Are people with certain names attracted to each other?

We know a couple of Marys married to Johns

Liz and Andrew, anyone?

Sorry, posted too soon. Meant to say that we know a few pairs like that.

Probably among the most popular names of that era. These days there are so many unusual names that it won't happen very often.

David and Barbara seemed to be a common pairing among our friends.
Also some Mary's and Johns.
DD3 is Elizabeth and SIL is Philip

My brother-in-law has a son, Derek, married to Karen, and a daughter, Karen, married to Derek, not the same thing, I know, but it does get confusing sometimes.

Yes, I know an Anne and Mike!

I too know an Anne and mike

I know a Peter and Pam. Also two Chrissie and Chris couples.

I know a Peter and Pam. I know a Mary and John.
I have the same name as DH's mum. I think he wanted a mother figure.(Not).

I have a small collection of David and Carols, one Peter and Pam and a David and Barbara. Could be it's an even smaller world than we thought and we all just know the same people!

We know two couples of John and Dorothy.

The fact that I have an unusual name might be why I had few boyfriends! There obviously wasn't a named person for me!

I can't think of any of our friends who are duplicate couples but lots of people who are called David D, David B, David M etc and Richard next door, up the road etc.

We have come across quite a few Sue and Peters but then as someone said they werer popular names at the time. I expect we will see eventually lots of Beyonce and Kanyes.

I know a Barbara and David also,and an Ann and Mike.

I believe that Susan was the most popular girls name for several years running during the 1950s... so not surprised that we know several Sue and Petes.

In fact there are so many Sues around here... all of us around the same age... that I'm called Sus to avoid a muddle.

I'm a Sue too My husband was Steve. When we were younger there were three couples who were all Sue and Steve and we were all friends who went out together. It got quite confusing. I am known in some groups as Suze because of the number of Sue's.

Happy New Year.

I don't know many couples these days, but when DD2 was born in 77 we were thinking about names and decided that Jennifer was a lovely name we hadn't heard in years, only to find, having fixed on the name, that she was one of 3 in the same mat ward. The interesting coincidence is that every other mum in question had been expecting boys and got girls instead.

Years ago at the same time my daughter Lisa went out with a Steve and my son Steve went out with a Lisa. Although they are now with different partners 2 of my other daughters are now married to Steves

No

I also know an Ann and Mick... My name is one that was VERY popular in the 50s - there were seven of us in my class at junior school..! On the other hand, I haven't heard of a child with my name for well over 30 years - so maybe it'll be making a comeback soon?
My Dad's name (Stan) is one that I never thought would be used again - and yet there's quite a crop of tiny Stanleys now (likewise Arthur, Alfie, Maisie, Elsie etc - all names common in my parents generation but almost nonexistent since)

Nobody has mentioned Pat & Tony. We know several including DH and me

My son and daughter both married Davies, totally different families but quite a coincidence.

Paul and Carol/e