first names that end in -er with last names that end in -er

[Anonymous]

yeah, I don't like it. I have the -on -on combo with my first and married name - it is very sing songy, and it bothers me.

[Anonymous]

I have a name like his except a different # of syllables--like Jennifer Foster. Doesn't bother me.

But, Parker Foster sounds more matchy bc of the # of syllables and because they are both last names. I would try to avoid it for that reason.

But, if you really love the name, it's not the worst problem to have. (The worst problem is to be named Rembrandt.)

[Anonymous]

I agree that the matchy-ness is also a result of the number of syllables and the fact that they are both last names, not just the same ending. I have a name that ends in the same sound as my last name, but I've never felt that it was rhymy or cutesy--honestly, I never thought about it until this thread. I think it depends on the names.

[Anonymous]

Say Parker Foster 5 times fast.

[Anonymous]

I like it. People will remember it and not because it's crazy.

Options you can't take:
Forest Foster
Porter Foster
Walker Foster


You could do:
Peter Foster

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like it. People will remember it and not because it's crazy.

Options you can't take:
Forest Foster
Porter Foster
Walker Foster


You could do:
Peter Foster

[Anonymous]

I like it.

[Anonymous]

Is Parker a girl or boy?

[Anonymous]

OP - that's funny as we've been struggling with the same problem. I love the name Connor but unfortunately our last name is a 2-syllable name ending in -er so we can't bring ourselves to do it. I do think that because of the extra "r" sound in the beginning of Parker that it becomes a bit hard to say. I do love the name Parker though! And I do think Parker Foster is a memorable name!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The -er doesn't bother me so much as the repetition used in combination with first name that sounds like it is a last name. Something like Alexander Foster sounds fine.

+1. Parker is awful.

[Anonymous]

We have a family name that we both love and really wanted to use but we didn't because it ended in er and our last name ends in er. I think you can get away with this if one of the names is 3 syllables but I would avoid doing 2 2-syllable names with the same ending.

[Anonymous]

fosfam wrote:Is this just always a bad idea? We're liking the name Parker Foster, but not sure if that's too "cutesy" or "rhymey." Thoughts?

My DS has an -er / -er name. I was worried about it initially but now it doesn't even occur to me. Thinking about it now, I'd say that you don't notice the repeated sound that much because both the vowel sounds in the first syllable and the consonants before the -er are different from one another. I think you've got the same thing going on -- a hard k sound (I believe it's termed a plosive) in Parker and a soft st (sibilant?) sound in Foster (though maybe the t- is plosive there too, it still sounds softer to me), and the a/o sounds are also different.

[Anonymous]

I think it's memorable and not in a bad way. No one is going to over think it in real life the way they are here. Also, the person who said it is white trash is dumb.

[Anonymous]

I don't love the name Parker, but I don't think the combo sounds horrible. I honestly don't think people would over think it like they are doing here.

I do know a Peter Ketter though, that's a bit much.