S first name with S last name??

PetNurse10 · October 2011

We're having a boy and my husband really wants the name Samuel. I LOVE the name, but my hesitation is out last name is Stanford. Do you think Samuel Stanford sounds weird???

alliejo725 · October 2011

Nope. Go for it.

fyziksgirl · October 2011

I think it sounds a *little* weird, so if you were meh on the name it maybe would be enough reason to not, but it is a very minor "...huh." If you both love the name I say go for it! (Just pick a non-S middle name

Happily Overwhelmed · October 2011

Not at all. Stanley Stanford...yes. For me it's usually when the first 2 letters are the same.

I really like Samuel Stanford.

JMU_Bride09 · October 2011

I think it works since it's Sa and St. If it were Steven Stanford, that'd be weird.

AlphabetFish · October 2011

I don't think it sounds bad--the SA and STA sounds aren't too similar; in fact, I think they complement each other.

Puppylove*85 · October 2011

It sounds fine to me. Congratulations on finding a name that you both love!

unverfkm · October 2011

I think it's fine. I love the nn Sam! I married into an alliterative name and I love the way it sounds. Almost all the boy names I like start with a C and so does our last name. I'm definitely not letting it stop me!

karen_loy · October 2011

sounds good

miababy · October 2011

I like it!

kelle017 · October 2011

JMU_Bride09:
I think it works since it's Sa and St. If it were Steven Stanford, that'd be weird.

yes to this.

EastCoastBride · October 2011

JMU_Bride09:
I think it works since it's Sa and St. If it were Steven Stanford, that'd be weird.

Through marriage, this is my name! Sa w/ an St last name. I think it sounds find together!

JeanRalphio · October 2011

Yes. Jean-Ralphio.

JaredandKatie · October 2011

I like it! I have an S last name too. I find that if the first names ENDS in an S is when things start to sound weird.

BrideBuddies · October 2011

I'm going to be the lone dissenter here.

I'm Suzanne Sch_____ and the S's all run together and make it sound like I'm drunk and slurring. You have to enunciate both names very well to avoid the problem, and that's kind of a PITA.

Your pick isn't quite as bad as my name, but I'd steer clear of S names just to avoid the problem altogether. Throwing in a non-S middle name does nothing, since no one really uses their middle name in conversation.