Too many B's?

Marae_Grace1 · May 9, 2021, 5:36pm

[name_f]My[/name_f] best friend has recently announced that she is naming her baby boy [name_u]Beckett[/name_u].

On my husband’s side of the family, his brother has two little babies named [name_u]Bridger[/name_u] and [name_u]Bryce[/name_u].
I have asked my sister-in-law before if she wanted to continue the “B” theme, and she said know. We see them regularly.

I also know several other people who named their little boys names that start with B.
I am wondering if there are too many “B” names in our circle of influence. (It seems to be a popular initial for boys right now!)

I am wondering if we name a future little boy [name_u]Blake[/name_u], if that would be too matchy-matchy with cousins [name_u]Bridger[/name_u] and [name_u]Bryce[/name_u].

standontheshoulderso · May 9, 2021, 5:45pm

I don’t think so, even if you see them regularly. It’s a nice connection between them, and you could always break the theme if you had a second child, or if they had a 3rd.

There may be some muddling up and shouting of the wrong name before you got to the right child, but I can’t see this being an issue.

venezio · May 9, 2021, 5:54pm

No, i think it’s fine! If it was an initial like Y or X, that’d be a little too matchy. But B is a really common initial (especially for masculine names), so I see no issue with it

Greyblue · May 9, 2021, 6:59pm

I think it’s fine - the names all sound different enough

jk_garrison · May 9, 2021, 7:14pm

I think it’s fine. It might be a fun anecdote about your family, but when they grow up, few people will know their cousins names.

ethelmary · May 9, 2021, 11:12pm

That doesn’t sound potentially confusing or anything, so I suppose it’s perfectly fine. Most people won’t know those other children’s names, anyway.

skylarhope · May 10, 2021, 1:09am

[name_u]Bridger[/name_u], [name_u]Bryce[/name_u] & [name_u]Blake[/name_u] sound adorable as cousins! I don’t mind the “B” theme

flamingo · May 10, 2021, 1:25am

I think it sounds fine.
Although future kids born into the family without a B might start to feel bad

oregano7 · May 10, 2021, 1:57am

I think it’s fine. They don’t sound super similar to each other.

dandy_orchid · May 10, 2021, 3:30am

Echoing previous commenters–I think it’s totally fine and if anything would be a sweet connection for them!

Elle1 · May 10, 2021, 3:39am

I think your family will have moments where they say the wrong “B” name Otherwise, I don’t see any reason not to use the name you love (and this isn’t really a reason not to)

If the kids turn out to be friends, I think they will enjoy the similarity that they share