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Help[Opinions] Re: Does anyone have a good reason
in reply to a message by kudriashkajo
I can think of two possible reasons that people would use alliterative (or rhyming) names for their multiples. One is just that they think it's cute and match-y, and they're not necessarily thinking of the kids living their lives with similar names.
The other one is the bond that multiples feel. I'm not a multiple and I don't have any as kids but I've heard various stories about how close they feel and I wonder if some people choose similar names to enhance that bond. I don't think similar names necessarily make them feel that bond any more than with different names, but I wonder if that's in some peoples' thinking.
This reminds me of a family I've mentioned before - they named their 1st daughter with an A name (Alyssa), 2nd with a B name (Brielle) and then they had twins - so they both got a C name (Candace and Ciara). I think that is as good as reason as any to use the same letter - although I guess they could have given one a C and one a D.
The other one is the bond that multiples feel. I'm not a multiple and I don't have any as kids but I've heard various stories about how close they feel and I wonder if some people choose similar names to enhance that bond. I don't think similar names necessarily make them feel that bond any more than with different names, but I wonder if that's in some peoples' thinking.
This reminds me of a family I've mentioned before - they named their 1st daughter with an A name (Alyssa), 2nd with a B name (Brielle) and then they had twins - so they both got a C name (Candace and Ciara). I think that is as good as reason as any to use the same letter - although I guess they could have given one a C and one a D.
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"The other one is the bond that multiples feel. I'm not a multiple and I don't have any as kids but I've heard various stories about how close they feel and I wonder if some people choose similar names to enhance that bond. I don't think similar names necessarily make them feel that bond any more than with different names, but I wonder if that's in some peoples' thinking."
Well then that leaves out the sibling with the B name. "We don't want you to feel bonded to your siblings, so we'll give them A names!" Obviously there wasn't thinking either way.
Well then that leaves out the sibling with the B name. "We don't want you to feel bonded to your siblings, so we'll give them A names!" Obviously there wasn't thinking either way.
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As a mutiple, I don't think my bond has anything to do with our names.
In fact, it has always been a royal pain in the derier to have names that are matchy AND alliterate. (Heidi, Holly). My mom chose them because she just assumed that people name twins with the same letter or same sound etc.
She initially was going to be unique and name us Shirley and Heather... but my dad vetoed Shirley so she went with her favorite Shirley Temple movie (heidi) and changed my sister's name at the last moment to reflect our Christmas birth date.
As for the ABCD run - totally ok with that. I love it.
My fav movie is "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1950) and the brothers are named as such:
Adam
Benjamin
Caleb
Daniel
Ephraim
Frank (Frankincense)
Gideon
;)
In fact, it has always been a royal pain in the derier to have names that are matchy AND alliterate. (Heidi, Holly). My mom chose them because she just assumed that people name twins with the same letter or same sound etc.
She initially was going to be unique and name us Shirley and Heather... but my dad vetoed Shirley so she went with her favorite Shirley Temple movie (heidi) and changed my sister's name at the last moment to reflect our Christmas birth date.
As for the ABCD run - totally ok with that. I love it.
My fav movie is "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1950) and the brothers are named as such:
Adam
Benjamin
Caleb
Daniel
Ephraim
Frank (Frankincense)
Gideon
;)
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