Dad to be needs honest opinions

LouGrey92 · September 2014

Okay so my wife and I talked about names over dinner and I need some honest opinions. Are names that end in the same letter too much alike? Is it wierd to give twins the same middle name?

4N6s · September 2014

If it ends in the same letter, I think that's fine. I don't know why you'd want them to have the same middle name? So many names, so few kids

nittanyllama · September 2014

I think it depends what letter the names end with. A common letter wouldn't phase me, an uncommon letter might start to get matchy.

I would NOT use the same middle name for twins.

Coconuthead · September 2014

Imo matching middle names is a bit much but names ending in the same letter are as long as it is only one or two matching letters. Ex: Twins Lucian and Crispin or Rosalie and Calliope....ok, twins twins Terry and Jerry....too much.

cls78 · September 2014

I am currently pregnant with twin girls and did not want matchy matchy names.

We currently are going with Claire Elizabeth and Isla Irene. Both middle names are middle names in our families.

LouGrey92 · September 2014

We don't know if we're having twins but its common on both sides of the family. The middle name curiousity was brought up by MIL because my wife and I talked about naming a baby girl after my mom at family dinner and I dont want to cause conflict by not naming the baby after her

genromeo · September 2014

A friend of mine has twin girls and both of them have her maiden name as their middle name. I don't see anything wrong with that.

this decaf life · September 2014

Are names that end in the same letter too much alike?
Not unless they also rhyme

Is it wierd to give twins the same middle name?
Yes

LouGrey92 · September 2014

my wife and I were talking about how the twins on my side of the family have the same mn (my nana and her sister and my cousins' kids) and how the ones on her side (her great aunts and nephews) dont

LouGrey92 · September 2014

oops my bad the twins on my side dont and the twins on her side do

koalaberry · September 2014

Same middle is certainly strange. Names that end in the same letter (or begin with the same letter for that matter) don't seem that weird to me.

queenbone · September 2014

I would avoid names that have the beginning and ending sound/letter. Even if they don't rhyme, I still prefer each name to have a distinct sound.

I would not do the same MN even if it is a family tradition, ie all women in her family have the MN Kay and you are having two daughters. I'd pick a MN to honor a different g-ma in the family, preferably on the other side of the family.

LouGrey92 · September 2014

We've decided on Stellan Nicholas for a boy and we're still thinking over Leona Grey for a girl and as far as possible second boy name goes we like Kieran Roberts/Fuller and Cullen Henry/George

sharksfan · September 2014

this decaf life said:

Are names that end in the same letter too much alike?
Not unless they also rhyme

Is it wierd to give twins the same middle name?
Yes

Exactly.

oliversbear · September 2014

Are names that end in the same letter too much alike? -- Nope. All of my names end with an "en" sound (though they are not all spelled that way). It can get sing-songy in some tones, but that has never bothered me. The worst thing for me was I NEVER had enough letters in alphabet blocks/magnets to spell out my whole name the way my brothers could, even if I turned U's over to use as N's.

Is it weird to give twins the same middle name? -- Yes. I think it's odd to use the same name for siblings, even if they are not twins. I don't mind matcy-matchy twin names, but I'd definitely side-eye the same name on twins.

mhickey426 · September 2014

ColeRose said:

I think it depends what the two names are, some sound matchy while others are fine. I think it is a little weird to give any siblings the same middle name.

I totally agree

beemaya83 · September 2014

The same middle name will just be plain weird. Twins are their own individuals and should have their own names. I think in order not to hurt any of the grandma's feelings, don't pick either of their names. There are so many names out there, you can start a new family name with the twins.

Also, you can consider naming the twins with a name that are connected in some way:

Examples:

Cara and Mia
In Italian Cara means "beloved" and Mia means "my". Together they mean "my beloved", as the phrase caramia.

Grace and Hannah
Hannah means "grace" in Hebrew.

Jonathan and Matthew
Both names are formed from the Hebrew elements yehu "the Lord" and matis "gift", but the elements are in different order.

Leon and Noel
The names are each other in reverse.

@Lougrey92

LouGrey92 · September 2014

We never even thought about Twilight! Man it didnt even register until now well darn lol

DawnJM25 · September 2014

I wouldn't give twins the same middle name. Agree with PPs that ending in the same letter depends. It's fine as long as they aren't too matchy. Alexandra and Victoria is fine, Timmy and Tommy= NO.

sagegoodenough · September 2014

Ending the same is fine if they don't rhyme. I've got a Jaydn and Tristan and feel their names go together fine. My youngest is Wesley and I'd never name another kid Leslie.

Also, I know an entire extended family who gave every girl the middle name Marie. All the cousins and siblings share the middle name (one family had 4 girls. All ___ Marie)

Please don't do that.

sasq09 · September 2014

I don't see why any siblings would have the same MN. Better no MN imo than using the same one for all. Unless maybe there is some really important family reason I guess

LouGrey92 · September 2014

Thanks guys! I think we've got a few really great options for either a boy or a girl

catwine · September 2014

I'm just jumping in to say NOT to give your kids nearly identical names. I'm Christina and have a brother named Christopher. My dad was convinced it was not too similar but it is literally the exact same name (my dad was 20 when I was born and 23 when my brother was born, so what did he know about names anyay!).

LouGrey92 · September 2014

We have Stellan and Sutton picked out for a boy and Leona Grey for a girl

jordannpaige10 · September 2014

ColeRose said:
I think it depends what the two names are, some sound matchy while others are fine.

I think it is a little weird to give any siblings the same middle name.

This.

LNic5 · September 2014

I like Kieran Roberts and Cullen Henry!!!! Both are great. Cullen is a family name for me, my Uncle's middle name and one of my older cousins middle names (he has two) and my little cousins first name (older cousins son)

Edit: didn't see your last post until after posting this comment. Congrats on picking names!! Not 100% crazy about Sutton but I think they all go nicely together, whichever names end up being used!!

macchiatto · September 2014

I like Kieran Roberts and Cullen Henry just fine. Kieran and Cullen are a bit matchy together since they start and end with the same sound (despite the K/C difference) but not bad. They are fine names. I personally might consider something like Keiran Roberts and Henry Cullen as an alternative.

macchiatto · September 2014

LouGrey92 said:

We've decided on Stellan Nicholas for a boy and we're still thinking over Leona Grey for a girl and as far as possible second boy name goes we like Kieran Roberts/Fuller and Cullen Henry/George

Ah, I was going off a pp's reply in my previous comment and hadn't seen this yet.
I like Stellan OK too but I do find it a bit matchy with either Kieran or Cullen. But definitely not as matchy as Kieran and Cullen together. of your choices I think I would go with Stellan Nicholas and Kieran Roberts.

LouGrey92 · September 2014

If we did do matching mn's it would be a family name but we have no plans to do so we were just discussing the idea and wanted opinions

macchiatto · September 2014

LouGrey92 said:

If we did do matching mn's it would be a family name but we have no plans to do so we were just discussing the idea and wanted opinions

I will say, if it's a family name like the mom's maiden name then I think it's nice.

LouGrey92 · September 2014

We like both names a lot with no plans to use my wife's maiden name as a mn.We've decided that if we have a boy we'll choose between Stellan and Kieran when we meet him. As far as girls go unless we find another name we love as much as Leona Grey we'll either do the same or stick with Leona.

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