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[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

My husband and I have finally agreed on names for our first child.  We're not TTC, but I'd like to settle on something now and get it out of the way.

Boy:
Levi Alexander - Levi means "joined in harmony" and Alexander honors my husband's best friend

Girl:
Olivia Jeanne - Olivia honors the grandfather I never met (Oliver) and Jeanne is my middle name (a combo of both my grandmothers' names)

My issue is this:
Levi wouldn't obviously have a nickname, so he'd be called Levi.
Olivia would probably be nicknamed Livvy, Livi, Livie, Liv, etc.
Do the nicknames sound too alike?

TIA!
 

Comments

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Levi and Livvy are too alike imo
This is why I could never have a son named Elijah. My daughter is Eleanor and it would be wierd to have an Ellie and an Eli

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

actually... I have a friend called Olive and we've always called her Ollie... so, dunno if that helps.

[giveitfullheart.livejournal.com]

The nicknames are too close to me!

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

My son's name is Elijah. We then had two girls and no more kids, but our boy name was always Elliott. Someone asked me "who would be the Eli?" None. Their names are Elijah and Elliott. Close? Yes, too many Es? Probably. But I just like the names, they stuck, who cares about possible nicknames? I don't have a nickname, my husband's nickname was only a childhood's nickname. And everyone calls our kids by their full names. If you love the name and it's stuck, don't decide against it just because the NICKnames are too similar, I mean, you're not naming them Oliver and Olivia so who cares. You have nice names, if you love them, keep them. And remember that middle names sometimes become nicknames.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

They are pretty close, but the vowel sounds are different or in different spots so it could maybe pass, if that makes any sense. It would be a bit matchy-matchy though. They're both nice combos, but you may want to rework whichever one doesn't get used on the first child.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Too close for comfort. The sound progression is probably what appeals to both you and your husband about both names.


But if you're not even trying to conceive yet, you've obviously got time. Have baby #1, name it either Levi or Olivia, and THEN work on finding another combination of sounds you find pleasing.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

I don't see why it should be an issue, unless you're planning on using the "leftover" name for the next child. (Which is a fine plan, you just didn't come out and say it.) If so, I have to agree that Levi and Livvy are too much alike. But no one says you have to ever call her Livvy. You could call her Ollie, Olive, Via, or no nickname at all. For what it's worth, your next child could be another boy; Levi and Oliver don't sound much alike at all.