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I've talked about Anagram Names in the past, but today we are going to discuss the Super Anagram. We've all heard of that family with the kids named Alex, Axel, Xela, Lexa, and Xeal (that's boy, boy, girl, girl, girl), and that got me thinking about other names that can produce the same effect. Hence, the Super Anagram. To qualify as a Super Anagram, there must be at least four useable names produced, with at least three being well-known and/or legitimate names. The others can be uncommon names or something that could be a name (Let's face it, you wouldn't use Xela under normal circumstances). The Super Anagram is an uncommon way to connect all your children's names, albeit an obvious way. Just a warning before I go on- this list features A LOT of misspellings/creative spellings, and not all of the names make great sibsets. Don't be alarmed.
A, A, N, Y
Anay, Anya, Naya, Yana
A, C, E, L
Alec, Cael, Cale, Clea, Lace
A, C, I, L
Cail, Cali, Clia, Laci
A, D, E, V
Evad, Dave, Deva, Veda
A, D, I, N
Adin, Andi, Dani, Dina, Nadi
A, E, D, N
Aden, Dane, Dean, Edna
A, E, K, L
Alek, Elka, Kale, Lake
A, E, L, N
Alen, Elan, Lane, Lena, Neal
A, E, L, X
Alex, Axel, Lexa, Xale, Xeal, Xela
A, G, I, N
Angi, Gani, Gina, Inga
A, I, K, M
Kami, Kima, Maki, Mika
A, I, K, N
Anik, Inka, Kina, Nika
A, I, L, M
Amil, Liam, Lima, Mila
A, I, L, S
Ilsa, Isla, Lasi, Lisa, Sali
A, I, L, V
Alvi, Liva, Vail, Vali
A, I, M, R
Irma, Mari, Mira, Rami
A, I, N, R
Arin, Nari, Nira, Rain, Rina
A, I, R, S
Arsi, Irsa, Risa, Sari, Sira
A, I, T, Z
Itza, Tazi, Tiza, Zita
A, M, O, R
Amor, Mora, Omar, Roma
A, N, O, R
Aron, Nora, Orna, Roan, Rona
E, I, K, L
Elki, Keli, Kiel, Kile
E, I, L, N
Elin, Leni, Neil, Nile
E, L, N, O
Elon, Leon, Noel, Nole
It's pretty obvious that not all of these would make great sibsets. I wouldn't suggest having kids name Lena and Lane, or Noel and Noel. That being said, some of them do work really well. My favorite was the Amor, Mora, Omar, and Roma set. They all have distinct sounds, start with different letters, and have an exotic, Latin feel to them.
Some interesting statistics:
All of the names here have four letters: two vowels and two consonants. With the exception of the first set, none of the vowels repeat within the same sets.
A is the most popular vowel (as well as letter), accounting for 23% of all letters, and is in 88% of all letter groupings.
I was the second most popular vowel, as 15% of all letters, and in 46% of all groupings.
L was the most popular consonant, as approximately 12% of all letters and in 45% of all groups.
Close runner up was N, accounting for 10% of all letters, and was in 42% of all groupings.
The only vowel not featured was U.
Only seven consonants did not appear, and those were B, F, H, J, P, Q, and W.
There are a total of four creative spellings of Aaron featured on this list.
In conclusion, this would be a fun link between children. You CAN pull it off tastefully, but you have to have the right set of letters. If you just plan on having two or three kids with anagram names, check out my post on regular Anagram Names, for options that have been selected for being a good match.
