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Thoughts on siblings with the same 1st initial

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HJL2506 · 01/07/2018 14:26

I don't usually like to see same initials in siblings. My sons name begins with "S" and I'm expecting another boy in October and the name my husband and I love begins with "S" again.

This is purely a coincidence. Their middle names will be completely different letters, so in the future when they get mail this shouldn't be a problem. Do you think it's ok? I don't want to find another name purely because I'm slightly put off by the same initial.

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Battleax · 01/07/2018 14:28

Its fine.

xyzandabc · 01/07/2018 14:30

It's absolutely fine. I know a family where there are 10 kids all with the same initial, that may be taking it a bit far but in general, it's not a problem at all.

newcupcake · 01/07/2018 14:30

I'm really sorry to say it just reminds me of the Rooneys and the Kardashian's !!

Iwasjustabouttosaythat · 01/07/2018 14:32

I have 3 kids and two share the same initial. I don’t think anyone else would ever notice? But even if they did it’s more important to me they have the best names I could think of for them.

TickledOnion · 01/07/2018 14:37

My 2 DDs have the same initial. It’s a non issue and makes naming uniform easy as I bought name tags with the initial and surname.

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HJL2506 · 01/07/2018 14:38

Thanks for your replies. As I said we haven't purposely thought of matching initials. And it's not 5 or so siblings like the kardashians as if we have a girl we like a name that starts with "V".

I just didn't want to go with our second best name (E initial) and have regrets.

Yes that's true, going with your best names.

Hash yes I think 10 kids is a bit too far! Would run out of names!

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twinkletoedelephant · 01/07/2018 14:39

Post gets a bit annoying as children get older .... But as they won't live together forever - it's fine :)

HappyLollipop · 01/07/2018 14:40

It's fine, me and my sister have the same initials and it's never caused problems.

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HJL2506 · 01/07/2018 14:41

Thank you :)

I think if they were twins I would be more inclined not to use the same initial.

And yes will make school uniforms easier.

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seven201 · 01/07/2018 14:41

I'd try and avoid it personally (because of post!) but if you love the name just go for it

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HJL2506 · 01/07/2018 14:43

I was really trying to avoid it but something in my head feels slightly disappointed if we were to go with the other name 😫

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TatianaLarina · 01/07/2018 14:51

It’s really annoying never knowing who the post is for.

Name tags don’t justify it!

AliMonkey · 01/07/2018 14:52

I had friends who were same gender, close in age and had same initial. Regular confusion with post which caused some issues as teenagers when they wanted things to be private. However, likely to be less of an issue for your DC given most things are now electronic!

DH and I have same initial (does at least mean that I can't get annoyed by things addressed to Mr & Mrs X, which I probably would if my initial was Y). Our favourite boys' name had same initial so we went with it. When we then had DD, we spent ages trying to decide whether she would feel left out if didn't have same initial, even though we didn't even have any names on our list with that initial. She does occasionally say now "You all start with the same letter, it's not fair that I'm different".

Anyway, in your position, I would think it was fine - but would start to get a bit odd if you have a third with the same initial! I have to register children for a group and actually the ones with the same initial are the ones I can remember more easily so it has it's advantages!

Lemoncurd · 01/07/2018 14:53

We have one child that shares my husband's initial and two share mine. It has never been an issue.

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HJL2506 · 01/07/2018 14:56

That's a good point. Yeah we don't like any other names with this initial so that wouldn't be happening. And the post thing don't bother me as a lot of the time the middle initial is included too. And for the sake of not using our favourite name because of post is something that I'm fine with.

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AtticaRose · 01/07/2018 15:04

I personally would try to avoid it, only because of the potential to get mixed up. My sister and I have names that start with the same sound (not letter though! Ca and Ka), and we were forever being called the wrong name!

That said, I think a really great name could definitely outweigh this. If it's the right name, go for it anyway. We both like our names,and there's no lasting harm!

Ullupullu · 01/07/2018 15:14

Does anyone still get post?! By the time our kids grow up they will get even less... Go for it OP

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HJL2506 · 01/07/2018 15:18

I did also worry about people getting them mixed up, especially at school. But they will be 2 school years apart and people will get used to it.

My brothers are called Anthony and Greg and they are 6 years apart and even now people call them the wrong name lol.

Thank you everyone :)

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Cupcake99 · 01/07/2018 15:28

My sister and I
Have the same initials-I was refused a mortgage,because she
Already had a mortgage for
A house in the same road-and doctors surgery was always pulling up the wrong ones file-probably didn't help that we also had the same birthday! (Just different years)

TSSDNCOP · 01/07/2018 15:36

My sister, mother, aunties and a cousin all have the same initial and no middle names.

My dad died in October; in the 49 years I’d known him he’d never hit the mark first time with the correct name of the person he was talking to.

DiegoMadonna · 01/07/2018 16:02

My two brothers have the same first initial and it has never been of any interest or bother to either of them.

The idea of post being a problem is quite bizarre. Teenagers receive very little post anyway!

TwoGinScentedTears · 01/07/2018 16:05

I have two with same initial. Trying to shout upstairs to one of them leaves me utterly tongue tied!

Twinkie1 · 01/07/2018 16:07

2 words.

Pauline Fowler

gingerpickles · 01/07/2018 16:09

DH and his brother have same intials and even worse exactly the same middle names like Steven John and Stuart John.
My brother and I have the same intials too, and again our middle names are also the same intials.

All of us have hated it, we felt our parents couldn't be bothered and that we were really individual. Even worse me and DH have the same first initial and now people say should we ever have another baby we should give them the same intials as DS.

I would completely avoid it.

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HJL2506 · 01/07/2018 16:38

Yeah i see that with post haha!

As I say they have/will have 2 middle names each with each name being a different initial. These names are names we loved so we have bothered with them. Pauline fowler would not spring to mind at all 😂

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