[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all,
I just want to start by saying that im not having children any time soon, and this is a question about people’s opinions of sibling names.
So right now (for fun) I’m making a list of names I will potentially name my future potential children (there are 3 of them) and it turns out that all of the names I really really like end in the same “-on” sound- [name_m]Kerrigan/name_m, [name_u]Devon/name_u, Teigan(g/b), [name_u]Leighton/name_u, [name_u]Logan/name_u, [name_m]Wellington/name_m, [name_m]Laughlin/name_m, [name_u]Keaton/name_u… its getting really hard to end up with sibling sets that aren’t matchy matchy.
I hate the idea of naming with the same initial (T is a popular letter, so are L and K) and matchy-matchy ([name_f]Emma[/name_f] and [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] and [name_u]Tyler[/name_u], etc) and I started asking myself if I could live with a set that has a pattern to it.
I’m wondering what y’alls opinions are about the pattern if I had 3 potential children named [name_m]Kerrigan[/name_m] (potential nn reagan/rory), [name_m]Wellington[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Wells[/name_m]), and Teigan (potential nn T), etc.
Thanks
If you genuinely like a lot of names ending in the same sound, I think it’s easier to live with such a pattern than, say, using the same initial for all kids.
A friend of mine is forcing herself to name all her girls something ending in -ia. She was tired of it a couple of girls ago, but felt the need to continue- sad [name_f]IMO[/name_f].
I think it helps if some names end in -on, others in -an - makes it more subtle.
Also, you’ll prob have some time in between the kids, during which you will be calling, yelling, singing Etc one of those names so often that you might just get tired of the -on sound for your next.
That happened to me: before I had my first, I thought of many similar names for future children. Once I had my first though, I felt like that category was satisfied, so for the next one I’m actually looking to mix things up a bit.
I think since a lot of the names you’ve listed ([name_m]Kerrigan[/name_m], [name_m]Wellington[/name_m]) are several syllables long, it’s less noticeable. I agree with what vc2013 said as well that it’s nice they actually end differently (an/on). The nicknames are different too, so overall I don’t think it’s too matchy.
The only thing that I see that would be is [name_m]Kerrigan[/name_m] nn [name_u]Reagan[/name_u] with a sibling named Teigan. I pronounce these as rhyming ([name_f]Ree[/name_f]-gan and Tee-gan). Maybe you’re not pronouncing them the say ([name_u]Ray[/name_u]-gan), but either way with those two names I’d be prepared to having people pronounce them the same.
I’m curious what your taste in girls names is, or are you thinking of some of these names as girls names?
I also think patterns like this are a little less pronounced when it’s just one gender. [name_m]Kerrigan[/name_m], [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], [name_m]Wellington[/name_m] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is less “matchy” than [name_m]Kerrigan[/name_m], [name_m]Wellington[/name_m], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] and [name_u]Marion[/name_u].
I have a similar problem but with -r endings when it comes to boys’ names. It’s only one letter but it is much more present to me than two (or more) names end in -a or -e, even though it’s only on paper and with most names you barely hear the -r. Still, it bothers me.
I used to not be a huge fan of same initials but the bigger the sibset the less it bothers me.
Sound patterns, used with every name, I’m not a big fan of as the names tend to start sounding too similar very quickly, especially if they have the same syllable/emphasis pattern as well.