Are they too close?

We are expecting our fourth (and final) baby and our second daughter! My husband and I are in love with the name [name_f]Lila[/name_f], but we’ve been told by a few friends that it’s too similar to our daughter’s name, [name_f]Stella[/name_f].

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and [name_f]Lila[/name_f] are too close for sisters? Also, does [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Tracy[/name_u] flow well? [name_u]Tracy[/name_u] needs to be her middle name since it honors an important family member.

If you think [name_f]Lila[/name_f] is too close to [name_f]Stella[/name_f], please give us a few other suggestions that you think would fit nicely with our children’s: [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u].

Thanks!
[name_f]Brenda[/name_f]

I don’t think [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and [name_f]Lila[/name_f] are too similar at all. Yes they both end in -la but I think the first syllable of both names are very different sounding. I know sisters named [name_f]Lila[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]! I think those two names are a bit too close but the “Stel” sound in [name_f]Stella[/name_f] makes it very different to [name_f]Lila[/name_f]. Plus if you love it go for it! [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Tracy[/name_u] is lovely :slight_smile: [name_u]Tracy[/name_u] adds a bit of seriousness to the cuteness of [name_f]Lila[/name_f].

[name_m]How[/name_m] are you pronouncing it?

[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-luh
LIE-luh
LIH-luh
something else?

the third would be closer than the other two.

Honestly, I’d avoid it in general because of all the spelling and pronunciation variants.

I love both names, and they are NOT too close at all. :slight_smile:

I don’t think they are too close! They are both beautiful. And I agree with ellie24, the [name_u]Tracy[/name_u] adds some seriousness to [name_f]Lila[/name_f]. I actually really like [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Tracy[/name_u], which is interesting because to be 100% honest I’m not too fond of the name [name_u]Tracy[/name_u] in general. But paired with [name_f]Lila[/name_f] I really like it!

[name_f]Lila[/name_f] will be said LIE-lah; that’s the only way people in our area say it; so we aren’t too worried about mispronunciations (and not too concerned with misspellings either), we just want to know if they are too close. [name_f]Lila[/name_f]'s really the only name we’ve fallen in love with after searching for so long which is why we’re finding it so important to know if [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and [name_f]Lila[/name_f] are too close

I don’t think they’re too close. You can clearly tell the difference between them. I think it’s a beautiful sibset.

I think they are too close when they rhyme and [name_f]Lila[/name_f] and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] rhyme… however, I think [name_f]Lily[/name_f] would be a find alternative.

Again, it’s a preference thing though since my nieces are [name_f]Nora[/name_f] and [name_f]Nina[/name_f] :confused:

nope, not too close at all. lila is a beautiful name!

I think they work great together!

I don’t think they are too close as names, but I wouldn’t pair them as sisters because they have similar sounds

I love the two names and I like them as sisters. Definitely not too close for sisters. :slight_smile:

They’re not too similar in sound but they would definitely be a tongue twister for me.

No I don’t think they’re too close. The long vs short vowel gives the names very different sounds.

I think they sound fine together, and if nothing else you have to go with [name_f]Lila[/name_f] because its meaning complements [name_f]Stella[/name_f]'s so well: star and night! They’re perfect. (I don’t know if you did that on purpose, but good job!)

[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] sibset, not too close in my opinion, actually these are 2 of my fave names. I say go for it! [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Tracy[/name_u] is fine too

I don’t think [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and [name_f]Lila[/name_f] are too close. [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]Tracy[/name_u] flows well.

I don’t think they’re to close at all!

They are too close for my personal taste. But if you love them go for it! Its honestly not that bad, compared to sibling names like [name_u]Aidan[/name_u], [name_u]Jaden[/name_u]. They just share a similar ending sound. Which I would personally avoid but I wouldn’t think it was werid for someone else. [name_m]Just[/name_m] a tad similar.

Congratulations!

[name_m]Henry[/name_m] {and} [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

[name_f]Stella[/name_f] {and} [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]