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Do our names clash or compliment?

6 replies

MsStumpy86 · 02/08/2014 22:34

We have a DS named Alfie and the names we have for this DC are:

Darcey for a girl
Rio for a boy (saw it on mumsnet a few months ago and I LOVE it)

I don't want opinions if you like the names, I'm just asking if you think they are too different from DS name to use them? Do they clash or compliment?

Thanks :-)

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OutragedFromLeeds · 02/08/2014 22:53

Alfie and Rio go well together.

Alfie and Darcey is ok, although I'm not keen on the matching 'eee' sound. I don't like matchy names for siblings.

BOFster · 02/08/2014 22:56

I think they're fine together, as they don't especially clash. They aren't particularly complementary either though.

callipygian00 · 02/08/2014 23:01

I don't think they either clash or compliment. But I'd go for the name you love - don't use a name you think is 'second best' just because it sounds better when said with his/her brother's name (as long as it's not a horrendous clash - which your's wouldn't be)! Couldn't care less how my name sounds with my sister's.

Pandora37 · 03/08/2014 09:52

Alfie and Rio do sound cute together. As for Darcey, I don't think it particularly clashes or compliments Alfie really. It's certainly not too different from Alfie to use it though.

ShovettyMcShovetty · 03/08/2014 10:33

No they don't clash at all. Don't really complement either but who cares?

ShanghaiDiva · 03/08/2014 10:40

Agree, don't really clash or complement.

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