georgia2 Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 Do you know people who have named all of their kids with the same initials? Like, David, Darla, Dean, Darlene? I hate it! When people have like 5 or 6 kids, no one can remember who is who and they don't have their own identity. ANy feelings on this one? Quote
a-train Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 My best friend growing up was the 4th of 7: Kami, Kara, Kayleen, Kendall, Kevin, Kimberly, and Kylee. They are all grown up now. -a-train Quote
skippy740 Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 I've kept my kid's middle initials the same: Anne, Aaron, Anthony. But yeah, I think kids should have their own identity and not feel like part of a "family clan". Just my opinion. Nothing wrong with it. Quote
Dr T Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 My best friends growing up named their four children with first names of J, middle names of M and Last names obviously had the same. Quote
pam Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 All my kids have names starting with BR. Brittany, Bryan and Brandon. All of my sister's kids start with a "K" and my brother's kids all start with a "C". Quote
Lbybug Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 just imagine that family with 17 kids that all start with j! Quote
pam Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 At least I didn't name all of my kids with the first name of George. Quote
Lbybug Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 lol pam. i'm SO going to do that when i have kids. *adds that to her list of ways to torture her future children* Quote
Palerider Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 there is a family in our stake that named all their kids starting with the letter ....S Quote
mightynancy Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 At least I didn't name all of my kids with the first name of George. See, I find this much more clever than matching initials. Quote
Hemidakota Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 Same here with five children. Quote
Wingnut Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 I think there are much more clever ways of doing it. I have a good friend who is one of 5 or 6 and their initials are all JKH (until the girls got married). I also have another good friend who is one of 7 and all their names have the combination 'ya' in them: Bryan, Mya, Tyas, Tanya, Wyatt, Malya, and Ryan. Quote
john doe Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 Do you know people who have named all of their kids with the same initials?Like, David, Darla, Dean, Darlene?I hate it! When people have like 5 or 6 kids, no one can remember who is who and they don't have their own identity. ANy feelings on this one? Who says kids with the same first initial can't have an identity? Do they all act as if they are the same person? I'll admit, in the example you gave, if someone had kids named Darla and Darlene it would be confusing at first to someone who doesn't know them both very well, but if you made the effort, you would soon find out that each of them are completely different people. Heck, my mom used to just go through the list of kids' names when she would talk to us, and our names were all very different. It's normal when you're in a hurry to confuse names of people who live in the same household. Quote
bodhigirlsmiles Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) Do you know people who have named all of their kids with the same initials?Like, David, Darla, Dean, Darlene?I hate it! When people have like 5 or 6 kids, no one can remember who is who and they don't have their own identity. ANy feelings on this one?my name is pema tashi and my sister's name is nima sonam....nothing matching about that!! i agree....it just seems sad to do that.... Edited October 30, 2008 by bodhigirlsmiles Quote
checkerboy Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 My ex brother in laws all have T first names and W middle names. My ex father in law's name is the same. It seems kinda vain to me to name your kids after you but that is just me. I did give my son my first name as his middle name but that is different I think, cause he doesn't go by his middle name. Quote
pam Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 Who says kids with the same first initial can't have an identity? Do they all act as if they are the same person? I'll admit, in the example you gave, if someone had kids named Darla and Darlene it would be confusing at first to someone who doesn't know them both very well, but if you made the effort, you would soon find out that each of them are completely different people. Heck, my mom used to just go through the list of kids' names when she would talk to us, and our names were all very different. It's normal when you're in a hurry to confuse names of people who live in the same household. Hey I was called Greg all the time. Sounds nothing like Pam. Quote
miztrniceguy Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 my dad's first name is my middle name, my first name is my son's middle name. Quote
NeuroTypical Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 We thought it would be too cheesy to give our kids names that started with the same letter, so we named them all after Star Trek characters. Little SevenOfNine is still ticked off with me. LM Quote
john doe Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 We thought it would be too cheesy to give our kids names that started with the same letter, so we named them all after Star Trek characters.Little SevenOfNine is still ticked off with me.LM Hey, SevenOfNine was just about the only reason to watch that version of Star Trek. Quote
Honor Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 My best friends growing up named their four children with first names of J, middle names of M and Last names obviously had the same. Would make it easy to sort out the monogrammed towels now wouldn't it?! Quote
bytor2112 Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 My first name initial is J. My wife's is M. My two sons begin with J and M. Quote
Hemidakota Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 How about husband initials are SS and wife's initials SSS? Quote
georgia2 Posted October 30, 2008 Author Report Posted October 30, 2008 Who says kids with the same first initial can't have an identity? Do they all act as if they are the same person? I'll admit, in the example you gave, if someone had kids named Darla and Darlene it would be confusing at first to someone who doesn't know them both very well, but if you made the effort, you would soon find out that each of them are completely different people. .I know a family that has 6 girls ranging in age of 2 years apart. They all have dark hair and dark eyes. Their names all start with the same letter and each is a little different than the average "joe" name. Of course they all are different and if you took the time to know them you could figure it out. BUT, you would have to spend A LOT of time with them. Just general knowledge without having a calling where you teach them individually, you can't remember what to call them. Then you feel stupid because you don't know if it is Jacey, Jacinda, or Jamalya, or Jamie. Oh, I guess their second letter is the same too.I just think it is confusing. If each kid has their own name that was picked for them instead of if it matches, it seems they would be easier to differentiate when wanting to speak to one of them or call them by name. Quote
john doe Posted October 30, 2008 Report Posted October 30, 2008 How do you decide what name of person they look like at birth? What if I named my first child Dave and then when the second boy came along I decided he looked like a Dave too? If you're confused, you could go formal and call them by their last name, calling them brother or sister so-and-so. I know a lot of people who do that. Quote
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