First and last name ending in "s"

General Name Discussion
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all,

My husband and I love the boy name anders. But our last name is peters. My first instinct is that [name_m]Anders[/name_m] Peters sounds weird. But could it be a catchy alliteration instead? What do you think?

Thanks!!!

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Your first job is to please yourselves. If you like it, go for it.

Having said that, our family name ends in an S and we always avoided first names that ended in S because it sounded awkward to our ears. But we’re very persnickety about choosing names.

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I’m completely with PP. If you love it, and it doesn’t bother you so much…or if you love the name enough to use it anyway…go for it!

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Of course, you should use it if you love it, but I really don’t think that [name_m]Anders[/name_m] Peters sounds all that strange. It’s really cute!

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I’ll be honest, I’m not a fan. I don’t believe it is because of the ‘s’ ending; it’s more of ‘ers’, that repeating sound. [name_m]Anders[/name_m] Peters as compared to [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m], for example, although both names end in ‘s’, [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] has a better sound and flow because it doesn’t have the repeating ‘ers’.

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I think [name_m]Anders[/name_m] Peters is a little repetitive.

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I would not necessarily mind a first name and surname ending in the same letter, in this case both names end in ERS. This also makes the name look off on paper. Sorry.

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Thank you everyone! I think you are right. The fact that both names are two syllables ending in ers is too much. Thanks for the feedback.