Twin delights - naming twins

US President George Bush named his twin daughters (pictured right) after both their grandmothers, Barbara and Jenna. Mel Gibson's twins are called Edward and Christian and Denzel Washington's Malcolm and Olivia. So, how should you name your twin babies?

• Check out our selection of twins' names

Naming twins can cause a double headache for parents who find it hard enough to name one child.

But, there are several solutions. One of the most popular naming methods is to choose names with the same first initial, such as Mark and Mary, Kelly and Kim or James and Julie. Another option is to use the same last letter (or sound) of the name such as Lucy and Henry, Hannah and Sarah, and Brian and Ryan.

More unusual methods could be using themes to match up the names. One possible theme is geographical names such as Paris and London. You could use biblical names such as Samuel and Mary or names from Greek and Roman mythology, for instance Helen and Athena.

But, most parents feel comfortable picking names which they feel simply work together well but don't necessarily have anything in common. It's arguably more important that the names should fit with your last name.

Check out our selection of twins' names:

• Aidan and Nadia
- Aidan is Nadia in reverse.


• Amy and May
- the names are anagrams of each other.


• Cara and Mia
- in Italian Mia means "my" and Cara means "beloved".


• Chandra and Selene
- Chandra means "moon" in Sanskrit and Selene is the Greek goddess of the moon.


• Columba and Jemima
- both names mean "dove", Columba is Latin and Jemima is Hebrew.


• Daphne and Laura
- both names mean "laurel", Daphne is Greek and Laura is Latin.


• Deborah and Melissa
- both names mean "bee", Deborah is Hebrew and Melissa is Greek.


• Dorcas and Tabitha
- both names mean "gazelle", but Dorcas is Greek and Tabitha is Hebrew.


• Dorothy and Theodora
- both names are formed from the Greek elements doros "gift" and theos "God".


• Elijah and Joel
- both from the Hebrew, meaning "God".


• Erica and Heather
- Erica means "heather" in Latin.


• Eve and Zoe
- both mean "life", but Eve is Hebrew and Zoe is Greek.


• Ezra and Ophelia
- both mean "help", but Ezra is Hebrew and Ophelia is Greek.


• Ione and Violet
- Ione means "violet" in Greek.


• Ira and Ria
- the names are anagrams of each other.


• Irene and Salome
- both names mean "peace", but Irene is Greek and Salome is Hebrew.


• Johan and Jonah
- the names are anagrams of each other.


• Jonathan and Matthew
- both names are formed from the Hebrew elements yehu " Lord" and matis "gift".


• Lucius and Uri
- both names mean "light", but Lucius is Latin and Uri is Hebrew.


• Mary and Myra
- the names are anagrams of each other.


• Melanie and Phoebe
- both names are Greek, but Melanie means "dark" and Phoebe means "light".


• Reva and Vera
- the names are anagrams of each other.