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I know a family with a tradition of A names. Sisters Aileen (pronounced like Eileen) and Annette had children Alan and Antoinette, and Anthony, Amanda, Richard (mother got rebellious and never stopped reproaching herself for not having chosen Timothy instead) and Angus. Antoinette gave her son a B name but had daughters Alexandra and Abigail. Don't know about the others. Nothing odd there, spelling-wise, but the idea seems like a voluntary imprisonment. No single initial letter has a monopoly on excellent names.

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So, I'd be willing to use names that happened to start with the same letter but only if I liked the name rather than the letter. Peter and Penelope could work; Dinah and Daniel; Adrian and Alastair.

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I also know a Rosalind who had two brothers and then a much younger sister who was born on their parents' wedding anniversary. Being literary types, they named her Rosemary (pray, Love, remember) and apologised to Rosalind for what they rightly imagined would be on-going confusion.