Siblings with essentially the same name

I’m curious if you know any siblings who have names that are essentially the same. Different variations, feminine and masculine forms of the same name, diminutives from the same name …

For example:

I know a brother and sister named Michael and Michelle.

And I know young sisters who are Elizabeth (nn Beth) and Elsie (which is also a diminutive of Elizabeth).

Any other examples?

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I know sisters named [name_f]Sally[/name_f] and [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] (Sally being a diminutive of Sarah)! I joked that they just needed a [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] to complete the set, but they didn’t get it :smiling_face_with_tear:

I also mentioned this in another thread, but I know B/G twins [name_m]Eugene[/name_m] and Eugenie!!

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i know sisters caroline and charlotte, and brothers evan and zane! i do think the names are awfully nice together, despite essentially being the same name! :smiling_face:

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that’s awesome :sweat_smile:

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A friend of mine is [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] with a twin [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]!

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[name_f]My[/name_f] father and his sister are named [name_m]Nikos[/name_m] and [name_u]Nikki[/name_u].

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:frowning: oh no!


I’ve encountered:

[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] and [name_u]Jack[/name_u]

[name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_u]Shelley[/name_u] named both of their daughters together [name_f]Clara[/name_f] (one is just [name_f]Clara[/name_f], the other [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Evelina[/name_f] :person_shrugging: )

I also remember a family of Supernanny with girls called Mary-Ann and [name_u]Marie[/name_u]

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i also know an isabella/elizabeth set!

not quite on the same level, but:

  • i did know a girl with the middle name jane, and then her brother’s middle name was james.
  • one sister with the middle name lucienne and another who was named lucy.

eta: sisters arya and anya!

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Sisters [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] and [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]!

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I know twins named [name_f]Anna[/name_f] & [name_f]Mariana[/name_f], and knew another pair of twins called [name_u]Ayan[/name_u] and [name_m]Aryan[/name_m]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] coworker’s dad & uncle are called [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_u]John[/name_u]! They’re a Scottish family - so they must have known that [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_u]John[/name_u] are almost the same name… :sweat_smile:

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[name_f]My[/name_f] dad knew a family where the dad and all 5 or 6 kids started with Br-, I don’t remember their exact names but they were all really similar.

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There was a family I went to school with who named all their girls with K names – I can’t remember how many there were, I think 5 or 6 sisters – and they had a [name_u]Kirby[/name_u] and a [name_f]Kirsten[/name_f]

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I know someone with Ann@b3ll3 & H@nn@h although these aren’t bad, they share the [name_f]Anna[/name_f] part! :sunflower:

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Not siblings but I have a co-worker who’s husbands name is [name_m]Eoin[/name_m] [name_u]Owen[/name_u] with [name_m]Eoin[/name_m] being pronounced like [name_m]Ian[/name_m].

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Twins [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] and [name_f]Daniela[/name_f]. Interesting choices.

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i used to know siblings isabel and elizabeth !! it was an accident on their parents’ part, and they had a brother in between with an unrelated name. i’ve also known two sets of jane & john.

also, though they’re obviously different names, i know an alice with a brother called alex (short for alexander, but always alex). it gets a bit confusing !

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Yes I know some!

[name_f]My[/name_f] friend H@nnah has a sister J3nny who has two sons named Br0dy + C0dy.

[name_f]My[/name_f] friend Ch@ris partner is D@nny and his twin is D@nielle.

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I know siblings [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], nicknamed [name_f]Liv[/name_f] and [name_u]Ollie[/name_u].

I also know siblings [name_f]Hanna[/name_f], [name_f]Anabel[/name_f], and [name_f]Liliana[/name_f]. Their mother is from Central Europe so they wanted names that would work in her native country as well. It seems that Anna-related names fit the bill!

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I know at least a pair of siblings named [name_m]João[/name_m] and Joana… And I’ve met twins [name_u]Andre[/name_u] and [name_f]Andreia[/name_f] too. :face_with_spiral_eyes:
I’ve also encountered a brother and sister named [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_m]José[/name_m] and [name_m]José[/name_m] [name_u]Maria[/name_u] but they are part of a large group of siblings and have a significant age difference, which disguises the situation a little.

In my Portuguese-speaking countries it’s very common to find sisters with the same first name - [name_u]Maria[/name_u] or [name_f]Ana[/name_f]. For example, [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], [name_u]Maria[/name_u] da Glória, [name_u]Maria[/name_u] Antónia and [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f]. Perhaps [name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Catarina[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Filipa[/name_f] and [name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Margarida[/name_f]. Sometimes the boys have [name_u]Maria[/name_u] as their middle name too. [name_u]An[/name_u] example would be [name_m]Eduardo[/name_m] [name_u]Maria[/name_u], [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Inês[/name_f], [name_m]Vicente[/name_m] [name_u]Maria[/name_u] and [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Teresa[/name_f]. It is especially common in upper class or religious families. I believe this also happens or used to happen in Spanish-speaking countries frequently, but I may be mistaken.

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