What do you think of almost identical sounding names for twins, triplets or more?

SO long as children are loved and happy, there's little that any other parent may feel comfortable about criticising in connection with the way another family brings up their kids.

But when it comes to calling multiple birth children almost identical names, feelings can run high.

Related post: Twins' names: How about Linda and Brinda?

In these days of encouraging individuality and going against stereotypes which have built up over the years, it can be a jolt to the system to hear of brothers or sisters with cutesy rhyming names or the same initials.

When I read of twins or triplets with really similar names, for some reason I always think about what would happen when a letter is delivered addressed to one of the siblings, using their title and initial. What confusion would ensue and what if it was something private?

Perhaps that's ridiculous, I don't know. It would hardly be the end of the world. What do you think? What's in a name anyway?

Here's news for example of a triple whammy for a family in Cape Town. They've called their boys, Marvin, Melvin and Mervin. As the boys were born three months prematurely and have been doing well ever since, it's fantastic news to see they are thriving - whatever they are called! ...And here are some twins with the most suited names of all today.

Comments

[Carol]

I think that names will always come down to individual choice and as long as that happens, there will always be room for someone else to have their say - no-one is ever going to agree with everyone's else's choice of name - and who knows the boys themselves could change them if they are older.

[Linda]

why thank you for your insightful comment, don't you have some work to do? Only joooooking.

[Jamie]

I have to agree that its always a personal choice. I have boy girl twins named Kaleb and Kendyl. People assume all the time that we named them that because they are twins. When in reality, we named them that because those were the two names we liked best! Kaleb was the only boys name left on our list that we liked (after having two older boys, Dallas and Gabriel) and Kendyl was our number one girl choice! Had it been two girls, it would have been Kendyl, and Makennah. But again, because it wasn't, and they're both with K's, we get all the time "oh cute, you matched their names because they're twins! Nope. Just a coincidence!

[Linda]

Hi Jamie, thanks for commenting, yes I think you make an excellent point and I'd say your children's names are very different! I had certain names planned for my daughters and when they were born, had to change them as I didn't think they 'suited' them.