Sisters with same name meaning

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It turns out that the only name we both love and are going to call DD2 when she arrives, means the same as DD1's name, although it is less obvious. Do you think it matters?
This is just a curiosity question, really, as we are calling DD2 the name and we don't think it matters

Like Elizabeth and Isabel?
I think it is fine.

I think that's a nice idea.

Are we talking Grace and Favour or at older meanings? If older meanings, I have no clue as to the meaning of any of my lo's names.

I think its sweet and a positive thing.

No, it doesn't matter a jot. Who cares what names supposedly mean. As long as the names themselves aren't too similar, I think it's fine and no one in everyday life will really notice.

I think its a nice way to bond siblings together, actually. Really sweet. As long as its not TOO obvious (like someone said, Elizabeth and Isabel)

Ooh what are the names?

I think it's nice. I can't think anyone would care if it were so anyway, unless they sound the same?
mine mean the same

Both my ds and dd have names which mean practically the same thing, I like it.

I don't think it generally matters.

Although if it's a version of the name in a different language I'd avoid using them together. Like as Isabel is the Spanish version of Elizabeth, I'd not use those two together.

I think it does matter, my mum's first and middle name (which sound fairly different) mean the same thing and she's a bit about it and wishes her parents bothered to give her two proper names

A friend in school had the same

I think they'll notice, its nice to have your own name that's just yours

My sister and I have names which have the same meanings. Didn't find out until I was 10ish and looking at those crap name keyrings in a shop. Don't care either way, she doesn't either. Then again, my mum wouldn't have looked at meanings.

My brother and sister have names with the same meaning (his is the male version of hers and vice versa).
Not really a problem, I'd say.

DD1's name is very unusual, and a slightly variant spelling; we only know of one other (a friend of a friend, - who we only found out about after she was born) and it's first meaning is the same as what DD2's will be. And sounds as if it means that, iyswim. It also has a secondary flower meaning too.
DD2's name has only the one meaning (that I'm aware of), but I think less people would associate it with it's meaning, unless Welsh (and we don't live there - I know, I know, another debating point, but it's so pretty so that is what she is going to be ), or a mumsnetter

Snail we're not that bothered about meanings as long as it doesn't mean something hideous and evil , so we would always check, but only to make sure.

Oh yes, sorry didn't mean to sound flippant, I check meanings too, just in case! It's just that I'm sure my mum wouldn't have at all, all she was worried about was that we didn't have a distant relation with the same name:D