another baby!

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

One of my good friends is having a little girl in November.

Her name-to-be? Addison.
Her brother? Austin.

WDYT? Too close for siblings? I think so!

It's hard to criticize her name choice since she's such a good friend. I'm not a fan of Addison at all, but aside from that, I think it's way too close to Austin to use. I wonder if she even knows how similar these names are. Should I let her know, or mind my own business? This baby naming business can be tricky!

Comments

[familyrodriguez.livejournal.com]

I don't think they sound too similar. Then again my husbands family has a tradition of all the names starting with E. His parents are Eliseo & Erlinda, he and his siblings are Elisea, Emery, E.j., and Evanna.

I'm not a fan of all names starting with the same letters or sounding similar or rhyming or anything, but Addison and Austin doesn't sound too close to me.

[sugarmagnolia90.livejournal.com]

No...how do you feel they are "too similar"? Same starting and ending letters? They share no other sounds, so that doesn't mean anything.

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

I don't think they're similar at all. I don't like Addison but that has nothing to do with how it works with Austin lol.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I don't think they're that similar. Same starting letter and ending sounds doesn't make them too similar.

I like Addison. Austin is not my style.

[solitudete.livejournal.com]

I don't think they're too similar, but I dislike Addison on girls.

[queenfinn.livejournal.com]

I agree with what everyone else said, they don't sound that similar at all.

[relevancedenied.livejournal.com]

i really dislike addison, partly because it's a disease.

[ochenpryatna.livejournal.com]

I grew up in Texas, and I associate both of those with names of cities. I don't care for them as first names for people.