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First and last names that start with the same letter - thoughts?

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What do you think of naming our son/daughter a name that begins with the same letter as our last name? Is it all dependent on what the names are? Or is this just a faux pas regardless?
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Re: First and last names that start with the same letter - thoughts?

  • HannahO28HannahO28

    depends on the names. Both of my parent's given names were alliterative and I think they sound fine. Some names don't work though.

    I think non-aliterative are totally fine (Tristan Taylor, Penelope Philips) 

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  • g00dg0llymsm0llyg00dg0llymsm0lly
    It doesn't bother me. I know plenty of people with the same letter first-last names...Arthur Adams...Liliana Lane...etc. It's really not something that should make or break a name, IMO.
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  • erinmserinms member

    imagemj.reilly:
    Depends on the names.

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  • EXL311EXL311 member
    I think it totally depends on the name.  My last name starts with L, Lucas sounds good with it but Liam does not.
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  • panda10panda10 member

    imageg00dg0llymsm0lly:
    It doesn't bother me. I know plenty of people with the same letter first-last names...Arthur Adams...Liliana Lane...etc. It's really not something that should make or break a name, IMO.

     

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  • HappyMrsKHappyMrsK member

    It might depend on the actual names, # of syllables, general flow etc.

    Since I got married my first and last name start with the same letter and I think sounds great :)

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  • WashingtonQueenWashingtonQueen member
    My first and last names start with a K. Everyone has always loved my name and how it flows. The only thing about it that I dont like is when people ask if my middle name starts with a K too......
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  • MiddlesnpoddlesMiddlesnpoddles member
    DH name is Luke, last name Long_ _ _ _, and if we have a son, he will probably be Lincoln.  I think its totally fine UNLESS it sounds obviously awkward.  
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  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member

    Agreed- it depends on the name.  Also, you might "lose" some control over how a name sounds anyhow!  My first and last names were different letters.  Then I got married, took my DH's name, and now my first and last names start w/ the same letter.

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  • niki731niki731
    It does depend on the name but my DH and I actually both like alliterations.  Our son has a B name and our last name begins with a B.  I think they flow nicely. 
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  • LBF DPTLBF DPT member

    imagemj.reilly:
    Depends on the names.

     agreed!

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  • kerribear1717kerribear1717 member
    If they are matchy sounding or rhyme in any way then no.  I knew a Mason Mixon.  Ugh!  But the males in my family are all named Matthew and last name started with M and they sound nothing alike so I never thought anything of it.
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  • Amanda&EricBAmanda&EricB member
    Depends on the name. There are some "B" names I like for a first name, and our last name starts with B.
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  • sweetpea2003sweetpea2003 member

    Depends.  My given name was alliterative (Jill J....) and I got lots of compliments on the way it sounded.  It never bothered me at all.  My sister is also a J name and I think it sounds fine.  (both of our names are family names - my parent's weren't like the Duggars Stick out tongue)

    On the other hand, my married last name starts with a Q.  We joke in the family (my BILs and their spouses) that we all want to "steal" the best name ever - "Quinn Q....".  In reality it sounds RIDICULOUS and none of us would ever do it.  But it is just a joke that we toss around... all unborn babies are Quinn.  Big Smile

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  • MrsA71208MrsA71208 member
    Depend on the name.  If we have a girl then her first and last name will start with the same letter. 
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  • taurus424taurus424 member
    like thomas thomas i would say is  faux paus......but christopher corbin would be fine.....
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  • myantoniamyantonia

    imageMrsA71208:
    Depend on the name.  If we have a girl then her first and last name will start with the same letter. 

     

    Ditto.  We're probably using Bridget B_____ for a girl, but even though I love the name Benjamin, Ben B_____ just doesn't sound good with our last name and will probably get nixed by DH.  

     

     

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  • MaybeMoreMaybeMore
    Depends on the names.  If the first syllables are the same, it'd probably be a deal-killer.  If not, likely not.
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  • guilletskichukguilletskichuk member

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    I think it often flows nicely.  My pet peeve is first names that end with the same sound as the first letter of the last name - ie Thomas Smith, Juliette Thomas, Mick Carlton

    This is a huge pet peeve of mine. But I don't mind alliterative names as long as they're not matchy.

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  • jupiterthecatjupiterthecat member
    I actually think that it can sound really good.  It does depend on the name. If the ending is also similar, it starts sounding cartoonish....a la Peter Parker. 
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  • kms34kms34 member
    It depends on the names.  Both my first and maiden names start with K.  It never bothered me but my names flowed well together.  That being said, we've stayed away from S names for our kids just b/c nothing flowed well with our S last name.
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