# When your favourite names all coincidentally begin with the same letter... **URL:** \ **Category:** General Name Discussion\ **Created:** [July 28, 2014, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338 "2014-07-28T07:53:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jesabel](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/jesabel/32/62390_2.png) [@Jesabel](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Jesabel)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/1 "2014-07-28T07:53:59Z")
Does this happen to anyone else? I don’t even usually like when twins have the same beginning letter but I’ve found myself liking names that begin with A for some reason haha! :lol: [name\_f]Alice[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Audrey[/name\_f] for girls and all of a sudden I’m in [name\_u]LOVE[/name\_u] with [name\_u]Arlo[/name\_u] for a boy! I have no children so the chances of these remaining my favourites and me having 2 girls and 1 boy are slim but would that be ridiculous to have three children named that or is that not so weird? Thanks! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DinosaursRoar](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/dinosaursroar/32/5289_2.png) [@DinosaursRoar](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/DinosaursRoar)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/2 "2014-07-28T08:29:27Z")
For boys we’ve found there are only a few letters we like for first names S&L and we have a list that are our favorite names and then realized that they are all a or l names on the boy list and we are just going to run with it and see how it plays out ---
**Author:** ![Chrisco](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/chrisco/32/3323_2.png) [@Chrisco](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Chrisco)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/3 "2014-07-28T11:50:53Z")
Oh yes, it’s so aggravating! [name\_u]Jude[/name\_u], [name\_m]Joachim[/name\_m], [name\_m]Julien[/name\_m], and [name\_f]Juliet[/name\_f]; [name\_f]Catalina[/name\_f], [name\_m]Charles[/name\_m], and [name\_f]Caia[/name\_f]; [name\_m]Damian[/name\_m], and [name\_m]Dominic[/name\_m]; [name\_m]Marius[/name\_m], and [name\_f]Madeleine[/name\_f]. I am forced to use only two of each, but it all works out. I am also in love with the name [name\_u]Arlo[/name\_u], but it’s just a bit too nickname-y so I decided I would give it a full name… [name\_m]Charles[/name\_m]! That may help solve part of your dilemma, at least : ) ---
**Author:** ![truenature](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/truenature/32/5040_2.png) [@truenature](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/truenature)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/4 "2014-07-28T11:57:27Z")
I’m all about the A names too. Trying to expand these days but I always come back to the As. ---
**Author:** ![kirstenlouise](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/kirstenlouise/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@kirstenlouise](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/kirstenlouise)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/5 "2014-07-28T12:03:56Z")
Mine tend to sound the same as well. [name\_f]Matilda[/name\_f] and [name\_m]Matthew[/name\_m], [name\_m]Marcus[/name\_m] and [name\_f]Margot[/name\_f], [name\_f]Maeve[/name\_f] and [name\_u]Madigan[/name\_u] and [name\_m]Malachi[/name\_m]. [name\_f]Edith[/name\_f] and [name\_u]Evelyn[/name\_u] and [name\_m]Edmund[/name\_m]. [name\_u]Seth[/name\_u] and [name\_m]Stefan[/name\_m] and [name\_f]Sylvie[/name\_f]. ‘Ma…’ names seem to be my favourite! ---
**Author:** ![addie88](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/addie88/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@addie88](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/addie88)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/6 "2014-07-28T12:07:40Z")
This happens to me, a lot. Many of my favorite names start with C. [name\_u]Charlie[/name\_u], [name\_m]Caleb[/name\_m], [name\_u]Casey[/name\_u], [name\_m]Cormac[/name\_m], [name\_m]Conall[/name\_m], [name\_m]Connor[/name\_m], [name\_f]Caroline[/name\_f], etc. I would never give all my children names with the same first initial, because I think that’s tacky and contrived. I think a good rule is, no more than two with the same first initial if there are three or more children and if those names don’t sound alike. ---
**Author:** ![Jesabel](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/jesabel/32/62390_2.png) [@Jesabel](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Jesabel)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/7 "2014-07-28T21:19:46Z")
Haha glad it’s not just me! It seems when you like a name for it’s sound it’s no wonder we are attracted to other similar sounding names! And yeah I think three with the same first letter would be a bit much as addie88 says, two is fine but three is odd! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![grackym](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/grackym/32/16770_2.png) [@grackym](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/grackym)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/8 "2014-07-29T00:45:42Z")
For months I have been searching for new favourites that don’t begin with E, but keep finding more E favourites! When it comes to naming a family I won’t be as concerned-hopefully-if they have different beginning sounds (our top names are [name\_m]Eamon[/name\_m] and [name\_f]Eliza[/name\_f]). Also on the list: [name\_u]Emmett[/name\_u], [name\_m]Ewan[/name\_m] and [name\_m]Edward[/name\_m] [name\_f]Esther[/name\_f], [name\_f]Elena[/name\_f], [name\_f]Elodie[/name\_f], [name\_f]Elsie[/name\_f], [name\_f]Emmeline[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Estelle/name\_f! ---
**Author:** ![Jesabel](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/jesabel/32/62390_2.png) [@Jesabel](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Jesabel)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/9 "2014-07-29T01:14:48Z")
I can see why you’re stuck on E names, those are all gorgeous! ---
**Author:** ![privacyplease](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/privacyplease/32/5484_2.png) [@privacyplease](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/privacyplease)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/10 "2014-07-29T01:28:01Z")
I love a lot of A names. 🙂 I think for a while in the 90s “K” names were popular here in the U.S. I read something about that recently. Anyway, my extended family gave birth to [name\_f]Kaitlin[/name\_f] & [name\_f]Kirsten[/name\_f], [name\_f]Kiara[/name\_f] & [name\_f]Kyla[/name\_f], [name\_u]Kieran[/name\_u] & [name\_u]Kyle[/name\_u], [name\_f]Kimi[/name\_f] & [name\_m]Kenneth[/name\_m], all cousins in the same generation. ---
**Author:** ![doctorwho](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/doctorwho/32/5163_2.png) [@doctorwho](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/doctorwho)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/11 "2014-07-29T01:35:57Z")
You’re not alone! Most of my favourite names begin with A- [name\_u]August[/name\_u], [name\_m]Arthur[/name\_m], [name\_m]Alec[/name\_m], [name\_u]Asa[/name\_u], [name\_m]Archer[/name\_m], [name\_u]Alfie[/name\_u], [name\_f]Amelia[/name\_f]… I also love F names- [name\_u]Finn[/name\_u], [name\_m]Felix[/name\_m], [name\_f]Florence[/name\_f] and E names- [name\_m]Emrys[/name\_m], [name\_u]Emmett[/name\_u], [name\_m]Ethan[/name\_m], [name\_m]Edmund[/name\_m], [name\_f]Emilia[/name\_f], [name\_f]Emmeline[/name\_f]. I would try to only use 2 names starting with the same letter to prevent the letter from looking like a theme. There are very few girls’ names that I love, so I would use my favourites even if it meant having names starting with the same letter. ---
**Author:** ![steampunkleo](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/steampunkleo/32/4597_2.png) [@steampunkleo](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/steampunkleo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/12 "2014-07-29T05:14:23Z")
I have a thing for A’s, C’s, E’s, J’s, L’s, R’s and S’s. But that’s for my list in general. On my short list, I have a lot of A’s and E’s, most prominently ([name\_u]Elliot[/name\_u], [name\_f]Evangeline[/name\_f], [name\_u]Emmett[/name\_u], [name\_f]Elowen[/name\_f], Eddard/[name\_m]Edmund[/name\_m] and [name\_f]Alice[/name\_f], [name\_f]Annie[/name\_f], [name\_f]Arielle[/name\_f], [name\_f]Astrid[/name\_f], [name\_f]Arwen[/name\_f] and [name\_m]Augustus[/name\_m]). ---
**Author:** ![britkarma](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/britkarma/32/3868_2.png) [@britkarma](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/britkarma)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/13 "2014-07-29T19:53:01Z")
Yes! And I hate hate hate it! I don’t want it or ask for it but it happens. Alot of my names, all S’s… and as it is, my child has a double S name. For girls and boys, I just love S. ---
**Author:** ![britkarma](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/britkarma/32/3868_2.png) [@britkarma](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/britkarma)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/14 "2014-07-29T19:59:15Z")
Oh yeah and it happens alot with A’s too and probably equally M’s… but S 100 percent more than those. ---
**Author:** ![Jesabel](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/jesabel/32/62390_2.png) [@Jesabel](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Jesabel)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/15 "2014-07-30T07:05:46Z")
Haha yeah I have a lot of S names, too! Hopefully when the time comes and if I have more than two kids I will find different names to love so they don’t all alliterate, haha! ---
**Author:** ![jamynn](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/jamynn/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@jamynn](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/jamynn)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/16 "2014-08-03T09:45:43Z")
All of my favorite names are very similar…almost too similar! I love ‘A’ names, including [name\_f]Aria[/name\_f], [name\_f]Anna[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Ava[/name\_f] for girls and [name\_u]Aiden[/name\_u], [name\_m]Adam[/name\_m] and [name\_m]Aaron[/name\_m] for boys. I also love ‘E’ names, including [name\_f]Eve[/name\_f], [name\_f]Esme[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Elinor[/name\_f] for girls and [name\_m]Eric[/name\_m], [name\_u]Evan[/name\_u] and [name\_m]Ethan[/name\_m] for boys. [name\_f]Lydia[/name\_f], [name\_f]Lily[/name\_f] and [name\_f]Lucy[/name\_f] and [name\_u]Theo[/name\_u] and [name\_m]Leo[/name\_m] are favorites, too, but they’re too similar. ---
**Author:** ![gwynbow](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/gwynbow/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@gwynbow](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/gwynbow)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/17 "2014-08-03T11:24:23Z")
I too have the same problem and it’s very annoying. I like lots of girl names that begin with I, such as [name\_f]Imogen[/name\_f], [name\_f]Ivy[/name\_f], [name\_f]Iris[/name\_f], [name\_f]Iona[/name\_f] etc. I also like boys name that begins with A, which seems like a popular letter. I like [name\_m]Alistair[/name\_m], [name\_m]Arthur[/name\_m], [name\_u]August[/name\_u] etc. I also love the F sound, like [name\_m]Felix[/name\_m], [name\_f]Freya[/name\_f], [name\_m]Phineas[/name\_m], [name\_f]Phoebe[/name\_f]. I wouldn’t have more than two of my kids with the same letter, and I wouldn’t want them to be next to each other. ---
**Author:** ![Angelicaecb](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/angelicaecb/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Angelicaecb](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Angelicaecb)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/when-your-favourite-names-all-coincidentally-begin-with-the-same-letter/232338/18 "2014-08-12T19:56:27Z")
I found a lot of names I like start with R or involve the letter S (most cases R and S), which makes no sense to me since I have a form of synesthesia and usually find S and R’s very ugly and unwanted. I really can’t stand SH yet there is one name exception that I do think I could use regardless of my distaste. The two prettiest letters I’m always drawn to are E and J, both shimmery green and silvery letters and names that I find the most appealing. I tend to love Vowel filled names and perhaps the names with R and S also have strong Vowels that make it work?