what would happen if two people in an extended family shared the same name

[llydonlll]

Hey guys, I want to use conditional tense to describe a situation where two people in an extended family have the same name.
In this case, is the following sentence correct in terms of English tense? more specifically, the use of English tense for the verbs in bold color. Thank you for your help.
"I occasionally wonder what would happen if two people in an extended family shared the same name. Perhaps, people had to distinguish them by their nickname."

 

[jutfrank]

"I occasionally wonder what would happen if two people in an extended family shared the same name.

That's correct.

Perhaps, people had to distinguish them by their nickname."

Do you mean you wonder what would happen if people had to distinguish them by their nicknames? Or do you mean that people would have to distinguish them by their nicknames if they shared the same name?

 

[llydonlll]

That's correct.



Do you mean you wonder what would happen if people had to distinguish them by their nicknames? Or do you mean that people would have to distinguish them by their nicknames if they shared the same name?

I mean that people would have to distinguish them by their nicknames if they shared the same name. I made a mistake and I see what you meant. Thank you for the reply, jutfrank. Cheers.