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Alliteration - cool or not so cool or neither

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user124724643 · 23/02/2021 12:21

What are you feelings about FN, LN alliteration, for example Harry Hamilton or Matthew Monroe?

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NinaMimi · 23/02/2021 20:38

*their

NinaMimi · 23/02/2021 20:38

It’s not just about the start letter but the sounds after it, the syllables and where the stress is. Some work, some don’t.

I think it’s harder with one syllable first names as there sounds are closer (June Johnson vs Josephine Johnson) but there will always be exceptions.

scrivette · 23/02/2021 19:39

DD has one, I haven't really thought about it before as it's so rare to say her surname as she is little still.

I like them although some names work better than others.

WatermelonKisses · 23/02/2021 19:37

My daughter has an alliterative name and I love it! She's a double M. I am pregnant again and wouldn't do it with a second though, would hate to start a theme!

Ellmau · 23/02/2021 19:33

Depends completely on the names, but can too often sound unintentionally comic.

Coco Chanel
Brigitte Bardot
Charlie Chaplin
Doris Day
Lindsay Lohan
Steven Spielberg
Brian Blessed
Lucy Lui
Amy Adams
Parker Posy

Not all those are true alliteration when spoken.

gigity · 23/02/2021 18:41

I can't remember their surnames as easily!

gigity · 23/02/2021 18:41

i'm trying 😆

SoupDragon · 23/02/2021 18:33

@gigity

I can just think of so many, it seems odd.
I bet you can think of many more who don't though :o
IamnotwhouthinkIam · 23/02/2021 18:28

Because there are so many famous people with alliterative names, they do tend to have a cool, memorable vibe. I think it does depend on how many of the sounds in the name are repeated though - too many and they can sound more comical/tongue twisty.

gigity · 23/02/2021 18:24

I can just think of so many, it seems odd.

SoupDragon · 23/02/2021 18:23

Do famous people with alliterative names outweigh those with normal names?

No 😂.

BallsToYouSue · 23/02/2021 18:22

I like it and wouldn't have thought twice about using a name where the first letter was the same as the first letter of our surname. But DH was hugely against it and thought it was utterly bonkers. So think it's quite subjective really.

gigity · 23/02/2021 18:18

Coco Chanel
Brigitte Bardot
Charlie Chaplin
Doris Day
Lindsay Lohan
Steven Spielberg
Brian Blessed
Lucy Lui
Amy Adams
Parker Posy

Do famous people with alliterative names outweigh those with normal names?

gigity · 23/02/2021 18:12

I know a couple who both had J names & the husband had a J surname. Their 3 dc have J names.

Muskox · 23/02/2021 18:10

Personally I avoided a name that I otherwise liked for this reason.

gigity · 23/02/2021 18:09

Lots of famous people seem to have it, does it make a name more catchy.

gigity · 23/02/2021 18:08

I have this in my name but didn't realise until I was in my 30s, not sure why. No one has ever commented on it though. One of the dc has it as we did it without realising. I like it.

Quercus3 · 23/02/2021 18:02

I love them, but agree it depends on the sounds. I think they are memorable.

CaravaggioLover · 23/02/2021 14:24

Alliterated names aren't so bad. Rhymed names are far worse : Rolan Bolan, Mark Clark,Kevin Bevan, Martin Burton ( ok I accept that's pararhyme).

elfran · 23/02/2021 14:20

I genuinely love alliterative names, think they're stylish and memorable! Obviously there are certain situations in which it's a bit OTT (a whole family a la the Kardashians, maybe) but in general I think it's cool.

Tisforptarmigan · 23/02/2021 14:17

We did it for my son. We thought long and hard about the alliterative aspect, but decided we liked it, and there are lots of famous people with names like this. No one has ever comments that it sounds funny to us.
If you love the first name, then do it.

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spiderlight · 23/02/2021 14:05

We did it by accident. It's fine. Never been mentioned, I don't think, and DS liked it when he was younger because his initials were the same as the Rolls Royce logo. He has an unusual three-syllable first name and a two-syllable surname, so the two 'R' sounds are fairly well spaced apart.

MsAnnFrope · 23/02/2021 13:24

I have an alliterative married name and I love it. It was one reason I changed my name on marriage!

Sleepyquest · 23/02/2021 13:23

I wouldn't do it again (like the kardashians) because that would be weird