[name]Hi[/name] Berries. I think this is a question that many people differ, but what is your personal opinion on names that have the same initials first and last? For example [name]Megan[/name] [name]Miller[/name] or [name]Emma[/name] Edwards.
Disappointing with vowels, but wrong w/consonants. My parents did it to me (RR)…not sure I’ll ever forgive them, but I use my middle initial to break things up a bit.
I think it depends on the names. [name]Megan[/name] [name]Miller[/name] and [name]Emma[/name] Edwards sound fine. [name]John[/name] [name]Johnson[/name], [name]Tyler[/name] [name]Taylor[/name], [name]Miles[/name] [name]Miller[/name], etc. don’t. My sister-in-law is [name]Megan[/name] [name]Mar[/name]-(three syllables) and it sounds just fine.
Alliteration usually annoys me, so i would definitely avoid it with my kids. [name]One[/name] of my sisters has the same initial for all her names and hates it, so she’s been very sure to avoid alliteration with her kids; my other sister loves alliteration and had specifically chosen alternative names for her future kids
Yes, this.
But I generally like double letter names. I like how J K Rowling really milked it in [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]: [name]Minerva[/name] McGonagall, [name]Severus[/name] Snape, Filius Flitwick, [name]Dudley[/name] Dursley, [name]Luna[/name] Lovegood, [name]Pansy[/name] Parkinson… and they’re rather fantastic 
[name]Even[/name] with more ‘normal’ names it makes them a little more sing-song and memorable. It’s cool 
My mother did this with my sister, and hated it so much she actually changed her mind and my sister’s first name when she was about 2 years old… Her initials were MMM, [name]Madison[/name] Merriweather M-(one syllable). I understand why she did it, but I actually like the way it rolls off the tongue. I’m strongly considering Merriweather/Merryweather as either a first or a middle for my future kiddos.
Point is, I think it’s all in the name and how similar they sound otherwise. Especially if they’re different amounts of syllables, I’m not sure I would even notice it upon being introduced. Like [name]Megan[/name] Mullaly, the actress… would never have even registered with me, except jess044’s post upthread got me thinking about [name]Megan[/name] M’s.
I think some sound really great and some sound icky. I think often works well with vowels, because the same vowel can make different sounds, which isn’t as much the case with consonants. [name]Arthur[/name] [name]Ashe[/name] works well for me. [name]Gabby[/name] Giffords is a little rough.
It is not something that I will do when naming my children, but it can work in some instances. I think it really depends on the different vowel and consonant sounds in the names and also how many syllables are in each name.
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My son’s name’s begin with the same letter, with a 2-3 count. Honestly, we get compliments on it all the time, but I don’t think it works in all instances, much as pps have said.
I wouldn’t do it, but that’s because most of the time, alliteration drives me nutty. I have an alliterative name, though, and I think it works well enough because the sounds are different ([name]Athena[/name] All-two more syllables.) My sister has an alliterative name too, and it works for the same reason.
I agree with the PPs who said it depends on the letter and the names in question.
Sometimes, I really like alliteration. When done well, I think it can create a memorable name, one so full of energy that it bounces off the tongue.
My maiden name was [name]Laura[/name] [name]Locke[/name] and I loved the alliteration.
Like most people have said, it depends on the situation. However, I generally think they sound nice