Amelie-Grace, Elsie-May & Gracie-May?

Elsie-May is gorgeous. I would use it myself if DD1 wasn't Ella...

Anyone who judged my child based on her name would be given a wide berth certainly not the type of person she needs to be around

"fwiw I don't get the mumsnet shock horror about it in rl at all."

I think in some areas of the UK hyphenated names are just not considered classy. That's all. I only know one child with a hyphenated name, and now she is at high school she has dropped the second part of her name.

I'm sorry but all I can think of is ' come a listen to a story bout a man named Jed, poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed'

I have clearly just proved the point that honeyandrum made.

I worked in a secondary school in a city, lots of girls with hyphenated names made me biased against the idea (thus the words insignificant opinion).

I have a cousin who is Ava-Elise and it's beautiful on her. I also have a friend with an Aimee-Leigh, which is really cute on her.

It is all so subjective. My MIL told me she didn't like DS1's name at first but now she's used to it and thinks it suits him. So, go with your gut feeling when you look into her beautiful little face!

Just a suggestion but what about just calling her May and then a middle name? Or perhaps a name with May in it, like Maybel (which I may have just made up...can't seem to find it on a baby name website)?

My DGM had Margaret as an important name so her first girl had it as a middle name and then she gave all her girls middle names beginning with M.

If you like it and it's not that common in Canada then I would do it. Over here it's very common (in both senses of the word, in my insignificant opinion).

Well said, HoneyandRum

And this is the trouble with asking people's views on a name. Present them with a gorgeous baby with a name it is a fait accompli and they would then be being rude to say they didn't like it. With ours we had a list of possible names, lived with the baby for a few days, trialled whatever name we thought fitted best internally for a few more days then announced it to the world. No debate, no hassle.

If you like them, go for it. They are pretty. I have a Sophie May, as May was a very special lady we wanted to remember. And we get nothing but compliments for her pretty name. Knowing some high minded lawyers called Sophie helps. All the Senior Judiciary come from another era, and I wouldn't inflict Sue or Judith on any daughter of mine!

I have 4dd's all with hyphenated names, fwiw I don't get the mumsnet shock horror about it in rl at all.

Out of those names I think Amelie-Grace is the prettiest and then Gracie-May :)

Context is everything OP, this is a British site and so you will get the perspective from this side of the pond. Many, many little girls have had hyphenated names that are sweet/cute for the past 15 years or so. Combos of Ellie/Lily/Millie/May/Elsie/Gracie etc. you get the picture.

In Canada that may not be the case and a child with a name like this will be unusual and considered delightfully charming and old-fashioned, which I'm sure was the original motivation and intent in the UK. I am from the UK but DH is American and we lived in the US for many years. Now, when I read many threads on MN regarding naming I see the very strong obsession with class in the UK (which many posters will deny) but many people on here are anxious for an upwardly-mobile name and horrified at the thought of naming their child something that is too popular with what they consider the wrong social class.

That is what brings out the vitriol - class-anxiety, something that does not happen to the same extent in the US and Canada in my (subjective) experience.

Love Louisa Emmeline and Grace, all good in combination. Would avoid a hyphen simply to make the lifetime of forms easier to fill in and because they are bound to have a serious sensible job if they have a very very pretty name!

Sad at the swearing, no need.

I find Amelie, Grace, Elsie and Gracie too popular and fear they will soon sound dated.

I really like Kathleen though! Great underused classic!

I think Amelie Grace is okay, but the hyphen makes it look much less classy, IMO.

Like a previous poster, I have a double name with no hyphen. It used to be more common e.g. Princess Margaret was originally known as 'Margaret Rose'.

Grace May is better than Gracie May; I don't like Elsie at all, but I would consider Eliza May.

As people have pointed out, May is very popular as a middle name or the second part of a name. Would you consider Jane, Ann(e) or Joy?

Ps. Love Kathleen, Louisa and Isabella as first names on their own.

Think twice please, especially about using the hyphen. None of them are suitable names to be taken seriously as a child or an adult, maybe ok for a newborn though. Just my opinion of course.

Neither are my taste, sorry. But thankfully we all choose different names!

Not my cup of tea but nothing wrong with any of them.

Love Kathleen and Louisa as middle names....

Or Helena

Ah, from your first post I was going to suggest changing things around a bit to have Amelie Louisa Grace - but I see that you have already got there!

I do like May, but it just seems to be everywhere as an "add on" name nowadays. Like a middle name if people can't think of anything else - a bit like Jane in the 1970's.

All of your names are nice - although I'm not sure of how well Elsie will age, will it always sound like an 'old lady name'? - but I do prefer multiple separate names as opposed to one long hyphenated name.

gatsby not to your taste that's fine. Doesn't make them dreadful though

Hi have a just one year old Elsie-May, I love the sound of it and when she is older it will fit her nicely.

Amelie Grace without the hyphen is the best.

The May/Mae/Mai middle name is so popular. It's like the default middle name for girls. I work with kids and see endless Ellie/lily/Grace May's. Etc etc.

They are all dreadful. Sorry. But what I obviously mean by that is, they aren't to my taste.

I like

Louisa grace
Kathleen may
Kathleen grace
Elsie may
Elsie grace

All better without hyphens imo