Elliott, brother to Harriet, too samey??

[Dragonfly909]

We are expecting a DS and already have a DD, Harriet. DH and I can't agree on boys names at all. We both could potentially compromise on Elliott but is that too samey with Harriet? Also not sure what a good nickname for Elliott would be?

What is it you like about Elliot? Would Elias fit the bill?

I don't think they're too similar but don't just compromise if you're not sure.

We have a Harriet and a Benjamin. I don’t think Harriet and Elliott are too similar at all. And I wouldn’t stress about nicknames, something might happen organically or you might prefer him going by his full name rather than a nickname.

Hmm tricky one!! I think you have to go with what you love over worrying if they are too samey but I do see what you mean. What is it you like about Elliot? Maybe we can make some suggestions. Oh fyi I’m lead to believe the Elliott spelling is surname and for a first name it should be one t.

@girlmom21 not sure I do like it massively I prefer traditional boy names and my DH likes more outlandish ones! I guess we must like the 'et' sound, we also considered Scarlett if it was a girl.

I do think they are a bit too similar tbh. Same ending.

I agree keep looking... give us some examples of what you and DH each like and we might be able to find the magical name you both like?

@fairycupcakes ah I was wondering about spelling, that's helpful thank you! Sorry repeating myself but I like traditional names e.g. George, William, Edward etc. DH's short list includes things like Remington, Elland, Daxton, Colby which I can't get on board with!

I think they are very similar so would avoid.

What about

Issac
Caleb
Noah
Elias
Toby
Finlay

I also love traditional boys names (I have a Thomas) and love the name Elliot.

But the above names are ones I like that are traditional but not the usual traditions iyswim?

Remington, Elland, Daxton, Colby tell him these all sound like tool manufacturers. (Sorry, not helpful.)

I do think Elliot and Harriet sound to similar OP. Both lovely names.

*too

Depends on how exactly you say them.

ha-rri-ett and ell-i-ott - a bit similar, but still okay.

ha-rri-ett and ell-yott - no problem.

If you call her Hattie then also no problem.

To me they’re too similar.

No problem! Ah I see so you both have quite different tastes! What about names like a PP has suggested? Maybe something like:
Finlay, Tobias, Theodore, Henry, Oscar?

The Elliot that I know, goes by Eli as an adult.

I don't know if Elliott is ever shortened but Harriett is often shortened to Harry. Could you end up with Harry and Ellie? That could be confusing in some circumstances.

I think they're fine together unless you have anyone in the family with hearing loss as they are on the borderline of samey. A nickname for me would be El. Although Elliot isn't a long name when spoken (it's 3 syllables obviously but in both Elliot & Harriet the last two and especially the last one are barely there) so you don't necessarily need a nickname. His friends would call him what they call him.

Also like Elias.

Could you end up with Harry and Ellie? That could be confusing in some circumstances.

Could be but I've know 2 Hatties and a Haz for Harriet. To avoid this, as much as is possible as what they call themselves or their friends call them is not ultimately up to you, choose family nicknames and use them a lot. "Hattie and El" wouldn't be confusing, for example. And sounds quite good.

ha-rri-ett and ell-i-ott - a bit similar, but still okay.
ha-rri-ett and ell-yott - no problem.

Or she could just pronounce each of them the usual (I'll get flamed for saying 'proper') way. Both names should have the emphasis on the first syllable, traditionally.

They're fine

@itsgettingweird I like quite a few of those personally but DH doesn't 😫

They do sound very similar endings.

@heldinadream 😂i had similar thoughts. Have told him! I think the problem is he's been looking at a list from the USA where lots of first names sound like surnames to us.

I know siblings with name which are more similar, but they are too similar for me to use. It's not just the ending but the cadence of the name. The Elliots I know either use their full name or El.

Thanks for all the opinions! We have signed up to a different baby names app and actually have some matches on there, I think the other app we used (where we had no matches out of about 40 names each!) was a bit too American for me. DH seems to like names that sound like a place or a surname but turns out he also likes Gaelic names so maybe we can look at that... Under consideration we now have Austin and Lachlan 🤔

We have an Elliot. Call him El...and his brother Alexander, Al 😂
I don't think the saminess matters, you don't usually refer to them as a pair.

I quite like Elli and Etty
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