your own sibset

[quitmyscene.livejournal.com]

Family related questions. First, what are the names of the sibset you're in (assuming you have siblings?) Do you think your parents did a good job of making your names sound good together? Second, are there any names that you love that you can't use due to usage by other family members? And third.. any sibsets in your family (whether it be your own children, your sibling's, a cousin, whatever) that you really like?

(my answers)
1) Jessica Lynne, Eric Donald, Brian Nicholas
Donald and Nicholas are my grandfather's names... I think the combo sounds good, but maybe that's just because I grew up to being "Jessica, Eric, and Brian" all of my life.

2) Personally, there's very little that would stop me from using a name I like (I figure there's a high chance they'll have friends or classmates with the same name as them anyway) BUT I've always loved "Riley" for a girl but feel I cannot use it since it would be a cousin to a boy, Riley James. The same name but different genders is just a little too much for me.

3) The names have all gotten a lot more popular recently, but I still love them regardless. Let me also note that my grandmother is 100% Irish and these are the children of three of her nieces (so, my mother's cousins.. also strictly Irish). Unfortunately I don't know middle names. Conor (13), Riley (f 12), and Aidan (8). Colleen (8) and Ciara (7). Liam (7).

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[erinleighralph.livejournal.com]

1) James Robert Reid (Jamie - 27), Erin Leigh (25), Andrew Michael Wilson (23)

2) I really love the name Nathaniel and my cousin's name is Nathan. Not sure if that puts me off entirely though, since we're not close and don't see each other more than once a year. However, we're the same age and I'm sure the rest of the family would see it as a bizarro homage.

My boyfriend AND his older half sister go by Sam. He's Samuel and she's Samantha. I honestly have no idea what his parents were thinking.