How cruel (if at all) would this name be......

[iMum]

Im torn between head and heart, This is deffo my last baby and if its a girl I would just love to call her Willow-trouble is that our surname begins with a W.

Would that be such a big deal? or is it a deffo no no?

I have a child with same initial - first and last name
not a no no

So long as the surname isn't Wisp. or Warbler.

It can sound really cool, there are loads of actors, etc with the same initial. Probably not if your surname's Williams though, Willow Williams sounds a bit much.

one of mine has the same initial it is fine, although I will confess that the first time I heard it over the Doctors tannoy I giggled all the way to the GP's room

I lurve the same initial thing, although I didn't do it with dd, my friend's daughter has the same initials and it sounds so pretty.

My ds is Oscar and our surname begins with O. I did feel a bit funny about it at first but people always say that he sounds like a rock star, which is rather cute.

Hmmm. No. Sorry.

Willow Wilson, Willow Warrington, Willow Warner, Willow Winston they all sound bad.

Willow Wright might be ok though.

The alliteration thing makes your name sound made up I think. Like for example Jenny Jones. Sounds like something that just rolled quickly off your tongue while you were deciding whether or not to give your real name.

Hmm. It might sound good with your individual name but in general I agree with GreenElizabeth. Perhaps you should ask your RL friends and colleagues who know your surname.

Phew.......reading the first line of your opening post I thought you meant you were torn between calling her Heart or Head

it is fine

and I think most of GreenElizabeth's options sound fine too

you see it would ber Willow Wa

So is that different than to a Wi surname?

should be be Willow Wa

ie our surnae is a two sylable jobby starting with Wa not Wi like the first name would be

why is it a big deal?

I know people with the same first and second initial

and I didn't even realise until a few minutes ago when I started really thinking about it

Well you see I dont think it is a big deal Cap, just want to check with the mumsnet mass to make sure-dont really want my possible dd being ridiculed for life if I can at all help it!

Sounds a bit tongue twister-ish so far

I think it'll be just fine. I don't see it as a problem. Willow is a lovely name.

as long as her middle name is Wendy

then she can be
WWW

I don't think it would be too much of a problem. Our surname begins with a 'Wa' and we considered Willow. Decided against it, but only because DH's ex-step-sister was called Willow. I certainly can't imagine anyone getting teased for having an alliterative name tbh.

there is a Willow at nursery and her surname is Watson-White

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