Just what it sounds like. Does it matter to you if your children share a naming "theme", sound good together, etc.? Or would you rather just pick names completely independently? Explain your answer. FTMs feel free to join in also!
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I'd like them to sound ok when saying them in a sentence, and also not to be too similar. I wouldn't want Sean and dawn for example. But I don't want to do a theme where everyone's name starts with a k or anything like that
I don't care, no. However I do think parents usually have a naming style that's unavoidable, so the siblings' names tend to sound good together, whether it was intentional or not. DD's name sounds great with the potential names we have picked out for #2... having a good sibset wasn't something that we took into consideration, but it happened naturally.
Sort of- DH has an M name, as does DS...I would want another M for a boy...(DH's brother is M and both his sons are M too) I am S and want S for a girl....more like famsets than sibsets There are names I like that don't fit the 'rule'- I like to have a short list and meet the baby before the final decision.
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DS's name is Collin. We have no idea what we're going to name DD, yet, but rhyming/themeing/starting w/the same letter/etc is the furthest thing from our minds. We're more concerned about choosing a name that is difficult for kids to make fun of, and sounds good w/our last name.
Yes and no... I don't think you need a "theme" per say, but I think it sounds better to stick with a general style (traditional vs hipster-y, etc). For example, I think it'd be odd to have an Alexander and a Clementine. And nothing rhyming.
We have a one syllable last name which, when paired with anything longer than 2 syllables in the first name, tends to sound like a dormitory. But one syllable names are too abrupt sounding. So all the first names we like are two syllables and are actual, legit names but aren't super popular or super traditional. Middle names are more traditional and are family names.
Yes. I am fanatic about my children's names and making sure they fit together. My four younger children are named Poppy, Jasper, Clover and Ash. I couldn't do a Mary or John now (thankfully I wouldn't want to!). Our next baby will almost definitely have an unusual nature-y name as well.
Just wanted to say Poppy is one of my FAVORITE names ever! It is my total guilty pleasure name as DH isn't a fan, but, in another life, DD would totally be Poppy!
Yes. I am fanatic about my children's names and making sure they fit together. My four younger children are named Poppy, Jasper, Clover and Ash. I couldn't do a Mary or John now (thankfully I wouldn't want to!). Our next baby will almost definitely have an unusual nature-y name as well.
I can't put my finger on it, but I really, really like your group of names. Individually, they're NMS, but I love them all together. Which is odd to me, because I'm more in the "name my kids individually" camp. Now I'm really interested to find out what your new one will be called!
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My husband and his siblings' first names all start with A. I want to stay away from that:). We named our DS after a family name and this time we are just picking our favorite that has a special meaning to us.
I don't care about matching name styles or themes or whatever, but I don't want my kids' names to sound like an awkward mouthful when said in the same sentence, either. The names have to sound good together.
I like it if the parents happen to have names that match too. I have a friend who has two kids. Her whole family has names starting with J and it's actually really cute.
Me personally? Well, H's name starts with J and so does DD but mine starts with N so naming my next child with a J name is kind of pointless since I'm the only one without one.
Nothing to close but should sound good together. I would love the name Quinn for a girl but with a son named Finn (short for Finnegan) that's not going to happen. We like Fiona to so might have 2 F's
I didn't care so much with the first two but now that I have two similarly sounding names I feel like the third needs to "mesh" as well. We have a Hudson and Averie so I feel like, Genevieve, for instance wouldn't be a great choice even though I like it. But all the same first level or super matchy-matchy, no.
ETA- If I loved a name that wasn't similar it wouldn't keep me from using it, but I do agree that I think all names will tend to "match" just because of naming styles.
My DD and DS are Kiah and Micah. I guess they do rhyme. We are wanting to continue with ending in the "ah" sound. We have tons of girls names we like, but if LO is a boy we're kind of lost. The only one we agree on so far is Ezra. Any other suggestions?
My DD and DS are Kiah and Micah. I guess they do rhyme. We are wanting to continue with ending in the "ah" sound. We have tons of girls names we like, but if LO is a boy we're kind of lost. The only one we agree on so far is Ezra. Any other suggestions?
@emmynetty Jonah? Elijah? That's a tough one. I'll see if I can think of more.
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i picked yes because i do specifically think about how our kids' names will sound together. they will be referred to together quite a bit in their lives, and i don't want them to sound too matchy, too similar, or too strange. they need to be an equal "style" of name (i.e. no hamilton and chastity, no sarah and zephyr) and i specifically do NOT want them to start with the same letter.
so yes, sibling symmetry is important to me. when i consider new names, i always say them out loud next to my son's name to see if it works in my brain.
My sisters and I are all C's. I've known families where everyone is a K except mom, or the while family is an A. I can't do it. It's just too matchy-matchy for me.
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Re: POLL: Do sibsets matter to you?
Sort of- DH has an M name, as does DS...I would want another M for a boy...(DH's brother is M and both his sons are M too) I am S and want S for a girl....more like famsets than sibsets There are names I like that don't fit the 'rule'- I like to have a short list and meet the baby before the final decision.
BFP #2 03/01/13 EDD 11/12/13 MC and D&C 04/29/13 @ 12 weeks.
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Catherine and Elizabeth should be sisters, but Storm and Charles shouldn't be brothers.
We have a one syllable last name which, when paired with anything longer than 2 syllables in the first name, tends to sound like a dormitory. But one syllable names are too abrupt sounding. So all the first names we like are two syllables and are actual, legit names but aren't super popular or super traditional. Middle names are more traditional and are family names.
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My daughter is named Cadence Goldie. Dh mom's name was Connie, but I hate that name so I went with a different C name and my grandma was Goldie.
I like Rowan for a girl, but we have no boy names and Rowan is not set in stone.
ETA- If I loved a name that wasn't similar it wouldn't keep me from using it, but I do agree that I think all names will tend to "match" just because of naming styles.
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