Are Elspeth and Isobel too similar?

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EarnestDullard · 28/08/2012 13:34

DD1 is Isobel, and I quite like Elspeth for DD2. They're both versions of Elizabeth/Elisabeth though. And would Izzy and Elsie sound too similar? WDYT?

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savoycabbage · 28/08/2012 14:14

They are lovely and don't sound similar. Yet, they sort of go together. Lovely names.

Arabellasmella · 28/08/2012 14:12

I don't think they are too similar, I think they sound lovely together.

CanoeSlalom · 28/08/2012 13:51

Too similar I think, with both having the same derivation.

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EarnestDullard · 28/08/2012 13:42

I wouldn't have known either had my MIL not had one of those framed 'name meaning' things that someone gave her. They do look and sound very different, it's just the origin thing really.

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Kittenkatzen · 28/08/2012 13:36

Agree with wildpoppy, don't think they sound similar at all. Also didn't know that Isobel was derived from Elizabeth! :)

wildpoppy · 28/08/2012 13:34

I think they sound and look totally different

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