Siblings names rhyming?

[diamondsarefornextweek]

Currently brainstorming names for DC3.
We currently have a Henry and a George, and I would really like DC3 (if a girl!) to be Wren.
DH is concerned that Henry and Wren are too similar. My argument is, our pet name for Henry does not rhyme with Wren, and we probably only use his full first name once a day if that.
I know I'm trying to rationalise it to myself - but please be straight with me!

Absolutely fine. Unless you call him Hen it doesn't rhyme.

I think it’s fine. Even if you call him Hen you may end up calling her Wrenny or Sausage or whatever else.

I wouldn’t. It’s a tongue twister. Some people will end up calling them Renry and Hen by mistake. MIL does this with mine and dd’s name all the time, because they have the same sound in the middle. I didn’t even notice it myself when we chose the name, but it’s definitely an issue for MIL (and occasional Dh 🙄) and it does irritate me when she then mutters about ‘bloody rhyming names”.

They don't rhyme. No one shortens Henry to Hen. They are different numbers of syllables. It's a non-issue imo. It's not like it's Lily and Billy or something.

I know someone who as an Any and a Jamie, bit odd when you say them together. I think Henry and wren are fine, love the name Wren btw!

Amy!!

No one shortens Henry to Hen
I disagree, my nephew often gets called Hen or Henny.
I think they're too similar in sound and Wren seems a bit out of place compared to the classic vibe of Henry and George.

Love Wren! I’d go for it. They are similar but not too much I don’t think. Especially if you rarely call him by his full name.

I think it’s fine. If you were to call her Hetty or James I could see a problem but not with Wren and it is a lovely name.

I think it's fine

Sorry, I agree with your husband that Henry and Wren are a bit too similar to my ear.

I don't mind the sound of them but just feel Wren doesn't go with the other names, which are more traditional.
The similar sounds would not put me off though.

Agree

I don't really see Henry and Wren as similar.
However, my worry would be that Henry George Wren sounds like one complete name (a really good name actually!) rather than three siblings.

"Even if you call him Hen you may end up calling her Wrenny or Sausage or whatever else."

Sausage?

Funnily enough I sort of have a Henry and Wren in the family with a third whose name also has 'en' in the middle.

I have never thought that Henry and Wren sound alike as no one calls him 'Hen' (I did once and he told me he wasn't a chicken!')

They also all get called sausage!

Maybe this is an accent thing, but I don't think they rhyme.
And if Henry is the oldest child, the name will often be separated by George anyway.
Henry's do get called Hen. Hen and Wren is a bit much. Henry, George and Wren is lovely.

We don't use Hen for Henry, we use a completely random nickname which stuck when he was a toddler and doesn't rhyme with either of the others' names!
Should probably have put this in sooner - George is DH's son and is with us about 40% of the time, so just over half the time it would be just Henry and the baby with us, which was why I could see DH's point about the rhyming of those 2! I think he is also a bit nervous that my bio children will have "rhyming" names so might kind of segregate George?

I can understand DH concern but I truly do think Henry & Wren (as the full names) are different enough and don’t rhyme as is. I don’t think you’ll be leaving George out. The more I see the name Wren the more I love it! Please go for what you love ❤️

Unless you start calling Wren “Wrenry” I can’t see a problem.

They don't rhyme.

My concern would be that Henry and George are both very classic names whereas I fear that Wren is a fad name which will date badly.

I'd pick something with more longevity.

Rhyming is when two words have the same vowel sound and the same ending sound. Henry and Wren are fine (and I'm somebody who really hates siblings names actually rhyming). Besides I think the emphasis in Wren is on the starting R sound, not the ending N.

That said, stylistically they are a head-scratcher for me. One very traditional and one very modern.