Would you use a name that sounded similar to your surname?

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daisytumble · 30/09/2023 11:53

TTC but thinking of names. Not giving actual surname, as it’s not very common.

Would you use a name that has a similar ending to your surname or is it too clumsy?

Example:

Luca Barker, both ending in the ‘ca’ sound

Evie Stevens

Mason Jackson

Does it depend on the name, or would you avoid all together? Don’t want it to sound too comic book character ish. Thanks.

*Edited one of the examples as I thought of a name that better put across the point I was trying to make

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Sleepyquest · 30/09/2023 12:26

No, there was a name I really liked but both names then would have ended in an 'um' sound and so I just couldn't!

OrderOfTheKookaburra · 30/09/2023 12:21

Nope, my ex wanted to do that because he loved that name but there was no way I would agreed to it.

He said "but it worked for Edward Woodward" and I said "And how famous did he have to become to cope with that name?"

CountessKathleen · 30/09/2023 12:17

Avoid. When we were students, a friend of mine doing the school placement part of the equivalent of her PGCE had a disruptive pupil who wrecked her head on a daily basis and was called, incredibly, Riley Kiely.

I also know an Óran Nolan, and have to stop myself calling his Ólan Nolan.

piglet81 · 30/09/2023 12:10

I would avoid… a friend’s child has a name like this (don’t any to say the actual name) and I always think it sounds a bit silly even though the individual names are nice.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 30/09/2023 12:06

Depends on the name. Luca barker sounds alright but evie stevens sounds a bit silly

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