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amother
Amaryllis


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 1:30 am
I know a family with #3.
We don’t mix them up but I imagine for the mother it can get confusing labeling things. But otherwise it seems fine.
I know two families where they have a boy and a girl named after the same person eg Leora and Meir or Boruch and Bracha. People do this.
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camp123




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 1:46 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
Can people weigh in
I already have a child w a name that is similar to that of a grandparent who passed away and family wants us to name after the grandparent. To make things not obvious what do you think of having 2 kids in one family (in a row) with any of the following similar names...

1 Elazar and Eliezer
2. Aaron and Aryeh
3. Dovid and Dovi
4. Shalom and Shlomo
5. Menucha and Menachem


I would do number 2 and 5 if I had to but not the rest.
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amother
Peony


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 2:01 am
I have a dini and a donny in a row

I actually really didn't want to do it but had no choice with the second one... Whatever long story

Nowadays I don't give it much thought
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amother
Scarlet


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 2:01 am
We have a yitty and gitty. Always confusing.
My neighbor has a malky, matty and meity. Everyone mixes up.
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amother
Blue


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 2:11 am
I actually know a family with Eliezer and Elazar and in retrospect they didn't realize how similar they sound.

I also say 2 and 5 are OK.
Also if you are giving it with another name it makes a big difference like Dov Ber and and Dovid I might do.
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Iymnok




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 2:56 am
I have a friend with Chana then Chanania
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WitchKitty




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 3:08 am
I know someone with Elazar, Elisheva and Elimelech, and the last one is nicknamed Eli.
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amother
Blue


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 4:41 am
amother [ Scarlet ] wrote:
We have a yitty and gitty. Always confusing.
My neighbor has a malky, matty and meity. Everyone mixes up.


Excuse my ignorance but what is Meity? I'm assuming Matty is Mattisyahu? Or are they all girls?
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amother
Yarrow


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 6:41 am
I know someone that has a ruchy and a rechie.
I also heard of someone that has a shlima and shlomo.
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amother
Honeydew


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 6:59 am
I gave my sons second name as Shalom because I knew in the future I would want to name after a Shlomo. We call my son by his first name and I’m currently pregnant. If it’s a boy the name will indeed be Shlomo. My cousin also has a Shalom with another name. They call him Shalom. Now they want to name Shlomo and father said he just doesn’t know if he could do it.
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amother
Beige


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 7:08 am
We actually briefly considered Yair when we already had a Meir. Rav said it was fine but in the end we still felt too weird and didn't do it. Also we have one kid with a name that can be shortened to Eli and we won't consider any other Eli names because of it. That doesn't mean any of it is is wrong or anything, it's a matter of personal taste.
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Reality




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 7:18 am
amother [ Blue ] wrote:
Excuse my ignorance but what is Meity? I'm assuming Matty is Mattisyahu? Or are they all girls?


Mattt and Meity are both yiddish girls names
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amother
Rose


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 7:20 am
We have an avi and could have named our second son Aron (which may have turned to ari) but chose not too because we thought it was too similar.
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amother
Quince


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 7:49 am
I have a Chaya and a Chaim. Chaim was an added name, and he isn’t actually called that.

I have a family member who has a Duvid and a Dovi.
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mynameismom




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 8:24 am
I have a Nochum and a Menachem
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amother
Daisy


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 8:33 am
I have a Chani and Shani and everyone always asks why did you name them like that
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amother
Chicory


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 9:29 am
I would also add I think it depends on your pronunciation. If you’re chasidish, litvish etc it will make a difference where you’re stressing the letters and will make the name sound more similar/different accordingly.
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amother
Phlox


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 9:33 am
amother [ Blue ] wrote:
Excuse my ignorance but what is Meity? I'm assuming Matty is Mattisyahu? Or are they all girls?
I also have the names Gitty and yitty in the family. Wonder if we’re related lol.
I have one and wouldn’t give the other because it’s too confusing. Maybe if they’re very far apart in age.
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amother
Periwinkle


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 9:55 am
Don't understand the problem.
We name after relatives and if two relatives have a similar name that's fine as long as they are two different names.
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amother
Seafoam


 

Post Tue, May 03 2022, 10:03 am
amother [ Phlox ] wrote:
I also have the names Gitty and yitty in the family. Wonder if we’re related lol.
I have one and wouldn’t give the other because it’s too confusing. Maybe if they’re very far apart in age.


My sister and I are 17 years apart and it's still confusing. Gitty and Yitty.

I have 2 grandfathers (my husband's and mine) with different hebrew names with the same Yiddish nickname and joked that if I have twin boys I'll name them after these grandfathers and call them both by the nickname. But I only had one and he proudly goes by the uncommon Hebrew name so it's too late for that.
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