Should have thought of this already

[bookity.livejournal.com]

I was thinking last night about the names I've been liking lately, and suddenly realized that one of my favorite girl names is probably a no-go.

I pictured my imaginary future girl "Charlotte" playing with my niece, Scarlett, and then it hit me that they sound almost exactly the same!

Boo!

Oh well, husband is so picky about names, he probably wouldn't like that one either anyway. ;)

Comments

[sweetest-asylum.livejournal.com]

but you could call her charlie or chuck

[octobre09.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't let that stop me if I really liked a name.:)

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

I think it would still be okay. It's not like she'd see her cousin every single day.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I think that's a little nitpicky i you like the name...

[winninghearts.livejournal.com]

It doesn't matter. It's not like Scarlett is her sister.

[frost.livejournal.com]

I'd still use it.

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

yeah, just agreeing with what everyone else said. It's not like they'd both be your daughters, and the girls would probably like having rhyming names! I bet it would give them a special bond or something :)

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

My feelings on this subject will be determined by the answer to two questions:

1. How close in age will these girls be?
2. How often will they see each other?

My cousin and I have names that start with the same letter and are-more-or-less anagrams of each other. (This was a complete accident. Our names come from different languages and I don't think anyone really considered how alike they were until I met my cousin and people had to start saying them together.) Whenever I go to my mom's hometown for a visit, I get called by my cousin's name all the time, and she occasionally gets called by my name. (That's what I get for living out-of-state.) Even our mothers mix our names up occasionally when we're together. This has never really bothered either of us, though, because I'm seven years older, so it's not like there's any rivalry there for this to fuel, and I only go back once a year or so, so we very rarely actually have to deal with this. If your situation is similar, I say don't worry about it. If your girls are going to be very close in age and see each other frequently, though, you might want to think carefully about it. If you and your sister/brother live near enough to each other that your daughters are likely to go to the same school or anything like that, I'd really have to say don't do it.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

I sort of agree.... I think it's totally fine UNLESS they go to the same school and will be known amongst the same local community in general.