Submitted Names with "twin" in Meaning

This is a list of submitted names in which the meaning contains the keyword twin.
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twin meaning
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Akhere m & f Western African, Esan
Means "the younger twin" in Esan.
Atre m Coptic
Means "twin, doubled thing" in Coptic.
Atta m Akan
Means "twin" in Fante, an Akan language.
Billingr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse billingr "twin" or from Ancient Germanic bhi- "two-, double-" and -ingr, a suffix denoting "belonging to" or "descended from". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a dwarf and a giant, the latter of whom is the father of a girl Odin wants to seduce.
Binak m Albanian
Derived from Albanian binak "twin".
Bol m & f Dinka
Means "twin" in Dinka.
Coatl m Nahuatl
Means "snake, serpent; twin" in Nahuatl, the fifth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Didyme f & m Ancient Greek, Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)
As a feminine Ancient Greek name, this is the feminine form of Didymos. It was borne by a mistress of the 3rd-century BC Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus... [more]
Didymos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek δίδυμος (didymos) meaning "twin, double."
Egiz m & f Karachay-Balkar
Means "twin" in Karachay-Balkar.
Ekhir m Buryat
Means "twin" in Buryat.
Elymas m Biblical Greek, Biblical
Hellenized form of a masculine given name of which the meaning and origin is (so far) uncertain. This name is best known for being the name of Elymas, a Jewish sorcerer (who is also known as Bar-Jesus) who is mentioned in chapter 13 of Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament... [more]
Gemelle f English (Rare)
From Latin Gemella, the feminine form of Gemellus, a diminutive of geminus "twin". In early use as a Christian name but rare in modern times.
Geminus m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin geminus "twin." This was the name of a Greek astronomer and mathematician from the 1st century BC. His true Greek name is unknown but it was probably analogous to his Latin name of Geminus (and so his true name might have been Didymos).
Héstahke m Cheyenne
Means "twin (male)" in Cheyenne.
Hestȧhkėhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "twin (female)" in Cheyenne.
Hestȧhké'héhe f Cheyenne
Means "Twin Woman" in Cheyenne.
Jamuna f Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Odia, Tamil, Assamese, Telugu
From the name of the Yamuna River, a tributary of the Ganges that flows through northern India. The name is probably derived from Sanskrit यम (yama) meaning "twin", so named because the river flows parallel to the Ganges.
Jimsher m Georgian
Of Persian origin, but the meaning is uncertain. The first element of this compound name might possibly have been derived from Avestan Yima meaning "twin" (see Jam)... [more]
Kabanga m Luba
Means "the second-born or youngest twin" in Luba.
Kholbootsetseg f Mongolian
From Mongolian холбоо (kholboo) meaning "bond, rope, binding", "connection, link", "union, community", or "twin, couple, two" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Khosbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian хос (khos) meaning "pair, twin" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Khostsetseg f Mongolian
From Mongolian хос (khos) meaning "pair, twin" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Madit m Dinka
Means "masculine twin" in Dinka.
Māhoe f & m Hawaiian
Means "twin" in Hawaiian.
Mataan m Somali
A name from the Somali word for "twin."
Nahei f Tahitian
Means "twin crowns"; a combination of Tahitian na denoting duplicates or twins and hei meaning "crown".
Nsimba m & f Congolese, Kongo, Ngombe, Mboma
Means "first-born twin" in Kongo and other Congolese languages. It is referred to the first-born child in a set of twins.
Nzuzi m & f Kongo
Means "second born twin" in Kikongo.
Odion m Western African, Esan
Means "the elder twin" in Esan.
Pacoatl m Nahuatl
Possibly means "medicine snake", from Nahuatl patli "medicine, herb; poison" and coatl "snake, serpent; twin".
Shuangmei f Chinese
From Chinese 双 (shuāng) meaning "two, double, pair, twin" or 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful", 眉 (méi) meaning "eyebrow, upper margin" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl"... [more]
Shuangshuang f Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, open, straightforward" or 双 (shuāng) meaning "two, double, pair, twin". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Tezcacoacatl m Nahuatl
Means "of the mirrored snake", derived from Nahuatl tezcatl "mirror" and coatl "snake, serpent; twin", with the affiliative suffix -catl.
Tziuhcoatl m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl tziuhtli "turquoise-browed motmot (bird)" and cōātl "snake, serpent; twin".
Xantena f Spanish (Canarian, Rare), Guanche Mythology
From Guanche *šan-əḍănay, meaning "twin recipient". In Guanche mythology, she was the mother of all humans.
Xetsa f Ewe
Means "twin" in Ewe.
Yemo m Mythology
From Proto-Indo-European *YémHos, derived from Proto-Indo-European *yemH- "twin". This is a reconstructed name of one of the Proto-Indo-European creation duo, the other being Manu 8.