I have a baby due in 2 weeks and trying to sort out names. I don’t know if it’s boy or girl…
The surname of the baby starts with F and is 2 syllables and I quite like a couple of F names - [name_f]Florence[/name_f] for a girl, or [name_m]Felix[/name_m] or [name_u]Frankie[/name_u] for a boy.
I feel like it isn’t ideal for the first and last name to have the same initial but I can’t decide whether it is a big enough issue for me to scrap these names entirely.
There are other names I like so it would be ok if I took these options off the list, I guess I am just interested as to other people’s thoughts on this issue.
Is it a naming faux pas to have the same initials?
[name_f]My[/name_f] first and last name start with S. As long as they aren’t too rhyme-y then I think it’s fine. [name_f]My[/name_f] full initials are SDS and I have always loved how nice and even it looks. I’m actually sad I won’t have the double S initials anymore when I get married soon.
It depends more on the sound. Personally as my last name starts with H I’ve ruled out all H names, but I have a friend with HH as her initials and the difference in the sound of the two names is enough to counter the matching initials imo.
I think it’s more of a faux pas to have rhyming or matchy matchy first/last names, so it would depend a lot on what the last name is.
I have the same initials, and I hate it, but it depends. It seems to work better w/longer first names, preferably containing a variety of consonants. E.g., [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] McEntyre sounds better than [name_m]Richie[/name_m] [name_m]Rich[/name_m]. Sadly, my name more closely resembles the latter.
[name_f]My[/name_f] initials are KC, with the same “Kuh” sound. [name_f]My[/name_f] first name and last name are two syllables, so they don’t flow together at all. So K_ _ C_ _ always bothers me.
But, if my name had a different syllable flow I think I wouldn’t mind it. Like for example, if my name were [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_m]Caswell[/name_m], or [name_f]Kassia[/name_f] [name_m]Kent[/name_m] I wouldn’t mind as bad as say, [name_f]Karly[/name_f] [name_u]Camden[/name_u].
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_m]Philips[/name_m] is a terrible name, but [name_m]Philip[/name_m] Padmore is ok.
With [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m], I think you’re safe having an alliterative name. Unless your surname is something like [name_f]Floss[/name_f] or Felter.
It all depends on flow. If they don’t sound right together, then I wouldn’t do it. I actually like some people’s names that have same initials. A couple of the USA presidents have really cool same initial names ([name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Coolidge[/name_m], [name_m]Herbert[/name_m] [name_m]Hoover[/name_m], for ex, I really like how their names flow). If they sound repetitive and awkward, I wouldn’t use them together, then don’t do it. If they flow well, then go for it.
It’s pretty hit and miss to me (same for rhyming/off-rhymed names). Sometimes it sounds great, like with [name_f]Keira[/name_f] Knightley or [name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Garbo[/name_f] (or [name_m]Sean[/name_m] [name_u]Connery[/name_u], for a rhyming example). Would you mind giving us clues as to what the surname is, e.g. if it was [name_m]Bennet[/name_m], you could say “one letter away from bonnet”?
I agree with other posters in saying that it’s more about repeating sounds in first ad last name. I have a daughter with a first and last name that start with P but share no other sounds and it works great.
