From: Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We don't want any 2 of our kids named similarly.
Also, I'd be happier if no two had the same first initial, and if none of them shared a first initial with either of their parents. (My sister and I had to go to middle initials in labelling things that were labelled with just initials, and I know one family where the father and all 3 sons have the same first, middle and last initials. Don't want to mess with *that* problem....)
My dad, brother, sister, and I had same first initials. Me and my sister have the same middle initial too. Although hers was after our grandmother's maiden name. Don't know where my middle name came from. My brother and dad have the same first name, but dad flatly refused for his son to be his junior so they have different names.
We tried to use names (and variants therof) from our families for our kids. Our oldest, James Antonino, is named for his 2 grandfathers and a great- grandfather. Joseph Thomas is named for his great-grandfather named Thomas Joseph, and we also have several Thomases and Josephs in our families. Maria Helen is named for her 2 grandmothers and a great- grandmother.
So James and Joseph have the same first initial, but it isn't really an issue,
I don't think. We just made sure we didn't pick another J name for our third,
so people wouldn't think we were on some sort of J bender.
My wife had suggested naming one of the boys Bryon, but even changing
the spelling to Brian left me uncomfortable (I would feel a bit arrogant naming
my child after myself, even if he wasn't a "junior").
And while I'm here, I'll point out a funny website discussing bad baby names:
http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/
It's like the MST3K of baby-naming forums.
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