[name_f]Deal[/name_f], I’m honestly not sure what the connection is 
[name_u]Teddy[/name_u], but your dog’s name is [name_u]Bear[/name_u]?
No deal, imagine calling them both at the same time ‘Teddy, get in here, [name_u]Bear[/name_u], get off the couch.’ I feel cringe just thinking about it.
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] but you have close relatives [name_f]Johannah[/name_f], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], & [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]?
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No deal - namely as [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] could cause a lot of confusion
Any kind of fire adjacent name - [name_u]Ash[/name_u], [name_u]Ember[/name_u], [name_u]Blaze[/name_u] etc. - when your last name’s [name_m]Smoke[/name_m]?
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@wandering_willow: there’s a former MP in the UK called Ed Balls who once accidentally tweeted his own name whilst trying to Google himself; it’s even on his Wikipedia page!! Ed Balls - Wikipedia
No deal; I’d also avoid any colour names
Luna when your last name is Moon?
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No deal. I like the name [name_f]Luna[/name_f] though!
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f] but your MIL is named [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f]?
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[name_f]Deal[/name_f] unless you dislike your MIL, I think it’d be a sweet way to honor her!
[name_u]Boston[/name_u], but you live in Massachusetts?
No deal. [name_m]Even[/name_m] if outside the city itself.
[name_f]Margot[/name_f], but she demands to pronounce the T at the end instead of leaving it silent.
Sure, it’ll be a migraine to enforce but that’s her decision.
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] nn [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] after your beloved aunt [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] nn [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]?
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Absolutely! Great way to honor a beloved aunt while also giving her her own identity!
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] but older sisters name is [name_u]Dove[/name_u]?
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Yes!
Your favourite name but it’s your partner’s ex’s name?
[name_f]Deal[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] but she prefers to be called [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Deal[/name_f]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m], after a friend’s middle name but it’s also an enemy’s middle name too?
[name_f]Deal[/name_f], depending on how often I have to interact with my enemy.
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f] nn [name_u]Coco[/name_u], but your last name is [name_m]Hershey[/name_m]?
[name_f]Deal[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] and her go to nickname is Persie?
[name_f]Deal[/name_f], that could be cute!
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m], but you hate the nicknames [name_u]Alex[/name_u] and [name_m]Xander[/name_m]
no deal!
foster, but his parents are also foster parents?
No deal
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u], but your last name is [name_m]Washington[/name_m]?
[name_f]Deal[/name_f] once I get used to it.
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] who lives in Idaho?
Sure, as long as your last name isn’t Ho 
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] but your last name is [name_u]Rose[/name_u]?
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No deal but sounds like a cool fantasy character.
[name_f]Christine[/name_f] but she’s born in late [name_u]December[/name_u]?