Would you have 2 children with the same initial?

My DH, MIL and SIL all have the same 1st initial, their post was always getting mixed up. Otherwise, not a problem, if you like the names go for it.

You would have to be vigilant in making sure they added their middle initial for correspondence. My parents have the same initial, and my bil and mil have too, the middle names are essential, I think. My bil had two dd with the same initial, but I'd try to avoid it, I think.

No, I wouldn't. I t doesn't sit well with me

My dd's have the same first initial. It was completely unintentional, I hadn't even considered that aspect of names. It is occasionally a pest if official letters come through with just the one initial and at Christmas when cards are addressed to 'Miss X Donim'. There is a 9yr age gap between the dd's as well so there's no confusion with schools or anything so it doesn't rule our lives.

I have 3 DS's

initials are

TYM
TSM
TMM

so yes I'd do it

I have a Caitlin and a Charlie but I think that being a girl and a boy it shouldn't cause many probs.

Dh and I were talking about the wider family the other day though, and my dd2 is Molly, and she has cousins called Maisie, Millie and Miriam, and an Uncle Michael, so lots of M's in the family.....

My ds's have the same initial.

Not a problem. I just call them the wrong names sometimes

my mum and dad had exactly the same initals (including middle name) then proceeded to have 5 children all with the same initial (we didn't have middle names tho) teh post issue wasn't too bad cos re bank acc asked them to use our full names! i don't think there is anything wrong with it.

just had to add i know of a couple - justine and justin!!! WTF - do you think they got together just because they share pretty much the same name???

Also my DP and youngest son both share the same initials - J.M.P

We gave DS3 a name that started with D, completely overlooking the fact that DH's first name is D. They have different middle initials but it has started to cause problems now DS is starting to get his own post.

Also DS1(20) is MD. Thought that was OK, but every time he gets a letter from his bank or student loans people (in fact anyone who uses the full initials) DH opens it. Every time he says "but it says Mr D.."

DH wanted to give DD2 his initials "for a laugh" Needless to say her name is completely different and she doesn't even share 1 initial with anyone else.

MIL gave both DH & SIL names with the initials DM and actually said it was to save on name tapes SIL was always known by her second name though.

It was only a problem once,afaik, when they were both learning to drive at the same time & sent off test application forms - the DVLC cashed both cheques but only issued one test appointment.

What is potentially more annoying though is that MIL and I are both Mrs J Surname, which last time she was staying with us she used as an excuse to open one of my letters...

I have two girls with the same initial, tbh I hadn't even thought about the post issue! I just liked the names Now I'm wondering if it will be a problem!

I have the same first intial as my two of my brothers its never caused any problems as we all have different middle intials. It does get confusing with my dad and db2's post as they have 2 of the same names but in reverse order and dad often uses his middle name rather than his first name IYKWIM.

I knew a family that called their children Kirsty,Kelly,Kerry,Kimberley,Katherine.Imagine the post in their house.

IF you like it, go for it, especially if they sound completely different.

I know a woman whose 2 children have names which are in full rhyme with each other. That is far weirder IMO. I think it's worse because they're both one syllable.

Other than any post issues, I doubt most people would say, Sarah and Stephen, oh they're too similar!

dd and ds have the same initials we liked the names, there was no intention to match. although it starts the same letter, it pronounce different. iyswim

My brother and I had the same initial (S) and it was always fine, our names went well together and didn't sound similar. It's probably a bit different with same-sex sibs though, as far as mixing up post is concerned.

If we like a name with the same letter then I don't really think it matters.

My 2 children have the same initials. Different middle letter though. Not intentional, we just like names beginning with that letter.
Not sure what we'd do about no.3

My sisters and I were (before marriage): CLA, CLA, and CAA

We did not like it.

I have 2 cousins, who are sisters, that have the same initial. That in itself, is fine.
However, they have both married blokes who also have the same initials, and they are all best mates and go out together. It does sound pretty twee!

Cousin 1.. Hi, my name is J.. and this is my ds, J... this is my dh, J and my bil, J...

I'm just wiating for kids to come along....

I have a GAP and a GEP. It wasn't concious to name them both G's and not until recently when eldest got a letter re her child trust fund (why it was addressed to her at age 2.6?) that I realised we are going to have some confusion for a few years when things are addressed to Miss G P*. I don't suppose many people will use the middle initial as well. Oh well.

Hmm, I have two boys and two girls - the boys are C and E and the girls are C and E. So although there are initials in common we have "Miss C" and "Mr C" and "Miss E" and "Mr E" - so for the most point these problems are circumvented. (Incidentally, the CECE thing was coincidental, not by design!)

horses for courses isn't it. one person can't understand how it wouldn't cross your mind, another can't understand why it would even be a consideration. Same with initials as with going together.
For me the post thing never even came into the equation, I just didn't want to have children with the same first initial, in the same way that I wanted them to have a 2nd name that began with a vowel (well that was a concious thought process for ds2, with ds1 his full name just came to me and that was it).
But equally I don't understand the going together thing, they are their own separate people, why would their names need to go together.

I have a friend whos 3 dd's all have the same first initial and my mum and her two sisters have the same first initial too.