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Are these names too close for siblings in a large family?

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Do you think Ezra (for a boy) and Elizabeth nn "Eliza" are too close for siblings in a large family? I'm barely pregnant with our first (of hopefully many) children, and I don't think I would use them on back-to-back children, but I am really liking them both right now and I hate that using one might mean not using the other at some point.

 Other names we love are: Jude, Margaret nn "Margo", Theodore nn "Theo", Rebecca nn "Becca", Molly and Titus. I keep thinking a larger sibling set (like Ezra, Becca, Theo, Jude, Eliza, Molly)  works much better than a smaller family of Ezra, Eliza and Titus.

 What do you think? Are they too close for siblings? 

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  • kiwi443kiwi443 member
    Yes, I think Eliza and Ezra are too close.
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  • Under.the.RoseUnder.the.Rose member
    I think they're too close. From your list I LOVE: Margot (as a stand-alone name), Theodore, and Molly.

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  • starlight8323starlight8323 member
    Sorry, but they are way too close for me, even with a large family. Two names starting with E is not the problem... for example Ezra and Evangeline wouldn't be too close (in a large family), but Ezra and Eliza are practically the same name.
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  • AndLynAndLyn member
    I think they sound too much alike for siblings.
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  • MicahAnnMicahAnn
    I think they look a lot alike but when you actually say the names they aren't that close, I think they would work good for twins or just siblings, especially if you don't use them back to back.
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  • Rangergal9Rangergal9 member

    imagekiwi443:
    Yes, I think Eliza and Ezra are too close.

    Agreed 

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  • BelleBabyBelleBaby member
    Not if your last name is Duggar.
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  • macchiattomacchiatto member
    I do think they're a little too close.
    fraternal twin boys born january 2009
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  • queenbonequeenbone member

    I'm just thinking about how my mother and both grandmothers confused their decidedly different children's names together when hollering out for a child. IMO these two are way too close together. 

    I like your other names though, especially Theo ;)

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