can I have cara with DS already cameron, or will they sound like a couple of annoying siblings?!

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I hate when people 'theme' their children's names such as same initial...

however, we have no other girl's names...and only a few weeks to go!!

(ha! to grammar in thread title btw)

Quite acceptable in my opinion.

Bet then so is Topsy and Tim.

Why not if you like it!

I have a Calum and Cameron in my immediate family and it's pretty confusing for strangers who get them muddled and for frazzled mummy who gets tongue tied (not helped by the fact that I call them Cam and Cal - too much!!) The fact that yours are different genders should help considerably!

hmmmmm. Both nice names and I wouldn't think, oh how dreadful, how COULD the parents do that, but at the same time, they just could be two (well named) pandas at Edinburgh zoo.

But maybe Cameron and Tara would be a broadly celtic theme without the double kuh kuh sounds.

Cameron and Lara also nice.

Two children with the same initial is tricky! Hard enough to remember names when they are not alike at all...

nope too confusing and sounds like you've done it on purpose to have all "c" names

Ive got a cameron - if the other sprog was a girl she would have been eleanor.

But actually I like cara

Do it!!!!!! dd is Cara its a beautiful name

I think its lovely ...go for it!

Sorry but IMO will sound like annoying siblings, too similar I think...

One of my best friends is a Kara if that helps ...

Hmmm yes it would sound like annoying siblings now you mention it - sorry. (POssibly cause confusion with posted letters too e.g for the prent of C Surname (which child would it be..?)

It's FINE!!

They will only be your young DC's for a shorter amount of time than they'll be individuals in their own right, with friends and colleagues who don't even know or care if they have a sibling with the same initial.

Cara is a beautiful name. If that's the name you love just use it! Why care if it sounds this way or that way to others?

My parents named me purely on the basis it "went" with my sister's name (which it doesn't really - shouldn't have bothered trying Mum if you're going to get it wrong!) It has always annoyed me that they ruled out loads of other prettier names just so mine would "go" with hers - I saw (and see) it as, how can I describe it? Self indulgent? Limited?

I think it's fine - I love the name Cara.

2 Caras in DD1's class

i dont think they are too similar - not like its cameron and cammie or something! if its the initials thats bothering how about Kara??

don't think it's a problem in an 'annoying sibling way' but it ca be annoying when they get older and accidentally open each other's mail - me an my two siblings all begin with A. since they're not the same sex though they shouldn't have this problem.

I think it's fine, it wouldn't cross my mind that it was in any way odd! Unless it's something really similar, like Connie and Connor, or Amy and Jamie, I don't think many people would notice.

I love the names Ava and Ada for a girl and Asa for a boy, but I'd only ever use one of them! That would be too much!

A bit matching anoraks for me.

sounds ok to me

we have an Ellis ( boy) and future baby names i love are Elliot,Elijah and Elysia

could never use any of them ,gutted