Different name styles for siblings

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How important do you think it is to stick with the same name style? 2 daughters with vintage kind of names. Not massively out there. Due in 3 weeks. Middle name the older 2 have chosen but the first name i'm leaning towards seems a different style and more popular. Tbh there are no names i really really love so i am finding it tricky!x

Not that important.

Not important. I think sibling names which are too matchy can be very twee.

I wouldn't let the older siblings choose a name. If you happen to love it then fine.

It depends on the names in question otherwise.
Mabel Rose, Edith May and Hermione Annabelle might seem a bit unconnected but they're individuals not a set.

I think the whole style thing is something you get on internet name boards but in real life it's only a small proportion that think about it. I wouldn't worry too much.

I think it's important to avoid questions as to whether the children are all related/ have the same father. People make assumptions about others based on their names among other things

@mathanxiety why do you think that’s important?

In answer to your question op I probably would think it was a bit weird if siblings were called eg Emily, Alexander and Chase or James, Henry and Chardonnay but I guess when they’re grown ups it wont matter at all.

@DemBonesDemBones , Probably because people would think that James and Henry, or Emily and Alexander, had been named by parents with completely different tastes to those who named Chase or Chardonnay.

When people ask you if you have children they say the strangest things like:
0 children - I'm so sorry/That's really selfish.
1 child - Just the 1?
2 the same - Were you disappointed to not have a son/daughter
3 - Did you keep trying until you had a girl/boy?/You'll have your hands full
Twins - Are they identical?
etc.

They say these inanities in front of the children.

Would you want to be the child whose paternity was questioned?

We adopted so my DC have the names that their birth mother's gave them. One of them has a very solid English name, like Thomas or John and the other has an uncommon Islamic name that is popular in Africa. Nobody has really mentioned the difference in style, occasionally they specifically say that the Islamic name is unusual and how did I choose it but not that it's hugely different to the English name.

@BlackAmericanoNoSugar , I know a couple who adopted two siblings, and the children have similar names. The parents are not the type you'd expect to have children called Chase and Chardonnay (not the actual names but that sort of vibe).
The parents gave them middle names that are more their taste. (something like James and Felicity).

You sound like a great mum. 🏆

Since you are choosing all 3 names, even if they are slightly mismatched it's unlikely to be as jarring as Henry and Chardonnay so I'm sure it will be fine.

I think it’s more a “if I like this name, what else might I like?” question rather than people wanting a matchy set? Or in a lot of cases it is.

I know 2 half-siblings with pretty much the same name.
Not the actual names but something like George (boy) and Georgie (girl, registered as Georgie).

Why would anyone do that?

Thank you!

Finding it hard as i don't really love any names.

Looked at hundreds but can't find one that seems to work x

What's the middle name, would it make a middle name?
How about a great-aunt's name. Mine are currently popular - at the risk of outing myself, they are names like Edith, Nancy, Annie, Mary, Maggie, Meg, Daisy, Kitty and Alice.
Could you use a name that isn't trendy but not too unusual? You could have a virtue name like Faith or Connie (Constance) or a bible name like Martha or Hannah?

There must be some names you like. You don't have to love it, you'll love the person.

You could leave it until you meet her. I'd have a shortlist but she might just look like a Lucy or something when she's born.

What's the middle name, would it make a first name?

I am pro different name styles. I know a siblingset Nova and Felicity and i consider those names different styles, but no one bats an eye.

I have Hungarian family and have three cousins called Ildiko, Boglarka and err, Kevin. (These are not the real names but the same vibe.)

I think it’s important as it makes the third sound like she’s adopted/ fostered / family member that’s not a daughter.

For example, Ivy and Edith having a little sister called Britney or Chelsea DOES NOT go!

I come across a good amount of children where the above is true but it doesn’t mean the child is loved any less so go for what you want.