https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 11:13:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654668 Sat, 19 Nov 2016 01:16:06 +0000 lamariniere 2654668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH, DS and I all have the same first and last initials (and it was the same when I had my maiden name). It wasn't intentional. People thought we would give our DD a matching initial but we didn't. Also, my DH and his two brothers all have the same first and last innitial, but again it was more coincidence than my ILs trying to make them match.</p> <p>ETA: my mom was one of 8 kids and they all had the same innitials, JLS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654651 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 22:51:13 +0000 Mrs. J 2654651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister and I have the same first initial, and DS1 has the same initial for first and last name </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654615 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 21:25:41 +0000 rattles 2654615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like alliteration, but that's just a matter of personal taste I think. I don't think either is weird. Use the name you love! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654588 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:06:05 +0000 gentlelunette 2654588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't be bothered by either and know lots of people who have made these naming choices. I personally prefer different starting sounds among siblings, so I would go with the John Jones option over the Keegan/Kevin option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654543 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:22:15 +0000 birdofafeather 2654543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>both would bother me for my own kids' names, but i'm in the minority! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654534 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:05:38 +0000 Anya 2654534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Which one do you like better if you didn't already have a LO?</p> <p>Personally I like everyone to have their own initial but it depends on the overall feel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654530 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:53:00 +0000 oskarsmommy 2654530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am in similar boat (oskar &amp; oliver) REALLY don't like the alliteration. so I know how you feel :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654522 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:34:43 +0000 skipra 2654522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sisters both have 4 letter names that start with the same letter. People always got their names mixed up and I felt like an after thought with my totally different name. For those reasons I would opt for the John Jones version. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654487 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:26:22 +0000 brownepiano 2654487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of us have the same first initial, so I really think it's fine. My husband and I couldn't do anything about our names, but we made sure the boys names aren't too similar despite having the same letter. We were also really careful with middle names to make sure no one has the same initials. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654463 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:02:58 +0000 MrsRoo 2654463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love both. We have 2 daughters with K names and our last name starts with a hard "C" sound so we have a little of both going on in our own family. With 2 kids of the same sex I'm actually finding it super easy to label things, especially with the hand me downs since it's the same initial, last name. I'm hoping it encourages sisterly sharing...But maybe I'm just a little lazy :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654455 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:41:50 +0000 pastemoo 2654455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raspberries: John Jones is less annoying that having your kids have the same initials--harder to label things--haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654450 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:36:12 +0000 FaithFertility 2654450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me and my 3 sisters all end in the sound /E/ by my fourth sister my mom felt she had to find a name that ended with that sound too:<br /> Ex:</p> <p>Shelby<br /> Macy<br /> Kelly<br /> Stacy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654443 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:23:12 +0000 sunnyday 2654443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Funny, our first two are C names.</p> <p>I want to break it, and am trying to find an M name I love for the alliteration with our M last name for our third! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654431 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:11:42 +0000 dc yoga bee 2654431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raspberries: Ours really rhyme as well. But, my grandmother named me, and my mom didn't notice it rhymed until I pointed it out as a kid. They both end with the hard e sound. Billy and Willy. But, those aren't them lol.</p> <p>Now, my daughter is Maya, and I would love to name her sister Mia. Maya-Mia (say it with jazz hands lol) but DH says no way. So, I'm thinking Maya, Mila. Okay, Maya and Marissa. He likes Cora. Maya and Cora. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654427 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:07:22 +0000 raspberries 2654427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies - you're all making me feel much better about this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654425 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:07:02 +0000 raspberries 2654425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dc yoga bee: My dad and his two brothers have rhyming names (not these ones, but similar to Larry, Jerry, and Gary)! I'm assuming my grandparents had to have done it on purpose? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654424 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:06:29 +0000 bubblegum 2654424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say go for the double J! For our new baby we're going for a triple R! I personally think its badass! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654418 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:02:41 +0000 PinkElephant 2654418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither of those really bothers me. One thing to consider - if you ever had a third, would you then feel obligated to come up with another K---n name? </p> <p>We have three girls, and I personally didn't like the idea of having two of them share an initial (simply for labelling reasons - I already have an H and an I, and it's hard to tell whose stuff is whose sometimes). I also like that our three girls have different endings to their names - "-ley", "-elle", and "-ia". Easy to differentiate who I'm calling for across the playground :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654413 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:54:58 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2654413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Either is fine, but I am partial to John Jones...so cool! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654412 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:54:30 +0000 dc yoga bee 2654412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love it. We plan to use the same first letter for all future kid's names. My brother and I have rhyming names (6 years apart), but my parents didn't plan it that way. They just used names they liked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654410 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:48:45 +0000 erinbaderin 2654410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think either one is fine. I actually know a Jon Jones and I've never thought anything of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/alliteration-in-names#post-2654400 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:30:54 +0000 raspberries 2654400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have DS2 on the way, and we're really struggling to come up with another boy name we like. We have two names we're considering - but one is the same initial as our last name (so think John Jones) and the other is the same initial as DS1's name (so think two brothers named Kevin and Keegan Jones.) Which do you think is less obnoxious?</p> <p>I'm pretty sure this is a case of overthinking, but it's really bugging me for some reason! </p>