Dear Jennifer, My boys are about 3 years apart and we wanted to give them strong Persian names. Our oldest is Darius (Dariush) and our youngest is Darian. I loved their names until recently when people/strangers started commenting on how similar they are, and said it’s “so confusing.” Our family voted on our youngest son’s…
Hi Jennifer, Let me start by saying I absolutely LOVE this site and reading the Q&A section. Though I’m not a parent yet, I love looking up possibilities for when the time comes. I recently read a question submitted to you about cohesive sibling names. You replied that you don’t like “matching” twins names or…
Dear Jennifer, A few months ago, I emailed you a question about names. To recap: my husband gets to choose our second daughter’s name and I was concerned because his front runner was Annabelle and our oldest is named Noelle, nicknamed Noelle-bell. He ultimately decided against Annabelle and has chosen Lily Christine. I really like…
Hi Jennifer, My husband gets final say on this baby girl due in June as I named our two year old. The two-year-old is named Noelle Elizabeth and I have called her my little Noelle Bell ever since she was very little. The problem is my husband’s top name is Annabelle. I like the name…
Hi Jennifer! First, I have to thank you for this amazing site! I’m always on here looking for inspiring baby names. I have read nearly every Q&A so I am familiar with your “rules for baby naming”. One thing I have always wondered about, and have never really seen you talk about (forgive me if…
Hi Jennifer, We have a son Brandon. Is Brenna too similar for a little sister name? Looking for an honest opinion. Thanks, Mary Donaghey Dear Mary, I do think those are very similar names. You want to make sure siblings have their own identity. I know you don’t have twins, but I would especially recommend…
