Need your opinion...

Ok.. So hubby and I are in a dilemma and disagreeing a little. We already have a son who is almost 2 and his name is Jackson.. We are having 2 more boys in Dec. and I have fallen in love with the name John.. I'm kind of being stubborn about it, but DH doesn't like the idea of 2 of our boys having names that start with J and 1 that doesn't..

I like
John and Adam
also
John and James

DH likes John and James, but then he says "I'm not sold on all 3 boys with J names.." UGH.. :gah:

We have middle names picked out, they will be family names.. Either.. Allen, Daniel, or Steven..

Anyway.. What do you all think? If we have a boy without the name starting with J will they feel "left out" at some point growing up? are 3 J names "a bit much"? Oh and a side note, these aren't necessarily our last children. We might have 1 more...

Thanks!!!

 

I have three girls all with names that start with an A, it wasn't because we wanted all the names to start with the same letter, it just so happens those were the names we loved. I am pregnant with #4 and I don't have anymore A names that I love and really don't want to continue that trend anyways so our new babies name will not start with an A. I have had some family members express concern about him/her feeling left out but honestly I think knowing that we picked the names because we loved it will be enough. I have also thought about finding a relatives name for a middle name to make it a little more special. So no I don't think that if you name 2 boys J names and not the other that he will feel out. Good luck!

 

I kind of like the "J" Theme with the kids name. I personally don't think it is too much.

Will he feel left out...or will he feel special? Hmmmm...now that's a thought.

I'm sticking with the "M" Theme. I will probably end up get their names all tongue tied later down the road, but it would still probably happen even if thier names all started with different letters...

 

We have a J theme with the twins but I'm pretty sure if I have any more girls they may end in N but not start with J. I would not however change the theme mid twin set. Either both need to be J or neither need to be J. I think it would be asking for problems

edited to change term

 

Thanks for the replies! It's going to be a tough decision.. I actually have my mind made up, now it's just getting DH to make up his mind and start making a list of names...

Thanks again!!

 

Just thought I'd add that I have 3 older sisters... Their names being Tammy, Trisha, and Traci. I was supposed to be named Tiffany, however I ended up being named Joelle. Mainly because my parents wanted a boy so badly and didn't get one, but I was kind of named after my dad (Joe). I have never felt left out, in fact a lot of times I just laugh about it. It's easy to ramble off their names, but you'll catch a lot of family in a hurry mixing up names just because they all do start w/ the same. I actually enjoyed not being named w/ a T.

 

I don't see any problem with giving one twin a non-J name. There are two J names you like and one name starting with a different letter. Personally, just for me, themed families bother me. I think it's too cutesy, but to each his own.

 

My parents had three girls named: Vanessa, Chelsea & Lesley, all very different names but they still mixed our names up all the time. So I agree that whether the names start with the same letter or not you will most likely still mix them up now and then.

 

As a teacher, I will tell you that in families when all kids have names that begin with the same letter, I found it hard to keep the names straight. For example I had Mark, Matt, and Mike B. I could only call them by their last name b/c I couldn't remember if this year was the Mike/Mark/Matt year... I always felt as though the boys got to have less of their own identity b/c of it. ALL the teachers who had all 3 boys felt this way. This was true of several families in the town and we all found the same thing. If possible make their names more individual, that way they get to make their own reputation. KWIM?