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So, I'm reading a new blog where the mom is discussing her homeschool curriculum. She includes pics of her genetically-blessed children (b & g) who are one year apart. Their names? Wait for it ... Alex and ALEXIS! WTH? Why would any parents think this would be a good idea? Now the mom does call them Alex and Lexi but STILL! SMH.
Does anyone know of a sibset where the children are given basically the same name? This just seems so OTT wrong to me.
Does anyone know of a sibset where the children are given basically the same name? This just seems so OTT wrong to me.
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I think Alex and Alexis is a bit much, but I have seen people do similar things to twins all the time, so why not other siblings.
I know twins named Dallen and Dalen. Apparently their mother thought people would pronounce it dall-in and day-lin... they dont. Dalen goes by his middle name now.
I dislike the practice in any case, but I can see why people do it (they think it's cute).
I know twins named Dallen and Dalen. Apparently their mother thought people would pronounce it dall-in and day-lin... they dont. Dalen goes by his middle name now.
I dislike the practice in any case, but I can see why people do it (they think it's cute).
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Cripes.
Just...
Cripes. @_@
It doesn't really matter that they're called Alex and Lexi; even those nicknames are way too close for me. But Alex and Alexis? Come on, no one can be that unimaginative. Thankfully, I don't know anyone IRL whose names are that close. (unless you count a Hannah and Grace, but I don't think that's too bad)
Just...
Cripes. @_@
It doesn't really matter that they're called Alex and Lexi; even those nicknames are way too close for me. But Alex and Alexis? Come on, no one can be that unimaginative. Thankfully, I don't know anyone IRL whose names are that close. (unless you count a Hannah and Grace, but I don't think that's too bad)
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I know several sibsets like these. I find it cheesy (same with any other mathy sibset -same initials, rhyming, etc.), but at least they all have normal names individually.
I've met:
Ivana and Ivica (b) -2×
Leon and Leona
Marina and Marinko (twins)
Maja and Marija
Branko and Brankica
I've met:
Ivana and Ivica (b) -2×
Leon and Leona
Marina and Marinko (twins)
Maja and Marija
Branko and Brankica
This message was edited 8/29/2014, 12:20 PM
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This all seems so extreme to me yet this practice obviously works for some.
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Genetically blessed?
What does genetically blessed mean?
That's pretty ridiculous. It's one thing to give kids names which stem from the same place but sound different... or even if it was Alex and Lexi... but Alexis has Alex right there in it!
A family I know has parents called John and Joan. The kids are John, Jane and ... Andrew. I bet Andrew feels a bit left out! I also know a Mother & Daughter called Ellen and Ellie and a man at my University called David Davis.
What does genetically blessed mean?
That's pretty ridiculous. It's one thing to give kids names which stem from the same place but sound different... or even if it was Alex and Lexi... but Alexis has Alex right there in it!
A family I know has parents called John and Joan. The kids are John, Jane and ... Andrew. I bet Andrew feels a bit left out! I also know a Mother & Daughter called Ellen and Ellie and a man at my University called David Davis.
This message was edited 8/29/2014, 11:54 AM
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Genetically blessed = extreme good looks passed down from the parents' genes. And yes, the children in this post are beautiful (especially the dd).
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Eh. They look like regular kids.
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I couldn't help but do a google search for this blog. Wow. It's strange to me.
And for what it's worth, I thought the kids were a bit homely. :D
And for what it's worth, I thought the kids were a bit homely. :D
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Hard to tell with kids, though. Sometimes beautiful or very cute kids grow up to be adults who are either not particularly attractive or downright unattractive. And sometimes attractive adults were not particularly attractive as children.
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Oh I see. I never would have worked that out!
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"Genetically blessed?"
Anways...yeah, tbe names are much too simular. I agree with that
The mother should have just named alexis, lexi
Anways...yeah, tbe names are much too simular. I agree with that
The mother should have just named alexis, lexi
This message was edited 8/29/2014, 10:56 AM
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I guess people think that's cute and that it makes sense, but I wouldn't want to give my kids such similar names. BORING.
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Alexis and Alex is just no. This is too similar and really not a good idea.
I don't know anyone in real life, because everyone around me has had their heads in the game, when picking names for siblings, both in the similarity as well as spelling areas.
But queenv jogged my mind about then names John and Joan, and that led me to actor siblings John and Joan Cusack. I only realized they're basically the same name, once you dig deeper, when I got on BtN and noticed it. I suppose their parents didn't know it, but it still made me scratch my head in wonder.
I don't know anyone in real life, because everyone around me has had their heads in the game, when picking names for siblings, both in the similarity as well as spelling areas.
But queenv jogged my mind about then names John and Joan, and that led me to actor siblings John and Joan Cusack. I only realized they're basically the same name, once you dig deeper, when I got on BtN and noticed it. I suppose their parents didn't know it, but it still made me scratch my head in wonder.
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I know one family whose kids are Joseph and Joanna. Granted, Joseph and Joanna aren't related names, but they are darn similar. They call Joseph "JJ" and sometimes call Joanna "Jo-Jo."
I also once knew a family with sons named Christopher and Christian. There was an extra layer of creepy sadness in their name choice because Christopher had died, and it really felt like they had Christian to replace him. Not only did they have virtually the same name, they put Christian in Christopher's room with his posters on the wall, his clothes in the closet, his CDs stacked on the dresser, etc. The only signs that a baby lived there were the crib and the clothes in the dresser. They were such a sad family.
I also once knew a family with sons named Christopher and Christian. There was an extra layer of creepy sadness in their name choice because Christopher had died, and it really felt like they had Christian to replace him. Not only did they have virtually the same name, they put Christian in Christopher's room with his posters on the wall, his clothes in the closet, his CDs stacked on the dresser, etc. The only signs that a baby lived there were the crib and the clothes in the dresser. They were such a sad family.
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Wow, that's almost tragic and yes, very creepy. BTW, I have nephews named Christopher and Christian and it can get confusing although I doubt the family you're referring to would have named the second ds Christian had Christopher not died.
This reminds me of a friend of my oldest dd. This girl's name is Melissa and she was conceived after her older sister died far into the pregnancy. The parents knew it was a girl and her name picked out? Marissa. So in the same way that Christian was almost a replacement for Christopher, Melissa was almost a replacement for Marissa. Through talking about it with her, I could tell it messed with her mind a bit.
This reminds me of a friend of my oldest dd. This girl's name is Melissa and she was conceived after her older sister died far into the pregnancy. The parents knew it was a girl and her name picked out? Marissa. So in the same way that Christian was almost a replacement for Christopher, Melissa was almost a replacement for Marissa. Through talking about it with her, I could tell it messed with her mind a bit.
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Way back when, when infant and child mortality was high, it was not uncommon for people to give a child the same name that a deceased sibling had had. Thomas Jefferson had two daughters named Lucy Elizabeth, one named after the previous one had died, and his probable mistress Sally Hemings had two daughters named Harriet, again one named after the previous one had died.
But now most people would find that inappropriate and creepy. Obviously back then it was seen differently, or just not seen as anything. Interesting how perceptions change over time.
But now most people would find that inappropriate and creepy. Obviously back then it was seen differently, or just not seen as anything. Interesting how perceptions change over time.
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I have a family like that in my family tree...
One of my sets of great-great-grandparents, Henry and Margaret, tried three times to name a son Henry, but each of them (born 1884, 1889 and 1892) died in infancy. The next son they had, in 1893, was named Harry instead, and he lived until 1976. They just weren't meant to have a Henry, apparently.
One of my sets of great-great-grandparents, Henry and Margaret, tried three times to name a son Henry, but each of them (born 1884, 1889 and 1892) died in infancy. The next son they had, in 1893, was named Harry instead, and he lived until 1976. They just weren't meant to have a Henry, apparently.
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Ugh, Jarrod and Jared is just so, so horrible! When my youngest child was in the NICU, I asked one of the nurses what was the worst naming violation she could think of that passed through there. She told me there were once twin sisters named Vickie and Victoria. I just don't get it. Sort of makes Kristi and Christopher not look so bad by comparison. Nah, it's pretty bad as well.
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My grandparents did this to a few of their kids. There are Donald and Ronald, who go by Don and Ron, which inevitably get mixed up with John and Tom. Then the two girls are Karen and Sharen (same middle names), who in turn named their daughters who are two months apart Christina and Krystara. I also had an Antonia with a younger brother Anthony. Ugh.
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I bet the parents are not namenerds and that they just don't care.
As for siblings with basically the same name? Yeah, me and my brother.
His name is Nicklas (Swedish version of Nicholas) and my name is Nicole.
I've tried to explain to my mother a couple of times that me and my brother basically have the same name. She still doesn't get it.
As for siblings with basically the same name? Yeah, me and my brother.
His name is Nicklas (Swedish version of Nicholas) and my name is Nicole.
I've tried to explain to my mother a couple of times that me and my brother basically have the same name. She still doesn't get it.
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Oh God that's awful. These cases are not as extreme but:
I went to elementary school with a girl named Joan and she had a sister named Jane. Later, when I was in high school, and had switched school systems, I went to high school with a different Jane whose brother was named John. And, my brother and sister-in-law have three sons, two of whom are named John and Shane. I know the vast majority of people would think nothing of this last, but it drives me nuts.
I don't know if I should count the identical twins whom I knew who were named Mary Kate and Mary Beth, since they were obviously given matchy names on purpose.
Okay now this is very name-nerdy, I know, but: As I have mentioned, I have a brother named John. He was named after his father, whose name was, as you can guess, also John. But his father was my mother's first husband. And he was not my father, although many people (but not him) believed he was when I was born. So then my mom goes and names me Janice. Which is an elaboration of Jane, which is a feminine form of John. I know that if I'd been in her shoes, I would have stopped and thought about the fact that Janice is really when you come down to it a feminine form of John, and thought, "No go" not only because I already had a son named John but because of the whole issue with my soon-to-be ex-husband who is not the father.
But....nobody seemed to think anything about it, lol.
I went to elementary school with a girl named Joan and she had a sister named Jane. Later, when I was in high school, and had switched school systems, I went to high school with a different Jane whose brother was named John. And, my brother and sister-in-law have three sons, two of whom are named John and Shane. I know the vast majority of people would think nothing of this last, but it drives me nuts.
I don't know if I should count the identical twins whom I knew who were named Mary Kate and Mary Beth, since they were obviously given matchy names on purpose.
Okay now this is very name-nerdy, I know, but: As I have mentioned, I have a brother named John. He was named after his father, whose name was, as you can guess, also John. But his father was my mother's first husband. And he was not my father, although many people (but not him) believed he was when I was born. So then my mom goes and names me Janice. Which is an elaboration of Jane, which is a feminine form of John. I know that if I'd been in her shoes, I would have stopped and thought about the fact that Janice is really when you come down to it a feminine form of John, and thought, "No go" not only because I already had a son named John but because of the whole issue with my soon-to-be ex-husband who is not the father.
But....nobody seemed to think anything about it, lol.
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Well, obviously creativity is not high on this lady's list of attributes.
I knew a set of twin boys in school called Ken and Kent, and a boy-girl set (who were delinquents extraordinaire) named Charles and Charlene. But nothing like that for non-twins, and even on twins it isn't really all that common.
I'm not counting things like sisters named Karen and Kathy, or brothers named Ian and Shawn, because even though Karen is a form of Katherine, and Ian and Shawn are both forms of Jon, 1. they sound very little alike and 2. in the US, few people know and fewer care that the names are technically the same.
And for the record, Karen and Kathy has got to be a very common pairing for sisters of the fifties and sixties.
I knew a set of twin boys in school called Ken and Kent, and a boy-girl set (who were delinquents extraordinaire) named Charles and Charlene. But nothing like that for non-twins, and even on twins it isn't really all that common.
I'm not counting things like sisters named Karen and Kathy, or brothers named Ian and Shawn, because even though Karen is a form of Katherine, and Ian and Shawn are both forms of Jon, 1. they sound very little alike and 2. in the US, few people know and fewer care that the names are technically the same.
And for the record, Karen and Kathy has got to be a very common pairing for sisters of the fifties and sixties.
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Yeah, re: Karen and Kathy, my dh's SIL is Karen and her sister is Katherine (Kathy). I've also known a Jill and Julie in the same sibset. And I've even seen a few situations where one child's fn will take a different form in another child's mn or they'll have matching mns (Michelle and Michael -- after their father, Michael). None of these situations were obvious (to most of the population, anyway).
BTW, the woman in question has a very shiny, sparkly personality and maybe she thought the idea of matching names was just precious. Who knows?
BTW, the woman in question has a very shiny, sparkly personality and maybe she thought the idea of matching names was just precious. Who knows?
This message was edited 8/29/2014, 6:18 AM
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For some reason, I think it used to be common for people to slap Ann on as a middle name for each and every girl, although it's not like I have any statistics to back that up.
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Ian and Shawn drives me nuts. So does Karen and Katherine (or Kathleen or any name that would lead to the nickname Kathy or Kathy itself.) I stand strong in my opinion that this should not be done, and I don't give a hoot that the names don't sound much alike and that few people know or care. They should know and they should care.
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