Cousins with similar names

[Barkermum2024]

Hi all!

i am expecting a baby boy and me and my partner have fallen in love with the name Evan, we’ve been using it to address bump and everything.
however, it randomly popped up in my head that my husband has a nephew called Ethan (they will be first cousins) and now I can’t get it out of my head how similar they sound.
I raised it with hubby but he doesn’t think it’s a problem at all.
I’ve tried to stay open to finding a new name but nothing sounds as good as Evan does to me now.
what do you think? Is it too similar?

for context, we only see Ethan about once or twice a year and his mum and dad are pretty laid back. I’m more worried about what the rest of the family will think. EG, grandad who would have two grandsons called Ethan and Evan.

I am one of 3 cousins with the same name. Never been a problem !

I know of siblings named Ethan and Evan, I think they sound very different to each other

I think this is okay! My sisters are Anna and Bethany and then my aunt named my cousins Hannah and Elizabeth (shortened to Beth) - my mum had an issue with this, but these are far far more similar.
If Evan is being said like heaven, I think it’s plenty different enough 😊

James and Joshua share a same first letter. And are completely different names.

Ethan and Evan share 3 letters E-an and are very similar names. Start and end the same.
Very easy to miss hear especially for someone hard of hearing or in a noisy busy place.

And while it was a thing in the past for cousins to be called after the same Granny, they'd often adopt a different variation of the name both officially called Margaret, but in time one becomes Peggy and one becomes Mags etc etc

My nephews middle name is my sons first name lmao

My DSD has a first cousin with the same name as her. I don’t think it’s an issue at all!

Ha, my Evan has the exact same name as a cousin, except for one syllable (same middle name and surname, and same second syllable of first name). It’s fine practically although in your case Evan and Ethan really are incredibly similar. Just be pleased that you chose the FAR superior name :)

It’s too similar.
It’s not the end of the world but you could just choose a name that is less similar.
I am the parent of a child whose first cousin was named a very similar name shortly after he was born.
Every time a grandparent, cousin, uncle, aunt etc calls my son his cousin’s name & visa Versa ( which will happen all the time btw ) I just think it was a silly choice of name on my sister & brother-in-laws part. I don’t really mind, I just think there are so many other names to choose from !
Get a baby name book, consider some other options , just so they both get called their own names . If you really don’t like any other name then at least you tried.

I've said this on here before.
I have 3 sets of cousins - 3 x 2 brothers - with the same names. 2 maternal, 1 paternal. So yes, my maternal grandparents had 2 x 2 grandsons with the same names . The actual same names, same spellings, same pronunciations.

Evan and Ethan are pronounced very differently.

Eva and Ava are the same name.

”Ava” is how Eva is pronounced in almost all mainland European languages. Ava is an anglicised spelling.

my husband named my daughter Holly and I didn’t really even think how similar to Ollie my nephew it would be! I blame baby brain! The only one bothered is Ollie and only as it gets confusing when we shout for one of them. Holly still suits my daughter perfectly so I don’t regret it.

Yes I know. Hence the comment.

A relation to us used the EXACT SAME NAME. She's not bloody related but they have same grandparents so means when the grandkids are together they have to have name 1 and name 2. I've decided that anything is fair game after that!

You’re fine. I know cousins that are Ellie and Ellie-May.

I chose a different name because I felt my favoured name was too similar to a family members daughter. But she had a second daughter and named her something similar to the name I chose. So it was a waste of time, I should have stuck with the name I wanted originally.

My son and my cousins son have the same name, it isn't a big deal.

Evan and Ethan are quite different names but it wouldn't matter if two cousins had the same name.

Non issue. Dont overthink it.

i have 2 cousins with the same name and my son has a step cousin and step brother with the same name who is married to someone with the same name as my daughter. We all just find it funny.

I wouldn't worry. The royal family utilised the same names so often e.g. Henry, Edward, Georges, James etc. that they stuck numbers on the end to differentiate them!