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Wed, 04-20-2005 - 9:38am

I have a son Parker. My husband wants to name this baby boy Porter. I didn't really want to keep the P theme but I am not against it, however are these two names too similar?

I have a very common last name so I need something a little different for the first name.

Thanks,
Sarah

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Registered: 08-01-2003
Wed, 04-20-2005 - 10:19am
Yes, they do sound quite similar which might be find for twins, but I would not want my two kids with such close names. What about Patrick, Preston, Presley, Prince, Prentiss, Portman, Percy/Percival, ...?
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Registered: 08-01-2003
Wed, 04-20-2005 - 10:58am

I think Parker and Porter are very close, with both starting with P and both ending in 'er. both are also formerly surnames that turned into first names, although Parker as a first name is much more mainstream now than Porter

if it's keeping the same letter he wants how about Preston - all different sounds after the P. as normal as it seems, you seriously don't hear it very much

then there's Payton, which is a great name, but it's gone unisex. I think it still leans a little more toward the boys, but girls are using it

good luck

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Registered: 11-03-2004
Wed, 04-20-2005 - 11:05am
I do think that Parker and Porter are too close. How about Patton, Payton, Pierce, Prescott or Presley??

 
 

 


 


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Registered: 06-14-2003
Wed, 04-20-2005 - 12:18pm
Yes, the beginning "P" sound as well as the ending "er" sound makes it a bit too much for siblings! Plus, personally, I'm not into naming siblings w/ the same 1st letter/sound anyway. But that "er" at the end makes it way too much.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 04-20-2005 - 12:21pm

Though I'm quite fond of both names, I find them entirely too similar. Each has such unique strength... I wouldn't take away from that by "matching" them.

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If dh is stuck on carrying on the P-, there are some others that are still unique that don't sound so similar-

Parker & Pierce
Parker & Pierson
Parker & Payne
Parker & Pate
Parker & Phagan
Parker & Perry
Parker & Preston
Parker & Phoenix

Or if you found the right name, you might could steer him toward a different letter-

Here are my fave "Parker-type" names-
Turner, Channing, Calder, Shaw, Beckett, Lander, Granger, Graham, Lawson, Larson, Alden, Afton, Hartley, Rainer, Ramsey, Burke, Brogan, Sadler, Langston, Ames

Others-
Owen, Carson, Hagan, Dawson, Dalton, Laken, Lansing, Baldwin, Stetson, Langdon, Landon, Bryson, Bridger, River, Findlay, Nixon, Gibson, Grayson, Gentry, Boden, Hadden

Let us know what you decide! Ginger

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Registered: 01-22-2005
Wed, 04-20-2005 - 1:05pm
I think they are too close.
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Registered: 07-21-2004
Wed, 04-20-2005 - 1:42pm

Thank you so much! You have all given me some great ideas! I agree and I guess last night I was just tired and giving in - back to the drawing board!

Sarah

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Registered: 10-01-2003
Wed, 04-20-2005 - 3:58pm
I'm not much for Porter, but how 'bout Pierce?
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Registered: 05-09-2004
Wed, 04-20-2005 - 8:03pm

Yikes. Parker and Porter are waaay too similar, IMO. Then again, I don't really like the name Porter AT ALL.

~ Liz ~



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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 04-20-2005 - 8:38pm
they are a little too close for my taste. How about Payne?

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