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Is it weird to have 3 children with 'A' being the first initial?

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ThePhantomPlopper · 30/09/2009 19:43

Have 2 A names already, DD and DS.

The only boy name I like is another A name.

At what stage does it become odd?

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Disenchanted3 · 30/09/2009 19:44

DH is an 'A' name, we have 2 children with 'A' names

Mine is a 'D' and our other child has a D name

its just coincidence - never had anyone notice!

FritesMenthe · 30/09/2009 19:46

I know a family where everyone's name begins with J and another where all 5 children have S names

differentID · 30/09/2009 19:46

you aren't planning on doing a Duggar are you?

pointydoug · 30/09/2009 19:50

yes

thisisyesterday · 30/09/2009 19:54

i don't necessarily think it's odd, but other people may think you've done it on purpose.
guess it depends if that bothers you or not

Luxmum · 30/09/2009 20:43

I personally dont like it, I have 2 sets of cousins named like this, both names starting with the same letter. This has resulted in utter confusion over who is who, so, despite the cousins now being 40, we still cant distinguish them. idiotic but true.

Saltire · 30/09/2009 20:46

DH has cousins called Virginia,Veronica and Valerie, all in the same household ( or at leasst they were before they all got married)

LoveBuckets · 30/09/2009 20:48

I don't see the problem, just minor post confusion when they're teenage but then you have the excuse to go through their post.

Do all the A names even begin with the same sound?

FritesMenthe · 30/09/2009 20:55

Just a thought - would the third DC feel left out, I wonder? DH, DS1, DD and I have the same middle initial,completely coincidently. Didn't notice until DS2 asked why his middle name didn't start with the same letter as the rest of us.

RealityIsAnAuntie · 30/09/2009 20:57

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stleger · 30/09/2009 21:04

When dd2 was born the lady beside me had just had her 5th baby. The first four had names beginning A..., B...., C... and D... Number five was Jack!

lola0109 · 01/10/2009 12:28

I had neighbours who were called, Finlay, Fulton, Fraser and Fergus. My dad called them the F-ing McDonalds!

I also have a friend with 4 kids all beginning with K. I don't see it as being a problem if you like the names.

My brothers had the same initial as my mum and my sister as my dad and other than the post situation there was no problem.

DownyEmerald · 01/10/2009 12:31

My 2 girl cousins have the same initial. My dp (who tbh I think should spend a little more time on geting things like this sorted) just doesn't know the difference even though we have seen them quite a lot lately (at least four times this year) because of the name thing.

busybutterfly · 01/10/2009 12:43

Both my DS have the same first initial - my dad (who's a teacher) said we were mad and their post would get mixed up. Been ok so far though!

VivClicquot · 01/10/2009 17:40

My grandparents both have J names, and they named their children Jane, Gillian and John. I don't think it ever caused them a problem.

Merle · 01/10/2009 19:03

I do find it a bit wierd but absolutely no reason why you shouldn't do it. It seems like something a child would do- name all their teddies with the same kind of sound. So I think I mean that to me there is something child-like about using the same initial. It is not a sophisticated choice. Think it is fine with two children, but once you get to three the same, you're into wierd territory.

ramonaquimby · 01/10/2009 19:04

yes i think is weird

but i have 2 girls with same initial adn me too so that's weird - wasnt planned tho

herbietea · 01/10/2009 19:11

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ThePhantomPumpkin · 04/10/2009 11:16

Gah forget I started this.

They don't sound the same at all, so no confusion there.

I don't think DH will budge though anyway, he thinks it's too odd.

ThePhantomPumpkin · 04/10/2009 11:18

FORGOT not forget. Apologies.

Esmee · 04/10/2009 20:09

I don't mind it too much. My mother is one of three children and they are all A names!

Kirsty86 · 05/10/2009 23:56

My best mate Stacey has siblings all starting with S.

Stuart, Shelly, Stacey, Sarah and Samuel

They made friends with the neighbours whose children are also all S's.

Stephen, Stephanie, Sarah and Shane.

When I go out with them as a group, I'm very pleased my name is Kirsty!

AnnVan · 06/10/2009 00:25

Hah, well I'm one of three who all begin with A. My mum used to call us the A team I've never minded too much, except for the inevitable confusion when letters came addressed to 'A [surname]'. We quite often ended up opening each other's post.
Ooh and DP is an A as well, and so is his half sister. So we decided there were faaar to many A names in the family. Really love the name Alistair, but we had already agreed that we wouldn't use any names beginning with A so that was out

CristinaTheAstonishing · 06/10/2009 00:39

Friend has two sons: Alexander and Alexis. Maybe not that close?

nooka · 06/10/2009 02:24

I wouldn't do it with two children, and do think it is at least slightly odd with three. dh and I have the same initial and it is a nuisance at times.