Title says it all:) too similar to be sister names?
I think they’re too similar sounding. Perhaps use one as a middle name on one kid, and the other as a first name on another?
A little too similar for me- but one as a middle name and one as a first would be fine!
I guess it depends on how you pronounce the names. [name_f][/name_f] I pronounce [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] as Dahl-ya with the emphasis on the first syllable. [name_f][/name_f] So to me, they’re fine.
[name_f][/name_f]You could go with the [name_f]French[/name_f] [name_m]Claude[/name_m] instead.
I’m with @miloowen[name_f][/name_f]: I pronounce them differently.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Claudia[/name_f] is claw-dee-uh (or cloud-ee-uh if speaking Spanish).
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] is dahl-ya.
For me they’re not too similar, so I think it would be fine to use them for on siblings. A lot of girls names end in -ia; if it was a more uncommon ending then it might be a bit to matchy, but in this case it works.
I think they’re a bit too close! Something like [name_f]Claudia[/name_f] and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] would be fine, I think it’s just the shared -ia ending alongside the strong d sounds that are tripping me up a bit.
They are both lovely names but yeah with the shared -ia ending and the strong d and L sounds they are rather similar and matchy for sisters. But you could totally use one for a first name and then another for the sisters middle name!
A little, I think, but with nns it might be more usable? [name_f][/name_f] Like [name_f]Dolly[/name_f] and [name_f]Dia[/name_f] or [name_f]Claudie[/name_f] and [name_f]Lili[/name_f]?
[name_f][/name_f]But I agree it would be perfectly fine if one was a middle.
I don’t think the names sound too close that they would be confusing. I didn’t think anything of it when I first saw them together. They have a lot of sounds in common for sure, but I think that matters less the larger a family grows.
The only thing that comes to mind is mixing up the letters sometimes, like spoonerisms, when you’re in a rush or tired. If it’s one of your very favourites, I’d encourage you to keep it on your list.
not at all! they go well together.
For me, they share enough sounds to be a bit matchy, but in a cute way rather than a repetitive or confusing way.
I don’t find these too matchy myself [name_f][/name_f]- but I don’t know how much it depends on accent/pronunciation
I’d pronounce it Dahl-ya
A little similar with the ‘i.a’ ending however I do not find it overwhelming similar. I’ve seen sibling sets that are more similar but still I would probably have one as a middle name something like [name_f]Claudia[/name_f] [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] & [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f].
To me, they sound different enough
I think they’re just about OK but I probably would go with Tori’s suggestion as [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] for the middle. Obv easier if [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] two syllables [name_f][/name_f]- but I don’t love the Dahl-ya pronunciation; I like the Brit-Cth three.
What do you mean by the last sentence? I’m not up on the lingo:)
Meaning I like how in the UK and other parts of the Commonwealth (Australia, Nz and others), [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] is Dah-Lee-Uh not Darl-ya.
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I kind of love them together! I’m drawn to the exuberance of the two -ia endings, and I like how the repeated consonant sounds chime together. They’d be too close as a first and a middle but make very stylish sister names.