Too similar sibling names

Far too similar, I'm sorry.

My daughter and our dog have similar short names ending in the same vowel sound. EVERYONE mixes them up when they are in the same place.

Please don't do it. So many beautiful names. Choose another.

Why though? My two have no similarities in their names. I have a couple of friends who have three children each, none have similar names. It’s your choice of course but I’m not understanding why it seems ‘nice’.

I think they are a bit similar.

Only issue husband had with same initials was that mail came they didn't know who it was for wnd there was a couple big arguments over opening eqxh others mail and finding out stuff they didn't want sibling to know

Anyway I do think Charlotte and Colette are too similar OP but I really like Caroline or Cara Rose! You could even use Cara as a nickname for Caroline.
I also like Cassie, Cassia, Clara, Callista and Celeste

If you want a similar sound I'd go for a different first letter. Shirley, Sheila? Both a similar era and vibe to Colette

Definitely not Ireland! As you say, in Ireland Colette and Annette are very much names for women in their 50s and 60s ...cannot imagine a baby with either name

In England (or English speaking countries) I don’t think (imho) Colette has the same vibe as Sheila or Barbara. Maybe it does in France but not here - in the same way names like Hilda, Gladys, Vera are ‘old lady’ names here but still used in South America.

Colette is a lovely name in its own right and a name I earmarked if I’d had a girl.

I have two with the same first initial and it’s a pain. I thought I chose different enough names that I wouldn’t constantly be shouting “Jamie* - No, Jenny! Come here” but I am, all the fucking time.

That is a very unique story 😁 my aunts (all sisters) were called by names that were not their first or middle names, I thought that was odd too.

Charlotte Pearl is nice enough. If your baby, Colette Opal, was presented to me, I’d politely say “very nice too”, but asking my opinion beforehand I’d have to be honest and say it sounds too contrived and more about you showing how clever you are for coming up with matching names.

Catriona? Claire?

I agree they look too similar and I don't think either of the first names you mentioned going well with Opal as a middle name.

What about Camellia? It's a flower name and I think it flows ok with Opal.

You never know what will happen in the future. You all or your girls might move away and having options for shorter names that aren't similar is a good to have in the bank. I say that as a the younger me absolutely hated her full name...have come to appreciate as an adult but I still go with a shorter version (much to the parents annoyance).

How weird 😁

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I know! My nanna was Hannah Matilda, her sister was Hannah Marie. But, to differentiate between them both my nanna was known as Mary and her sister was known as Nancy!

Such a strange to-do because it wasn't even as if the name Hannah had a sentimental reason behind it, my great-nanna just liked the name Hannah!

I agree with this.

Charlotte is a timeless classic.

Colette is the French equivalent of Sheila or Barbara (briefly very popular in the 1930s, practically unheard of today).

They're not the same vibe at all.

Don't name your poor daughter Collette then, especially with a sister called Charlotte, which is classy and elegant. And yes, they are way too similar.

Just my opinion fwiw, your child, your choice.

I really don't like it when parents call their children names with the same first initial. Sorry.

Annette is lovely.

Is that the best you can do? You make a ridiculous post, someone disagrees with you and you resort to this silly and childish comment?

Don't bother replying, you're a waste of time responding to.

I think Charlotte and Colette go really well together and are sufficiently different in meaning and sound. Charlotte is the fem. of Charles and Colette is the fem. of Nicolas (via Colin ).
Claire has a nice sound and is classic though shorter than Charlotte . It originally derives from the surname of the de Clair family . I have always loved Caroline but it, live Charlotte, is a feminine version of Charles. The name Carlotta is half way between the two. In fact, in German the ‘h’ in Charlotte is silent.
If you are calling their names surely the first syllable is the most important and no one could mistake CHAR. for COL.
[My friends from SE Asia like to use names beginning with the same initial and told me it was customary. In my family my siblings and I have the same initial letter and there’s never been a problem.]
May you have a good birth experience

Are you 12?

I think its a lovely name too & not over used.

Caroline’s the best of the lot, Colette and Charlotte are way too similar. I have the same initial as my sister and it never bothered us.

Coleen most definitely isn't a modern name. It's specifically an Irish name (often used to mean a beautiful young girl) just as Colette is specifically a French name. I also think you have to be aware that sisters do not always grow up as each others best friends, or even friends, and calling them similar names won't make that happen.

I much prefer Caroline to Claire or Colette

I think I would avoid Colette. It’s too similar to Charlotte but not as pretty sounding. There are so many lovely girls names, Colette is quite plain

IMO they sound too similar, even though the emphasis in the names is different. I see now you are considering Claire, which I personally think is a nicer name than Colette. In general, I am not a fan of sibling names that match, including first initials. Though the pairing of Charlotte and Claire is less jarring since the initial sounds are different.

There is a young girl called Harlow who has a popular YouTube channel. If you have a horse-mad preteen girl, you'll know who I mean. Her little brother's name is Harlen. That is taking the matchy-matchy name thing too far.