Siblings too close??

[twizzlesticka]

Expecting a baby girl, and in love with one particular girls name... but I'm a bit concerned it's too close to my DS's name?

I don't want to give the exact names for fear of being outing, but let's say my DS is named... Brel. (Thankfully he isn't!) The equivalent name I'm considering for DD would be Ella.

So something like, Brel and Ella? i.e. the names share one strong syllable sound, as siblings?

Please tell me if I'm overthinking this or if it's just too close!!

@TheSausageKingofChicago Yeah that makes sense!

If it helps any, I know real-life siblings Amy and James and (different family) Hugh and Lucy; never thought twice about either or heard anyone comment. Stan and Anna are borderline for me, but I'd probably be assuming Stan is short for Stanley even if it's not so less odd. Stanislaus and Annabel (just for example) are fine, like Oliver and Veronica - I think the longer the name the less difference one syllable makes.

There are a few that are probably a bit too close for my tastes, though - for example Brett and Etta or Jem and Emma or Liam and Mia, I think because the shared part is such a strong/main part of the name. I'd probably put Brel and Ella in that group.

(You could always post on "30 Days Only" so the thread's deleted automatically.)

Try saying them tigether as if you were calling for them to come downstairs or in the pstk

brel. Ella. Brella. So NO

Stan Anna. Stannana. So NO

Oliver. Victoria (ok) Ollie Vic (still ok)

I think it's potentially OK.

For example, a friend has children who both have two syllable names with the same ending (along the same lines as Annie and Nellie) and I think it"s fine.

I don't think 'matching' is an issue unless they fully rhyme eg Molly and Polly. I would avoid if they hard to say together.

In a world where every other child seems to have an 'ie' ending, I think you're okay with the same syllable. I know loads of families that have an ee sound at the end of all their children's names, so I wouldn't worry too much about one syllable!

I have a Joshua and a Joseph works fine.

Stan and Anna would be totally fine.
I think any name with one matching syllable would work.
Trying to think of others (Joseph and Sephora, Jacob and Coby, Dominic and Nicola, Suzanne and Anthony) and I think they all sounds completely fine.

I really don't get why stan and Anna would be a problem?

WHAT ARE THE ACTUAL NAMES, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD??

No problem whatsoever. Possibly overthrowing? Nobody will bat an eyelid. Not close at all.

OverTHINKING! For some reason my phone didn't like it!

"Stan&Anna" when said together giving the names of your children sounds like the chorus of "Is this the way to Amarillo?". Combinations like that are too close and hard to run together.

So say Anna and Stan instead.

the thing is Brel and Ella sound like very different names because I’ve never heard of Brel. So no they don’t sound too similar.

Ada and Aidan would be too similar. But I said that. Does it really matter? People might go “oh that’s similar!” And then forget forever. They’ll be their own humans with their own lives.

The names are quite clearly Bret(t) and Etta

And yes, I think they're too close