Teacher left shocked as parents gives identical twins almost-identical names

Telling identical twins apart can be difficult at the best of times, if there are no glaringly obvious physical differences between the siblings.

There might also be different gestures or characteristics you rely on. But if everything else fails, you can always rely on their names.

But one teacher has struggled to differentiate identical twins after learning the sisters share names that are very similar, reports the Mirror.

And when she took to the internet to share her shock, she found that this was a common problem - with some twins even having the same name and being differentiated by their middle names.

The teacher slammed the "ridiculous" choice on Reddit, when she revealed the twins were named Selene and Selina, going on to ask: "Anyone else ever come across an equally ridiculous sib set?"

However, the comments suggested it is quite common for parents to give twins similar-sounding names.

One reply read: "My husband went to school with twins named Chris & Christopher." A second said: "My dad knows twins his age named Rick/Ricky and Richard." And someone else revealed: "I went to school with identical twins named Kelly and Kellen."

One person even said she knew twins with identical names. She said: "I know twins with the same name same spelling, no joke. Both Leonardo. She loved the name and had it picked out and had SURPRISE twins… just rolled with the same name still.

"Different middle names and mercifully the second at least goes by the middle name but what. Logistical nightmare. She is the loveliest and best neighbor but that part about her (grown) twin boys is a head scratcher for sure lol."

Another said: "As a twin mom, names like these make my teeth itch." Another added: "As a twin mom, I’m right there with you…"

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