Beyond Thelma and Hamlet: Anagram Names
August 5, 2009
Recently I came across an extensive list of anagram names. Some were quite silly and difficult to think of as names (Argentine Tangerine, anyone?). Yet it shed light on an avenue of twinny naming that could be quite clever if done right. Many were mismatched stylistically, but some were surprisingly delightful. While I’d shy away from naming Teresa’s sister Easter, it could make a meaningful middle. I myself would be tempted by Claudine and Dulcinea, or Caroline and Cornelia!
Twins or no, it might be a good idea to know what your child’s name could spell. Kristen pointed out that she is a stinker. So get out those scrabble tiles people– and be sure to share what you come up with!
Alice – Celia
Adeline- Daniele
Adina-Diana-Nadia-Aidan
Adrien-Darien
Ameline-Emelina-Melanie
April-Pilar
Arlo-Lora-Orla
Blaise-Isabel
Caroline-Cornelia
Claudine-Dulcinea
Domenico-Nicodemo
Eros-Rose
Gaston-Sontag
Jonas-Sonja (& Jason)
Lalie-Leila
Lauro-Raoul
Lissa-Silas
Marta-Tamar
Oliva-Viola
Above: Geomix, by Haba
I like Alice – Celia and Oliva-Viola.
I have a Rose, who I did realize is also ‘Sore’. I liked the name Ezra, for her little brother, but it seemed like the same name with the sounds backwards (even with the difference of the ‘o’ and the ‘a’.)
Another one is Olivet and Violet. Olivet is an old English form of Olive. I’ve always thought it would make a nice sibling set!
These would make offly nice twin or sibsets!
Adrien-Darien
April-Pilar
Blaise-Isabel
Caroline-Cornelia
Claudine-Dulcinea
Domenico-Nicodemo
Gaston-Sontag
Jonas-Sonja
Lauro-Raoul
Lissa-Silas
Marta-Tamar
Oliva-Viola
Linus & Sunil
Where is Sontag a name?
Oh I can easily imagine a pair of lesbian professors naming their son after Susan Sontag. She’s a worthy namesake.
Or even just a feminist in general.
Here are a few other:
Sara – Rasa
Olena – Leona – Enola – Elona
Gena – Egan
Rhona – Norah
Saskia – Kassia
Carmela- Marcela
I love Saskia and Kassia! Another pairing I’d be tempted by– I have such a huge crush on the name Saskia.
There are a few goodies in that list! Olivia-Viola and Alice-Celia would be my personal picks. I’m not really into the idea of matching twin names, but if you’re going to do it then this is one of the better ways, I reckon. As long as you acually love both names. Not an easy task.
I recently heard of a Milly and Molly, twin girls about 2 years old. That’s too much for me personally.
There are a few goodies in that list! Olivia-Viola and Alice-Celia would be my personal picks. I’m not really into the idea of matching twin names, but if you’re going to do it then this is one of the better ways, I reckon. As long as you acually love both names. Not an easy task!
oops. Sorry for double post. I was having problems, obviously!! Elisabeth please feel free to delete!
Ooooh, great post! Although I really can’t see anyone deciding to name their kid Sontag. But then, there are people out there with very unique tastes in names.
One that comes to my head:
Leon — Noel
And of course:
Heaven – Nevaeh (Just kidding!)
Ooh, I love Caroline and Cornelia! I’d actually use them!
Oh, I’ve thought of another one (although I don’t know who would ever use it):
Rohan – Nahor
Or Rohan and Norah would be lovely.
Yes, that is much better.
There were triplets in a Birth Announcement recently named Alice, Celia and Lacie.
I agree that this kind of ‘matching’ is preferrable to too similar sounding names, like the Milly and Molly as mentioned above.
My best friend wanted to use Adrian & Darian for her twins, but ended up with Alexander & Arianna instead.
Ezra & Reza would work if you didn’t mind crossing cultral lines.
Some more anagram names just for fun:
Abram – Ambra
Adamina – Damiana
Aretha – Eartha (for the music lover)
Booker – Brooke
Camelia – Micaela
Cameron – Romance (haha)
Carol – Carlo
Daniela – Adelina
Dorothea – Theodora (gifts of God)
Edina – Aiden – Andie – Diane
Elias – Elisa (I actually know a married couple with these names)
Emily – Miley
Gary – Gray
Irma – Mira – Amir
Kia – Kai
Kiera (- Keira) – Erika
Liliane – Leilani
Linnea – Anneli (both Swedish)
Marcela – Carmela (Spanish sisters?)
Maria – Amira (I quite like these together!)
Nicol – Colin (Lovely Scottish combo)
Noam – Mona
Nora – Aron
Olivette – Violette
Oneida – Idonea
Robyn – Bryon (for the tryndee ones…)
Roman – Norma
Sarah – Rasha – Sahar (An Arabic trio)
Sinead – Denisa
Vasily – Sylvia (or Vasili – Silvia)
Velma – Melva
Vera – Reva
Sorry if some were already posted by someone else…
Pretty much.