Laurie and Rory?? Too similar?

[Jansetten]

We have a DS names Laurence and goes by Laurie, considering names for DS2 and like Rory a lot but feel it may be too similar to Laurie? Although truly their names Laurence and Rory wouldn’t be all that similar.

I feel like they kind of rhyme and are to samey. Both nice names though.

I like both names and don't really think they're that alike, when I say them they don't rhyme.

Rory is great! Don’t think they’re too similar, I’d say go for it

What about Toby instead of Rory

I actually think the issue is that Laurie is pronounced Lorry and Rory is Roar-y but when you see them written down together you read them like Lor-ry and Roar-y or Lorry and Rorry. They are too similar and too confusing together.

Very similar; but of a tongue-twister to say both!

Depends where you are maybe? I’m SE and Laurie can have a long ‘au’ sound in my accent, which does kind of make it rhyme with Rory.

Yes too similar.

I would say Laurie as Lorry and Rory like Roary

NisekoWhistler ·
What about Toby instead of Rory

Rory is a lovely name. Toby not so much.

Yes too similar

Lovely names and not too similar imo. It might depend on your accent tho. I say Aw and Oh for Laurie and Rory. I'm considering both of these names if I have a boy so we have similar taste

Absolutely love Laurie but I think Rory would make it a tongue twister if calling both boys together.

I think it's fine as Laurie isn't his full name

Makes me think of the Gilmore Girls

Yeah, I tried them out reading the thread and nearly ended up with Rorie and Laury

Too similar and a bit of a tongue twister when said together.

I love both names though.

I do like both name but together it's a bit red Laurie yellow Rory :/

Thanks everyone this is kind of what I’ve been thinking that they’re a bit too similar. Possibly could still work though as they won’t be around each other all the time forever, would just have to deal with the tongue twister when calling them.

Thoughts on these maybe instead???
Kit
George
Monty (I like this but don’t love Montague etc)
Percy
Jesse

I like the names independently but not as a pair. They’re too rhymy as siblings imo. How about Leo?

@SarahDippity I like Leo a lot honestly but I know it’s usually short for Leonardo and such which I don’t love.
Would you use it on its own or would you get a lot of people asking if it’s short for something all the time?

Too similar.

On its own is perfectly acceptable. I know several young Leos. There were several Pope Leos!

They do sound too similar, granted in a very cute way!

As your son has a proper long name that leans towards French names, maybe Sebastian?

I pronounce Laurie law-ree, not 'lorry'.

It rhymes with Rory.

I'd choose another name.