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Siblings with the same initial

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nasara · 17/07/2012 21:34

Is it really an issue if your children share the same initial for their first name? I understand there may be some postal-related difficulties, but surely that shouldn't be too much of a problem...?

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RancerDoo · 17/07/2012 21:38

Of course it is not an issue. I do think it is slightly strange when an entire family (parents included) have the same initial. ( But who give a shit what I think?!)

amck5700 · 17/07/2012 21:46

I have two boys with the same initial, it's not a problem and for the majority of their life they are not going to be sharing a house a horrifying image of them sharing a room with twin beds in it when they are 50 just flashed through my head!! so post shouldn't be an issue - My OH and i share an initial too (not the same one as the kids as I agree that is a bit odd!) and that doesn't cause problems either although it does give me an excuse if i spot an interesting envelope in the post

exoticfruits · 17/07/2012 22:02

I wouldn't want my sibling opening my post or us having to guess who it was for.

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 17/07/2012 22:05

Yeah don't go the Kreepy Kardashian route whatever you do!

Less · 17/07/2012 22:08

Don't do it. My sister and I have the same initial. When we were 16 & 14 a valentines card arrived. We still don't know who it was from or who it was for. I still think about it 30 years later. You can tell how many Valentine's I've had in my life

amck5700 · 17/07/2012 22:12

My two just have different middle initials (and names too!) and it's been fine so far.

Chunkychicken · 17/07/2012 22:13

It was only noticed after we had named our DD that we have the initials C (me), D (DH) & E (DD). I am very slightly tempted to name DC a name beginning with F

However, I understand the same thing too, but as I'm struggling to choose names anyway, if its a name both DH & I like and it happens to start with an E, so be it. We'll just make sure they have different middle name initials.

NorksAreMessy · 17/07/2012 22:16

DD and DS have the same initial.
No problems AT ALL and all name tags just said their initial and surname

amck5700 · 17/07/2012 22:17

My surname starts with M c K, so first names starting with a "k" sound go well, we ended up with two of them although they both begin with C - can't say we really thought too much about it though. There are actually loads of names in our extended family that start with that sound now that I think about it.

amck5700 · 17/07/2012 22:19

...it has the added advantage that when labelling older sons school/scout stuff I just use his initial and surname so that I can pass it down to younger brother and then add in the full name so I know who's stuff is who's - younger brothers new stuff just get labelled with his first name as there are only about a dozen in the country I think :o)

exoticfruits · 18/07/2012 07:22

It is useful for name tags etc but the worst is something like the valentine card when you are teenagers- don't do it.

BabyStone · 21/07/2012 13:53

love siblings having the name initial, never thought it would cause a problem! Iv got the name initials as my mum and liked us both being TJ. And on post you could always just have their middle initial as well

Wearsuncream · 21/07/2012 14:13

I think it sounds very uhhmmm ... twee.

shimmy0 · 21/07/2012 14:25

So there's two or three Mr R Smiths in the house, every letter that arrives for Mr R Smith will be fought over.
As for the poster who said its not a problem as she and her husband have the same initial well that is a different scenario because she would be Mrs and her husband Mr.

I have 3 brothers and if all 3 had the same initial I can just imagine the fights over "You opened my post".

shimmy0 · 21/07/2012 14:27

I am also assuming that babystones mother had Mrs TJ whilst babystone was Miss TJ?

sonniboo · 21/07/2012 14:31

Fine if they are different gender, but can be a pain if two brothers or two sisters share the same initial.

babyblabber · 21/07/2012 15:44

I cannot believe people think there's an issue with the same initials in a family. That is the most ridiculous thing I've heard on here yet. My mum and I have the same initials and apart from the very very odd occassion when we'd open a letter for the other (most post has your full name) it never even crossed my mind. I think you would have to be crazy to rule out a name you like on that basis.

PrettyInDecadence · 21/07/2012 15:51

I don't really see the post thing as an issue - what post do teenagers get*? We might choose a name for DC2 with the same first initial as DS and I can't see an issue. If anything, it'll just be convenient with labelling!

*and who writes valentine's cards without putting the name of the recipient on them?!

shimmy0 · 21/07/2012 16:28

What post do teenagers get? When I was a teenager I got loads of mail, for example bank statements, letters from employers, wage slips, letters from my GP,all sorts of stuff. Now they have packages from Amazon, Ebay, do you tjink teenagers these days dont buy themselves stuff? Mail does not just start when you have left home you know and as you were a teenager once yourself I'm sure if you think back you will realise that you did get mail. I even remember getting junk mail addressed to me offering me credit cards and all sorts.

shimmy0 · 21/07/2012 16:30

And no not all mail bears the recipients full name.

5madthings · 21/07/2012 16:45

i wouldnt do it!

my dp has the same intitial as his mum and sister, so post would come in addressed to A brown *not real name and they wouldnt know who it was for, he hated it, even now he still occasionally comments on how much he hated it!

Pochemuchka · 21/07/2012 16:53

Me and my brother shared initials and never had any problems. We lived together several times as adults too and it was still never a problem.
One of those issues that seems to exist mostly on MN.

shimmy0 · 21/07/2012 17:07

Pochemucka are you both male? If you are female and he is male you wouldn't have a problem. Both male on the other hand yes it would be a problem.

amck5700 · 21/07/2012 18:06

Pochemuchka - I agree. My OH has 2 brothers and a dad with the same initial and it never seemed to be a problem. I have a fool-proof method of working out who mail is for, open it and if it isn't for you then pass it on. How much mail do we get that is really private, and how much of that wouldn't have your full name on it? precious little in my view. not enough to completely eliminate a name that you like. At the end of the day, it's not your problem and if the kids don't like it they can always move out :o

3bees · 21/07/2012 18:15

I wouldn't intentionally look for a name with the same initial but I wouldn't let it stop me using two names that I loved. I don't think the post thing is such a problem. As a pp said they will be sharing a house (and of an age here they receive post) for a relatively short time. If it helps we've picked a name for dd2 that sounds similar and as same ending as dd1. Wasn't deliberate just happened to be the only name we agreed on and we don't think that's a problem

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