Sibsets: The good and the bad

I thought this might be fun and interesting. Of the sibsests that you know personally, which are the best and which are the worst?

Here’s mine:

Best:
[name]Victoria[/name] ([name]Tori[/name])
[name]Avalon[/name] ([name]Avi[/name])
Josson (as in [name]Josh[/name]'s son)
[name]Blaize[/name]
[name]Zanna[/name]

Worst:
[name]Emma[/name] and [name]Kingston[/name] (They seem like completely different styles to me)

I know a family with the dad is [name]John[/name] and the kids are:
JP
[name]Jodi[/name]
[name]Jojo[/name] (joseph)

I don’t think its cute to give all your kids the same letter name. Plus the kids are always getting called the wrong name.

These are the names of some of the kids I babysit or know:
WORST:
[name]Conor[/name] [name]Ivan[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Claire[/name], [name]Owen[/name] [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Nolan[/name] [name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Nolan[/name] sound way too similar

[name]Michael[/name] [name]Leonard[/name], [name]Rueben[/name] [name]Joseph[/name], [name]Emily[/name] [name]Quinn[/name], [name]Marina[/name] [name]Amanda[/name]
Pretty traditional names until you get to [name]Marina[/name]

[name]Stephanie[/name], [name]Trevin[/name] & [name]Jayla[/name]
[name]Just[/name] a strange combination with [name]Stephanie[/name] being a common name and [name]Trevin[/name] and [name]Jayla[/name] being more unique

[name]Cash[/name] & [name]Harmony[/name]
Two different styles that sound pretty bad together

BEST:
[name]Callie[/name] [name]Savannah[/name], [name]Tess[/name] [name]Valentina[/name], [name]Jack[/name] [name]Dorian[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Zaire[/name]
I love the way these names go together. They are darling.

[name]Quentin[/name] & [name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Just[/name] a sweet pairing

[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Jane[/name], [name]Crispin[/name] [name]Cole[/name], [name]Joss[/name] [name]Damon[/name]
Such soft, innocent names

[name]Micah[/name] [name]Jarrett[/name], [name]Layla[/name] [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Noah[/name] [name]Kyle[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Jackson[/name]
I love the sound of [name]Micah[/name] [name]Jarrett[/name]. I think these names are so laid back that they give the impression of a really cool group of kids: which they are!

So what do you guys think of these combos?

Worst:

[name]Kit[/name] and [name]Andy[/name] Kandeigh (pronounced [name]CANDY[/name]) they were both anchors on a local news station
[name]Taylor[/name], [name]Taryn[/name] and [name]Toni[/name]- all girls, just not my style
[name]Mindy[/name], [name]Cindy[/name] (twins) and [name]Megan[/name]
[name]Kelly[/name], [name]Shea[/name] and [name]Lauren[/name]- [name]Shea[/name] just seems out of place
[name]Jocelyn[/name], [name]Jordan[/name], [name]Jenna[/name]- All girls, [name]Jordan[/name] feels a little off
[name]Margaret[/name] (always goes by [name]Meggie[/name]), [name]Nathan[/name] ([name]Nate[/name]) and [name]Kellan[/name] (girl)- [name]Kellan[/name] is a much different style than her siblings

Some of the best…
Very big family, i particularly love the girl’s names. The age range is infant to 26 y/o.
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Keith[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]

[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name])

[name]Anna[/name] and [name]Grace[/name]: So simple and elegant

[name]Joy[/name] [name]Evan[/name], [name]John[/name] [name]Wrenn[/name], [name]Micah[/name] (i’m not sure what his mn is)- i love that the first two almost always go by their first and middle names.

Some of these names are not my bag, baby, but I’m grading on how I think they sound as a sibset.

Good:
[name]Delaney[/name], [name]Finn[/name] and [name]Graham[/name]
[name]Chevy[/name] and [name]Cash[/name]
[name]Dominick[/name] and [name]Vivienne[/name]
Arriana and [name]Xavier[/name]

Not Good:
[name]Blaise[/name] and [name]Logan[/name]
[name]Adrian[/name] and [name]Adrianna[/name] :roll:

I’ve always loved this one: [name]Parker[/name], [name]Charlie[/name], [name]Ethan[/name], [name]Lincoln[/name], [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Sophia[/name], [name]Ruby[/name], and [name]Pearl[/name]

Worst:
My own family, brothers and sisters- [name]Allison[/name], [name]Liam[/name], [name]Brigid[/name] and [name]Aidan[/name], I have always felt like my name did not fit.
[name]Andrew[/name] and [name]Andrea[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name], [name]Ava[/name], [name]Greyson[/name] and [name]Evan[/name]
Isyss, [name]Isaiah[/name] and [name]Giovanni[/name]
[name]Sergio[/name] and [name]Yuliana[/name] (pro. [name]Juliana[/name], I just don’t think they fit)
Kyngstyn, Nyel, Sylys and Zynnya
This is the worst- [name]Andrew[/name], [name]Jadeyn[/name] and [name]Mason[/name], poor [name]Jadeyn[/name], she seems so out of the sibset

Best:
[name]Rowan[/name], [name]Brendan[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Maeve[/name] (GBBG)
[name]Kingston[/name] and [name]Silas[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name] and Sirus
[name]Evelyn[/name] and [name]Lucien[/name]
[name]Abraham[/name] and [name]Rebekah[/name]
[name]Angelo[/name] and [name]Lorenzo[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name], [name]Jonah[/name] and [name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Caspian[/name] and [name]June[/name]

Kyngstyn, Nyel, Sylys and Zynnya

This is heinous. :shock:

Best:
[name]Mya[/name] and [name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Teagan[/name], [name]Reese[/name] & [name]Brynn[/name] (BGG)

Worst:
[name]Dana[/name], [name]Dylan[/name], [name]Kayla[/name], [name]Kylie[/name] & [name]Ella[/name]
The father of the D names is [name]Daniel[/name], The father of the K names is [name]Kevin[/name] and [name]Ella[/name]'s dad is [name]Eric[/name]. So sad.

Kyngstyn, Nyel, Sylys and Zynnya

vomit

Is that supposed to be [name]Kingston[/name], [name]Nile[/name], [name]Silas[/name], and [name]Zinnia[/name]?

OMG how could I forget Kaynley and [name]Abel[/name]? What. the. :shock:

Umm… that’s just terrible! I think this is one of the worst so far!

Yes, they are pronounced [name]Kingston[/name], [name]Nile[/name], [name]Silas[/name] and [name]Zinnia[/name]. I am a kindergarten teacher and I have Kyngstyn in my class, his mother is pregnant again. We talked the other day and her exact words were, “I just think Y’s are so much more elegant. I want to go with [name]Aydyn[/name] on this one but I don’t know if it matches or not.”
I really like [name]Kingston[/name], [name]Nile[/name], [name]Silas[/name] and [name]Zinnia[/name] as a sibset, just not the spellings she used.

Y’s, elegant? I bet she heard that at BizarroBerry.com.

One hideous one I know is [name]Piper[/name] and [name]Scout[/name], both little girls (under 6). [name]Piper[/name] isn’t half as popular in the UK as it is in the US, and she is the only little [name]Piper[/name] I know (I do, however, know 3 [name]Pippa[/name]'s around the same age). And [name]Scout[/name] is just dreadful anyway.

Aw, I think [name]Piper[/name] and [name]Scout[/name] is cute! I know an adorable toddler named [name]Scout[/name] though, and my daughter-to-be is named [name]Piper[/name]… so I’m a little biased.

I think [name]Piper[/name] and [name]Scout[/name] are adorable!
I met twins [name]Carmina[/name] and [name]Harry[/name] the other day, obviously a name lover behind those. :slight_smile:

I pulled these off blogs I read. All but one of these families has adopted children so all of the names may not necessarily “go” together.

[name]Liv[/name], [name]Galya[/name], [name]Rosie[/name], [name]Micah[/name], [name]Maddie[/name] [name]Joy[/name], [name]Bohdan[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Jameson[/name], [name]Lulu[/name], [name]Asher[/name], and [name]Kai[/name]

[name]Travis[/name], [name]Keegan[/name], [name]Addisyn[/name], [name]Kal[/name], [name]Mya[/name], [name]Aleigha[/name], [name]Kaden[/name], [name]Carson[/name], and Havyn

[name]Sadie[/name], [name]Noah[/name], and [name]Miles[/name]

[name]Nichol[/name], [name]Skyler[/name] (b), [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Silas[/name], and [name]Zahra[/name]

[name]Abigail[/name], [name]Tyler[/name], [name]Autumn[/name], [name]Emma[/name], [name]Graham[/name], [name]Liberty[/name], [name]Jubilee[/name], [name]Isaiah[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], and [name]Elijah[/name]

[name]Connor[/name], [name]Kellan[/name], [name]Cade[/name], [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Claire[/name], [name]Haven[/name], [name]Hailee[/name], and [name]Harper[/name]

Jafta, [name]India[/name], Kembe (b), and [name]Karis[/name]

[name]Drew[/name], [name]Emanuel[/name], [name]Brandon[/name], [name]Jackson[/name], [name]Brice[/name], [name]Isaiah[/name], [name]Alexandria[/name], [name]Sydney[/name], Kambree, and [name]Mia[/name]

Bad-

[name]Erin[/name] and [name]Eric[/name] (not even twins and not named after a parent)

[name]Amber[/name], [name]Jade[/name], [name]Alivia[/name] [name]Brooks[/name],and [name]Christopher[/name] [name]Brooks[/name], called [name]Brooks[/name]

my own family- [name]Vito[/name], who has a sister in law named [name]Rita[/name], named their three kids [name]Vito[/name] [name]Jr[/name], and twin girls [name]Rita[/name] [name]Marie[/name] and [name]Vita[/name] [name]Marie[/name]. [name]Vito[/name] [name]Jr[/name] then had a child he called [name]Vito[/name] III, and [name]Vita[/name] had children she called [name]Vita[/name] and [name]Rita[/name]!

[name]Hanna[/name], [name]Ryan[/name], [name]Melissa[/name], [name]Ariel[/name]- totally different naming styles all around

[name]Michael[/name], [name]Melissa[/name], [name]Matthew[/name], and [name]Heather[/name]- [name]Heather[/name] is left out there

[name]Allyson[/name], [name]Debbie[/name], [name]Savannah[/name]- [name]Debbie[/name] is totally left out

Good-
[name]Hannah[/name], [name]Charles[/name], [name]Celia[/name]

[name]Skyler[/name], [name]Torey[/name], [name]Bryson[/name], Maddex (BGBB)

[name]Gabriel[/name] and [name]Ariel[/name]

Worst:
[name]Timothy[/name], [name]Breanna[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Electra[/name]- It just gets progressively more outthere and they don’t match at all!
[name]Faith[/name], [name]Hope[/name], [name]Grace[/name], and [name]Riley[/name]- The first three are super cheesy and [name]Riley[/name] gets left out
[name]Michael[/name] and [name]Michaela[/name]- no explanation needed, not twins
[name]Kelly[/name] and [name]Chelsea[/name] (twins)- I wouldn’t have a problem with it but they’re always called [name]Kelsey[/name]!

Best:
[name]Jack[/name], [name]Sean[/name], and [name]Caitlin[/name]- parents are [name]John[/name] and [name]Catherine[/name], I thought this was a cute, subtle way to honor them. Plus they sound great together!
[name]Ivy[/name], [name]August[/name], and [name]Lorelei[/name] ([name]Lulu[/name] 95% of the time)- all girls, I don’t know what it is I just love this sibset