NEW PREGNANCY SITE HELPS PARENTS PICK BABY NAMES FOR TWINS

Added: (Wed Aug 20 2008)

Pressbox (Press Release) - It can be hard enough finding a name you’re both crazy about for one baby, let alone two. But with more mums-to-be finding out that they’re expecting twins; expectant couples may have to pinpoint two names they both love. Should parents choose to give their twin babies similar names to play up that connection between them? Or should they pick names that look and sound different, to help their children forge different identities from each other? If you think having two babies to christen will make things harder, then
gurgle.com’s baby namer tool may be just what you need.
How to use the gurgle.com baby namer tool
The baby namer tool has the meanings and origins of over 20,000 baby names from cool to celebrity to classic. Click on any name to see its origin, meaning, popularity and any related names. Parents that need more inspiration should see gurgle’s articles on Baby name do's and don'ts, Naming your baby and The dangers of naming your child.
Having two children to christen can also be a great help with family politics. Rather than burdening one child with a string of middle names to appease both sides of the family, you can split the difference between the two new arrivals, ensuring everyone’s represented and happy.

When making their decision, parents should also keep in mind that similar-sounding names – for example, Tyler and Taylor may result in people treating your children as if they are one entity instead of two separate babies. One way of getting around this is to choose two names that are different but have the same meaning – for example, Hannah, which means ‘grace’ could be matched with the name Grace if your twins are girls. Names that start with the same letter can also be helpful but don’t forget that when it comes to labelling books and possessions for school, having the same initial and family name could cause confusion (as it also could with email addresses, exam results and credit reports as your children get older!).

One other thing to keep in mind is that you really want to choose two names that are either unusual or simple – mixing those concepts could create an imbalance between your children. And our final word of warning: if you have a boy girl mix don’t even think about Luke and Leia – not even if you’re the biggest Star Wars fan in the galaxy!
Here are the most popular names for twins so far this year…
For girls:
1. Ella, Emma
2. Madison, Morgan
3. Gabriella, Isabella
4. Faith, Hope
5. Mackenzie, Madison
For boys:
1. Jacob, Joshua
2. Matthew, Michael
3. Daniel, David
4. Isaac, Isaiah
5. Taylor, Tyler
For a boy and a girl:
1. Madison, Matthew
2. Emily, Ethan
3. Jayden, Jordan
4. Madison, Mason
5. Emma, Ethan

You can find more articles on Naming your baby at gurgle.com and there are other great features with more than 50 easy to follow tutorial videos, a wide range of fun and informative articles, social networking functions to share your experiences with other moms, plus access to top child and parenting specialists, on-hand to answer your queries on all things pregnancy and parenting. Along with its home base in the UK, gurgle.co.uk, gurgle also now caters for mums and mums-to-be in India with the recently launched gurgle.in site.
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For more information please contact:

Megan Kirkcaldie, Taylor Herring Public Relations or Lily Fallala, Force 10
megan.kirkcaldie@taylorherring.com or lily.fallala@taylorherring.com / 0208 206 5151

Notes to Editors:
Background on gurgle.com

gurgle.com was launched with the aim of creating the world’s leading mother and baby web portal, embracing video and rich media content and combining it with site accessibility and the latest Web 2.0 functionality.

It is aimed at young, expectant and aspiring parents who are looking to find support, advice and information that they can share and compare with an online community of their peers. The site enables them to create communities that are relevant to them geographically or in terms of need or lifestage.

The site’s social functionality is unique as it can be personally tailored so mums can talk to their peers in their local area, or to others at the same stage of their pregnancy or child’s development. As well as creating groups and chatting with one another, members can ask a question and other members – together with gurgle’s resident experts – are encouraged to provide help and guidance.

In just nine short months gurgle’s presence on the web has built to now boast more than 55,000 registered members and over 250,000 unique users. Recently, bespoke gurgle sites for mums and mums-to-be have been launched in the US and India and three books based on gurgle content will be published by HarperCollins in the New Year.