Importance of Sibling Names

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aesmom

No it doesn't matter to me. I come from 5 mismatched names. I was the only one not from the Bible and that kind of bothered me. Felt like my parents did it on purpose even though they had just run out of girl names. I'm the black sheep for sure. However we have picked all southern traditional names for our girls so they do go together. But that wasn't on purpose since we used grandmothers names.

angelsnight

Not one little bit.

BrideNamedMeg

I don't see it as a big deal.  I mean, as older kids and adults it doesn't really matter if their name matches their siblings!

huskymomma94

I don't think they should "match" exactly, but in thinking of a name for baby boy #2, I did kind of want it to fit/flow with DS's name. (And we will have a David and a Michael, I think they go pretty well together )  

I only notice it if other children's names really don't go well.....say you had a Mary, Sarah, and Petunia.  That would be weird to me.

CMLand05

So what names do you have and what are you looking to add? I think it doesn't matter at all. Just more curious as to what names people are freakin out over.

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ALHolli

We have a "style" that isn't really a style so I think they'll naturally sound good together. We like normal names we haven't heard in a while/don't really know anyone with that name. DD is Kelsey, I only knew one growing up and I still don't know any really. There's one mom on my last BMB with a slightly different spelling of it.

For DS, we can't seem to agree but I like Evan. I can think of one Evan in my high school, and DH said he didn't really know any, either. I haven't heard many Evans on the playground. So that's my vote. DH likes Ethan, which is trendy now but I don't know any lol.

Excitedmum35

It matters to me but only because DS has a very unusual name. I mean it would be a bit weird if I named my kids zephyr and Kate or something. We have chosen seraphina as its not overly common and I think it fits as it has the ph in it too.
My SIL called her first girl ruby then her second Zoe. When Zoe was first born I was like - they don't match at all but of course they do now. I felt Zoe was far more modern than ruby- but I could be wrong- I haven't actually looked into the background Zoe.

VineyardMel

I prefer it, but I'm a big name nerd.

KariB509

I don't care if they match or don't match. If they did, cool. But they don't and I'm ok with that. I'm not going to go searching for a name that will work well with Owen. We like the name Julia, so we're going with that.

dannie2011

I picked names that flow together a way that when yelling for them wouldn't trip me up :P

lalaith50

My three siblings names all start with the same letter, and mine starts with a different letter. It was completely unintentional, and I didn't even notice til I was older and people started asking about it! So, no, I don't think it matters.

lobsterwife09

I don't care too much but other people certainly do!
My DD1 is Cambria and we were considering Lucy for DD2 and everyone said "Really? Isn't that kid of boring to go with Cambria?"
Well, we're over Lucy now and we are going with something a little more unique, Wilhelmina. Not for anyone else though.

PinupMomma08

They won't be introduced as a subset for life. They are individuals for most of their lives, so as long as they don't rhyme, or cant flow with Mix Master YOLO, it's nbd!

katykatykaty

KariB509 said:

I don't care if they match or don't match. If they did, cool. But they don't and I'm ok with that. I'm not going to go searching for a name that will work well with Owen. We like the name Julia, so we're going with that.

@karib509 I think they sound great together!

We didn't really consider DD's name when picking the name of this LO. Unfortunately they are both going to start with the same letter, which I'm not really a fan of, but it's the only boy name we could agree on.

maganonymous

It doesn't matter to me. My stepdaughter is Lillian (Lilly) and my LO is going to be Abigail (Abby)...aside from the nicknames both ending in "y", they have nothing in common. I think it's a personal preference thing.

OurJellybean

It matters to me but not too much. My daughter's name is Carys and we really liked the Boy name Rhys but thought they were too similar. We also
Likes the name London but Carys sounds like Paris And to have kids named Paris and London was too much. I think I over think things lol. Luckily we are having a girl again so we wi now have a Carys and everly

erind0213

I think it can be cute, but it certainly not mandatory.

Our daughter is Courtney Oliva and we are expecting a boy this time.

Our short list includes
Jaxson
Maxwell
Connor

My hubby thinks Conner and Courtney is too matchy, and I think I kind of agree... would have been cute if they were twins . But who knows only time will tell!

SmittyPants

I don't think it matters too much. DD is Maeve, which is somewhat unusual and we're going with James for this one which is not unusual. They have a similar sound which I'm not crazy about but we're naming this guy after my FIL so that can't really be helped. Plus, like PPs said, they're individuals and won't introduce themselves as, "Hi, my name is John. I'm 34 and my sister's name is Apple Seed Starlight Fart".

benevolentforce

Even if it matters now to some people and to some degree, as soon as they are adults it won't. My brother and I have complimentary names, but if we didn't who would be the wiser? Only the handful of family members and close family friends that know us both. As @Rad&Co said (hilariously), as long as they're not crazy different, it really shouldn't matter.

carrieactually

My sister and I have names that start and end with the same sounds and my parents openly admit they regret that (lots of yelling at the wrong kid) so my husband and I will be making sure our kids names are not too matchy

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YankeePeach08

hajj there are so many good names coming out of this post for my list!
I'm hoping for B/G twins so I can use Mix Master YOLO and Apple Seed Starlight Fart...unless ya'll think 4 names is too much for a little girl????

Ahhhh tooany decisions!

Katrina89Marie

I definitely like the names to flow. I'm no fan of completely different sounding names but that's just me. My grandparents have 9kids & I always think how my mom aunts & uncles got their names bc they're all so different but it just goes. Plus with that many kids you'd probably run out of names lol

ring_pop

I like the names to flow when they're introduced together, but that's mainly for my benefit. 

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KariB509

@katykatykaty, thanks!  They don't rhyme and aren't "sing-songy" though.  But I like them!

kaking78

I think once you discover your naming style most any names you both like will go well together.  

clo1982

I don't think it matters at all. I actually dislike truly matchy names.

laurendom

I never understood the sibset obsession.  I get it slightly more for multiples.

karacakes98

Doesn't matter to me at all. My kids will grow up and lead their own lives. It's not like they'll be introduced all together forever.