Siblings with same letters

It never even occurred to me that me and my sister have the same letter.
Its had absolutely no impact on us in 50 + years!

As long as the names aren't similar, I think it's nice.

I don't see it as that much of a problem not to name my children the same initial if I like the names

So why ask then?!

I wouldn’t do it either. The post thing will be a pain, and it’s just a bit twee.

It's fine, not a big deal at all. 2 of mine share an initial and I've never had any mail/appointment issues (oldest is a teen now).

We accidentally ended up giving 3 of our kids names which start with a similar sound, though not all spelled with the same initial (think 'ee' spelled with I or E). Yes, I mix them up yelling sometimes, but I'll also mix them up with the cats name, my siblings name, my nephew's name... not a big deal at all, pick what you like. They are individuals, not a set.

I don't see it as that much of a problem not to name my children the same initial if I like the names

So why bother asking? We’re you expect ahh cute!

I wouldn’t do it. But it’s your choice.

It makes no difference whatsoever. Mail always comes with the actual name on nowadays anyway.

Isaac and Isobel sound lovely together. It’s not too matchy at all because the I in Isaac is more pronounced than in Isobel, giving it a whole different sound imo.

I am biased as I have an Isaac and wouldn’t discount Isobel down the line as it’s a beautiful name too.

And how much post are they really going to get? Doctors appointments are generally full name and bank statements etc are all going paperless.

My 2 daughters both have 2 syllable L names - they also have a very similar middle name as it’s Chinese so a family/generational name. I didn’t do it on purpose they’re just the names I like best. I’m pregnant with dd3 now and my top name is another 2 syllable L name but I’m trying really hard to find something else instead!

I get the ideas from mail delivered to me, OP.
I'm definitely not a Mr, and my first name (not Mike or Michaela IRL) is not an unusual name and quite obviously a girl's name.

I had the same initials as a parent and letters addressed to M Mike would automatically opened by the parent, regardless of title.

Just because it doesn't happen to you doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

I have an Isabel and isaac! Although isaac is actually my son's middle name and his first initial is S so I don't suppose that helps much but great names!! 😂 😂 😂

I don't know about you OP but I get addressed as Mr if I don't put down my title. My first name is fairly feminine, definitely not unisex, but if I signed my name as Michaela Mike, the reply would likely be to Mr M Mike.

Not an issue as such, apart from:

• I have enough trouble calling people the right name as it is, without confusing myself further
• my husband, his dad and brother have the same first initial and for a few years in their teens they used to open each other’s post a lot

My 3 DDs have the same first initial, but a different middle initial. Although nobody believes this, this was not planned - I didn’t even register DD3’s name began with the same initial as DD1 and DD2. DS does have a different initial.

With hindsight, I’d avoid repeating initials. Just because I don’t like the fact that it looks like DD2 and DD3 only have their names as a family ‘thing’, IYSWIM. It looks like I don’t think of them as individuals.

Mind you, it’s been cheaper for their very expensive PE kit, which has to have initials printed on it. My DDs could actually hand it down.

Apart from the personal opinion about it sounding all matchy and twee (that is personal taste), it is a nightmare on any sort of database.
I also can't begin to think of what a pain it is with post, bank accounts, Drs appts, but also the little day to day things - like when you put their initial in their school sweatshirts / football kits etc so you can remember whose is whose every time you give back the washing..... the times you jst put an initial down when you are doing a list for things.
Personally, I'd avoid.
I'd 100% avoid if they are twins as they also have the same dob.

I have the same initial as my mother. It meant that she could steal my pay cheques and put them in her bank account (as she asked my employer to make the cheques out to Initial Surname) so she could have 100% of my wages as rent/food etc.

I'd give them different initials!

My son and step son have the same initial, but my step son doesn't live with us, so it doesn't have much of an impact :)
We're looking at girls names at the moment, our son and step son begin with L and I'm loving names like Lula and Lila, but wondering if this is too much, but as a PP has said, different genders seem to be okay? Miss and Mr.

With I, it would still look a bit twee, but something like Ivan and Isabel sound quite different whereas Isaac and Ida are more alike.

It's a bit matchy-matchy and twee.

My thoughts are if you like a name starting with a certain letter or with certain sounds, you'll like others too.

I think it looks like you ran out of names if you have something like
Christopher, Catherine and Caren or Sarah, Stephen and Louise.

I know a brother and sister called John and Jane, but they have other siblings so it seems ok.