Do sibling names have to 'go together'?

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LowryLake · 17/06/2021 14:29

I've posted a few times here and elsewhere about various names which we've been considering and the comments, both good and bad, have always been really helpful.
At the moment, there are two which we can agree on -

Imogen
Fern

Feedback seems to be that Imogen is a nicer name, but Fern goes better with my daughter's name, Nia (Nee-ah). I get that you obviously can't have rhyming names, names which sound too similar etc., but you're naming individuals, so how important is it really that sibling names 'match'? Is it something which you would give a lot of weight to? Or would you just pick the name you like best?

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Classica · 17/06/2021 15:15

No, I don't think it matters.

TatianaBis · 17/06/2021 14:55

It's not a new trend. I think names should go together. But in this instance none of the names 'go' so it's much of a muchness.

Evenstar · 17/06/2021 14:55

I think those are fine together, I thought you would be meaning the type of name as I knew a large family with children who had very middle class names except one of the boys who was called Bradley. Nothing wrong with the name, but to me just didn’t go with the others.

DinosaurDiana · 17/06/2021 14:54

I don’t understand this new trend for having names that ‘go together’.
Just name your kids what you like, they grow into individual people.

TatianaBis · 17/06/2021 14:53

I don't see why Fern goes with Nia better than Imogen.

It makes no odds at all. It's not as if Nia is another plant.

Tittyfilarious · 17/06/2021 14:34

Just pick the name you like best my 2 children's names dont go together they are just the names I liked I didn't even know people considered if sidings names went together til recently

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