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Help[Opinions] Re: Triplets??
in reply to a message by bibliocat
I’m also not a big fan of using the same first letter for multiples. It’s a sweet idea, but children of multiple births already have enough extra work establishing themselves as individuals, rather than “one of a set”. It can also be frustrating when other people are learning their names. Bailey and Blaine are especially similar, despite the syllable difference. They contain basically the same letters just in a different order, and they have the same trendy, dated vibe.
Benjamin is much more timeless and classic. Love that name.
Benjamin is much more timeless and classic. Love that name.
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Maybe using it for triplets might be a bit much. Poor boys. What if we said they were just brothers, and their parents really liked B names? How would that be?
I myself wouldn't use same first letter for a set of multiples either, but we all know some people do.
I myself wouldn't use same first letter for a set of multiples either, but we all know some people do.
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Sometimes the names that people like most start with the same letter or sound. And that's why they like them, the sound appeals to them. When I was a teenager, I used to babysit for sisters named Kelly and Courtney. During the time I was babysitting for this family, they had a son whom they named Christopher. After I had stopped babysitting for them, I heard they had another daughter named Katie. (Not sure if it was just Katie or a nickname for Katherine.) Somehow I once mentioned the family to my husband, and he said, "Why do people do that? Give their kids names that all start with the same sound?" I told him that it was probably just that names that started with the hard C sound appealed the most to this couple. It would be stupid to reject a name that one loves in the interest of "Not having them start with the same letter/sound" IMO.
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If I had another child, I'd rule out the "th" sound at the beginning so it wouldn't sound too cutesy with Theodora, and I'd probably avoid using a T by itself. However, I'd have less of a problem returning to that sound for the third kid.
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But then they would all dress alike and have no sense of self and think the same thoughts and eat the same foods and like the same things, and MY GOD WOMAN, DON'T YOU HAVE A HEART?!?! ;P
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LOL
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