Anonymous wrote:Ernestine and Phyllistine. Really.

Phyllistine. Wow. Phyllis would have been (relatively) ok but wow.

Ernestine and Phyllistine. Really.

Blaine and Blair. Boys. I knew them in college.

Anonymous wrote:Elizabeth and Isabel. I can't judge too much -- you probably wouldn't know they're the same name if you didn't speak Spanish -- but as someone who does speak Spanish, it's always just...funny...to me that they have the exact same name!

I grew up with next door neighbors -sisters, Elizabeth and Lisa. Lisa orginated as a "short form" /nickname of Elizabeth or Elisabeth.

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Anonymous wrote:Karen and Sharon

My grandma also named a couple of her kids Michael and Michelle.

So what? I know at least 4 sets of siblings with those names. Why is that weird?

Michelle is the feminine form of Michael so it’s basically like they gave their kids the same name. My husband is a Michael with a sister Michelle and one of my first comments to him when I learned his sister’s name was “why did your parents give you the same name?”

In the same vein, I used to babysit (in high school) for a family with siblings named Stephen and Stephanie.

I grew up with identical twins Cheryl and Chana, pronounced like Sheryl and Shawna.

I’ve met siblings named Eduardo and Maria Eduarda.

Also, Marianna, Marina and Marissa.

La'tasha and Na'tasha

A'ysha (Asia) and Phazia (like Asia with an F)

Anonymous wrote:This is my yearly thread contribution where I share that when I was in grade school I knew a Teddy who allegedly had a twin named Teddy.

I also knew a family who had 4 boys, one set of twins, and their names were something like Justin, Preston, Austin, and Dustin. It was a lot.

When I was a kid I had karate classes with Keith, Kevin, Kyle, and Kris. All boys, all a year apart from each other. There was a fifth brother, also k name, but he was a baby so I never had occasion to learn what it was.

For the older/50s style twin contribution, I knew a Bernard and Bernadette. Really nice folks.

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Anonymous wrote:Karen and Sharon

My grandma also named a couple of her kids Michael and Michelle.

So what? I know at least 4 sets of siblings with those names. Why is that weird?

Michelle is the feminine form of Michael so it’s basically like they gave their kids the same name. My husband is a Michael with a sister Michelle and one of my first comments to him when I learned his sister’s name was “why did your parents give you the same name?”

In the same vein, I used to babysit (in high school) for a family with siblings named Stephen and Stephanie.

I grew up with identical twins Cheryl and Chana, pronounced like Sheryl and Shawna.

Elizabeth and Isabel. I can't judge too much -- you probably wouldn't know they're the same name if you didn't speak Spanish -- but as someone who does speak Spanish, it's always just...funny...to me that they have the exact same name!

Paul and Paula
Rachel and Leah (biblical sisters with a lot of drama)

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Anonymous wrote:Karen and Sharon

My grandma also named a couple of her kids Michael and Michelle.

So what? I know at least 4 sets of siblings with those names. Why is that weird?

Michelle is the feminine form of Michael so it’s basically like they gave their kids the same name. My husband is a Michael with a sister Michelle and one of my first comments to him when I learned his sister’s name was “why did your parents give you the same name?”

Sisters 2 years apart : Summer and Autumn.

Family of four kids

Brothers born a year apart - Hunter and Forest.

Boy/girl twins - autumn and Austin.

Sharondalet and Carondalet (pronounced Sharon-da-lay and Caron-da-lay)

Ronald and Donald

Marjoria and Aldoria