Help! First two kids names end with "n". Do I need to stick with that for a third?

Our first two kids names are [name_m]Braden[/name_m] and [name_f]Adalynn[/name_f]. We are going to be trying for a third and I am trying to think of boy and girl names. [name_f]Do[/name_f] I need to stick to the ending of “n”? Would it be wierd to do something different? Ideas please!!!

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[name_m]Braden[/name_m], [name_f]Adalynn[/name_f], and [name_u]Jace[/name_u]
[name_m]Braden[/name_m], [name_f]Adalynn[/name_f], and Rosamin
[name_m]Braden[/name_m], [name_f]Adalynn[/name_f], and [name_m]Efron[/name_m]
[name_m]Braden[/name_m], [name_f]Adalynn[/name_f], and [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]

I don’t think you need to stick to “n” endings. [name_m]Just[/name_m] maybe the same theme of names that are a little different that the usual.

I don’t think you need to stick with that at all. It can be nice to pick something a bit different: it stops it from seeming a bit too ‘oh, they have a very definite theme.’ (not that that is a bad thing). Honestly, I don’t think anyone would notice. It isn’t as though you have six children named [name_f]Lilac[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_f]Lilla[/name_f], [name_f]Lileas[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilou[/name_f], and then you decide to call your seventh child [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], so I think you are fine :).

Absolutely not. N is such a common name-final letter that it wouldn’t register with hardly anyone. If you picked N-endings on purpose and don’t want to pick an N-ending for a 3rd because you’re going to love it less and want it to feel left out, then I think there’s a bit of an issue :wink:
I wouldn’t worry about it. Nobody will notice/ care.

No way! [name_f]My[/name_f] husband is a [name_m]Steven[/name_m] and the next child was [name_m]Brian[/name_m]…then they went on to name their next son [name_m]Scott[/name_m]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] choose a name you like whether its got an “n” ending or not. But to sum up…no, it doesn’t need to match your other children’s names. :wink:

You can do anything you would like, another option if you’d like to maintain a letter similarity is to have a sons name start with the same letter as your son already or a daughters name start with the same letter as your older daughters name. That I would say would be something you’d then be more needed to stick to to a degree… I would say ending in n would maintain another type if similarity you’re already going with… Sometimes it just happens, I’ve decided for us to sort of move around a bit with endings, not to far like not to something incredibly strange and different but not so rymey. Whatever you decide you will find the perfect name no worries and it will be just fine.

I should add its more important that the name be one you love completely than one you feel compelled to use for symmetry.

#3 is the time to break free of the trend! We have two “O” sounds with our first two, and made a point to avoid it with the the third so it wouldn’t become “a thing.” [name_f]My[/name_f] top picks for your sib set would be [name_u]Rory[/name_u] and [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]

[name_m]Just[/name_m] try to find a name you love… many beautiful names do happen to end in “n,” so there is a good reason that your kids’ names so far do just that! Off of the top of my head:
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]/ [name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobin[/name_m]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_f]Afton[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Regan[/name_u]
[name_u]Camryn[/name_u]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]

If you fall in love with another -n name, so be it. But don’t try to force anything.
[name_f]My[/name_f] parents gave my older brother and I names beginning with the same letter. It took a lot of guts for them to change it up with my younger brother (kiddo #3) and use a different letter. (Especially because in the early '90’s alliteration was a major trend.) Then two years later they were blessed with another girl. They decided to ‘balance the score’ and alliterate her name with kiddo #3’s name. It all worked out so we are two of each letter. :slight_smile:

Absolutely not! I don’t think it’s the same as if they both started with the same letter.
[name_f]My[/name_f] first two niceces names end in “Y” and my sister debated having the same ending as you have but ultimately went a completely different way and decided on [name_f]Belle[/name_f].

I don’t think there’s a right or wrong. If it were me, I would probably break the trend. But if this is your last child and/or you really love -n names then there’s no reason not to keep rolling with it. I feel like if you were having 4 or 5 kids all with -n names it might start to feel a little cheesy.

[name_m]Just[/name_m] choose a name you like. If it ends in N, great. If it doesn’t, that’s great too. That’s what really matters. You don’t need to make any rules for yourself.