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Do you think it's creepy to have boy and girl names that are really similar?

I always wanted to name a daughter Eleanor, and we would call her Ella.  But then I caved and named the boy Elijah, and we call him Eli.  Eli and Ella?

Oliver and Olivia?  Allaster and Allison?  Carter and Carrie?  William and Willow?  Christopher and Crystal?  Alex and Alice?

Can you blow your girl name by using too similar a boy name first?  Can you blow your boy name by using too similar a girl name first?

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I think Ella and Eli are adorable together, love the idea!!!!!

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For me I wouldn't do it...but lots of people do ans some sound pretty cute...my cousins kids are Lena and Lane (girl and boy)...so its totally up to you and what you like!!!

BTW...I think Eli and Ella are adorable names together...not tacky at all like some!!!

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lissa:

Do you think it's creepy to have boy and girl names that are really similar?

I always wanted to name a daughter Eleanor, and we would call her Ella.  But then I caved and named the boy Elijah, and we call him Eli.  Eli and Ella?

Oliver and Olivia?  Allaster and Allison?  Carter and Carrie?  William and Willow?  Christopher and Crystal?  Alex and Alice?

Can you blow your girl name by using too similar a boy name first?  Can you blow your boy name by using too similar a girl name first?

(Not that I'll ever have a girl.)

Depends, Oliver and Olivia... yeah to close

William and Willow... totally different types of names and style even though they both have the Will in their name... they don't feel similar!?!?!

Allaster Allison.... I am on the fence,

Christopher and Crystal, I would find Christopher and Christine more weird than Crystal and Christopher. THey seem more  like names with the same first letter.

Alex and Alice the same as Christopher and Crystal... Now Alexander and Alexandra or Alexandria... that is weird

Elijah and Eleanor althought both starting with E don't even sound the same.

Do you say Eli -( EE-lie or ELLE-ee) if you say ELLE-ee then Ella as a nickname for Eleanor is too close but Ella and EE-lie that isn't too bad at all.

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You have to do the yell test to see if the names would work together.  Pretend you're calling out the door to the kids in the back yard, "Eli, Ella, come in for dinner"  Does it sound like you said the same name twice?  Nope, not to me.  Now if you were to use the nn Ellie then it wouldn't work as they both end the same, but Eli and Ella have only the "L" sound in common so they are fine to use together, imo.

 

 

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 i don't think it's creepy, but i would not do it. But i knew someone whose name was Jay and his brothers name was JasonHappy LMAO. LOL talk about using the same name

But personally I don't even like using the same first letter. When they get older they will get mail addressed to  E. Smith and if you have 4 E. Smiths in your house it can get really confusing. 

 

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But personally I don't even like using the same first letter. When they get older they will get mail addressed to  E. Smith and if you have 4 E. Smiths in your house it can get really confusing. 

Lol I never thought about that. We're hosed. Stick out tongue

I think they sound very cute together. Cute and classy.

 

 

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I think it's only really weird if it is the same name with the feminine and masculine versions, like Joseph and Josephine for example.  Or if they would be using the same nickname. 

Also personally I try to avoid using names for my kids that sound too similar.  But unfortunately it seems like the majority of names (girls mostly) gets turned into a nickname that ends with -y so they all sound matchy anyways.

But to your orginal question Eli has a completely different pronounciation then Ella.  So the only part that may be confusing is writing down the first two letters and using initials.      

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I think yes, you can have names that are too similar/cutesy-wootsy/obnoxious (Oliver & Olivia definitely), but no, I don't think Elijah and Eleanor fall into this category, they have very different vibes to them.  Eli and Ella probably do, though.

Have you considered keeping the Eleanor and losing the Ella?  There are a ton of cool nns for Eleanor, like Nell, Nellie, Lena, Leni, Nora, Nori, Annie, Rory, etc.  I think Nori especially could be a really neat and unusual nn for Eleanor.

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Yes, I think names can be too close.  I know someone who named all of her four kids names starting with the same letter, and two of the boys' names literally only have one different letter (sound almost identical).    But neither Eli and Ella nor Elijah and Eleanor are too close in my opinion.

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I certainly don't think it's creepy. I come from a family who for generations has used 'matching' names. My Grandmother named her kids Fay, Gay and Ray (this was 70 years ago! My Mother (Fay) Named her kids James (named after my Dad, goes by 'Duke'), Jamie, Del, Adel (me) and Kent (our oddball). My brother has a Derek and an Erika. I didn't plan on using matching names myself. I did want to name my first daughter after my sister, whom I adore. So, my first born is Jamie Fay. The U/S said my second child would be a girl. I didn't even have a boy's name picked out. Well, he was a boy. We quickly decided to name him after my Dad giving me Jamie & James. People gave me grief about it but I was just naming my kids after two beloved family members. I didn't do it to be cute.

That being said. I loved having a name that was close to my brother's. I never got teased over it. We are not scarred. We don't need therapy, lol! I always felt a little closer to him because of our names.

I asked my daughter Jamie if it was even an issue for her, did it get confusing. She said no. She said growing up it was actually more confusing trying to distinguish her name from her sister's when we called. Jamie and Cassidy both ending in the "e" sound. Now my James goes by James. If we had called him Jimmy, I think there might have been some confusion!

Another thing to consider, kids grow up and move away. They don't spend the rest of their lives living side by side. My brother Del lives in another state. At this point the matching name thing is a non issue.

My Jamie didn't keep the tradition of matching names. She did name her daughter 'Delaney' which is supposed to be a tribute to me and her favorite uncle. Her son's ended up with names that are both books in the Bible. Who knows, maybe she's starting another tradition!

Name your kids the names that you love! It doesn't really matter what others think. I think both Ella nd Eli are adorable names!

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 I think it's totally cute to have matching names... but I could never do it.  My first born's name is Carter so we wanted to make sure #2's name sounded totally different (no C or K names) so we went with August.. totally different, right? But we still end up calling one the other one and vice versa...  and it doesnt help that we've called Carter "Nugget or Nuggie" since he was a baby... and now we call August "Auggie"... *sigh*

But I say name whatever you feel fits! I think it's cute, as long as you don't get tongue tied. Happy Wink




 

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Ella and Eli are only close on paper, the sounds are totally different.  I worry more about the sound than the look.  Like I loved the name Violet, but my first guy is Eli too, and I used the "Eli, Violet, dinner's ready" test and they just sound too much alike.  Too much long "I" sound.  O

(Not that I'll ever have a girl either, sigh.)

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 i ruined my girl name by what a named my son...didnt even realize it until later but i think they are just too close for me..my fav girl name is Ryleigh and i have a Ryan....

 

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MissysLair:

 I think it's totally cute to have matching names... but I could never do it.  My first born's name is Carter so we wanted to make sure #2's name sounded totally different (no C or K names) so we went with August.. totally different, right? But we still end up calling one the other one and vice versa...  and it doesnt help that we've called Carter "Nugget or Nuggie" since he was a baby... and now we call August "Auggie"... *sigh*

But I say name whatever you feel fits! I think it's cute, as long as you don't get tongue tied. Happy Wink

Melissa I LOVE LOVE the name August. If I ever had a 6th son I would name him August Whilder (But I am a house of A names like Allie above heheh... another A team Member) and I also love that your ideal family is 5 boys and one girl!! Most people are afraid of my family!

LOVE that you want 5 sons and one girl LOVE IT! GOOD LUCK! I hope you get your dream. It is a GOOD ONE

 
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