Are they too similar?

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Just that really, Stanley and Sidney?

Yes
Is Sidney a boy or girl?

Don’t give same initial - how will you ever know which post is for who?

A girl, Rainbow.

Not very keen on either to be fair.

For a boy or a girl.

No, they're not too similar. The post thing is just bizarre

I'm personally not keen on Stanley, but Sidney is cute imo

What is wrong with you greensjeeves- you are a bit weird following me round the site?!
It’s not buzzare - when the kids are teenagers she’ll be getting post for mr s [surname] and they’ll have no idea who it’s for. She’ll want to label her kids clothes and she’ll have to write out their full name as the initials are the same. She be forever correcting people who didn’t quite hear if it was sid or stan this time.

I would spell Sydney as a girl and Sidney as a boy?

What on earth are you raving about

Post not such an issue if one is mr and one miss to be fair - my assumption was that Sidney was a boy which I think a lot of people will do too

Thanks for all the comments.

I thought they might have been too similar, that's why I asked.

The post thing wouldn't be much of an issue as it would then be 'miss' and 'mr' but thank you anyway. Probably won't go with this anyway, I just really like both names.

Has anyone got any suggestions to go with Stanley? (we already have a Stanley)

I would assume Sidney was a boy, especially when paired with Stanley, because they both have the same "popular in the 1900s, back in fashion now" vibe.

I do think that they are too similar though, as well.

What other girls names do you like? It is definitely a girl?

Poppy is nice too, I think. Quite like Lola, I'm just really stuck.

Poppy is sweet
Penelope with nn poppy?
Vivienne then you get viv which is a bit like sid?
Claris ?
Alanah?
There’s loads of lola, Leila type names which are all nice imo

Rosa?

If you like matching with the same letter how about;

Stanley and Sienna
Stanley and Sammie
Stanley and Stevie
Stanley and Sylvie
Stanley and Scarlett

Sidney should be Sydney imo but we live in Australia so having a Sydney would be a bit weird

I think it sounds fine together and both lovely names. Sidney is my DD’s middle name, it’s also her grandad’s name but I actually prefer it for a girl rather than a boy. I also prefer the Sidney spelling rather than Sydney like the city.

As far as the post thing is concerned, my entire family have the same initial and I don’t recall it ever being a problem

Stanley and June
Stanley and Lara
Stanley and Florence
Stanley and Edith
Stanley and Rosemary

Stanley and Lola sounds a bit too like Charlie and Lola.

Jeez, I also don't see what the problem is with Stanley and Sidney. Quite cute together. No different to Michael and Maisie or James and Jennifer.

I think Sydney/Sidney is a great name for a girl!

If you want a similar name with a completely different etymology, try the (French?) Sidonie.

As you also like Poppy and Lola, how about

Florence, Deirdre, Maura, Michaela, Iris, Violet?

Stanislas is the French equivalent

I think its cute. Prefer sydney though, to me sidney is the masculine spelling.

Another who prefers the Sydney spelling

Me, my sister and my Dd all have the same first initial

Stanley and Pearl
Stanley and Eliza