How important is it that sibling names "go together?"

For example, my top three boy names are [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_m]Asher[/name_m], and [name_m]Gordon[/name_m]. They’re all vastly different and I’m afraid people might think they’d be a tad weird as brothers. I’m just wondering how you guys feel about that?

I actually think they go really nicely together- I don’t think it is strange at all. The only time sib sets are a tad strange is when you have something really classic like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], with a name like [name_f]Khadija[/name_f] (not bashing either of those names, they are fine, it just sounds a bit odd together. Sorry if I have offended anyone.).

This sibset stuff is the most annoying thing!

[name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_m]Asher[/name_m], and [name_m]Gordon[/name_m] are all “real” and perfectly fine male names! It is not as though you are naming your boys names like these and your girls, [name_f]Bambi[/name_f], [name_f]Princess[/name_f], and [name_f]Sugar[/name_f]. That to me would be demeaning to your girls just as it would be demeaning to your boys to name them, oh I don’t know, something like [name_u]Duffy[/name_u], Diffy, and Dobbie.

You know, goofball names.

[name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_m]Asher[/name_m], and [name_m]Gordon[/name_m] are not goofball names and children, unlike toys and silver, do not come in sets!

I agree with the previous commenters. “Sibsets” is an overrated concept, in my opinion. (With the caveat that you don’t want one sibling to stand out awkwardly from the others.) That being said, those names go very well together. [name_m]Gordon[/name_m], [name_m]Asher[/name_m] and [name_u]Seth[/name_u] have a soft, yet established, feel to them. I think I like [name_u]Seth[/name_u] and [name_m]Asher[/name_m] best though, as I associate [name_m]Gordon[/name_m] with [name_m]Gordy[/name_m] the pig. ([name_f]My[/name_f] son’s middle name is [name_m]Asher[/name_m].)

Same as the above two, sibsets are taken hilariously seriously on this website it seems. I posted in a name game thread my top four boys names (that I would actually name my future kids) and the person underneath wrote “I wouldn’t ever think they were related based on their names”. I was offended for half a second before I realized, why care what anyone thinks of names YOU are picking for YOURself, and also, how on earth can you think people are unrelated based off of what they’re called? (Besides, what if kids wanted to go by MNs or NNs?) Your names are totally fine :slight_smile:

I don’t think it’s the most important thing, but I do think it’s nice when siblings sound good together. It’s a little awkward when only one child’s name deviates from the others. For example, if a sibset was like: [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_u]Michael[/name_u], and [name_u]River[/name_u], it would be much harder to figure out whether little [name_u]River[/name_u] is a boy or girl. Siblings named [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], and Lundynn might also seem a bit funny together. I don’t think your names are that different, and they all sound good together.

I really don’t think the flow of sibling names matter. All I see is three names belonging to three different people. I wouldn’t find it weird to hear they’re brothers. I can’t understand (in general, not directed at you) why anyone would give up a name they love, just because it doesn’t fit with their other children’s names. Yeah, it’s nice to have names that sound great together or have a certain link etc. but it’s not a deal breaker. I’d like all my the names in my sibset to have 7 letters (coincidentally a lot of my favourites do), but it wouldn’t stop me using Arabella which I also love.

I like names that go together personally. I like flow. But, there’s a lot of leeway with that. For me, a good sibset includes names that are similar in style and feel. I wouldn’t pair a classic like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] with a trendy name or modern made up name like [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f].

Your favorite guy names go fine together!

It’s totally up to you, OP; there are no set rules. If you don’t really care then that’s fine. If you like a bit of sibset cohesion, that’s fine too. Personally I think your names are all right as they are.

Perhaps sibsets are taken ‘hilariously seriously’ here because it’s a NAME site. We’re generally more interested in flow, sibsets and consistent style than the average person. And I fail to see the point of playing BNGs based on people’s opinions of your names when you’re either going to get offended or not care.

I don’t think anything of it, they sound nice together. I like my kids names to sound nice together, but I’m not super strict about keeping within a style. It’s one of many factors I consider but not the most important thing. Like someone else said, I think [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] would stand out but even then most of the time other people won’t even hear or know your kids names as a set anyway. As long as you like the way they sound together, that’s what’s important because the parents are the ones that will think of their names together, to most everyone else they will encounter them as individuals.

I could easily imagine sibset of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f] if their parents wanted something popular, but didn’t realized [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f] is consider trashy…

I know someone who has two very sweet daughters named [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] and [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f], she choose both names because she liked them not because she cared about if they went together, so I can picture a sibset of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f]. I honestly don’t think sibling names have to go together if I loved a name I would use it regardless if it fit together with the other children. Seth, Asher, and Gordon sound great together.

I personally think it is important for them to “flow” but not to necessarily match. For example, most people would see nothing wrong with [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and his siblings [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_m]John[/name_m], and [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]. But [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] and his siblings Chamomile, [name_u]Jericho[/name_u]-[name_u]Darcy[/name_u], and Sulu might seem odd.

[name_f]My[/name_f] top names for girl siblings are: [name_f]Winona[/name_f] [name_f]Athene[/name_f], Liara [name_f]Sojourner[/name_f], and [name_f]Nova[/name_f] [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]. I like names that end in “A”. For boys, it’s [name_m]Beckett[/name_m] [name_m]Foster[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Adam[/name_m], and [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] [name_u]Orion[/name_u].

It would bother me if they were a completely different style - for instance [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] and [name_u]Taj[/name_u], or [name_u]Indiana[/name_u] and [name_m]Edward[/name_m]. I’m also not keen on names that sound themey or matchy, just having a nice flow/ and being complimentary is what I aim for.

I don’t think it’s important at all. They are individuals, so you should just choose the names you love the most. Besides, all three of your choices are very handsome :slight_smile:

[name_f]My[/name_f] only rule in this area, for myself, is that the names have to sound “right” together when I say them. As long as they don’t come out of my mouth sounding wrong, anything goes. Other people will, for the most part, really deal with your kids one-on-one. It’s you who will always be saying their names as a group, long after they have grown. So as long as you like the way they sound together, you’re good. :slight_smile:

If you are looking for trends / patterns, [name_u]Seth[/name_u] and [name_m]Asher[/name_m] are both biblical names, [name_m]Gordon[/name_m] is more anglicized usage. But all sound fine together! :wink:

Lol this exactly. I think [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_m]Asher[/name_m], and [name_m]Gordon[/name_m] go fine together.

I think it’s pretty important. Some names are on whole different levels and extreme contrasts just sound trashy. Your boys all sound nice together.