Children with same letter first name

[BellamyBells]

Is this an awful thing to do? For some reason all the boys names I like start with the same letter.

(It's not this name or letter) but it's like I have an Arthur and my favourites for a second boy are Alfie and Archie.

Don't want to come across all Kardashian!

I know 3 siblings with their first name all starting with the same letter, it’s a nightmare when appointments come from them without their middle initial because you don’t know which child it’s for until you call.

I think if it's just two children you have then it's fine, but it does look like a pattern you're choosing when it gets to three.

Arthur and Archie sound too simiar IMO as do Arfur and Alfie.

It's quite common to like names that start with the same letter. It's not awful to use names that start with the same letter but it does look a bit matchy-matchy.

I used to babysit siblings and cousins together, all the 4 had the same initial and it was a nightmare. Second letters were the same too for 3 of the 4 so maybe that made it worse. Don’t think so though.

Was very similar to Joe, Jake, Joshua and Jordan. Awful when you need to call for one urgently.

Having grown up with a sibling with the same initial, I'd say for their sake don't do it. Maybe its just my siblings personality, but they would deliberately open or take post that was ambiguous and it was absolutely infuriating. Often appointment letters etc would use middle initial as well which was thankfully different, but it was a point of great annoyance to me growing up and I'd rather have had a different name than go through that, trivial as it sounds.

Arthur and Archie/Alfie = no, too similar.
Arthur and Alistair or Aiden= yes, you could do this.

I think it would be a pain when they get older with post. The same as any two people in the house with the same initial.

Can't get over Pauline Fowler with Mark, Michelle and Martin.

Our 2 have the same initials, first, middle and surname, we didn't think about it!

Their names are different sounding though ie not Alfie and Archie but I don't think it really matters.

Both me and DSis have the same first initial it just got quite amusing when mom couldn't get the right name out first time 😂

My sister and I both have R first names. Only time it was annoying growing up was when we got letters through the post for 'Miss R Panda' as we would always be opening each others letters. Also teachers always got our names mixed up which was annoying.

We have 3, 2 with the same first initial. It’s caused no problem at all. Their names aren’t similar and even the first letter sound is different so no confusion.

I’ve got a girl and boy and they have the same first initial. It wasn’t intentional - they were just the names we liked. It hasn’t caused us any problems so far

It can be a bit of a pain later on when letters & bank/cc arrive in the post and you aren’t sure who they are for.

I know 3 siblings with their first name all starting with the same letter, it’s a nightmare when appointments come from them without their middle initial because you don’t know which child it’s for until you call

I've never had an appt in the post that didn't have a full name on it, and I didn't know about it already. Two of mine have the same initial, no confusion has ever arisen.

Not awful but think it's nice to have own first initial.
I'm one of five and we all have a different one.

My sibling and I have the same initial and it was never an issue and wasn't something that I ever thought about.

I have
2 J names
2 T names.
2 R names
2 C names
Never gave it a thought tbh!! Ime as long as initials don't spell something daft don't worry!!

Both mine have same same initial , same as you fav names ... my thinking is that by the time they are old enough to get mail , mail, paper mail won't exist maybe not even birthday cards as that's their only mail at the mo

Ok so it's not Arthur, Archie any of those. I didnt want to out myself. They actually happen to all be J names so a bit more unusual!

The Kardashian thing wouldn't occur to me (unless you had planned on K names and your surname started with K!) and I think same initials are cute for a girl and boy sibset (and it didn't cause any problems for me and my Dbro, plus saved my Mum money on name tapes!).

But I think it would cause post confusion with 2 sibs of the same sex (I wouldn't have wanted Dsis accidentally opening my mail - both addressed to Miss I. AmnotwhouthinkIam - middle initials aren't always used ).

I think with two or even three at a push it would be okay so long as the names weren't too similar. Juliet, Jospehine and James? Fine. Any more children and it gets into Duggar territory! The twins Jeremiah and Jedidiah

@BellamyBells, If you have a James and want to call DC2 Jorja or Jerald, then you get the Kar-ian theme

I know a family of five siblings, their names all begin with the letter C.

People posting it isn't a problem presume that the children will move out permanently when they are 18.

In my family there are issues with some of my siblings having the same initials as their same sex adult children and using the same bank, car insurance company, etc.

And that's ignoring the fact that 3 of my siblings had the same initials so as a PP said as children it caused problems when sending letters for appointments.

Depends on the names I think. Edna and Elizabeth, or Stephanie and Samuel would be fine imo, as they are different sounds, syllables and possibly sex.

Annie and Andy or Arthur and Archie etc would be too similar for me.