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Friend named her girl Scarlett-June

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LittleMissMummaBear · 20/04/2019 15:16

My best friend just named her daughter Scarlett-June. I usually think hyphenated names are tacky (think Lily-May) and I've never ever liked them.
But unlike the other hyphenated tacky names out there, I think Scarlett-June is just gorgeous! It's so picturesque and beautiful. Scarlett is really spunky but then you had the -June on the end and you get a great name (I think).
So, my question (and my friend's) is are ALL hyphenated names tacky? Do you like the name Scarlett-June?
btw my friend asked me to make this thread, she's given the thumbs up, don't worry!
I'm interested to hear your thoughts! x

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wlv12 · 20/04/2019 20:08

I dislike initial names even more than double barrelled names - sorry.

PineapplePatty · 20/04/2019 20:04

I'm a teacher and CBA to keep saying hyphened names.

SJ sounds dreadful though so it'd be Scarlett I think.

jacksonmaine · 20/04/2019 20:00

I hate double-barrelled names too. I know someone and their DD's name is DB and I always forget the second name. I say the first part and as I try to remember the second their DM always barks the second crossly as I'm about to say it! Grin

I used to like the woman but avoid her now to save embarrassment. The name is a bloody mouthful too and doesn't roll off the tongue. All her DC have DB names!

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 20/04/2019 19:59

I have a cousin called Scarlett- the name everyone likes to throw around is ‘Scarlett the harlot’ - she’s in a long term relationship since her teens, has a gorgeous little girl, so the name doesn’t make sense. But the rhyming does to a lot of people. She’s walked into pubs and had men shout ‘here’s scarlet the harlot’. She now goes by her middle name. Oh and her name is hyphened and she HATES it. She thinks it makes her sound like a baby.

NotOnTheBench · 20/04/2019 19:56

Um. Don't really care. She's the Mum. She can call her whatever she likes.

Inmyownlittlecorner · 20/04/2019 19:56

My friends daughter is at school with a Queenie Jean. She thought it was hyphenated, but realised when she got a party invite that it’s Queeniejean. I like it, even though I’m not a fan of hyphenated names in general!

whiskeysourpuss · 20/04/2019 19:54

Meh it's not the worst double barrelled girls name I've come across... I used to have a brownie called Xavier-Jinx

BarbieJellyBabyBrain · 20/04/2019 19:50

I really like Scarlett-June (I knew June was up for a revival!) but its doesn't work as a double barrelled name at all. It doesn't roll off the tongue like Lily-Rose, Marie-Claire, Ava-Mae etc (I'm not a fan of double barrelled first names tbh, most of the time they are a bit fussy).

Lol at 'Not a family I would associate with'. 😂

ThanksItHasPockets · 20/04/2019 19:46

THMT is presumably The Handmaid’s Tale, despite the fact that Handmaid is one word. The protagonist is named June.

NotMyUsualTopBilling · 20/04/2019 19:45

To be fair @LittleMissMummaBear you probably wouldn't have got such harsh replies if you hadn't immediately thrown in that all other hyphenated names were "tacky'".

If you introduce yourself with some "not very nice" comments, specifically about a type of name, I'd have thought it was pretty obvious you will get a lot of people's backs up and receive bitchy replies in return.

Elllicam · 20/04/2019 19:40

I actually really like Scarlett-June. I have synesthesia and see words as colours and the colours are beautiful together.

mathanxiety · 20/04/2019 19:36

I really dislike the name Scarlett but hyphens are fine imo.

I grew up in Ireland with lots of Anne-Maries, Marie-Louises, Marie-Thereses, Mary-Clares, John-Pauls. I don't see the tackiness at all..

Merril · 20/04/2019 19:35

Scarlett-June makes me think of THMT, but not in a good way.

What's THMT?

DonkeyHohtay · 20/04/2019 19:35

Double barrelled names are awful. Scarlett-June is no exception to that.

However she'll be known as Scarlett before she's three.

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LittleMissMummaBear · 20/04/2019 19:33

Also to those saying I shouldn’t splash her name choice, she is the one who asked me to make the thread...! Blush

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LittleMissMummaBear · 20/04/2019 19:32

Alright, there have been some really not very nice comments on here HmmConfused but I’m the one who agreed to make the thread so hey ho I guess. I too personally prefer shorter no hyphen names (my girls are Ella and Ava), my friend was just very curious as to what people thought! Everyone can go and calm down now! Xx

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bridgetreilly · 20/04/2019 19:17

SJ is a really weird initial name to use as a nickname. It's hard to say and with two great names like Scarlett and June to use, I really don't know why you'd pick that.

Rumbletum2 · 20/04/2019 19:12

Ghastly.

Wheresmyvagina · 20/04/2019 19:09

@doublenames to be fair I'd probably say 'that's a lovely name' to anyone who told me their kid's name even if I thought it was awful

BackforGood · 20/04/2019 18:51

What is bad, is that you think it is okay to splash your friend's child's name all over the internet. Hmm

It's got to be a pretty identifiable name - maybe she doesn't want to hear the opinions of thousands of strangers ?

GemmeFatale · 20/04/2019 18:20

Not a big fan of randomly hyphenated first names.

Scarlett-June makes me think of THMT, but not in a good way.

But I’m fairly sure you and your friend would hate my baby name short list.

reallybadidea · 20/04/2019 18:20

Scarlett-June is only marginally less awful than SJ.

MrsSchadenfreude · 20/04/2019 18:15

DD1 was at school with a child called Emily-Maeve. It doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue with ease.

Tawdrylocalbrouhaha · 20/04/2019 18:06

I don't mind a hyphenated name like Mary-Kate, Sally-Anne etc. Scarlett-June is definitely a bit rough, as is SJ, but at least it's not another Tilly-Grace.

Mintandthyme · 20/04/2019 18:02

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