Alliteration?

silentsiren11 · April 2013

How do you feel about alliteration?

Our last name is two syllables and starts and ends with R, so I've always written off names that start with R, but lately, I'm thinking it might not be so bad, and I really like some R names.
What are your thoughts?

Dr.Loretta · April 2013

I tend to take it name by name. Some would be OK, others not so much. Our last name starts with L and I tend to avoid names that start with L.

Lue94 · April 2013

I like it, actually I prefer it.

lindslalala · April 2013

It definitely depends on the names. Anything that sounds rhymey or sing-songy is no good in my book. I think it can be done nicely though. Our last name begins with S and I never even looked at S names for DS.

hmp1 · April 2013

I usually like it. DS1's fn and ln both start with a J.

blu-eyedwife · April 2013

I don't like it. I think it makes a person sound like either a cartoon character (Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse) or a comic book character (Peter Parker, Lois Lane)

msmerymac · April 2013

My high school principal was RRR. My initials are MMM, so I'm fine with it!

lisab613 · April 2013

I like it.

capulet · April 2013

It depends on the name and on the letter (e.g. I think a double J name has more potential to sound silly than a double R or S name). I didn't realize until it came up on this board and I'd been married for years that both my dad and my FIL have alliterative names. NBD.

divinemsbee · April 2013

H's name is incredibly alliterative. He goes by a nickname that is the first 3 letters of his first name, which are the same as the first 3 letters of his last name. Similar in sound to having the name Janet and going by 'Jan Jansen.' An introduction is often followed by the phrase " yes, that's my real name." It's a family tradition to have the first boy have a first name that starts with the same letter as the last name, but we're hoping to avoid alliteration this time.

caittozer · April 2013

I prefer Alliteration. My ln starts with M and many names on my list begin with M.

BootsyLou · April 2013

I think it can work. My LO is Audrey Anne LN but something like Simon Simonson or Andy Anderson would be ridiculous.

bumpuser5823822 · April 2013

I tend to be drawn towards alliteration. I like it.

JayJay1212 · April 2013

divinemsbee:
H's name is incredibly alliterative. He goes by a nickname that is the first 3 letters of his first name, which are the same as the first 3 letters of his last name. Similar in sound to having the name Janet and going by 'Jan Jansen.' An introduction is often followed by the phrase " yes, that's my real name." It's a family tradition to have the first boy have a first name that starts with the same letter as the last name, but we're hoping to avoid alliteration this time.

This is the tradition in my H's family too. Our last name starts with J and my husband is Mason, his grandparents were upset when he was named and called him Jason for months. My FIL's name is the equivalent of John Johnson as well.

I now have an alliterative name, both start with J. I don't mind it, though I think it would be iffy if the first vowel sound was also the same. To sum up, I don't think you should discount names you like because of alliteration.

BittyMang · April 2013

I love it and always wished I had an alliterative name... Which is why I gave DS one

MrsJY · April 2013

My initials were LL before I was married. I liked it.

LyndseylovesHugh · April 2013

It really depends on the name, but as long as they are not to matching or sing-songy I like it. My DD is Audrey and our last name starts with an A, but the A sound in her first name is different than the A sound in our last name. My SIL, who has the same last name as us, is Abigail, which does have the same sound as the A in our last name but it still sounds fine because nothing else in the name is similar (different ending, different number of syllables, etc).

CeCe8579 · May 2013

mj.reilly:
I think it really depends on the name and I can't really give an opinion without know both names. There are plenty of cases where it works very well.

I agree!

salt78 · May 2013

Depends on the name. DD's name is alliterative so obviously I don't mind it, but there are some cases when I think it's a little too much.

Kfran84 · May 2013

I like them. It's an attractive literary device, why wouldn't it be for names?

Reece Ryans
Reid Robertson
Rex Rawlins
Renee Rice

All my fictional names above sound pretty good to me. I wouldn't do an alliteration AND rhyme though, if that's possible.