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How do we double-barrel this surname?

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namingababy · 29/12/2016 10:57

I have NCed and will probably end up getting this deleted, but it's not possible to explain the issue without putting the names.

My surname is 'Olivier' and DP's is 'du Berry'. How would you double-barrel DP's surname? He has no idea...

Would it just be Olivier-du Berry/du Berry-Olivier??? I just think that looks a bit weird!

Thanks.

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GinAndOnIt · 29/12/2016 13:09

Could you do Olivier du'Berry? Or Olivier d'Berry? I know someone with a two surnames and the second starting d' and it's lovely. I think your surnames together sound gorgeous OP.

Barefootcontessa84 · 29/12/2016 12:47

No need to hyphenate at all. Olivier du Berry (small 'd' for the 'du') seems the obvious combination / totally fine.

passingthrough1 · 29/12/2016 12:40

I think Olivier Du Berry is quite nice actually. If our names had gone together like that I would definitely have put them together. I don't like double barrelled with hyphens, without looks so much nicer.

senua · 29/12/2016 12:20

Is this one of those occasions where it is better to start again and reinvent yourselves. Design your own surname that will be common to both parents and the DC.
It makes life much simpler if you all have the same name.

originalmavis · 29/12/2016 12:10

I thought there was a 'set' order if barrelling. I'm probably wrong though. I know people with 2 surnames and they don't hyphenate.

I also know Al-, Del-, etc and they don't hyphenate either.

gettingtherequickly · 29/12/2016 11:40

You could use Olivier as a second middle name.

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namingababy · 29/12/2016 11:09

This is for our DC due in January btw

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DollyPlastic · 29/12/2016 11:08

I think if you do Du Berry-Olivier it will be easier to find names that go with it for future DCs.

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namingababy · 29/12/2016 11:05

What do you mean, originals?

We were just confused how to hyphen 'du Berry' and wondered if you just put it like any other name, just seems a bit strange with the hyphen, but seems odd without it too IMO, Spam as it kind of makes it look like 3 names!

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Spam88 · 29/12/2016 11:00

Agree that Olivier Du Berry is better. Maybe would drop the hyphen too?

originalmavis · 29/12/2016 11:00

Is there a convention? Wife name first then husband's name?

OneWithTheForce · 29/12/2016 10:58

I think Olivier- Du Berry sounds better.

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