Are these names too similar?

[Honeybee79]

I have an Eliza already. Could we also have an Edith? Edie for short?

Not ideally, but ok if you can’t think of another.

We have a shortlist but Edith is currently the favourite! Others are Nina, Niamh and Iris.

I don't think they are at all similar, so no problem using them for sisters.

I actually really like Nina with Eliza.

We sometimes shorten to Eliza to Liza, which lessens the issue a bit.

I think it’s fine.
They are sisters, their names are individual, they don’t need to match, or ‘go’ with each other. Both nice names.
I do like Nina though.

Edith is just The Best name

Also fine with Eliza

I think they are ok as siblings. They look similar written down but they don’t sound the same, especially if Edith will go by Edie

Yes, when they're older any similarity won't really be relevant, it's more that I don't particularly want to give them samey names. We have a son too but fortunately his name is an easy sound to avoid...

I know an Orla with a baby sister called Isla.
Yours are nowhere near as “samey” as that!

Edith and Eliza are beautiful together

Just because 2 names begin with the same letter and have the same amount of letters doesn't mean they're similar.

Sound good together.

Yes, they’re nice together.

Not normally a fan of sibling names with the same initial. There's a first for everything though, and they are both such lovely names, which both sound very different. Just bear in mind that post will be a pain in the proverbial... Maybe different initials for middle names?

The names are fine but as teenagers/young women you’ll have a number of years where letters for 2 Miss E Honeybee’s will come through the door and will get confused.

As an older teen I absolutely didn’t want my family members opening my mail.

I don't think the two names are samey at all. And Edith starts with a long 'e', whereas Eliza doesn't. The only problem you might have is post arriving addressed to Miss E Whatever that might cause a little confusion when they're older.

But I do love Nina!

Yes, DH has pointed out the problem with the post, but they would definitely have different middle initials to try and avoid that!

I love Nina too. I think it will come down to Edith or Nina depending on what works when we meet her. Also love Niamh.

The E is really the only thing that makes the names similar so I don't see why not

Having said that IMHO Eliza is a far nicer name than Edith so little Edith my feel short changed later in life!

Love Edith and Niamh

Can’t stwnd Edith and yes it is a bit too samey.

Love Iris.

The names are fine but as teenagers/young women you’ll have a number of years where letters for 2 Miss E Honeybee’s will come through the door and will get confused

This just isn’t a thing. I have two now late-teen daughters with the same first initial, and every single letter they receive has their middle initial too. We’ve never had any confusion.

It’s always:
Miss EF Knight
Miss EH Knight

I think Edith and Eliza are beautiful names and go together perfectly.

Whereas I hate Nina (and also think two names ending in ‘-a’ are actually more samey!)

The pronunciation of the E is a totally different sound in each name, it’s possible that they just look similar?
Cute names

They are quite different. Will teenagers get much post in the 2020s?

I think you’ll be fine. Eliza will likely be Liza or Liz and you’re already planning to use Edie for Edith (if it were the case of worrying about two E names)

In any case, Edith and Eliza do not sound like similar names so go for it. I have a friend whose name begins with L, as do all 4 of her sisters. No one confused their names. Now me, I sometimes call my daughter my dogs name and vice versa and they don’t sound anything similar (plus traditional girl name vs traditional boy name) 🤷🏼‍♀️