Are Fraser and Foster to similar?

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I have a DS Fraser and DD Darcie
currently looking at names for baby number 3 and me and DP can’t decide on many names that we both like. The only one we both like at the moment is Foster-Jude but after discussing it with my parents they said that Foster and Fraser were way to similar. We kind of see where they are coming from but think they are different enough.
We have no other name options if baby number 3 is a boy and don’t know what to do

Personally I don’t like Foster as a first name, but that’s not the point of my post. What I wanted to say is don’t give 2 brothers the same initial, it is a right pain with post, bank accounts, doctors letters etc. You might distinguish them with different middle names but you can’t rely on anyone else doing that.
I have a DS and DH with same first initial and it does cause privacy issues.

But Ruiari IS traditional. Very much so. It’s not spelt how you think though. DP should double check his GF’s birth cert.

What's your child's name?
Foster
Sorry, what's your foster child's name?

It' a hard no from me, even without the Fraser. Go for Jude.

Fraser is definitely not unique in Scotland!

How about Finbar?

Foster? 😆 Don’t be daft.

Eeeyan

What happens if he became a doctor who lived in Gloucester ?

Are you serious?
You cannot call a child Foster, regardless of what the sibling names are.

There are literally thousands of other names out there.

Ruairi (that is the correct spelling) is lovely.

Suggestions:
Fintan
Fergus
Ferdia
Fiacra
Declan
Lorcan
(all Irish) ^

Marlow
Sawyer
Blaise
Huxley
Sidney
Dexter
Hayden
Conrad
Jasper
Waylon
Calvin
Cullen
Elliot
Carson
Landon
Jensen
Wilder

Balonz?

Jude is lovely (as is Fraser). Foster is not great and the hyphenated Foster-Jude is even less great.

Just use Jude or go back to the drawing board (imo)

I'm going to go against the grain here and say.

1 I don't mind Foster. I've heard much worse imo..

1. I wouldn't get worked up on too similar. They are adults living apart for more time than boys at home together.

3 if its your favourite name then go for it. 4 I've never liked Jude and do not get the love for it on mn.

I love Fraser as name not so much Foster. I only know that as a surname. However, there is an ex footballer called Fraser Forster (I know slightly different) and that's all I can think about!

As per a PP suggestion Declan is nice. Quite a cool combination: Fraser, Darcie & Declan.

Why don't you call him Judith? That's six letters and he can be Jude for short.

@mathanxiety I am really loving the suggestion of Fergus
but is Fraser and Fergus again to similar?

Fergus is great and fine with Fraser.

Also Magnus.

Yes they are too similar. And hyphenation is always a hard no. Also foster is a bit weird (because of fostering / adoption)

Fergus is great

Finlay

Finton

Please go for Fergus, your own suggestions are overwhelmingly appalling and/or misspelled.

Unique has 6 letters though if you just need to make the point.

Jude is lovely, OP.
For what it's worth, I put my foot down over a ridiculous middle name tradition in my exes family.
There were no comebacks, no repercussions and she has a beautiful middle name, not a stupid one.

Adopte

Am crying

Finlay and Fergus both sound better than Foster.

I mean, not to my taste, but fine names with a Scottish feel and both fitting your weird theme of having 6 letters per name.

Myself, I wouldn't give brothers the same initial, but I suppose with such an age gap there will be less cross over with post, etc, or listing at the same places.