double barrel names for boy's

[YoyoMama]

I have always loved the name Leo and my Dad's name is Michael (tradition for us to take parents name)
Does Leo Michael work?

[Badgerina]

As one first name? Not keen myself, but the two work very well as a first and second name.

[squoosh]

As in 'Leo Michael your dinner's ready', 'Leo Michael pick up your pants'?

No it doesn't work. As a first name and middle name it works fine though.

[VolAuVent]

Fine as a first and middle name, but wouldn't use them together.

"Double barrelled" means a surname with 2 parts. Not sure what the equivalent term for first names is!

[lisaro]

No, no, and no again. The names are great, but not as one. It just doesn't work for boys.

[Floggingmolly]

Just reminds me of the rash of John Paul's in Ireland after the pope's visit
If it's the boyish equivalent of Sarah Jane you're looking for, there isn't one. Apart from John Paul...

[squoosh]

John Paul's tend to be very 'lively' in my experience.

[MammaTonic]

The equivalent of 'double barrelled' for first names is 'hyphenated'. I have 2 DDs, both with hyphenated names. It works for girls (I know te majority of Mumsnetters will disagree but all of my RL friends think my girls names are beautiful, as do I).

However, hyphenated names just don't work for boys, IMO. There is something inherently 'feminine' sounding about them. If we ever have a boy, one name I love is Gabriel James. But not Gabriel-James.

HTH,

MammaT

[VolAuVent]

I did think of "hyphenated" *MammaTonic, but what if there's no hyphen, as in the OP's example?

(Double-barrelled surnames can be either non-hyphenated or hyphenated, just to confuse things!)

[MammaTonic]

Sure, I made the assumption that the OP may have made a type-o. My bad. My point still stands, though :) Other than saying 'hyphenated', I have no idea what to call this type of name - perhaps a 'compound name'?

MT

[MagdalenaAlec]

I do not think Leo-Michael works (with or without the hyphen), but it would be a nice combination of first name/mn imo.
I like this kind of names for boys though if only DH would get over himself and let me use Louis-Gabriel or François-Xavier

[NarkedRaspberry]

Can't he just be Leo (first name) Michael (middle name)?

[NarkedRaspberry]

I like Leon but I also love Yannick so you should ignore me.

[NarkedRaspberry]

They will be my first and second born when I run off with the French swimmer everyone is ogling on here.

[MerryCosIWonaGold]

My friend's bro (German) is called Mark Felix (no hyphen but 'one name'). I love it.

[MagdalenaAlec]

NarkedRapsberry: you might reconsider knowing that he was named after the unbearable tennis man/singer Yannick Noah.
< spot the French swimming nerd :o >

[NarkedRaspberry]

I didn't mean the swimmer called Yannick, I meant the one called Camille MMMmmmm Lecourt. Though I wouldn't kick either of them out of bed for eating crisps. It's an irrational love of the name but I'd need the father to be french to justify it.

[MagdalenaAlec]

:o Agree that Camille Lacourt's mn should be 'Mmmmm'.

[YoyoMama]

I agree that it does work better as first and second name...was trying to kill 2 birds with one stone
i guess i can use it together when he is in trouble in my stern voice :)