Too similar?

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We have a James, is to too similar if we called our next baby James?

I mean, obviously that would be too similar - I meant Jack!

Well it’s a diminutive of James so you might get a few comments, but if you like Jack then go for it.It makes me think of Jack and Jill falling down the hill or Jack Sparrow though.

I think James and Jack are almost too similar? But I'm not from an English speaking country originally, so I might not be the best person to ask.

You should do what makes you happy, of course!

it’s a diminutive of James

It isn't, Jack is a diminutive of John not James.

Still too similar though.

I don't think they're too similar at all, completely different names, different vowel sound too.

I don't think they are too similar - if you don't mind the initial being the same. That was something we really wanted to avoid.

I don’t think they are too similar.

George and James is nice

I don't think they're too similar but I'm not keen on same-sex siblings having the same initial as it can cause issues later on with letters addressed to e.g. Mr J Smith

I agree James & George sound lovely together

I also like

James & Arthur

James & Edward

James & Marcus

James & Freddie

James & Theo

No, I don't think they are too similar

No I think its fine.

What about 'James the First' and 'James the Second'?

Quite popular names some time ago.

James and brother ..
John - nick name Jack.

It would be fine if their second names started with a letter different to each other so as to have ownership of their correspondence ..
Mr JA Smith and Mr JB Smith

They are quite similar but not to the extent that it sounds silly.

James and Jackson could work

@DramaAlpaca , Jack was used as a nn for John, but might have come from Jacques, James in French.

Surely you don't need to worry about initials on post in the modern age? I can't think of anything young people do that isn't done electronically?

@Upminster12 , it depends what is used to identify an individual. Two or 3 J B Minsters as 21 Albert Road AB12 3CD might cause problems for electronic systems.

This made me laugh way more than it should have done. Bless you!

Personally, I prefer siblings to have separate initials. However, I don't think they are too similar if you don't mind them both having J names. The vowel sound is different at least, ay and ah. James and Jacob, or Jack and Jasper would be way too similar for me. I think you can get away with James and Jack though. I actually know a James and Jack sibset.

At the end of the day, both are traditional classics so it's a thumbs up from me if them having the same initials doesn't bother you.

I think they are a bit too similar