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Athena and Jago too similar to Theo?

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persephoneplum · 05/06/2012 13:15

Why oh why do I love names that are similar to my existing sons' names? I have a Theodore who we call Theo about 70% of the time. I need to know if these names are too similar:

Theo with a sister called Athena - Theo and Athena

Theo with a brother called Jago - Theo and Jago

Back to the drawing board?

I already know that Beatrix is out when I have a Felix. Crappity crap crap.

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Rubirosa · 05/06/2012 13:16

Athena and Theo are too close imo, but Theo and Jago sound fine.

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Lunarlyte · 05/06/2012 16:45

Ditto to Rubirosa

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Bluestocking · 05/06/2012 16:56

Theo and Athena are definitely too similar. I'm not sure about Theo and Jago - two names ending in "o" might be a bit much, like Angelena and her X names. I do wonder if it matters much how sibling names sound together - after all, for most of their lives they'll presumably be independent beings, and their siblings' names will be pretty irrelevant to anyone else.

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Bonsoir · 05/06/2012 16:59

Athena isn't that pretty anyway. How about Arianna?

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ViolaCrayola · 05/06/2012 17:04

Both too close IMO - sorry. Might be good to imagine calling out over a playground - 'Theo! Jago!' 'Theo! Athena!'

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persephoneplum · 06/06/2012 01:27

I don't find Arianna in the least attractive, but thanks :) I loathe 'pretty' names in fact.

Ok, back to the drawing board!

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