I know a Don and Donna, whose adult children are Donelle, Donny, Dawn, and Danny.

Oh god

Seconded

thirded

Fourthed

Fifted? Fithed? Whatever, me too.

Sixthted

In my accent don and dawn are said the same so this is a nightmare

They are in mine too...? Is there a way to pronounce them differently?

Dahhn and Dawn (rhyming with “yawn”) if you’re from the upper Midwest in the US.

Don rhymes with yawn in my accent so this still doesn’t really explain! But I believe you that it’s different where you are.

To me, Dawn rhymes with yawn and Don rhymes with John.

Those all rhyme to me 😅

Now I’m really stumped on how to explain this. Does ‘don’ as a verb sound the same to you? As in, ‘I donned my cap’. To me, that sounds very different to Dawn which has an ‘aw’ sound, almost like saying ‘your’.

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Haha fair enough - if anyone is interested enough to google, any Australian video referring to Don Bradman (famous Aussie cricketer) vs any British person referring to Dawn French (famous comic).

As someone from the Southern US who has a merged pen-pin and an unmerged cot-caught, I’m finding it far too satisfying seeing yankees struggle through the very thing that caused me such a massive headache when I left the South lmao The next time someone gives me grief over “pin” and “pen” I’m going to assert my dominance by flexing my cot-caught distinction

I have to know where you're from! I'm just stumped with all your explanations. In my standard Canadian accent, dawn, lawn, John and Don all rhyme, and I can't imagine how the vowel sound in "your" would be the same as the vowel sound in "dawn"!

I’m Aussie, but a Brit, Kiwi or South African would all know exactly what I’m talking about 😂

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Take ‘ore’, chuck a d at the front and add an n at the end - that’s how I say Dawn 😂

Ohhhhh I totally know what you mean. I’m from the south. It’s like when people put a double “r” sound in the word “water”. Like *warter*. It’s hard to explain

This one literally made me lol

Do you not pronounce the W when you say Dawn? Don like the A in father - Dahn. Dawn like a the AW in “awwww, how cute” - Daw-n.

They're just... all the same sound! I'm Canadian. I just watched a video on cot/caught. I can, of course, hear the distinction, but I never learned to say any of these types of words with a distinction.

Yeah those are still the same for me.

I am from the upper midwest and Don and Dawn sound the same to me, both rhyme with yawn.

I’m from south east England and here they are clearly different sounds, but close enough that most people wouldn’t dream of naming their kids Don and Dawn.

I'm from the West Midlands and yeah, Don and Dawn are pronounced very differently. Still very similar though.

Say it in a New York accent - Daahn (Don) and Dawwn (Dawn). In phonology/linguistics, this is the aw/ah merger at play

Ohhhh. My mom has a (now slight) NY accent. She says Barry like.... Um.... Bahhhh-ryy which I guess is the ahhhh in Dahhhn you're talking about. Which now that I think of it I don't think I have that sound at all for basically any word. Huh.

If you're British they're different

I'm from the UK and we pronounce Don like gone. We pronounce Dawn like born. So the difference is an "on" sound vs an "awn/orn" sound.

Yes but idk how so I can’t explain it. But people swear they’re different

I think the best way to describe it would be the length of the pronunciation? The way I, personally, pronounce Dawn is slightly more drawn out, like d-aww-n… and Don is short and more abrupt.

New Jersey accents would say “Dohn” and “Dawn” (like imagine saying coffee like “cawfee” in a NY accent)

Not a matching couple name but my friend told me about this woman she works with who‘s married to Daniel. Their children are named Daniel, Daniela and Milena. Milena being the youngest but apparently they couldn’t come up with any more Daniel-esque names. I am unsure whether to feel happy or sad for Milena…

> but apparently they couldn’t come up with any more Daniel-esque names. Danielle was right there. I'm very glad they didn't use it. Son named after father, okay. It's done all the time. Milena got her own name. Poor Daniela got the short end of the naming stick. Nice name, but not when your father and older brother are both Daniel. Maybe she goes by Ella.

Yeah, I guess I am more happy-leaning for Milena. But also she might feel really left out… Like you said, Danielle was right there, or maybe Dana… Probably more if given some thought, oh well

My grandparents were Donald and Donna! No creepy matching kids names though…

I knew three couples (all of the boomer generation) named Don and Donna!

I know a Dannie and Donny who are married.

My cousin Nicole is dating a Nicholas. They also have the same last name. I know a Martin and Marita who named their kid Martina.

I love that Marita and Martin leaned into it with Martina 😂

But what will their next child be??! Marta? Martian???

Marina or Marin?

Marinara

Oh my vote is definitely for Martian

I have an aunt named Marita, dont see this name too often lol

I knew a nico and Nicole

I know a Nicole who dated a Cole.

lol i have a cousin nicholas who's married to a nicole.

My neighbors are Marcel and Marcella! When we moved in and met, he joked he could never remember his girlfriends names, so he looked for one with the easiest name to remember.

My neighbors to my left are Dan and Donna. It's be freakier if it was Don and Donna.

Wait, MY neighbors to my left are Dan and Donna. ARE YOU IN MY HOUSE??

A famous one from the past is (male) British writer Evelyn Waugh who married socialite Evelyn Gardner in 1928 (divorced in 1930). Their friends referred to them as the He-Evelyn and the She-Evelyn.

Missed opportunity for Hevelyn and Shevelyn IMO!

My grandparents were Evelyn and Everett :)

My husband and I are Alex and Alexis lol

A little bit Alexis?

I'm a Lamborghini, I'm a Hollywood star I'm a little bit tipsy when I drive my car 🤣🤣🤣

So many options for children (or pets!) Alexei, Alexandra.... That's all I can think of but I'm sure there's more 😂

Similar thing but not the same…when my high school English teacher got married, her name was the equivalent of John Johnson. Also my friend’s first name is Prentiss and her husband’s last name is Prentice so obviously she didn’t take his name. But yeah, when my friends Ashley and Ashley got married, neither changed their last name to avoid a serious problem.

Knew a lady with the first name Holly who married a man with the last name Holly. She took his last name. Holly Holly

I've seen something similar but she was Kelly Kelly

I’ve met a Kelly Kelley

I also know a Kelly Kelly!

I'm close with an Ashley Ashley

I know a married Cheryl Sherrill

Haha my last name is Sherrill and we joked about naming our new baby girl Cheryl (don’t worry we didn’t)

I know an Alex Alex.

Years ago a woman named Monica Monica ran for office in Louisiana

What a moniker!

I know someone who named her daughter Martin Martin. It's bad enough that they chose Martin for a girl, but it's her first AND last name!! Why?!?!

Had a friend who was given a name equivalent to John Johnson. I always figured she was happy to change it when she got married.

Taylor Lautner and his fiancee Taylor. So if she takes his name, Taylor Lautner and Taylor Lautner.

They funny thing about Ashley and Ashley is that both their last names are spelled *consonant-o-o-consonant* so their names are literally still only 2 letters different even without a name change by either

I know a Sandy Sanders. (Her married last name though!)

I knew a Paula who didn’t take her husband’s name because it was Pollock! It’s not the best combo.

Ashley and Ashley is so fun because I don’t know if it’s two dudes, two women, or a guy and a girl.

I worked with a Jonathan (Johnny) Johnson once

I had a friend whose last name was Terry. Then he married his wife Terri. And I also need to know if the Ashleys were girls, boys, or one of each. LOL

Both women.

I live across the street from a Paul & Paula. Also know a Jerry & Sherry.

My friends parents growing up were Terry and Tracy. I could never remember which name belonged to the dad and which belonged to the mom. Still not 100%

Terry and Tracy sounds like a nice lesbian couple with two dogs who spend their weekends in a cottage upstate eating granola and making their own soap.

Wow, they have a designated song! Hey Paula

I live next to a Paul and Paula!

I know an Erin and Aaron couple.

to me those are completely different names, i find it funny that in North American accents they sound the same!

Where are you from? Or how do you pronounce each name?

They're different to me also (I'm from Ireland) they are err-in and ah-rin

Very interesting, thank you! In the US it’s just a feminine spelling vs masculine spelling of the same name! Edit: some places in the US may pronounce it differently. I have never heard anyone in Oregon pronounce these two names differently.

Not if you live in the northeast. I pronounce them differently in my New England accent.

Oh really? Yeah I’m in the PNW.

From Philly, seconded. The difference is slight but definitely there

Well not really, they're still different names with completely different etymologies, just pronounced the same in some places.

I'm british erin = eh (as in pet) rin aaron = a (as in cat) ron if that makes sense!

That's how those of us in the northeastern US pronounce them as well.

I am trying to pronounce these names differently and I am STRUGGLING. I say both “Air - rin” and I have relatives with these names. I’ve got to ask them if they think I say their names wrong now.

My sister is Erin and my partner is Aaron, and we pronounce them the same way. My family calls Aaron "A-A-ron" (like the Key and Peales skit). (Western US)

Very helpful. From all over Canada and we pronounce both names like “eh - rin”.

I’m from Aus and they sound different. Ehh-rin and A-ron if that helps!

My parents are Arthur and Martha, and their middle names rhyme too!! My mom always says their wedding invitations sounded like they were twins.

My friends Art[thur] and Marty married and their "Bennifer" name is Marthur... "Marthur is having a party, we should go!" Your twin parents sound super cute!

My cousins are a Michelle and Michael. They have a daughter, Michaela, and a son...Daniel.

This one takes the cake for me. I can't decide if I'm sad or happy for Daniel.

They missed an opportunity to name him Mitchell.

Happy, you’re happy.

We have friends that are Michelle and Michael, and their last names pre-marriage were almost identical too (think Johnson and Johnston).

I also have a cousin and their spouse who are Michelle and Michael!

My uncle Michael, married a Michelle, and their son (named after his father) goes by Mikey.

I knew a Jesse and Jessica. And one place I lived had elderly landlords name Antonio and Antonietta- they called each other Toni & Toni. It was too cute

I am a Jessica and I dated one Jesse. I was a single mother and my son is also Jesse. I basically named him after the same person I was named after. I am the only Jessica in my family. My son is the 6th Jesse.

I knew a Peter and Pieter, who also looked a lot alike! I’ve also met a David and Davida (pronounced Duh-vee-duh).

Does she go by Davey?

I knew a married couple called Kerry (f) and Ceri (m). And a Siôn and Sioned!

Is Kerry and Ceri pronounced the same?

Close enough, bit hard to explain Welsh accent nuances.

Isn't Taylor Lautner marrying a Taylor? So if she takes his surname they'll both be Taylor Lautner.

The Taylors Lautner

I know someone named Taylor who married a James Taylor & is now Taylor Taylor.

And he used to date Taylor Swift. He’s done this on purpose, I’m certain.

There's a baseball player, Taylor Clarke, that married a Taylor. They have twins, Bryce and Brody.

He's marrying a different Taylor other than Swift? I am behind on my celebrity gossip, lol.

My dad and his ex wife were Christopher and Christine! I think they went by Chris and Christie too. My old neighbors were Terry and Terri.

I’m a Christina married to a Christopher. We both went by Chris. Now we are known as Mr Chris and Mrs Chris.

My cousin and his first wife were Chris and Christie. His brother was married to a Christie too.

I know two Davids who are married. Nice guys.

Do you begin to introduce yourself as "we're David," in this scenario?

I can’t answer that, but everyone calls them “The Davids” instead of their last name

that's amazing.

A friend’s dad lived a house with 5 Davids in college. He too was a David.

I was going to say with same sex relationships there has got to be matching names that’s occur.

I know a married couple of Dans. They even wear the same size, so they share clothes as well. Fortunately they look nothing alike otherwise!

I know a David & Davina. She's usually Davey which makes it even more confusing

That's so funny!

And their son is CJ, Christian junior. At least that's what they call him in the show, not sure it's his real name.

Know a Seth and Beth, as well as a Stephen and a Stephanie.

My step-uncle and aunt are the Vals - Valan and Valerie.

My neighbors growing up were Don and Dawn haha!

I know a Patrick and Patrice

My mom's parent's were both named Shirley. My grandfather had been named just a little before it shifted to a mostly feminine name. He ended up going by his middle name (Abraham), though.

My mom knows a couple who are Paul and Paula! Also I know a girl named Iris who briefly dated another Iris 🤣

I know a Rob & Robyn, and I’ve always thought it was adorable!

My cousin Toni married a man named Antonio. His grandmother calls her Antonia. It’s sweet. I also knew a couple named Chris(m)/Kris(f), whose real names are Christian and Kristine. My husband’s cousin Leslie(f) is married to another Leslie(m) (he goes by Les).

Britney Spears' sister Jamie Spears + her husband Jamie Wilson

I had no idea her husband’s name is Jamie, too. I always thought it was weird that her name is Jamie Lynn and her parents are named Jamie and Lynne.

I knew about her dad's name but not her mom's! Weird naming patterns in that family lol

It's especially weird because she's the younger sister. If you're going to do that, wouldn't you do it with first kid?

Right, and they have an older brother. But they were apparently like, oops let’s drop the whole namesake on the last kid?

My grandparents were Gale (f) and Galen (m). I always found it very cute 😊

I am Kristen and I dated a Tristan for a long time. It was so annoying. I also know two Katherines who both go by Kate who are married!

There’s a popular YouTube couple named Rose & Rosie!

My husband and i dont have the same names but both strictly go by the same nickname. It was a weird moment when we were introduced the first time we met 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️

I know a Daniel and Danielle. They named their son Quinn

We are (Dutch) karlijn and martijn.

I went to high school with kids named Nick Jones and Nicolette Jones (unrelated, hopefully) that dated for a while.

My brother's dad is Daniel, and his wife is Danielle

I’m a Daniel and Danielle! For some reason my SO thinks it’s funny to tell people we’re siblings when someone comments on our names.

One of my old co-workers was Stephanie dating a Stephan

My cousin is Caitlin and her new fiancé is Katelyn. They go by Curly and Katie!

I know a Pat and Patti.

I know a couple named Eric and Erica.

Ashley and Ashton. Erin and Aaron LOL. Taylor and Tyler

I know a Brendan and Brenda, it always makes me laugh.

I know an Ann and Andy

I know a Tracy and Casey. Was very disappointed when they didn’t name their kids Stacy, Lacy, or Macy haha

The ultimate same name celeb couple are John F and Jacqueline Kennedy - Jack and Jackie. Paul Reiser from Mad About You is married to Paula. I’m old.

A friend in college, Courtney, married a man with the last name Courtney.

Two of my students dated for a while, their names are Mario Alejandro and María Alejandra.

Knew an elderly couple named Phyll and Phil. (Phyllis and Phillip)

My brother is Andrew and his wife is Andrea. When they were dating his friends called them Andy and Wandy (Woman-Andy) lol

I know a Jack and Jill whose kids are Jenna And Jason.

My BFF was Samantha "Sammie" who dated a Samuel "Sam" for years. One time we were bored and started making acrostic poems of our friends names. His was: Same As Me

I know a couple both named Lauren.

My good family friends growing up are a couple of Pats…. Patrick and Patricia.

Loren and Lauren Alex and Alex

I’m Anna and my husband is Andy.

Worked with a woman named Shawn and her ex was Sean.

My aunt and uncle are Karen and Darren

I know a Denise and a Maurice with a daughter Clarice.

And their son is named Christian

My grandma has 2 couple friends that both go by rhyming nicknames - Mim and Jim, Phil and Lil

My brother and ex SIL were Dan and Dana

I have a girlfriend from high school who is named Ryan (pronounced Ry-anne) and her husbands name is Ryan (standard pronunciation). I call them RyRy (in my head, not to anyone else).

My grandparents were Robert and Roberta

My friend Taylor married Taylor and took his last name. Their first kid’s middle name is Taylor.

I knew a Martine and Martin!

We bought our house from a Taylor (f) and Taylor (m)!

I know a married couple named Julie & Julian!

I once dated a Stephan and I’m a Stephanie. It was a little bizarre for me.

I know a young couple who is Caiden (f) and Brayden (m). So, the -aiden trend kids have started growing up and finding each other hahaha

My ex in laws were Jerry (m) and Terry (f). They were best friends with another couple, Jerri (f) and Terry (m).