Question for you

kellyfromcali

Am I the only one bothered by names that end with the same letter as the middle or last name? For example, my last name starts with a B. So I have trouble naming my son Caleb or Jacob because they would run together. Or Danielle Louise. It's like you have to pause to make sure it doesnt sound like Dania Louise. Anyone else find it weird, or am I alone? I suppose its not as big of a deal as a middle name.?

?Just a thought!?

maltwin1

I am also not a fan of one name ending with the same letter that the last name begins with, but it usually makes me laugh. For example, my sister (last name Nichols) was considering using Ben. All I could think of was that the baby's name would end up sound like Bennickels.

dairygirl19

It depends on the name for me. Sometimes I totally notice it and think it's off. Other times I don't think twice about it.

 

kellyfromcali

KappaUCF20:

No, you're not weird at all.? My DH's last name starts with an S and has an "sh" sound so that rules out a lot of names. For example, one of my favorites for a girl is Carys, but Carys Shaeffer sounds terrible to me.

Too bad- Carys is a very pretty name. I dont actually think the flow on that is weird. S with a Sh sounds different.?

LMS05

dairygirl19:

It depends on the name for me. Sometimes I totally notice it and think it's off. Other times I don't think twice about it.

?

Yes, I agree. My brother is Michael L and it doesn't run together. Also, we picked Nicholas and our last name starts with an S. It doesn't run together either. Thomas S did really run together so we took it off the list.

What bothers me more is the alliteration of names like John J or Dana D. I'm an example of this before I got married. My name was Laura L and I never thought twice about it until recently. I'm so glad I'm Laura S now.?

newportbride715

I think it can work sometimes, but overall it doesn't flow very well.

BelleBaby

We eliminated 2 of our favorite boys names (Jack and Luke) because our last name begins with the hard "c" sound.  It's like one never ends before the other begins.  I wasn't so worried about mn, but definitely not with a first name.