Part of me thinks it wont really be used other than seen on a passport and said on a wedding day if thats what the child choses when they grow up and im sure there will be people with rhyming first and last names out there so is it a big deal?
I personally wouldn’t, because often my surname is particularly annoying and turns names into words you wouldn’t want to be called. Also many things rhyme with it
[name_f]My[/name_f] last name ends with an “-ihn” sound (along with many of the names a like) so I’ve just given up on flow entirely as long as it doesn’t sound absolutely awful
Since it’s a second middle, I think it’s fine - especially because you’d probably say it with the other two names which would break up the rhyme.
I’m coming around to the idea that you shouldn’t have to give up a beloved name for the sake of flow. Considering we’re talking about a middle name- a second middle, at that- I’m inclined to just say go for it.
A girl I went to school with named her son something along the lines of [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] [name_m]Mark[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] [name_u]Clarke[/name_u]. It does rhyme but how often does anyone use his full name? Almost never. He’s [name_u]Johnny[/name_u] or [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] [name_u]Clarke[/name_u]. Those sound completely normal.
I personally wouldn’t want my name rhyming at all and I’m not certain I’d give my child one but my point is that it isn’t always a big deal.
I have this dilemma. My last name slant rhymes with one of my favorite names, Dean, which is also an honor name for my grandpa. It’s such a bummer because Dean would work as a middle as well, but the slant rhymes puts me off to much. I think some rhymes might be better than others (like Teal Hill because it’s not a full rhyme, but Rai Day doesn’t sound good), but Dean + my last name would be no bueno because it would sound similar to “dinky” haha.
TL;DR: In most circumstances, I don’t think it would work, but I think it could work on some
ETA: I think with two middle names, it’d be better for the rhyme to be the first middle with the last so they aren’t right next to each other. It’s harder to pick up on!
I thought about breaking it up but i think 1. It totally sounds like im hiding the name like [name_f]Effie[/name_f] [name_u]Teal[/name_u] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_m]Hill[/name_m] 2. I feel like its still rhymey and disjointed so almost like 2 separate names lol.
[name_f]My[/name_f] surname ends in er and I love the name [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], which the [name_f]English[/name_f], as I am, tend to pronounce as er, rather than nor. I don’t think it would bother me too much as my surname is two syllables where [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is three. If they had both been three syllables, I wouldn’t choose it. But then I could choose [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] instead. However, in your case there is nothing to worry about as it’s only a second middle name and I doubt hardly anyone will know, or that anyone would take any notice. People have got other things on their minds, and if they haven’t, I’d feel very sorry for them!
Aw thats a great take on it. Problem is we know alot of people have nothing netter to do than pick on others but your totally right!!!
Im [name_f]English[/name_f] too so i know what you mean when you speak about [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ER comment
I don’t think this is a big deal. Not many names would rhyme with my surname unless they were
other surnames so I don’t feel its really comparable but still I would do it if I still loved the name better than my other options.
This this this! It’s a second middle, so it won’t be said very often with your surname alone. Plenty of people have super similar first and last names, and I’m sure that’s a bit of a bigger deal, but honestly I don’t think this is worth giving up a name you otherwise love. There are only so many opportunities you’ll have to use your beloved names — so I wouldn’t give them up for the sake of flow
The only name I can think of to rhyme with my last name is [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] and I like [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], but not enough to use it as a middle name. If it was a name I really loved, I would feel differently. [name_f]My[/name_f] boyfriend’s last name is Klein and I think I would be more likely to use names that rhyme with that as a middle name - especially [name_f]Pomeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] - because I really love those names, and I don’t feel like it’s too similar. If you really love the name, I think you should use it💕