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Jack Wright & Lottie Gibbons

Mum accidentally names premature twins after infamous gangsters

A young mum accidentally named her premature twins after a pair of infamous gangsters.

Lisa Tarr, 27, gave birth to two premature boys in October and the pair were little fighters from the start - overcoming a nasty bout of bronchitis.

She named them Ronnie and Reggie because she kept coming across the names on Google.

However, she said she didn't realise that the popular search term was based on Ronald "Ronnie" Kray and Reginald "Reggie" Kray, the biggest perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London.

Reggie (left) and Ronnie (right) Tarr. (Lisa Marie / SWNS)

The full time mum said when she announced the names people asked if they were named after the infamous Kray brothers.

But she said she'd never heard of the pair.

Reggie Kray, together with other London villains, was also known for his occasional visits to Liverpool , one which resulted in a vicious fight between locals in the Seel Street/Berry Street area.

But Lisa from High Wycombe, Bucks, said her sons Ronnie and Reggie were not named after the gangsters.

She has proudly dressed them in Christmas outfits Reggie as Santa Claus, suited and booted in red and white, and put Ronnie in a cute Elf costume with a pointy hat.

She said: "I kept Googling for boy names, and those two kept coming up.

The babies their names with gangsters (SWNS Group)

''When I told people I was thinking of calling my twins Ronnie and Reggie, they asked me if I was thinking of the Kray twins.

''I'd not heard of them - obviously they’re not named after that Ronnie and Reggie.

''But they're nice, old-fashioned names, and they suit my sons.

''Reggie is a bit bigger than Ronnie, so we thought we'd have to dress him up as Santa instead of Ronnie.

''But Ronnie is a little smaller, and is a little mischief - so he’s definitely an elf.

Lisa Tarr with Ronnie (left) and Reggie (right). (Lisa Tarr / SWNS)

''The two of them are so beautiful, and such tough fighters.

''My whole family is so smitten with them, and I've had such a positive reaction from my friends as well when they've seen them dressed like that.

''I couldn't believe how much other people love them too.

''They're my boys, I just love them to absolute bits."

Cuties Ronnie and Reggie were born prematurely in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, weighing just 4lb 6oz each.

They've had an uphill battle since October 21, and spent two weeks in November recovering from a nasty bout of bronchitis.

But Lisa's youngest boys have ''gone from strength to strength'' - and she ''can't wait to spend this holiday with them at their healthiest yet''.

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