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Do you care if your kids names are similar or different?

  1. Mrs. Champagne

    coconut / 8483 posts

    @californiadreams: oh I don't think those are too matchy! Cute

  2. MamaCate

    pomegranate / 3595 posts

    @californiadreams: I think those go well together without being too matchy but obviously there is a judgement call there! Have you considered William nn Liam for the new baby? That way they have different initials and the flexibility of being more different if needed in the future if you get tired of the matching letters?

  3. LindsayLou

    persimmon / 1322 posts

    I think those names are cute together. Different starting sounds, different vibes, coordinating but not matching. If that's the name that feels right, I say go for it.

  4. lamariniere

    pineapple / 12566 posts

    @californiadreams: my son has the same name/pronunciation as yours! I don't think they are too matchy, especially since one ends in a vowel sound and the other in a consonant sound.

  5. travelgirl1

    cantaloupe / 6630 posts

    @californiadreams: I love Liam. I think it sounds nice with #1's name!

  6. skipra

    pomegranate / 3350 posts

    @californiadreams: I don't think they are too matchy but if you're concerned could you go with William and use Liam as his nick name?

  7. Mommy Finger

    pomegranate / 3272 posts

    Um, yeah, it was sort of unintentional but my entire family sort of rhymes. Meaning DH, me, DS1, and DS1. All of our names end in -an or -on and are 2 syllables. To be fair, I'd be mixing up everyone's name regardless.

  8. hellocupcake

    persimmon / 1171 posts

    @wrkbrk: She's Cinthia with an I, her sister is Cynthia with a y. They have different dads (don't know if that matters), but the mom couldn't think of a name she liked better than Cynthia so she named her second daughter the same. I've never met her mom but I know my friend said its never bothered her and it's sort of become a quirk that her and her sister can share.

  9. wrkbrk

    pomelo / 5084 posts

    @hellocupcake: That is quite unusual!! I am glad it does not bother the girls!

  10. sleepybear

    apricot / 287 posts

    @californiadreams: I think those names sound great together!

  11. Mrs. D

    pear / 1852 posts

    Same first letter is OK, as long as the rest of the name can't be considered a rhyme.

    My mom gave my sister and I both D names: Desiree and Dayle. When our youngest sister was born, she actively looked for a non top 100 name that started with a D she liked, but couldn't find one she liked. She ended up choosing one of that most popular names that year instead, lol. Nicole.

    @hellocupcake: My family tree has the same thing! The situation is a bit different though. My great (great?)grandparents had a baby named Katherine. She passed away in infancy, and they liked the name so much they named a later daughter Catherine.

  12. californiadreams

    pomegranate / 3411 posts

    @Reese: i am definitely concerned about popularity, but at this point, i may have to let it go since DH and I have such trouble finding a name we both like! I also didn't realize just how popular it was until after we chose and i looked it up!

  13. californiadreams

    pomegranate / 3411 posts

    @MoreCoffee: that's what happened with us, i was not intentionally looking for an L name. In fact, most other names i wanted started with a different letter, but DH said no to them all! I said no to one because i didn't like the nickname form.

  14. californiadreams

    pomegranate / 3411 posts

    @wrkbrk: thanks

  15. californiadreams

    pomegranate / 3411 posts

    @Mrs. Champagne: @LindsayLou: @travelgirl1: @sleepybear: thanks for the input

    @MamaCate: @skipra: I have definitely thought about using William with Liam as a nick name. And even before Liam came as an option, DH and I both agreed that we like William as a name...but i am afraid of DS2 deciding to use Bill as a nickname in the future which we really don't like! And if I do go with William just so i can nickname him Liam, i feel like it is a bit silly and i should go with Liam if that's what we want.....but i haven't ruled it out because i do like William quite a bit.

    @hellocupcake: that's so interesting!

  16. californiadreams

    pomegranate / 3411 posts

    @ShootingStar: i see what you mean about one name being more common than the other. That doesn't bother me so much. The extreme popularity of Liam does, but i think i could get over it. The same letter doesn't bother me as much either, it is more of that in combo with the 2 syllables and both having an "ee" sound in them made me feel they might be too matchy.

  17. artsyfartsy

    cantaloupe / 6692 posts

    I try to avoid matchy names. But I'm having such a hard time finding a potential boy name for #2 that I'll take whatever DH and I can agree on.

  18. californiadreams

    pomegranate / 3411 posts

    @artsyfartsy: lol, that is definitely how i am feeling these days!

  19. Foodnerd81

    wonderful cherry / 21504 posts

    @californiadreams: I don't think they are too similar at all. And I really like Liam and William b

    As for popularity, I was really worried about that too- we talked for months about baby 2's name. Finally we went with the name we liked best even though it was #9 most popular name in our state in 2014. Hopefully she doesn't hate it or end up having to go by her initial!

  20. ValentineMommy

    pomelo / 5791 posts

    Not too matchy at all!

  21. skipra

    pomegranate / 3350 posts

    @californiadreams: lol at not wanting him to be called Bill. We have a William nn Will and that was one of my fears too. I would think he would probably either go by Liam or William if that's what you always call him. I mean I can see going from Billy to Bill but it's pretty different to go from Liam to Bill! And no one calls ours Bill or Billy. A couple older people have asked here and there and most responses are that it's old fashioned and good we are not using it.

  22. dc yoga bee

    grapefruit / 4770 posts

    I love matchy names. My brother and I have matchy names, although my parents didn't do it on purpose. My mom had a name picked out for me, and my Grandmother wanted to name me after her favorite soaps star, and we didn't have that common name in the family and my mom said okay. I actually pointed out it matches my brother's name! For us, all our children will start with same letter, bonus if it flows well together. Maya is my daughter, and I joke a future sister will be Mia. Maya Mia!

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