Names for Twins.
Two arrivals, and the names tradition wrote for them. — 53 names across 12 peoples.
Alaba“A child born after Idowu, following a set of twins”YorubaanyAta“A precious child who is one of twins”AkananyAtaa“The first-born of twin daughters, bringing a special bond into the family”AkanfemaleAtta“The first of twins”AkanmaleAtwea“A female name for a child born after twins.”AkanfemaleBaaba“An Akan feminine personal name; it is not the traditional name specifically for a child born after twins.”AkanfemaleBabirye“The first-born girl of twins”LugandafemaleDeji“The second one has arrived, traditionally associated with a child born after twins”YorubamaleDije“A traditional Hausa name for a girl born after twins”HausafemaleDikko“A traditional Hausa name for a boy born after twins”HausamaleDodo“A boy born after twins; this usage is especially associated with particular Hausa-speaking communities.”HausamaleDotto“The second twin”SwahilianyDuna“A boy born after twins in some Hausa naming traditions.”HausamaleEjide“One born with a twin, or the arrival of a twin”YorubaanyEjima“Twins; a child associated with twin birth”IgboanyEjiwunmi“Twins bring me great joy”YorubaanyGambo“The second-born of twins”HausamaleIbe“Twin”IgboanyIdowu“A child born after twins, traditionally associated with the third-born child”YorubaanyKakra“A precious child recognized as the younger twin”AkananyKande“The second-born of a pair of twins.”HausafemaleKasule“A boy born after twins”LugandamaleKato“The second-born boy of twins”LugandamaleKehinde“The second-born twin, welcomed after the first twin”YorubaanyKizza“A boy born after twins”LugandamaleKulwa“The first twin”SwahilianyKumba“A girl born as one of a set of twins”WoloffemaleMakinde“A child born after twins, warmly welcomed as an unexpected blessing.”YorubamaleMapasa“A child associated with twins, or a name celebrating twin birth”LingalaanyMataan“A precious twin”SomalianyMubiru“A traditional name for a boy born after twins; the female counterpart is commonly Nabirye.”LugandamaleNakato“The second-born girl of twins”LugandafemaleNakibuuka“A girl who follows twins in the family”LugandafemaleNalongo“A mother of twins; also used as a personal name in recognition of twin birth”LugandafemaleNankya“A girl born after twins; a name that marks the continuing arrival of children in the family.”LugandafemaleNansubuga“A girl born after twins”LugandafemaleNsimba“The name traditionally given to one of a pair of twins”LingalaanyNsubuga“A boy born after twins”LugandamaleNzuzi“The name traditionally given to the other child in a pair of twins”LingalaanyPanyin“A precious child recognized as the elder twin”AkananySalongo“A father of twins; also used as a personal name to honor the family’s memorable twin birth.”LugandamaleSsalongo“A father of twins; also used as a personal name in recognition of twin birth”LugandamaleTaiwo“The first twin to taste the world, traditionally the twin born first”YorubaanyTalle“The first-born of a pair of twins.”HausamaleTawia“A precious child who arrived as the second twin”AkananyTawiah“The second-born of twins, welcomed as part of a remarkable family pair”AkanmaleToma“Twin”LingalamaleTomas“The Amharic form of Thomas, traditionally associated with a twin”AmharicmaleTomas“A beloved twin or companion”SwahilimaleTomasi“Twin.”XhosamaleWaiswa“A male twin name in Lusoga/Busoga usage, cognate with Ganda Wasswa; traditionally borne by one of a male twin pair.”LugandamaleWasswa“The first-born boy of twins”LugandamaleWaweru“A traditional male Gikuyu name, commonly associated with a child born after twins.”Kikuyumale