Nah, them having their own identity helps in case either relocateI also thought having different names from their male counterparts hurt them as well if they’re in the same city.
I remember when the league started. For example, you have a team like the Sparks that basically wear lakers colors. They would have been better off as the Lady Lakers, using the already built in laker fanbase.
I understand a lot of these teams have different owners though.