[name_f]My[/name_f] friends are having triplets!! We are all super excited for them. They have already chosen the first names: [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_u]Austen[/name_u] and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (g, b, b)
I personally love it and think the names all go together lovely, but some of their relatives have made comments that its tacky to have all the children have the same first letter.
I don’t consider is to be tacky, but it’s not really my thing either. I’d rather choose names that different but the same type. Like [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] and [name_m]Balthazar[/name_m].
I don’t think it’s tacky, although I think some letters work much better than others. I think those names sound great together, and 3 “e” names like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] and [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] all sound great and not too similar, whereas names all starting with a “B” or a “K” might be too much. I guess it depends on the names.
For what it’s worth, I love those names together. [name_u]Austen[/name_u] is my favourite boy’s name, [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is another name I adore, and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] is such a classic, so it’s great seeing them all together
I wouldn’t say it’s tacky but I would avoid using the same initial, especially for twins/triplets. They’ll be treated as a group so much that it might be nice to provide some easy individuality with different initials. And for practical purposes, it seems easier to have different initials for labeling things or marking appointments, practices, etc on the calendar.
I don’t think these 3 names in particular go that well together, other than all starting with A. The Au in [name_u]Austen[/name_u] and [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] make them too similar in sound, [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is old-fashioned while [name_u]Austen[/name_u] is trendy and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] is almost stodgy in its classic-ness. Obviously no one’s asking me but I would do something like [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_u]Owen[/name_u] and [name_m]Eli[/name_m] or [name_u]Austen[/name_u], [name_m]Connor[/name_m] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], or [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f].
I’d give each child his/her own distinctive initial. But if you’re going to have matching initials, it’s best to use vowels, as they can sound different, at least.
I think it’s nice — the names sound different and fit well, stylistically. [name_f]My[/name_f] idea of a “too matchy” triplet set is something like [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], and Auggy.
I don’t think it’s tacky, but I think [name_u]Austen[/name_u] sticks out as more trendy while [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] are more classic to me.
I think it’s a case-by-case judgement. Like PP mentioned, some initials sound more matchy than others.
I think [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_u]Austen[/name_u] and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] are quite wonderful. [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] and [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] would have been a touch better to get three different A-sounds, but I like that they are complimentary.
The part about this that I definitely don’t like is that family is telling them it’s cheesy. That is cheesy. Their children, their choice. And once names are chosen, it’s respectful to shut up, unless there is a huge oversight going on: initials spelling ASS or using [name_m]Adolph[/name_m]… but even then, be respectful about how you discuss it.
Using the same initials isn’t nearly as bad as names of multiples rhyming. [name_f]My[/name_f] mother (being a twin whose first and middle rhymes with her twin’s first and middle) would tell the parents to try to make the names as different as possible; different beginnings, different endings, varying numbers of syllables, etc.
However, I also agree that the family making the overly rude comments are out of line. Once names have been picked, keep your mouth shut unless (as a previous poster said) it’s something like [name_m]Adolph[/name_m].