Do you think sibling names with similar sounds work? I don’t mean names like Alice and Alison, Juliet and Julian. I mean names with similar sounds in the middle like multiple names with the el sound (Elizabeth, Eleanor, Felicity, Stella) or multiple names ending in -lia (Rosalia, Cecilia.) They all sound different enough and if they used different nicknames (i.e. Elizabeth nn Lily, Felicity nn Lettie, Eleanor nn Nora) would this work? Maybe with at least one or two siblings in between sound alike names? Would it be weird if a family had an Elizabeth, an Eleanor, a Felicity, and a Genevieve (which doesn’t have the el sound?) Would it be noticeable or really not a problem? Would it work if there was another child without the el sound so Genevieve wouldn’t stand out as much? How many same sounding names work in a family (all with different/unique nicknames?)
Thank you so much!
Only noticeable to a name nerd 
I think everyone else would just notice all the names are long with multiple syllables, pretty and feminine 
I think it reaaally depends on the name!
For me, the nickname argument is meaningless. Sure, [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] ‘Lizzie’ and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ‘Ellie’ sounds fine in theory, but how do you know that [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] won’t want to go by [name_f]Elle[/name_f] or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] when she’s older, or that her friends/classmates won’t nickname her [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] anyway? You can’t guarantee either of those.
In your [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] / [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] / [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] / [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] example, my only issue is [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] & [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]. I don’t think the “el” of [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] is nearly as obvious, I probably wouldn’t notice it, and they don’t share any nicknames. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]? 100% fine. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]? I wouldn’t do it.
For your examples:
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] absolutely work.
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] and [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] are okay, I’d probably go a little more different like [name_f]Rosanna[/name_f] and [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] but it’s not terrible.
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] are just fine. I actually think that because of its length and formal feeling it’s a better match for the other names than [name_f]Stella[/name_f] is.
I think they are all fine! Honestly from my experience I actually see lots of sibling sets with repeated sounds even rhyming! Parents get drawn to certain sounds and follow similar patterns. For example a lot of parents having sibling sets with repeated L sounds or repeated E sounds.
Looking at the examples [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] & [name_f]Stella[/name_f] are all fine and I wouldn’t even see the similarities of the L sound but the el start does standout but not overly so especially if you went with different nicknames like [name_f]Libby[/name_f] & [name_f]Elle[/name_f].
With [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] & [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] have similarly endings which do standout I would probably switch it up with [name_f]Rosanna[/name_f] & [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] or [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] & [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] but it’s not the end of the world. If the parents love these sounds I wouldn’t discourage them for using these names.
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] & [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] are absolutely fine. The only thing that standouts is the length but aside from that these four would be pretty together.
It does really depend on the names for me, but generally, I think it’s fine if the names sound different enough, and for what it’s worth, I’ve known sibsets with names far closer in sound than the ones you’ve listed.
So, let’s break down your examples:
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] → I think this could work. I guess my only concern is that [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] could become [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] or [name_f]Ella[/name_f] in which case [name_f]Stella[/name_f] would be too close for me 
but if [name_f]Stella[/name_f] was born forth, I suppose you’d probably know by that point if [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] was going to be an Ellie/Ella? And if she wasn’t by that point, if she had a sister [name_f]Stella[/name_f], I’m not sure she’d want people calling her [name_f]Ella[/name_f] at least?
[name_f]Do[/name_f] I love [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] in the same set? For me it’s a teeeeny bit too close, but tbh, [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] is definitely not the go to nickname for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] where I am, so maybe that’s why it feels totally doable to me.
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] and [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] (and multiple -lia names in general) - could be fine, depending where the emphasis in the name is and the other sounds
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] - one not having the -el- sound is a non-issue to me - yes, I might notice it, but just in a name-nerdy, over-analytical but not critical way. It would be weirder if you did, say, [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] but as it is, its fine
In terms of nicknames, I think they’d have to be the go to, super obvious ones to really ensure they never get mixed up. It’s why [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] give me pause because pretty much every [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] I’ve met has been either [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], or, the most popular of all Ellie:person_shrugging: But then again, you can’t predict anything and they wouldn’t always be referred to as a set, and to be honest, my cousins’ similar-ish names have rhyming nicknames and they’re fine. (Think like [name_f]Josie[/name_f] and [name_m]Bodie[/name_m] “Jo and Bo”)
So, it can work and plenty of sibs have similar names - I guess it just depends on how much you think about patterns in names and whether you would mind your [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] being an [name_f]Ella[/name_f] to friends if you also had a [name_f]Stella[/name_f]
I think if they’re not starting with the same sound (or ending in the same sound), it’s fine. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] feels like a bit much for me. But [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] OR [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] with [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] feels fine. I wouldn’t bat an eye at [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] as a sibset. I would think unlimited number of kids could have the same sound… like [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_m]Lionel[/name_m], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_m]Nelson[/name_m], and Helena… I would have no issue with those together other than that [name_m]Nelson[/name_m] doesn’t feel like he fits the vibe of the others lol. I do think for your own peace of mind you could add a non-“el” name so like, [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], and [name_f]Vivian[/name_f], but I don’t think you’d have to? I think sometimes we notice these things more than others, but where I would avoid it is matching endings (like [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], [name_f]Viviana[/name_f], and Juliana), matching beginnings, like [name_f]Adara[/name_f] and [name_f]Adela[/name_f], or a really obvious group of letters or sounds (like I don’t think I would have two girls named [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and Evangeline… same for [name_f]Ariane[/name_f] and [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] or [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] and [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] or [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] or [name_f]Adele[/name_f] and Arabella).
Good luck!
I agree! I think only people that are really interested in names would notice a trend like all the names having “el” in them. One of my nieces as a Y in each of her names and when I commented that to my SIL she said she hadn’t noticed. I thought “how could you not?”, but not everyone looks at names that way. Most people just see names as a whole “word” and don’t analyse it.
Thank you! I think I’d probably not put [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] or [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] together in a sibset.