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Siblings names that go together, Is it important to you?

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Underachieving · 07/02/2011 20:23

I've been noticing that as well as names to go with middle names that some MNers are asking for names that go with thier older childrens names.

Before joining MN I'd never heard of picking childrens names to go with thier other childrens names so I'm wondering if it's quite a common thing parents do or if I've just been reading co-incidental threads?

I'm curious to know, is picking a baby name to go with your other children important to you and why/ why not?

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Sarsaparilllla · 07/02/2011 21:16

It isn't something I'd ever thought about tbh, surely if you like a certain 'type' of names then you'll pick similar types for all your DCs anyway

If you like traditional names for your first child it'd be a bit odd if you suddenly decided you preferred outlandish unusual names by your second so surely it's just down to personal preference

onimolap · 07/02/2011 21:13

I think they need to "go" together (or perhaps that should be "not actively fight each other"), simply because you'll be saying (and yelling) them one after the other so many, many times. But I have a horror of "matchy matchy" names too.

DesertOrchid · 07/02/2011 21:10

I think they have to at least sound reasonable together.

For example if your first two babies had very classic names eg Rebecca and Kate, having something more outlandish like Nimue or Merope might sound a little odd.

HildegardVonBlingen · 07/02/2011 21:08

Not important per se. But I think it tends to happen naturally - if you like poncey names (as I do), your children are likely to have names with a similar ponce-factor to one another's. Ditto traditional names, modish names and so on. But as for choosing names that "match" Hmm: no.

LyraBelaqua · 07/02/2011 21:03

Definately important to me to have a kind of flow. I have a Lyra and if I then had a Jane it just wouldn't sound or feel right. Does that make sense?

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PorkChopSter · 07/02/2011 20:26

Yes, they need to have a 'feel' or you end up with Edward and Shaniia-Sheevan and it's wrong

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