Am I being silly?!

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Hi everyone, I'm currently 18 weeks pregnant, not sure yet what team I'm on yet but I am thinking about baby names as you do.. the thing is, I can't help but consider DH's sisters daughters names when looking at potential names for our baby and whether the names rhyme with theirs or not (something I don't want) is this something I really should be worrying about? For example, I really liked the name Luna, however she has a daughter called Layla, which makes me think I can't use Luna now as they rhyme! It's really doing my head in and I need someone to tell me a) yes you are being silly it doesn't matter or b) yes it matters steer clear of names that sound too similar.. sorry for the long post! Any input welcome!

Luna and Layla don't rhyme.

Yes you are being silly. Luna and Layla don't sound that similar to me.

Do you live nearby and see a lot of DH's sister and her family?

It doesn't matter in my opinion. My name is Francesca, my cousin is Jessica. Never bothered us except older members in the family sometimes getting our names a bit confused.

They alliterate, they don't rhyme. Nobody will notice or care.

Those names don't rhyme

Luna does not rhyme with Layla they are 2 different sounds. Whatsmore literally no one will think about how your child's name sounds alongside their cousins name.

Also Luna is a terrible name for a child, it's a really common cat/dog name at the moment

Luna fine -
Kayla not. .

Yes, they don't rhyme !! Use it if you want to

Lol! That told me!!

What about Ayda and Layla??

Still doesn't rhyme.

Words that rhyme with Layla.

Ayla
Cayla
Conswaylor
Delaylah
Eruswayla
Kayla
Layla
Taylor

Ok, so 'rhyme' wasn't the right word to use. That has been made clear. Let's just say 'sound too similar' for arguments sake.

Luna and Layla don't sound too similar.

The names you've mentioned are nothing alike. You're over thinking. Call your baby whatever you like OP

You're worried because they alliterate? I think there fine, both nice names

You are being silly

If you look at the meaning of the the names they both relate to the night so only for that are they similar, you shouldn't be put of the name you love though. Have you considered Selena, Selene, Celeste, Celestia. All relate to the Moon.

Ada is pronounced the same as Ayda, no? Ayda and Layla look quite similar, but Ada and Layla don't at all

They don't rhyme and they don't sound similar. At all. You are seriously overthinking this.

Luna sounds a lot like Loony.

But Luna is a horrible name.......

Call your baby whatever you want.

I have 3 sets of cousins (who are cousins of each other) called Jo/e and Chris. No one cares. Except my mum, who couldn't understand why her brothers were so unimaginative!

You're being silly, you really shouldn't be even considering their names. Just thinking of names you love.

I think your hormones are taking over op.
Don't think about other people when you are choosing names, just think of names you love.

Names are quite different. Also I wouldn't ever see it as an issue with cousins names being similar...definitely not something I'd even think about. Pick whatever name you like and don't compare to others :)