We have a daughter, [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and are expecting baby #2 in [name_f]Spring[/name_f]. We have a boy name chosen but girl names are tripping us up.
Question: I love the name [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] - but does it sound too similar to [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (who we call [name_f]Maggie[/name_f])???
I don’t think it would be too bad if [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] goes by [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]… [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] and [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] really don’t sound much alike. It does sort of create a Ma-theme though, which might not be desirable if you plan to have more kids and would feel obligated to stick with that.
They aren’t overly similar so you could get away with it but like the PP mentioned I’d be wary about starting a theme as such.
Personally I’d go for something like:
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Christina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Melinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilian[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nita[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]
I personally think [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] are a little too similar.
Maybe:
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Susanna[/name_f], [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], [name_f]Dominica[/name_f], [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], [name_f]Camille[/name_f], [name_f]Camilla[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f].
I think [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] and [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] look similar when written but sound entirely different. It wouldn’t be a deal breaker for me. However, as others have mentioned, you may want to consider then total number of children you want in your family to avoid an unwanted Ma- theme.
Would [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] be similar enough?
[name_f]Roselyn[/name_f], [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]…
I love [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] as a name too so can understand why it would be hard to pass over!