First Initial Problem!! Nathan, Nicole, Lucas and Noah?? Will Lucas be odd man out?

See the results of this poll: Does it matter if eveyone in my family has an "N" first name except for my son Lucas?

Respondents: 61 (This poll is closed)

  • YES : 21 (34%)
  • NO: 40 (66%)

I voted yes, because I would notice and pick up on it, but I also want to say that no it’s not actually an issue!

I had to read your names twice before I realized why he would be the odd man out, so I say no its fine :slight_smile: I think if you did another “N” name, it would seem like thats what you were trying to do with all your names in the first place, not it just ending up that way.

Ahh so far it’s split. I’m 31 weeks and it took us forever to pick a name . I wish I had noticed that “n” names should be out of the option list. Please more responses/votes! It’s 5/5 right now .

I voted yes, because I did pick up on it and would wonder why one of them didn’t have an “N” name. But if [name_u]Noah[/name_u] is the name you love, then go for it, it’s not that big of a deal.

Pick another name, I’d say. Give some letter variety for poor [name_m]Lucas[/name_m], and also [name_u]Noah[/name_u] is the most popular name, at least here in the US. I know it’s popular in some other countries as well.

Thanks. We know it’s popular here. In our state it’s not as high as others , but we read a good article on popular Names last night (from the name sage) and decided it’s not that big of a deal and that we weren’t going to avoid a name just bc of that. That led our hearts to [name_u]Noah[/name_u] - the first name we liked before we even looked at lists etc . I never thought about intials until now :confused: just thought we finally had it figured out . I’m not sure we will ever find a name we both love ! This was so much easier with my first . Choosing a name was fun in the beginning now I’m just stressed .

Are [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] and [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] children or the parents? If parents, then I vote [name_u]Noah[/name_u] is fine. People don’t pay that close attention to the whole family’s name. If [name_u]Noah[/name_u] is child #4 than I would hesitate to use another “N” name.

Yes I am wondering if people are getting that confused or not! My name is [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] and my husband is [name_m]Nate[/name_m] ([name_m]Nathan[/name_m]). We named our first son [name_m]Lucas[/name_m]. [name_u]Baby[/name_u] number two is due in september and we just FINALLY figured out our top name is [name_u]Noah[/name_u]. Does this change anything?

It’s really not a big deal! I think it matters why you’ve chosen that name. And you’re not picking it because it begins with N and you want it to match but because it’s what you ended up liking. I’m sure your son [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] will be totally fine. My husband and I share our first initial and our daughter doesn’t but I would never rule out a T name if that’s what we loved. I say go for it!

[name_m]Ah[/name_m]! I voted “yes” because I hadn’t seen your clarification and thought you had 3 children and were expecting one more, and just one of the 4 would have a non-N name. For two kids I don’t think it matters AT ALL. At that point you are just Mom & Dad. :slight_smile:

If two of the N names are mom and dad then it doesn’t matter. I don’t think anyone would pay attention to that. If all the N names were kids then I would think it was weird that one of them wasn’t. So I change my poll answer to “no”. :smiley:

I don’t think it’s a big deal at all. If it was three children that started with N and one that didn’t it would be a little weird, but because two of the names are the parents names I don’t think it matter at all.

This is what happened in my dad’s immediate family; his parents and brother have J names and he does not. And he doesn’t care in the slightest, so I think you’re fine.

oh that makes me feel a lot better! that would be the same situation here! Thank you for sharing!

Thanks [name_f]Tiffany[/name_f]!! [name_f]Glad[/name_f] to know others would go for it/don’t think it matters!

I voted “yes” because from reading all your names one name really stands out: [name_m]Lucas[/name_m]. But after I read your explanation on how you ended up finding the names for your sons I would say I would have to change my mind about the name [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] standing out. I mean, if you ever write a card to someone and signing with all your names, the name [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] will always stand out. But say you´re on the playground with your kids and someone asks about your kids names and you say: [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] and [name_u]Noah[/name_u], nobody would notice anything. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you know what I mean?
I understand your feelings, though. Maybe you should ask yourself: If everybody in your family had a name starting with the same initial but you, would you care? If so, pick another name than [name_u]Noah[/name_u]. If you wouldn´t mind, go for it. I hope, I could help you :slight_smile:

I would also add that since [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] is older he’s less likely to feel left out. If the older child was [name_u]Noah[/name_u] then you would have broken a theme (still a weak one), but since [name_u]Noah[/name_u] is the younger child than it’s purely coincidental.

I would name him [name_u]Noah[/name_u] with an “L” middle name:)

I wouldn’t do it.