So I really like [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Joel[/name_m], [name_m]Jonas[/name_m], and [name_m]Asher[/name_m]/[name_u]Ashton[/name_u], but I’m not sure if they’re too close to my other names, [name_m]Judson[/name_m], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u], [name_u]August[/name_u], and [name_m]Simon[/name_m]. Please help a girl out.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] to be clear, you mean two siblings sharing the same first letter name, like two sisters named [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]?
It depends on the names for me to ultimately decide how matchy the names sound together, but as far as just sharing the first letter goes, it’s usually not a problem. Like I wouldn’t use [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] together because they both share too many of the same letters, but something like [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] sounds fine.
Yeah, like two sisters named [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] or two brothers named [name_m]John[/name_m] and [name_m]Jacob[/name_m].
Oh I think that’s just fine! It gets a little obnoxious when it’s all the siblings with the same initial, but ultimately, it doesn’t matter if you love the names!
I don’t think it’s an issue.
If the names rhyme, then I think it is a bit much. Something like [name_m]John[/name_m] and [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] are fine. Something to keep in mind, though, is whether or not you would have more than a couple of kids. For instance, if you have [name_m]John[/name_m] and [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], then have another son, would you feel pressured to choose another J name, would it not bother you? Sometimes people find themselves using themes in their children’s names, but reach a point where they are scrambling for names that fit the theme or get a bit flustered when they fall in love with something that doesn’t fit the theme. Some Berries have posted as much before. Whether or not that is an issue is truly your opinion, but I think you are fine.
Me and my brothers all share the initial ‘J’ for our first names. It wasn’t overly annoying, but I think people did judge our parents for it, it doesn’t exactly make them sounds clever or inventive or original.
In my opinion it’s not ideal, but it’s way down the list of priorities. If I had two names I liked equally and one shared a beginning letter with another child’s name, I’d choose the other name. I just like my kids to have their own unique initials, and it makes things easier for auto-generated email addresses later on in school etc. But again, it’s really far down the list of things important in choosing a name and definitely not a deal-breaker.
I think the same first initial is fine, as long as it’s not more than two children in a family of three children or more. Three or more matching initials wanders into the realm of cutesy, and that’s not my thing. But it’s completely your call and a matter of taste.
I don’t mind it, as long as it’s not the same sound, like [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]. That could get confusing. For example, my uncle named his dog [name_f]Willow[/name_f] when he had a son named [name_m]William[/name_m]. He (and everybody else) were constantly getting the two names mixed up. Having said that, I think you’ll be fine 
I don’t think it’s anything to worry about. Most of the time nobody really notices anyway, especially if they’re don’t sound that much the same.