Related Names That Don’t Look/Seem Related 🧐

Hello, everyone! :wave::smiley:

I wanted to wait a bit before replying because I wanted to give people some time to come across and reply to this thread. :heart_hands:

Anyway, I’ve through all the replies that y’all have given and there are SO MANY GREAT EXAMPLES! :heart_eyes:

@lucy_halo1 [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and [name_m]Charles[/name_m] don’t really seem alike, I agree. You could add [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] and [name_m]Carl[/name_m] to the list, too!

@Poffin Yes! I’ve known that [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] are variations of the same name, but they are so visually different, that people don’t even realize they’re actually the same.

@EagleEyes I had no idea that Étienne and [name_m]Stephan[/name_m] were the same! :heart: [name_m]Louis[/name_m] and [name_m]Ludwig[/name_m] definitely seem more believable as being the same (since I find myself researching names all the time, I did actually know about these 2 already). :heart: [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] don’t really look alike, but I can definitely see the progression once it’s explained in the way you did. :heart: I knew about [name_m]Pierre[/name_m] being a form of [name_m]Peter[/name_m], it had never even occurred to me about Boutros (although, to be fair, I’ve probably only ever even heard the name Boutros mentioned once or twice in my life). :heart: I had actually known of the correlation between [name_f]Theophania[/name_f] and [name_f]Tiffany[/name_f] (as I’ve done quite a bit of research into the name [name_f]Tiffany[/name_f] because it’s my mom’s name). :heart: I totally agree with you on [name_f]Bernice[/name_f] and Veronica; they do not look alike AT ALL.

@justagirlwholovesnam It does seem like [name_f]Theophania[/name_f] is more medieval-esque than [name_f]Tiffany[/name_f]. I think both [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and [name_m]Pearl[/name_m] are so great. And I think, given that the name [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] means “pearl”, it gives better context to why [name_m]Pearl[/name_m] is often a nn for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f].

@shanade21 I love the way [name_m]Iago[/name_m] sounds! In my opinion, I think [name_m]Iago[/name_m] and [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] sound more alike than looking similar to one another. :heart: [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] definitely have a similar feel both visually and sound-wise. :heart: [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] and [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] look and sound totally different! :heart: [name_f]Etheldreda[/name_f] and [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] also do not look or sound alike AT ALL. :heart: I’ve actually known that [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] and [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sally[/name_f] are all related. I believe [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] actually started out as a nickname for [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] before people just started using it on its own.

@diane921 I’ve loved [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] for so long! I’ve also been Sophronia-curious for a bit now. I really like how both of these start and end with same letters [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] do. :heart: [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Anais[/name_f] (more specifically the [name_f]French[/name_f] Anaïs)! This is probably my favorite version of [name_f]Anna[/name_f] / [name_f]Anne[/name_f] in any language :heart: [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] (or Amélie) and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] are both lovely, too. :heart: You could add [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] to go along with [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] and [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] (which is my aunt’s name; I’ve always just called her Jenna). :heart: [name_m]Saar[/name_m] looks really nice alongside [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]. Visually, these too look really similar (they’re both also Hebrew names), but their meanings are totally different (Saar means “storm” while [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] means “princess”). :heart: I really like [name_f]Giulia[/name_f] as the Italian variation for [name_f]Julia[/name_f] (I think maybe even slightly more than [name_f]Julia[/name_f] itself; although, I think I also might like it even more if you were to make it slightly more elaborate and turn it into Giuliana). :heart: [name_f]Sanna[/name_f] and [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] are both great, too. I Although, I think I like an “h” at the end – turning it into [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. :heart: I’ve had a long-standing crush on [name_f]Emiliana[/name_f]! Dear sweet [name_f]Emily[/name_f] is okay, but I just adore her more elaborate sister. :heart: Whenever I see the name [name_f]Gretel[/name_f] I always think of “Hansel and Gretel”, but I definitely can see how it’s related to [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (I’m certain I prefer Margaret). :heart: In my opinion, [name_f]Melisandre[/name_f] and [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] look more like cousins than sisters, but both are great! I actually have cousin (who’s actually a first cousin, once removed) who had a baby a couple years back whom she named [name_f]Millie[/name_f]. :heart: [name_f]Manon[/name_f] is such a cute diminutive of [name_f]Marie[/name_f]! :heart: [name_f]Majken[/name_f] as a variation of [name_f]Mary[/name_f] is just magical. Scandinavian countries always have such dreamy names.

@Nessie4 [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Polly[/name_f] look absolutely nothing alike, so that’s crazy that they’re variations of the same name! :heart: [name_m]Sean[/name_m] and [name_m]John[/name_m] and [name_m]Evan[/name_m] are more believable as being related (probably more-so [name_m]Sean[/name_m] and John). :heart: I’ve actually read about [name_f]Teresa[/name_f] and [name_f]Tracy[/name_f] being related! You could add [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] to the list, too.

@KaiLun [name_m]John[/name_m] - [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] / [name_f]Ivanka[/name_f] / [name_f]Ivana[/name_f] / [name_f]Jean[/name_f] / [name_f]Jane[/name_f] / [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] / [name_f]Joan[/name_f] in this order looks like a fairly good progression of the same name. :heart: Btw, [name_m]Zane[/name_m] being a variation of [name_m]John[/name_m] is definitely surprising.

@Greyblue I think [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] may be one of my favorite names ever! I love medieval and Arthurian it is. [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] and [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] are both great, too! [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] is actually my aunt’s name (although, I’ve always just called her Jenna). :heart: I don’t think I’ve heard of [name_m]Tavish[/name_m] before. Which is a little strange because [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] is one of my favorite classic names.

@danilib [name_m]Iago[/name_m] – [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] – [name_m]James[/name_m] seems like a good progression. [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] looks like the outsider, to me.

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