Help with girl twin name!

[dukegirlsc]

Hi ladies, I am 28 weeks with B/G twins. DH and I are struggling with our girls name. Baby Boy will be Geo.rge Ev.erett and we will call him Eve.rett. DH is adamant that baby girl be named Elean.or. I do like the name but don't want both children to go by "E" names nor do I want her nickname to be Ellie, Elle or Ella. DH refuses Nora as a nn. I like Elean.or Clai.re and would like to call her Clai.re. The only issue with that is that it is my best friends daughter's middle name. They don't use it but it still feels a bit odd. Am I overthinking this?

[Oliver's Bear]

Nell is a nickname for Eleanor, which isn't all that common. So there is that. It also has the -ell sound, if you're willing to compromise. And it can be spunky for a little girl, and still classic for a woman.

Other than that, I think you're over thinking the the both kids with the same letter thing. Eleanor and Everett are very different names. I'd be more concerned if it were Everett and Evelyn.

[bromios]

If you want to avoid two Es, Lenore is another lovely option.

[Widget123]

I think you are overthinking this with the E names and best friend's daughter's middle name.

Also you might want to reconsider giving the kids the names you want them to go by as their first names instead of their middle names. I think it avoids a lot of unnecessary confusion their entire lives.

[dukegirlsc]

Thanks ladies, my husband just wants to keep Eleanor even if we don't use it as a "primary name", it's a family name. I'm fine with that but I'm having a hard time with what to put with it. He likes Grace. We have a dog named Grace I just haven't found the name that strikes the right note for me yet.

[cabbagecabbage]

Do you like Lena as a nn?

[reginaphalange]

Does your DH like Claire? If he does I would go with Claire Eleanor.