# What would you name triplets? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 5, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908 "2008-06-05T17:30:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908/81 "2008-06-06T23:30:57Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] Matthew, Mark and Luke-John. [/QUOTE] Somehow I can’t help thinking that Matthew, Mark and Jean-Luc would be more fun. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908/82 "2008-06-06T23:38:45Z")
If they’re girls, you could get really drunk and name them Sextetta From Lucia. Of course, if your wife’s named Britney, you’re SOL. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908/83 "2008-06-07T00:06:44Z")
If they’re mixed genders, Harry, Ron and Hermione. Or Luke, Leia and Han. -Sam, Merry and Pippin ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908/84 "2008-06-07T03:32:29Z")
For three boys: John Stephen–in honor of an Olympic runner Thomas Desmond–Thomas for St. Thomas More, Desmond for the South African bishop Harold Mark–for my father and for a favorite cousin For three girls: Esther Ruth, for my maternal grandmother and a paternal aunt Judith Susanna–for two gals from the Apocrypha Sharon Sophia–for my mother and paternal grandmother ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908/85 "2008-06-07T03:52:34Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Why make them so similar? Harder to tell them apart that way. [/QUOTE] That’s the point **tdn** , you’ll always be wrong. I’m going to have three girls and name each of them Andrea. Except I’ll pronounce each of them slightly different: Ahndrea, Aundria, and Ahndreyah. They’d all be constantly be correcting everyone trying to call them by their name. “Umm, **Ahndreyah**?” “No, **Ahndrea**. My name is **Ahndrea** , **tee-dee-en**.” … “It’s pronounced **tidden**!” And here’s what I’d tell them, even if they get your name right, correct them with a different version of Andrea. Just go through life, correcting everyone every time. Soon everyone will just start calling people Whocares. “Hey **Whocares** , what can I do for yah?” Yes I’m a bit bitter, because I’m the guy that’s always wrong with pronunciation. (my carolla/regan) ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908/86 "2008-06-07T04:14:45Z")
Marsha! Marcia! Marsia! ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908/87 "2008-06-07T04:16:17Z")
Obama, Obamma, MObama ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908/88 "2008-06-07T04:54:22Z")
Eenie, meenie, minie (and there ain’t no mo’). ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908/89 "2008-06-07T09:24:31Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] John, Paul and George-Ringo. [/QUOTE] Post 66. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908/90 "2008-06-07T09:53:46Z")
Sico, Socio, Naturo But only if your surname is **Pathe** Si [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-triplets/451908.md?page=4)