See the results of this poll: Would you give your children the same initial?
Respondents: 59 (This poll is closed)
- Yes I don’t think it matters : 37 (63%)
- No way : 6 (10%)
- Only if they were the only names we could agree on: 16 (27%)
I can’t see a problem with it unless you suddenly change the pattern for one Child. I had Childhood Friends, who were both Adopted, called [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] and [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]. Their Naturally Conceived [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Brother was called [name_u]Seth[/name_u] (I can’t remember his Second Name). Anyway, it seemed to draw a horrible distinction between the two much older Adopted Siblings and the much doted on non-Adopted Brother.
I don’t think it matters.
Both me and my brothers names start with J and our cousins (also a brother and sister sibset) also both have names beginning with the same letter.
My parents didn’t purposely go out of the way to do that tho, they just happened to like two J names. I think it’s normal to have a certain naming style and to like certain letters. I like E and M names for boys and Ru names for girls. I also like Z, K and X sounds and if I had liked another Z name then I wouldn’t have ruled it out for my next son just on that basis.
Sharing an initial is probably easier on brother/sister sibsets then an all boy or all girl sibset. Brothers might not know who a letter was addressed to if they are both A.[name_m]Smith[/name_m] however this is not as likely to happen if middle initials are different.
I also think an all ‘C’ name sibset probably wouldn’t be obvious until you had 3 or more children. 
Truthfully I think it can be a bit Duggar-esque/Kardashian-esque, but if you love the names then go with those! No use settling for a name you don’t like as much.
I don’t think it matters hugely (particularly if you only have two/three children) - and if those are the names you like, go for it! I have two siblings and one of them has the same first AND second initial as me. My parents didn’t actually even notice until formal letters started arriving addressed to Miss C.E and they didn’t know which of us it meant But other than that, I’ve never had any problems with it - people don’t seem to notice. I love all of the names you’ve listed, by the way - I’m sure whatever you call them, it will be lovely
I know a family with four kids where the oldest two have C names. The younger two have a J name and a S name. The parents just picked the names they liked and two of them happened to start with C. Personally I think a child should be thought of as an individual before being thought of as a sibling, so taking the sibling out of the picture if the C names are your favorite give your child that name. Also even if your dad doesn’t like this idea they are your kids not his.
It’s not my style, but it’s not a huge deal.
I have thought a lot about this!! My [name_m]Son[/name_m]'s name starts with a C and I am finding that I love C names in general. Two of my favorite girl names are [name_f]Camille[/name_f] & [name_f]Celia[/name_f]. We are only going to have one more child (if we are so blessed) and I’ve decided I’m ok with two C names if we end up having a girl. There are no C names for boys at the top of my list. I don’t know if I would do all Cs though if I was planning on having 3 or more kids. I do think it could end up being too much!
I am not a fan of all the siblings having names that start with the same letter. my mother in-law did it with her kids, they all have nice names, but they all start with a ‘J’ and all her kids names have the same meaning. Then my brother in law did the same thing with his kids. I also work with a new imagrants from a certain country where naming their kids with the same letter is of huge importance. I personally find it annoying. all I do is roll my eyes at them, but I have never said anything.
With all that being said, I seem to be attracted to names that start with an ‘R’ or a ‘D’ for some reason. I have no children, but when I day dream about naming future children I find I still struggle with that issue. At the end of the day in an ideal situation, if it has been a pet peeve of yours as well, and you can find names you love endlessly that all start with a different letter, then great! But if that is not in the cards for you, and all you and your husband can love and agree on is names that start with ‘C’, then there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Everyone has their own thoughts and opinions on all names, and you can’t change what you love no matter how hard you try. If you love the ‘C’ names then go for it. But if it is causing you to roll your eyes, then keep an open mind and keep looking.
My two siblings and I have the same initials. I had some problems with it, but only because I have a twin.
I am against same initials for twins, but in other cases, it could make a lovely name theme.
I am not really bothered about it I don’t think it matters and would just say go with names you both fall in love with. However with that being said if you had six children for example with all C names I do think it becomes over the top. I am set on three names for children and two start with E and one M i only would have a problem using the M name for example if I had three/four children with first names beginning with E as then I would feel like they would be left out.
I’m not a fan. Especially because if you go on to have more children, you limit yourself from any name in the entire world to only names which start with the letter ‘C’. [name_f]May[/name_f] not sound like a big deal now, but I’ve heard a lot of stories of people feeling stuck because of similarities they thought were cute early on.
On top of that, I think each child’s name loses some of its uniqueness if all his/her siblings’ names start with the same letter. Also I would think it would make separating the children’s things with their initials much more confusing. 
I don’t think that it is fundamentally wrong to do, but I do admit that I find it a little odd when I see it. I am very big on children knowing that they don’t have to be like anyone else and that it is alright to be unique and different - and part of that, for me, is that they each have a different and special name.
Friends of mine are Jono and [name_f]Emma[/name_f], and decided that each of the children had to have the initials E.J or J.E. In one way, I guess it is cute, but mostly I find it odd. Like when families have 6 children and they all start with T or something. It just puts me off a little. Not sure why, but personally it is a big no-no for me.