Friend named her girl Scarlett-June

I personally absolutely hate 99% of double-barrelled names. When I hear them I just automatically think WTF, why are you using 2 names, it just sounds so odd!
I know someone who constantly calls her son John Michael, even though everyone always just calls him John.
I also know a Michael Robert and it just makes my head spin and I want to say which one is his actual name, you can't call him both all the time!
And a woman answered the phone in an office the other day and called herself Nicola Louise. Just NO! Just pick a name!
I have to say I think Scarlett-June falls into that category. The names just don't go / flow.
However, my friend called her daughter Ruby Mae and I like that.

Not really a fan of those types of names.
And Scarlett-June sounds like a movie title.

I think it's a bit cruel to suggesting posting this on mumsnet when it's not even your baby. You must know everyone isn't going to love it. No open judgement name threads are kind. I can only imagine you hate the name and are hoping she changes it. I don't think Scarlett and June go well together. I don't like the name Scarlett full stop.

Hyphenated names are tacky.

The 2 names don't go together at all and sound really clunky. I'm assuming the June part is after a family member as it's quite an old name. Just put it as a middle name instead.

I didn't realise that Jenna Coleman is really Jenna-Louise Coleman.
I watched an old episode of Dr Who and she's credited as Jenna-Louise. But is now professionally known as Jenna Coleman which made me think of this thread.

It’s chavvy but too late to fix it now!

Not a nice name, sorry. Why not just have June as a middle name?

I dont usually like hyphenated names but I think scarlet-June is unusual and beautiful! I'm trying to conceive our third and scarlet sounds a lovely name if we have a girl

June is really hip around here.

I agree they are not in the same style category though.

Having taught many children with hyphenated names at aged 11plus, the overwhelming majority preferred to be called by the first part of their hyphenated name. So this child will become simply Scarlet over time, unless the parents can force the "SJ" nickname to stick. Which seems unlikely as it's very clunky.

I know someone who referred to their baby as Dave Junior throughout their pregnancy, because the baby's DF's name was Dave. That got shortened to DJ. When baby was born they manufactured a name, eg Daniel-John, that allowed them to continue to call him DJ.

Is it a situation like that? It didn't think it really worked in Daniel-John's case, but it was less clunky than Scarlett-June.

(Have changed the actual names involved.)

I don’t mind if it’s two names that can be said easily together eg Sarah-Jane or Anne-Marie. I think it’s pointless when it’s two completely different names and no one will use them together

Like the OP ". I usually think hyphenated names are tacky (think Lily-May) and I've never ever liked them." I don't think people with any self-awareness can post in AIBU and not be prepared for a flaming.
What is worse

1. A hyphenated name
2. Describing a name as "picturesque"
3. A name that is only initials
4. Shortening a hyphenated name to initials

I like Scarlett, June is horribly old fashioned, and I really really hate hyphenated names as first names.

I just dont think scarlett and June are even in the same category style wise?

It sounds like a brand of period pants - it’s awful.

I don't like Scarlett because of Scar.

How about Charlotte-June and CJ

As a reception child I rejected the hyphend part of my name- it meant I didn't get my choice at golden time as we had to write our names on the blackboard under what we chose to do, I still had to get my name label from my drawer to copy so all the spaces in the Wendy house were gone as my class mates with shorter names did not have to copy their names, and I could spell the first part of my name without the the prompt.

Long Story Short - I dropped my hyphen name as it made my life more difficult at 5

I have a hyphenated name and am in my thirties. I've never been called by my full name as an adult or a teen. Maybe in early childhood. Hyphens seen pointless to me unless you insist on children being called both names.

I don't particularly like hyphenated names and the trend of it being something-May.

I don't like Scarlett though even on its own and I don't like it with June even more, sorry! It's too long. If she is going to be known as SJ can't you just do first name and middle name.

Makes me think of Red October

It's tacky. Either use the name as a middle name or not at all.

Really don’t like it - sorry!
Both names are fine on their own as a first and a middle but put together is quite awful.
If your ‘friend’ wants the little one to be called SJ she may as well call her Sarah-Jayne at least it flows far nicer.

Love Casper and Thomas.

I would hate to be known by initials. I think Scarlet and June are fine names. Not sure what the hyphen adds so wouldn’t bother.

I like Scarlett, I love June. I think Scarlett-June is absolutely awful. It sounds like a daily mail front page to me WILD FIRES SWEEP BRITAIN AS SCARLET JUNE REACHES NEW HIGHS. She will definitely either be just Scarlett or Scar-Jew by the time she's 14.
And SJ?! Be prepared to get "oh, sarah-jane?" until the end of time.

Kokeshi123, I like your suggestion but you forgot the hyphens. I could suggest Red-October as a sibling name.