Thoughts on same initials vs. different?

My question is specific: [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think it’s bad/weird/undesirable for 2 siblings to have the same initial and 1 sibling to have a different initial? Or does it matter?

Examples:

Emmett, [name_f]Eva[/name_f], and [name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Saige[/name_u], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_u]Landon[/name_u]

Like that…

I don’t think that is a problem at all. [name_f]My[/name_f] mom has two Bothers, her name starts with the same letter as one of them ( [name_m]Soren[/name_m], thane, Siya) they don’t even notice :slight_smile:

Personally wouldn’t want that for my children, I feel it would be odd! It would only be okay with me if I were to have another child after with the same initials (So [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], and [name_m]Mark[/name_m])

I know a few families like this. I think it’s ok but can be a little weird if only one kid is left out. But if you had amy, [name_u]Alex[/name_u], [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], and [name_m]Brandon[/name_m], then it might be a little better

I give this a lot of thought, and do a lot of second guessing on it, so I’m interested to see what others think.

We have a [name_m]Bruce[/name_m] and [name_u]Beckett[/name_u]. The double-B wasn’t planned - those two names just happened to be “the one” for each of our boys. If we end up having a third, I wouldn’t want to go out chasing another B, but I would feel a lot of pressure to find a name that fits into the set in some way.

I don’t think it’s weird. A lot of families are like this.

I don’t think it’s weird but I guess I don’t prefer it. Although it doesn’t bother me as much when the two that share an initial are the same gender.

It’s not necessarily ideal, but I don’t think it’s that bad. I would much rather love each name individually than as a set, so I wouldn’t let it stop me from using a name if it was THE name.

I’ve never seen the problem with repeating initials. I say it’s totally fine. When you start repeating the first two initials and the names sound similar, it gets a bit weird. e.g. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Amanda[/name_f], and [name_u]Linden[/name_u]

I think if it’s just 2 siblings it’s not bad. If it was like 4 with the same letter and then 1 different it might be weird.

I think it’s weird if the first and second share a letter and the 3rd gets left out. But for larger families I don’t think of kid 1,4 shared a letter but 3 and 2 had different letters

It bothers me! But I recognize that it shouldn’t. Sometimes this happens if parents are using family names or honoring authors/scientists/people they admire, or for no reason other than they liked specific names. [name_f]My[/name_f] heart knows it’s perfectly fine but my mind won’t hear it! When I see it, I can’t unsee it.

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Doesn’t bother me at all… unless BOTH the first and middles are the same for two of them and then the last one is different.

For example…
[name_f]My[/name_f] first two kids (unintentionally!!) have the initals S.M.
We went with A.V. for child three
And back to S. but with G for the middle with our fourth.

Nobody ever thought we had a “theme” going on. They were just names we loved.
(Disclaimer, we unexpectedly ended up with child five and she has the initals I.E. lol)

Also - I see a lot of twins with the same initials and then a third child with something different and nobody bats an eyelash at that. So no, I don’t think anyone really notices or thinks much of it.

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I don’t mind if the shared initial belongs to the opposite genders like in your example [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_f]Eva[/name_f] and [name_m]Simon[/name_m] or two of the same gender share with the opposite being different (such as [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]). Although I will say post can be confusing if it says Mr E Surname and there are two in the household but that is a minor thing really.

I think it would only be strange if all were the same gender but one had a different initial i.e. [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] and [name_m]Simon[/name_m]. Then it is a bit odd one out.

Undesirable but not a deal breaker if they are names you’d regret not using.

That said, of the starting consonent is the same, and the first vowel is the same, then that’s a no for me. E.g. [name_u]Michael[/name_u] and [name_m]Minor[/name_m] (both start with M and then I [eye]). [name_u]Casey[/name_u] and [name_m]Cayden[/name_m]. [name_u]Dane[/name_u] and [name_m]Damien[/name_m].

What’s best, I think, is if they share initials but not sounds. Like [name_m]Simon[/name_m] and [name_u]Shannon[/name_u]. They both start with an S, but S/eye vs SH/aaa.
[name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_u]Shannon[/name_u], and [name_u]Noah[/name_u]/Nicole/Noelle could all be tied together by having an ‘n’ in their name…

… Or even by ending in an ‘n’ : [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_u]Shannon[/name_u], and [name_u]Holden[/name_u].

I think not repeating vowel sounds and findikg a different way to bind them is the secret to success on this one.

Good luck! Let us know what you decide! :slight_smile:

I think 2 with same initial and 1 different is fine - it’s not a theme. [name_f]My[/name_f] line would be 3 - 3 is the pattern!! 3 with the same initial and 1 different is a bit strange.