Is this name too Mickey Mouse?

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Expecting a DD, our first baby, and the name we both like is short and alliterative with our surname. Just wondering if it's too much?

Without giving away either name, it's along the lines of Anna Ash.

It's the only name we can agree on. I worry that it's too cartoony but DH doesn't see a problem.

Depends entirely on the names

The example below sounds like someone saying 'and a rash' quickly, so would say no but the one you actually want to use might be fine

I think a short name is fine, a short alliterative name can sound fine. But a short alliterative name which has the same vowel sound repeated 3 times is what pushes it into cartoonish for me. Is it the same vowel sound 3 times on the actual name? In which case I'd probably reconsider.

Yes, sorry, but we need the actual name (fully understand if you don't want to share it though). We gave DD2 a highly illiterative name, but it's not singsong which makes it nice to my ear.

It depends on the names

Anna Ash - nope, too many As

Stan Smith, Bob Barker, Ella Evans - fine

i know someone called lily Lewis abit of a tounge twister.

For me alliterative names often give off superhero vibes because there's so many. Bruce Banner, Peter Parker, Steven Strange etc

Not sure if that's better or worse than a cartoon feel though.

Depends what the name is. Some work some don't.

The example below sounds like someone saying 'and a rash' quickly, so would say no but the one you actually want to use might be fine

Plus, with the example (don't know about the actual name), when you have a first name that ends with an 'a' with a surname that starts with certain vowel sounds, you more often than not get people adding an 'r' sound in between e.g Pamela RAnderson, Emma RUnwin, Pippa RAtkins - which I always think sounds overbearing and not particularly pleasant.

I quite like the alliteration but don’t use a name that ends in A if your surname starts with A. That was my maiden name setup and it sounds awful in practice.

It is very Marvel Comics but as long as Anna Ash isn't sister to Aaron Ash or has a sister called Hannah then it's fine imo.

Anna Ash - No. People will say it as Anna Rash

Thanks for the feedback.

I don't live in Britain so people won't be adding an r in the middle of the two names. Also there won't be two As coming together so won't be an issue anyway.

There aren't 3 A vowel sounds, so it would be closer to Annie Ash maybe in that sense but the first name ends in u and the surname starts with A.

If you want actual useful feedback you need to say what the names are. Otherwise it's pointless

You'll need to check what people tend to do in your accent but if the first name ends with an u/oo or even something like an au sound then you may well find you get intrusive W rather than intrusive R. With the ee sound of Annie, you get intrusive Y. (This is all in an English accent). You get intrusive consonants with most vowel combinations in English, not sure for other languages. Just try saying it quickly as though you're running down a register of kids' names, or as a kid saying "My name is Annie Ash" rather than saying it proudly as an announcement.

I think it sounds fine though, not like a superhero at all.

Anna Ash is fab. I went to school a girl named something a long the lines of Ella Ellison (Not actual name but just to give you an example. She had no problemss.
Also my Great Great Grandma was (called again something a long the lines of) Martha Marsden. I think they sound okay. Don't they call them literacy names.

I think Anna Ash is an example of alliteration, not the actual name.

Alliterations are fine.

So maybe something like Anju Ash?

I think that's fine. I like lots of alliterative names. Susan Sarandon trips off the tongue nicely.

Some alliterative names sound great others not so good.
Again it depends on the end sound of the first name and the first sound of the surname.
So Sharon Stone sounds fine. Emily Emerson not so good.

Thanks so much for your suggestions and comments! They were very helpful!

I actually thought you'd say the name was Mickey. As lots of the boys babes that are popular are similar Frankie, Alfie, Bertie, Charlie, Freddie

I agree with the others. Annabel Ash sounds really good though

I quite like alliterative names, but I think Anna Ash will sound a bit gabbled. Ann Ash would sound clearer when spoken. It's the 'a' running into the 'A' that makes your example not a good one I think.