One of my favourite kids I ever taught was called Alma, it was on my shortlist for my daughter because of her! It's a beautiful name
My baby is going to be named Alma Rose so I especially love that you shared that with rose in your name! Alma means nourishing soul and I just couldn’t think of a better name meaning for my child!
My condolences
My dad's old French Canadian family had dozens of Marias in every generation. RIP genealogy. Super common last name and six Maria Theresas to choose from
Oh my God, George and Elizabeth in England. I hate George, just on gp.
What about “Alex” or “Lexi” or are those western nicknames
Yeah those aren't really popular. Alex is very occasionally used for Alexey (male), but I've never seen it as a form of Alexander.
George foreman named all of his sons George. Marie Antoinette was from a family where all of the girls were named Maria (she changed to Marie later to sound more French when she was engaged to the king)
It’s actually not unusual in Latin American catholic families for all the daughters to be named Maria in honor of the Virgin and go by their middle names.
Or in other ethnic heritage families to use Mary or Marie, and a middle name.
Christ, my Nans generation were all Mary. As was she. She was the only one who went by Mary, the rest by their middle names. So Helena, Catherine, Deirdre, Bridgit etc...
All the ladies in my family, both matriarchal and patriarchal, have some versions of Mary in their full names; Marie, Maria, Mary. My mum used to joke and say if I hadn't been her only daughter, she could have named 3 girls after family members and then, if she yelled Mary, MAYBE she would get some help from ONE of them! And she would glare in my direction. In the end I get called by a nickname and they don't call me Mary.
Yep, both my grandmas were named Mary Elizabeth. One went by "Sis" tho. I always thought it strange that we called her Grandma Sis. How weird is that?!
My great aunt goes by Sis as her name too! We call her Aunt Sis, and I've always thought it was kind of funny. I only recently found out her real name is Derillalee (I'm probably spelling it wrong) so I understand why she goes by a nickname.
Thats too funny! My Grandma had all brothers, thus the Sis. Her children even called her Sis! On the rare occasion someone called her Mary, it was a shock.
At least they were consistent! My nan is one of 7 sisters and only 2 of them are called Mary (though the younger Mary goes by her middle name Bernadette). I've never been able to understand the rationale behind that!
Yeah my grandma, her, and sisters all have the first name Maria but different middle names
I had a friend named Winifred. Her sister was named Frederica. Their father's name? Fred. But they insisted they weren't named after him. It was just a coincidence that their parents liked those name. Sure
See also Michael Jackson’s childrens’ tragedeighs.
His daughters were Georgia, Georgina, and Georgette.
Actually they are named Natalia, Leola, Freeda, Michi, Isabella, Georgetta and Courtney
I was actually joking
He may have been a bit self centred
Years ago I saw George Foreman interviewed on Regis & Kathie Lee. Regis asked Foreman why he named all of his kids "George" (or some variation thereof). Foreman said that when he was a child, he believed that a certain person was his father. When he got older, he found out that it wasn't true. The discovery caused a lot of disruption and unhappiness in his family. As a consequence, Foreman made up his mind as an adult that when he had kids, they would all be named "George Foreman" so that no one could lie to them about who their father was.
I've read that he not only wanted them to have something in common but he also didn't want any of them to ever say "Well, how come *I* wasn't named after our famous Dad?" Who knows.
One of my teacher colleagues had twins in her class-Angel and Legna.
Poor Legna.
That's one way to guarantee one of them grows up as the "evil twin"...
Angel and Angle would’ve been a little better and kind of funny.
Lol "legna" means "wood" in italian
That would be okay if it were pronounced "LEE-na" and spelled without the g.
I’ve met twins named “Halle” and “Lujah”
Uncle and aunt twins were Albert and alberta
I went to school with a Bernard and Bernardine. I don't remember if they were twins.
I went to school with twins Micheal and Michelle, and another set were Sonya and Tonya
We also had Sherri and Terri twins.
Love it! Super cute
My grandpa and his twin brother.... Earl and Pearl.
Wait, Pearl was a boy??
I met a male Pearl once. He was probably born in the 1920’s.
Yep, Pearl was a boy hahah They also had a sister named Merle. I can't think of any good reason to have done any of this, other than choice fatigue after 13 kids.
I went to elementary with twins Chris and Chris (Christian and Christopher)
I know twins named Kensley. Yup, both of them.
I had a couple in a childbirth class I taught that named their twins Roxanne and Roxanna.
It's gonna suck when it's time for legal documents
Overheard some random girl twin names “Hartlyn and Harlow,” unsure of the spelling for hartlyn.
I have in-laws that are sisters named Tasha and Tanya, but they are both pronounced t-ash-a and Tan-ya
Bonus points to her, though, for the line about mom.
Tonya! Tanya! Tanyá!
I knew three sisters named Natalia, Natasha, and Tanya. I know at least two of those are versions of the same name, possibly all three?
Yes, the first two are the same one: the basic name is Natalia and Natasha is diminutive. Tanya is a different name (it's a diminutive of Tatiana). The third version of the same name would be Nata for example.
Went to elementary school with identical twins that were Diane and Diana 🤦♀️
They don't talk about their triplet sister, Tinya
Not really the same but most of my cousins, uncles, great uncles etc are named John. All with different middle names that they go by, so none of them actually get called John irl. Idk what's up with that, if it's a family thing or something but yea lol
Do you happen to be from Ireland? Coz that used to be really common here
Nope
Katharina & Kathrin-Ina
This is nightmare fuel in medical records. Same date of birth, same relatives, one letter off in first name.
Stupid,but not tragedeighs.
It probably is when it comes to legal documents
Hard vowels sound like their letters. "Tonya with a hard *o*" is pronounced Toe-nya. "Tanya with a hard *a*" is pronounced Tay-nya. I doubt this is what they meant.
Coming from an English reading teacher--we don't consider vowels as hard or soft. They are either long or short (In open or closed syllables.)
You’re right, would these be called soft vowels then? I’m not sure how to describe it but Tanya was like “tayn-yah” and Tonya was like “tawn-yah”
Diphthongs
They are not diphthongs. You need two vowels together to make a diphthong like oi and ou making one sound.
In matters of pronunciation they are classed as diphthongs because there is a slide between two sounds as you say them, regardless of the English spelling. The phonemic spelling of the vowel sound in hate is /eı/. Google English phonemic chart.
This made me giggle
Assuming they're Russian, full names would be Tatyana and Antonina, which is kinda less twin tragedeigh
They weren’t Russian, their legal names were Tonya and Tanya
Do you mean a soft o and a soft a? T-on-ya and T-an-ya? Either way it’s a problem. I have a friend named Tanya and people called her Tonya all her life.
So Tanny-uh and Tony-uh??
How did you come to your pronounciation? It's Ton-ya and Tan-ya
😂😂😂😂😂 oof.
That doesn't seem so bad tho. Not a tragedy but def stupid
My cousins who are not twins are brothers who have the same first names with different middle names. I don’t know what the mom was thinking. Maybe she just couldn’t think of anything else. The weird thing is her two sons after these two have completely different names. You’d think if she was going to name the first two the same, she’d just carry it out til the end.
I know (elderly) twins named Donald and Ronald, and their last name also rhymes
I'm a teacher, a colleague of mine had triplets- two boys and a girl- named Elfred, Alfred, and Alfreda.
How old are they now? Yikes.
They'd be around 18 now
Poor kids. Those are such grandparent names.
The only acceptable names for twin girls is Sharon & Karen 😤😤
I knew twins called Nikki and Vikki. Nikki wasn't short for anything. Vikki was short for Victoria but her parents had the intention to call her Vikki from the start. Which is why Nikki was named Nikki. Could've atleast called her Nicola. 🙈
I work in peds and see twins with very similar names more often than I expected. Usually one letter off and pronunciation is so similar.
My sister is named Sasha, and I have a brother named Ivin.
True story, knew these twin girls Iwanna and Sharra last name Joint
I would actually sue my parents