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I honestly think Eugene is more of a middle name than a first.

Anselm is a bit different and a name I haven't given much thought to before. It does sound handsome, but something about the pronunciation I'm not a huge fan of. It's a lot of sounds that kind of blur together? I can't explain it. I probably wouldn't use it personally.

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Eugene is old-fashioned, but I do think it's charming. I'd be more inclined to actually use Eugene than Anselm personally. I wouldn't think much about a sibset Ezra and Eugene. The initial sounds are different enough that it probably wouldn't strike me as too matchy.

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Eugene Dallas
Eugene Maxwell
Eugene Thomas
Eugene Howard
Eugene Leonard
Eugene Reynold

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Anselm Thomas
Anselm Charles

This message was edited 6/30/2020, 1:56 PM

I like Jean for a girl, but not Gene for a boy.

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I prefer Ewan to Eugene.

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When they have the same letter but a different sound, it is fine.

Eugene is a name with rich imagery. I imagine him as an incredibly posh Edwardian, probably also a brilliant scientist, quite stout, has a habit of trailing off in the middle of the sentence, the least organised human being on Earth. He has a beautiful and very competent wife who says YOOuh-jeeen in a sing-song voice to gently remind him that he poured tea on his cornflakes again.
Anselm is quiet, sophisticated, intelligent, cold. It feels like a very grey name, if that makes sense? Also, I feel an Anselm would be a navy admiral who collects butterflies and very rarely laughs.

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Combos

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Eugene Aeneas
Eugene Alexander
Eugene Alistair
Eugene Aloysius
Eugene Anthony
Eugene Benedikt
Eugene Casimir
Eugene Hugh
Eugene Icarus
Eugene Ignatius
Eugene Inigo
Eugene Melchior
Eugene Phineas
Eugene Ptolemy
Eugene Septimus
Eugene Thaddeus
Eugene Timothy

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Anselm Caspian
Anselm Constantine

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This message was edited 6/30/2020, 5:44 AM

I adore Anselm! It’s one of my favorite names. I like Eugene, too.

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Anselm Vivian, Anselm Horatio, Anselm Cosimo, and Anselm Eustace are some of my favorite combinations.

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Ezra & Eugene is a cute sibset! It doesn’t bother me that the names begin with the same letter.

This message was edited 6/29/2020, 7:20 AM

I like Ezra, Eugene is ok, I wouldn't use the same initials

Love both Anselm and Eugene!

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I think I prefer Ansel a little more, especially as a brother to Eugene, but they both work. I get artsy but rugged mid century American vibes from Ansel and Eugene, whereas Anselm and Eugene leans a little more European serious & sophisticated.

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I don’t mind Ezra and Eugene together at all, especially because Eugene starts with Y consonant sound and not an open E vowel sound. Especially with nn Gene, it’s not a problem.

Eugene has been a bit of a gp of mine for years. I think you're safe with Eugene and Ezra. Sure they both start with "e", but they are entirely different sounds.