Firstname starting with same letter as surname?

[Purpletopaz42]

The name we like starts with the same letter as our surname, we really like the name but we're a bit worried about how it will sound beginning with the same letter, any opinions on whether it works or not? Thank you

It depends on the initials and the sound of the letters.
You could be like Keira Knightley, and have a name like Thea Thompson, William Wright, or Catherine Charlton.

I'd say it's not a big deal for one child but don't create a whole dynasty of them.

Matthew Martin - Mrs and Mrs Martin just happened to like the name Matthew.

Matthew, Maureen, Michael, Monica, Montague and Maria Martin - Mr and Mrs Martin probably didn't like all those names as much as the first two or three, but felt they couldn't stop now.

My husband’s initials are DD (with A thrown in the middle). I’ve always hated it, it’s clumsy somehow and put me off alliterative names. Plus what happens if your child has a lisp or speech impediment and you’ve called them Susie Styles (cringe)

I like it in general but I think it depends on the name. My surname begins with B so I felt any B names sounded clumsy, also because the surname is a but if a mouthful by itself.
Most times I have heard it I think it works.

I tend to avoid

I specifically looked for a name for our baby that started with the same letter as our surname. I love alliterative names!