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| Sun, 05-09-2004 - 10:52pm |
Too Similar? I am considering Eden Abigail for my daughter.....
- But I have a son named Ian. Are Ian & Eden too similar?
- Yes - way too confusing
- Yes similar - but not too terribly confusing
- No - they sound great together
- No - but I'd choose something else
You will be able to change your vote.

I love both of the names Ian and Eden. They are pretty close though - you could probably get away with it, but you will probably unintentionally call them by each others names. I have an Alyssa and an Alexa, Alexa was first. I had five names to consider when Alyssa was born, but when she came out with a full head of red hair, none of the names seemed to fit. I have always liked the name Alyssa but was afraid the names were too close. Some family members said they were too close, others thought they were cute sister names. I went ahead and named daughter 2 Alyssa - it was in the back of my mind that they were similar but I never thought I would ever call them by the wrong name.
So far, every family member has mixed up their names more than once. I call them by each others name atleast 3 times a day, often more. I even named a digital photo of Alyssa as Alexa.jpg. I have to be honest and say if I had it to do all over again, I would have chosen something else. It has only been 6 months and I am already so tired of confusing their names - I do really concentrate on getting them right, but it never fails that I slip. The doctors office has pulled the wrong charts, Alyssa gets Alexa's and vice versa.
It might not happen to you since one is a boy and the other a girl. Also, I have been told that parents mix up kids names regardless of how similar or different they are. I just never considered me mixing up the names as a factor when choosing so I thought I would share my experience as something to consider. They do sound adorable together though.......
Diane
My opinion is that you will mess up your kids' names anyway :-) it is just a mother thing. My kids' names begin with C and Z, and I still mess them up!!
I LOVE Eden! Go for it!!!
BTW, a friend is having a baby in June and is naming her Eden Naomi.
Carrie
I'd never really thought about it as Ian & Eden. I always thought of it as - Deja, Ian, Tyler & Eden. With Tyler in between there it's not so obvious that Ian & Eden are soooo similar in sound.
Eden Naomi is pretty.
Just peeking in here.
I have a dd (2yrs) named Eden AnnMarie.
I don't think Eden and Ian are too similar... Of course my nephew's name is Ayden and my neice's name is Jaden... I get those mixed up.. but rarely.