Are these names too similar for siblings?

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Jacob and James

No, have a friend who has 2 boys with those names.

No I don't think they're too similar

I think they are a great combination.

Of course they are too similar, they are essentially the same name.

Jacob is the Latin form of James.

Personally, I think they are too similar.

Too similar for me.

Yes they’re too similar, they’re variations of the same name. Hence why the supporters of James II were known as Jacobites

A little similar but not greatly. Our youngest daughters are called Ava and Ariana, wish we hadn't though lol ours are way too similar.

Yes. Too similar for me if they are the only two children. Possibly ok if Jacob also has Maria, Paul and Edward as siblings and James comes right at the end. But as a pair, definitely not.

I would say too similar sorry OP. Both are lovely though.

Yes too similar. You would forever be muddling them up.

Too similar for me

I agree, they are variations on the same name, sort of like calling brothers Peter and Pierre.

Theure quite similar. And both lend themselves to being shortened to Jay (or J), so probably too close for me.

I know a Jacob with a brother called Jack which is far too similar imo. Jacob and James I don’t think is as bad but I probably wouldn’t choose them although individually they’re great names

Thanks all!

They’re fine :)

People will assume that you didn’t know they were forms of the same name.

Yes of course they’re too similar.

They're the same name!! Jacob is the Latin form of James - hence why the James era is Jacobean!!

Yes, they’re the same name!

Yes, they’re exactly the same name but in different languages.

On the other hand if you have another boy later you could call him Diego.

Too similar, but if you don't mind you could still use them

Not too similar to me. Great names