First and Last Name same letter

[wegoagain]

We really like the name Benjamin James, but our surname starts with a B... Is it a no go?

Is it Button?

I'd be more worried about the initials BJ.

^ that

The beckhams said they were calling their kid Brooklyn Joseph. to be known as BJ but he never was.

BB initials are fine.

I went to school with a Benjamin James and he was BJ and relentlessly teased. He's swapped them in adulthood and is known as JB now!

My OH has same initial first name and surname no problem

It increases their chances of growing up to be a superhero

I think it sounds really nice when the first name and surname are the same initial.

Benjamin Braddock

Actor Ben Barnes, MP Ben Bradley etc - it's fine imo unless your surname also starts with the "Ben" sound (like Bennett etc) then it might be a bit of a tongue twister.

I actually really like alliterative names - they tend to sound more memorable (hence why lots of famous people seem to have/pick them).

I absolutely love alliterative names, so strong. Not sure about BJ though!

@NigellaSeed

It increases their chances of growing up to be a superhero

This!

Benjamin Bowen is fine. Or any other BB.
But Benjamin James Bowen is not good, nor BJ anything.

Bb is fine, bj is not

@DevilWaresPrada

I'd be more worried about the initials BJ.

I thought this

I love alliterative names, they sound great.

Don't see anything wrong with same first and last initial. As others have said BJ tho....

Only time first and last initials being the same are a problem is when it's the same name, it happens!

I'm hoping to name DC3 with the same initial as last name. I did second guess it because of the 2 initials but I love the name and the more I've considered it the less bothered I am and it actually sounds fine.

My eldest is an EE. I love his name. If you like the name I wouldn't worry about the initials being the same.

I’m an HH and I really like it. My first name and surname aren’t alike in length or sound so it isn’t super rhymey.

It's fine. I've got an alliterative name- I appreciate it most when typing my initials to sign off an email. Saves precious milliseconds.

Definitely sounds good, unless it's Ben Bennett (or something).

Sometimes CC or KK or something like that can sound a bit harsh, but sometimes they work brilliantly. I think BB generally works fine.

I love alliterative names. Actively looking for a name with the same letter as surname for our baby. I agree BJ isnt ideal though