My husband and I feel very strongly about our top two boy name picks right now. They are [name_u]Everett[/name_u] and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]. We’ve put a lot of thought into them and have specific reasons why they were chosen (especially [name_u]Everett[/name_u]). The only problem is that our last name starts with a ‘T’… All the baby name “rules” say you shouldn’t have the last letter of the first name be the same as the first letter of the last name, as it interrupts the flow. (Ex [name_m]Liam[/name_m] [name_u]Mason[/name_u] might get confused for [name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_u]Mason[/name_u] as the names blur together.) Despite this we still really love the names. We were hoping that in our case it doesn’t sound too bad. My husband doesn’t hear an issue at all. What do you all think? You can use the last name “[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]” as an example last name. [name_f]Do[/name_f] [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] blur too much? Is it worth breaking the rules to get the name we want? Or do we need to start over?
I think both of those sound great! I think whether the names blur too much depends on the letters and specific names and in this case I don’t think it’s a problem at all. Both work well with “[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]” and are very handsome names!
I love your name choices! I definitely think you have nothing to worry about. The example you gave with [name_m]Liam[/name_m] [name_u]Mason[/name_u] makes sense to me because when you take the last letter of, it still sounds like a real name. However, nobody is going to think that your son is named Evereh [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] or Ellio [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] because those are not real names! I think it’s mainly based on how people first comprehend the name, so no one is going to look that far into it. Good luck naming!
In this case I say break the rules. The sounds work just fine. I think that either [name_u]Everett[/name_u] or [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] are both great choices and will work wonderfully.
I think it’s fine! I, too, adore [name_u]Everett[/name_u] and would hardly give it up just because [name_u]Everett[/name_u] T____ sounded a little off. 
I love -er/-or/-ar names ([name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_u]Harbor[/name_u], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Spencer[/name_u], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Xavier[/name_m], [name_f]Claire[/name_f]–not really an -er name, but it ends in an “R” sound!–etc.!), and my surname starts with an “R”, too–I would still use [name_m]Casper[/name_m] R_____, regardless! I don’t think the perfect flow matters the absolute most to me, though. I think [name_u]Everett[/name_u] “[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]” is fantastic!
Good luck!
I agree with pp’s. It can be a problem with some names, like the example you gave of [name_m]Liam[/name_m] [name_u]Mason[/name_u], but I think you’re fine with [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] and [name_u]Everett[/name_u]. Both great names, btw!
I think it works because [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] & [name_u]Everett[/name_u] are clear & simple familiar names that don’t sound like something else if you chop the T off of the end (like the [name_m]Liam[/name_m] example). [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] & [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] both sound fine and don’t really blur together!
I don’t think it will be a problem! They are both really cute names
T isn’t a letter where it would be bad to break the rules. If you both love the name, you should definitely go for it.