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difficult last name....
So our last name starts with a R and ends with son. I've always heard not to name your child where the last letter of their first name is the same as the first letter of their last name. Ex IsaaC Cook. Anyway, I love the name Kemper for a boy, but worried it may be a tongue twister. The other names I like all seem to end in son or an. Like Raegan or Grayson. Should I steer clear of these names or not? Some people say they sound good together, others don't.
What do you think? Raegan Jamison, Grayson Jamison? (just random last name ending with son)
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Re: difficult last name....
Our last name starts with an R as well. We have had extreme difficulty with anything that starts and ends with an R, and even some things that contain it.
Just try saying the names outloud for a while and see what you think. IMHO, I think all the 'son's at the end does sound a little strange. But it's your kid and their name
This post is confusing.
Your last name starts with an R and you are worried that the name Kemper won't go with it? K and R are not the same letter, so if that is what you are worried about you don't need to be.
However Grayson Jamison sounds weird to me.
Edit: I understand the R thing now but still think the post was confusing, sorry. I think Kemper R-son is fine, whatever the R-son is, even though Kemper is NMS
Personally, I would avoid the back to back R's and not worry about the other concerns that you mentioned. It can be hard to tell where the first name stops and the last name begins when the letters connecting them are the same. Of course that doesn't apply when the name is written, but when spoken, Kemper Robinson could sound like:
Kemp O'Robinson
Kemper Ahbinson
Kemp Arabinson
If the first and last name are super common then it might not be a problem. I just think it could cause confusion. IMO
I don't think your name breaks "the rule" because the Y at the end of Tiffany (e) and the Y in Yarbrough (ya) make totally different sounds. That keeps your names from blending in the middle. I think a last name like England would cause a problem because the "e" sound is the same as the end of Tiffany.
Tiffany England = rule breaker
Tiffany Yarbrough = all good
You bring up an interesting point though. It's not really the adjacent letter that's the concern. It's the sound or the way it's pronounced.
our last name ends in a grr sound ... so I'm avoiding all names that end in that -er/-ar sound, like arthur, edgar, etc.
If your last name was, say, Redson (just an example) then I would avoid names that end in the -son, like Jameson or Grayson.
How about Grayden, Augustus, Patrick, Thomas
I've been having this discussion with a friend whose last name is also R-son. We decided that it all depends on how you say the name. Some names sound more like they end in "sen" or "sin" such as Grayson, and others really do sound like "son" (no examples come to mind).
To be honest, I'd name your kid the name that you actually like. If it breaks a rule, that's OK. My name rhymed when I still had my maiden name. I know boys keep their name for life, but I don't think anyone's going to think less of your son when he's 40, introducing himself in the law firm as Kemper R-son.
i would steer clear of both names ending in R and names ending in -son.
we had the same issue. no -ie or -y endings for me, even in nicknames, which was tough.