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Are these too tongue-twister-ish?

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independentgroupie · 06/03/2019 13:52

Our surname is McAllister. We've narrowed our choice of name for dd down to 'Tabitha' and 'Madeleine'.

We've been fishing for opinions among a few family and friends and several have commented that both 'Tabitha McAllister' and 'Madeleine McAllister' are quite a mouthful.

Are they too much? Is one better than the other?

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SleepingStandingUp · 06/03/2019 14:01

I think Tabitha is OK OP as it's different mouth shapes. I love Tabitha so biased lol

Kintan · 06/03/2019 13:59

I love the name Tabitha but it doesn’t go with your suname rhythmically. Madeleine is an ok name and sounds better with your surname.

DramaAlpaca · 06/03/2019 13:54

Madeleine McAllister flows really well.

I think Tabitha McAllister is more of a mouthful, but I might be biased against it because I don't like the name Tabitha.