Are Owen and Zoe too close for siblings?

Husband and I are TTC and upon discussing baby names, we both really love [name_u]Owen[/name_u] for a boy and [name_u]Zoe[/name_u] for a girl. We do want more than one child, so thinking long-term here with a potential boy and girl.

[name_f]My[/name_f] concern is that they may sound similar with the long “O” sound and have similar nicknames (O and Zo). I really do not like matchy sibling names but love both of these separately. If we use, say, [name_u]Owen[/name_u] first, would that make [name_u]Zoe[/name_u] unusable for the future?

Any other name suggestions with similar vibes for either?

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I think they work together! They maybe sound a biiit similar, but not too similar by any means. Maybe with the nicknames, but I’ve personally never known an [name_u]Owen[/name_u] who went by O as his nickname!

You may like:
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_u]Aria[/name_u]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]

[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u] / [name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_u]Beck[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]

I don’t think they’re too matchy!!

Some other names with a similar vibe…
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Hallie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_u]Jade[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
Lila/Lyla
[name_f]Leni[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
Margo/Margot
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Remi[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zadie[/name_f]

[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_u]Archer[/name_u]
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_u]Callan[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
Finn/Finley
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Grayson[/name_u]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Holden[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u]
[name_u]Landon[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
Miles/Milo
Max/Maxwell
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
Theo/Theodore
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]
[name_u]Wesley[/name_u]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]

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They sound good to me - I think they work!

A few ideas:

[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ewan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Declan[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Gethin[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]

[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Nia[/name_f]

They’re not too close at all, you’re fine.

I think you can use them both! They’re not entirely stylistically matching to me but the long O/e thing doesn’t bother me at all (and I think your fave individual names is more important than “perfect” sibset). I like both names, especially Zoe which is both established and spunky/sparkly!

Other names, names like Zoe:

Zara
Chloe
Mia
Ella
Cleo
Dillon
Ruby
Zella
Flora
Sadie
Phoebe
Daphne
Rose
Vera
Iris
Gemma
Tess
Romy

Names like Owen:

Ethan
Oliver
Henry
Leo
Thomas
Lucas
Emrys
Connor
Patrick
Jack
Austin
Rory
Logan
Toby (or Tobias nn Toby)
Ewen (but I much prefer Owen)
Liam
Wyatt
Rafferty

I think they tie in together nicely.

Huh?