We’re fans of repeating consonants and vowels, of the way it looks when written and how it rolls off the tongue. Our last name Tagg makes that a little tricky though. We’re considering Carrigan [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] for a girl. Any suggestions or feedback?
Hmm… you’re right, it does make it tricky. While Carrigan [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] is a pretty, well-flowing name, Carrigan Tagg just sounds too repetitive for me… maybe it’s just the G. Would you consider instead something like [name_u]Halle[/name_u] or something which repeats but doesn’t have a G? I personally like the sound of [name_u]Halle[/name_u] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f].
By the way, congrats on a baby!
- lacekitty
I really like Carrigan [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]!
Some other names with repeating letters:
[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Brenna[/name_f]
Kerrington
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_f]Maddie[/name_f] (or [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]… derivative of [name_f]Margaret[/name_f])
[name_u]Neely[/name_u] ([name_u]Keely[/name_u])
Thanks! But actually, the letters don’t necessary have to repeat in succession, we just like reusing the same letters throughout the name.
You’re absolutely right re: the phonetic pattern of the name; it becomes extremely pleasing to the ear. You’ll need either a strong T or G sound. Also, with a monosyllabic surname, a three-syllable first is ideal. And you don’t want to repeat entire syllables (i.e. for the T, you don’t want a ta- element identical to the first part of Tagg).
Repeating the T
Felicty Tagg
[name_f]Verity[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Amity[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Charity[/name_f] Tagg (just to knock out the virtues)
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Christina[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Estella[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Justina[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Katarina[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] Tagg
Repeating G
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Gwendoline[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] Tagg
T&G both
[name_f]Gratia[/name_f] (prn [name_u]GRAY[/name_u]-sha, meaning ‘grace, thankfulness’)
[name_f]Georgette[/name_f] (will blend with Tagg a bit)
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Galatea[/name_f]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u] (way too similar; [name_u]Teagan[/name_u] Tagg sounds like a children’s book character)
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f] (no assonance with the -th, visual only)
[name_f]Grete[/name_f] / [name_f]Greta[/name_f]
… and of course, [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f] 
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Greta[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] Tagg
Thanks, guys! I really love [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] and [name_f]Gratia[/name_f], might make a good combination.
You might also have luck, just aurally, using the related phonemes. /g/ and /k/ are related (voiced v unvoiced) and /t/ and /d/ (unvoiced v voiced).
You can see how something like [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] Tagg has more assonance than a completely unrelated sound, like R (i.e. [name_f]Renata[/name_f] Tagg). [name_m]Even[/name_m] though K and G are not the same sound, they are both in the same small family of consonants (velar) that they can produce the same effect. This is why Carrigan sounds so good-- you get a double helping, even though the hard C isn’t one of the visually repeated elements.
I.e. [name_f]Katja[/name_f] Tagg, [name_f]Kirsten[/name_f] Tagg
There’s also the soft Gs, like [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Gisele[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] and so on.
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] Carrigan Tagg
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_u]Regan[/name_u] Tagg
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f] [name_f]Regina[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Megan[/name_f] [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f] [name_f]Gloria[/name_f] Tagg
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_f]Rowena[/name_f] Tagg
I really like the suggestion of [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f].
This is really interesting, thanks for the reply! I might consider [name_u]Dakota[/name_u] [name_u]Gray[/name_u], the /d/ and /k/ do seem to complement the /t/ and /g/ sounds.