I have a beautiful boy named [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] (4 weeks old) which is a name I do love but I also have a 2 year old son named [name_u]Evan[/name_u] and I never considered the name similarity prior to his birth and now I’m feeling a little regret because I keep getting the names mixed up because of how close they sound and its a little frustrating. My wife loves it but is considering changing it if I absolutely have to. Everybody I have asked about it says that they never thought about it till I brought it up and that it’s not a big deal at all, but it feels like one. What do you guys think, are the names too similar? FYI I have 2 other boys with names that are drastically different so there is no mix up there. If I did change it I would use [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] as his middle name.
I think they go nicely together, and aren’t too similar at all.
I have three (soon to be four), and I mix up their names all the time. Their names aren’t even similar sounding, either, lol.
Really, I think [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] and [name_u]Evan[/name_u] are great names, and particularly great for siblings! I wouldn’t change a thing!
I agree - I think they work wonderfully well together. My mum mixes us up constantly and I only have brothers! I wouldn’t worry about it.
I don’t think [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] and [name_u]Evan[/name_u] are that similar! I also think it’s a great sibset! If you love the name, don’t let it get to you.
I don’t think they sound or look too similar either - all they have in common is that they end in N and are two-syllable names, which describes TONS of names, especially boy names. Once your family has adapted to the new addition I suspect it’ll be fine.
Thank you guys so far for your advice, I’m still on the fence about it but you guys are helping me so far! [name_m]Aaron[/name_m]'s middle name is [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], so if I changed it, it would probably be to that and use [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] as the middle name. My other kids names are very different from each other, so maybe that’s part of my problem of why I am thinking that [name_u]Evan[/name_u] and [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] are too close.
I have all boys, there names are
[name_m]Khalil[/name_m], [name_u]Micah[/name_u], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], and [name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
I think I would keep [name_m]Aaron[/name_m].
I don’t think [name_u]Evan[/name_u] and [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] are too close. I like the names together.
I would keep it. My daughters are [name_u]Holland[/name_u] and [name_f]Olive[/name_f] and we also mix them up all the time because of the heavy O-L in their names. You just get used to it and it’ll be easier to say their names together in time.
I think the names are fine together. I mix up [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] all the time, I have no excuses!
I would change it but that’s just because I like [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] more! I don’t think the similarity is too drastic but if it bothers you [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] is great.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] what’s right for you.
First of all, [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] is one of my all-time favorite names. I also see no problem at all with [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] and [name_u]Evan[/name_u]. I would not think of them as being matchy.
From a speech/motor theory mindset, maybe the difficulty your wife is having stems from a motor-planning pattern that’s been set up. Both names require an opened-mouth position at the start of saying the names. Up until now, an opened-mouth position in articulating one of your sons’ names always led to “[name_u]Evan[/name_u].” Now, that opened-mouth position needs to expand to saying “[name_m]Aaron[/name_m].” I think this issue will resolve with time. It might help to create (expand) the motor planning for this by doing some drills, such as repeating “[name_m]Aaron[/name_m] and [name_u]Evan[/name_u] / [name_u]Evan[/name_u] and [name_m]Aaron[/name_m]” five to ten times. After a while, the tendency to mix them up will probably go away.
If you truly want to change the name, there is nothing wrong with that. I just don’t think it’s necessary.
Honestly, it took me a while to figure out how they were similar because in the Australian accent [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] is pronounced very differently to [name_u]North[/name_u] [name_u]America[/name_u]. We say A-run, with the same sort of inflection as apple. Definitely not [name_f]AIR[/name_f]-on, as I’ve heard it pronounced by US and Canadian friends! You might consider the Australian pronunciation if you’re worried about similarities?
I think they go really nicely
Thanks for all the quick responses, you guys helped me put it in perspective. I do like the name [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] a slight bit more than [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] but I think its because its more distinct than [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] when you put both names next to my current children’s names.
I don’t think it’s a big deal that they sound similar and maybe newborn sleep deprivation is making you overthink things. I do see how when you write all the kids names out though the last 2 sound very much alike compared to the first too. I personally prefer [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] a bit to [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] so for that reason alone I could see changing it. But it’s really just how you feel about things and if you want to give [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] more time it really is ok as it is.
I know a sibset of [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] and [name_m]Ethan[/name_m]. I always thought they went together well and I haven’t ever thought it was confusing or that they were too similar. I would keep the name, but that’s just me.
Thanks everyone, I don’t know why I struggled with naming this baby, the other 3, I never questioned any of their names. Anyways ill make the decision before [name_u]Christmas[/name_u], you guys helped a lot.