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"Same name" is probably a poor choice of words. It definitely isn't technically correct. But, some people such as myself are bothered by siblings having names that share the same origin and obviously some aren't. It's only the parents' business what names are chosen, anyway...but then other people can express their opinions about it.

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It's a little more annoying when the parents don't even know that the names share the same origin. My brother and sister-in-law didn't know that John and Shane do---I was the one to tell them. Once I did, though, it was obvious that they couldn't have cared less, so fine. It would have taken just a modicum of research to reveal that fact to them, though, research that they evidently didn't bother doing. That's something I don't get---choosing a name and not even bothering to ascertain its meaning and origin. If they were going to choose two different versions of a name, they could at least have known that's what they were doing. But whatever--the boys are their sons, not mine. I just like to vent a little about it here on the board!