If your last name ends in -er/-or ...

soon2Bmrspower

.. do you automatically not consider first names that end with that same sound?

For example, we like the names Carter, Spencer and Tyler. I think they sound ridiculous with our last name since they end in the same sounds, but DH seems to think it's not such a big deal.

Also, what about the first and last name starting with the same letter. We love the name Patrick, but DH is worried about the initials PP.

Thoughts?

 

*Scuzzlebutt*

Well, our last name ends in -on, and we love the name Holden.  We probably won't use it though because it's so rhyme-y.  I see what you're saying about your names.

The intials "PP" are no big deal in my book.  Kids will always find something to make fun of with a name.  There's no reason not to use one you love just because of that. 

amwadas

I have the same issue as our last name ends in -son. We like names like Jackson and Addison, but I keep wondering if the whole son son thing works or not. I'm no help, but I think it helps to say the whole name out loud to see if it works coming off the tongue.

Lauryn216

I agree with you...in most cases the two sound silly together. I wouldn't worry about the PP thing personally.

lbap

Our last name begins with P and we are avoiding the "PP" thing ourselves.  Not sure if it would be a huge issue for the kid, but it seems like an obvious one to me!

Our last name ends in -son, so all -son first names are out.  We were trying to avoid all -n names actually, but our top boy name at the moment ends in -n (although we have chosen a nickname that ends in -o that we would primarily use, so it seems less of a big deal to me).

I'm not really sure how much of a big deal it would be in general.  Probably not too big of an issue.

gibs

Yes, we avoided -er and -or first names since our last name ends in that sound, and I would also avoid the initials PP.  There are plenty of names out there.  Keep looking!

jenerally

our last name ends in a grr sound, so we're avoiding names like Hunter, Edgar, Arthur, etc. It just doesn't SOUND good.

I don't mind the first and last names starting with the same letter, but your kid *might* get made fun of with initials like PP.

Bluesmoothee

I have ruled out many names for the same reason. Our name ends with "son" like Peterson, so that's ruled out my favorite names Grayson, Mason, Jackson and the like.

I don't care about initials, though.

AllThatGlitters101

I have a 9-letter, 3-syllable last name that ends in -er and I've banned all -er names b/c it sounds so silly with the last name.

My husband's younger brother is Christopher, and I feel so sorry for the kid. I thought they would call him Chris, but MIL banned that.

Bellisimo

Our last name ends with "son" and we're naming DD Emerson.  I don't think much of it since I think she'll probably get married one day and take her husband's name.  So, for a girl I don't think it's that big of a deal.  I guess it would depend on the name you're considering and how it sounds with his last name.  It wouldn't be a deal breaker for me if the names ended in the same sound.  Also, initials aren't that big of a deal to me either. 

mrsmel

yea. our last name ends in er and i've nixed all names ending in er because it just sounds too harsh to me.

smismar

Our last name ends in -ey and I banned all names that ended in the "ee" sound.  My married name sounds ridiculous.

wheelber

mrsmel:

yea. our last name ends in er and i've nixed all names ending in er because it just sounds too harsh to me.

This is my situation... It stinks bc I love ER ending names, but now most of our names end in N

Also, I think that you might want to avoid the PP thing... not cause it's double but because it's well... you know... pee pee lol