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We considered it. My daughter's name is Charlotte and we really like the name Caroline. The names are too similar and start with the same letter so we nixed it. Maybe I'm weird, though!

I thought about it a lot and that the names sound good together was very high on the list. LO1 is Molly so for Lo2, I nixed Ivy even though I love it and ruled out several other names like Amy. I find myself saying/writing my kids names a lot so I like that they go well together and I do notice when other families kids names are “off”. But I don’t judge them for it and I don’t like, dwell on it? So only don’t use the name of it bugs you.

I also know several families whose kids have rhyming names and it’s not a big deal. Like, I know at least four sets of siblings with rhyming names.

Definitely considered it quite a bit. Mostly we avoided names that started with the same letter because I personally think that’s way too cutesy. Also avoided same first letter as the last name too for both boys. We mostly considered names that seemed similar in ‘style’ as in if name 1 was Jack (classic, not out there) we weren’t gonna go with like Axel or something for kid 2 that is more trendy or unique.

In the end, I think if you really like it, just go for it. But if it bugs you now, consider that it will probably continue bothering you!

I wouldn’t do something that completely rhymes (Grace and Chase were two names I happened to like and thought would sound very funny together). And probably I would try to avoid ending with the same sound, if I could, but names are so hard! It’s impossible to come up with a second name that checks every single box. (For my first I was adamant about not having a super popular name. My second’s name was the 9th most popular in our state. 🤷‍♀️).

@Goldengirl: I wouldnt make the decision based on how the names would sound together because ultimately their names wont be said together all that often except with twins/multiples. We have 3 kids and their names are similar in that they are all 2 syllables and all biblical. Their middle names all start with the same letter. This wasnt intentional. Some people comment on how nicely the names flow together but it wasnt planned at all

FWIW, the name I like for our daughter ends similar to my son's name (both end with -an). I think it's fine, though! And my son mostly goes by a shorter nickname anyway. Are either names likely to be turned into nicknames?

My two brothers and I all have Irish names ending in -lynn, -lan (but pronounced the same as the others) and -lin. Not intentionally matchy but ended up that way. It was never an issue and I think we all like our names. I'd pick the name you love and not worry about it.

@Goldengirl: I don’t think much about other people’s kids’ names as a whole, other than if they have a whole bunch of kids (like 4+) named following a pattern, then break it for subsequent children.

I have three girls close in age, and logistically it’s bern once that their names all start with different letters for initial labeling purposes (because they have a lot of the same/similar stuff). I also like that their names end in a different sound (think Charlotte, Vivienne, and Olivia - not their names, but similar idea), because when I call for/speak to them, it’s easy to hear who I mean (or harder to pretend they don’t hear me, haha).

My kids names are really similar. We already had to find names that exist in both languages and sound good in both languages—then DH and a I had to agree. Thst was a hard enough task. So I don’t even care that their names are similar.

They have a different beginning initial but both end in A and are both short. (Think Kaya and Akira). Who cares. I think they sounded cute together.

Go for it!

But what it's worth, all 3 of my kids have the same first letter. With our second, I picked his name to sort of match big sister's name. With our 3rd, we had no choice bc it would be weird to have two with the same letter and not the 3rd.

Totally random but I think rhyming names are also funny in a good way. In college, I was helping run a preschool summer camp and I kid you not, there were 4 year old triplets named "Eddie, Teddie, and Joshua." Being immature college students, we kept asking Joshua if we were sure that was his name.