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Double barrel first names - yes or no

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SillySallyStruthers · 19/07/2019 12:19

Opinions?
Any that people like?

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Ellmau · 20/07/2019 09:41

To be fair names like Marianne started as Mary (or Marie in France) - Anne.

But I'm not generally a big fan.

ZillaPilla · 19/07/2019 21:49

I have one, it's ok but please please please put a hyphen in it if you want child to be called whole name eg if you want her to be called Ella-May don't name her Ella May as she will be forever saying it's Ella May not just Ella.

Chickoletta · 19/07/2019 21:44

No. Awful and chavvy IMO.

ChicCroissant · 19/07/2019 21:42

I am not keen on the older names either actually, but I think that's because I am old myself so always associated them with elderly aunts and uncles Grin

Rivkka · 19/07/2019 21:42

No definitely not.

LightDrizzle · 19/07/2019 21:24

No. Particularly ending in May/Mae or Rose.
Sounds like a prize Jersey cow to me, and very twee.

MikeUniformMike · 19/07/2019 21:20

It's fine if you are French.
It's looked down on in the UK.
Not often used for boys in the UK, and even more naff than for girls.
The name after the hyphen is usually dropped.
It is better than joining the names, which often seem unreadable.
Just use both names without the hyphen like Sarah Jessica Parker does.

Saharafordessert · 19/07/2019 21:16

It’s a definite no from me.

DaddysGirl36 · 19/07/2019 21:12

I really hate them. May/Mae seems to be a popular choice & I just think mostly the two names used are lovely I.e. Lily-May, Lucy-May, Molly-Mae but double barrelled they sound chavvy. Sorry

WonkyDonk87 · 19/07/2019 21:01

I would be very wary if you care about fidelity to the name OP. I know a few people who get upset when the second part is invariably dropped by other people. I think for particularly popular ones like May and Rose it will happen automatically.

MrsSiriusBlack1 · 19/07/2019 20:45

Calling people chavs as well, how very sneery

MrsSiriusBlack1 · 19/07/2019 20:42

So everyone hates double barrelled names which can be pretty but love horrible names like Ethel and Doris?Confused

ChicCroissant · 19/07/2019 20:37

One of the posters has said they dislike a name they have used in their own MN user name. Ironic.

TeapotofTerror · 19/07/2019 19:42

I heard a dad in Aldi repeatedly calling for his daughter, Ava-Grace. He put a lot of emphasis on the Grace part and elongated it slightly which did a great job of ruining two perfectly nice names in my opinion.

cloudyinjune · 19/07/2019 18:48

Thank goodness it is not just me with the Mae/May
I come from a country where traditionally names are like that but not double barrelled, just usually Mary something. I think nowadays is less common though and usually people don't say the Mary part, just the other name.

But these Lilly-Mae, Lilly-Rose, Blah-May here is driving me nuts and I don't know why!!!! I really dislike it and normally I don't give a flying duck as I am not used to English names anyway so I don't have an opinion.
Oh my, I can't stand them

Colourfulest · 19/07/2019 18:41

Oh haven't you heard? General consensus on mumsnet is that people do NOT like hyphenated names!

I don't really care. Some are bleeh but so are loads of singular names. Just depends which names are put together.

Namechangedonceagain · 19/07/2019 18:20

No

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SillySallyStruthers · 19/07/2019 18:20

@GoodJobSteve I've watched Ted

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SillySallyStruthers · 19/07/2019 18:15

Wow quite a response! Seems quite negative overall. Food for thought 👍 thank you all x

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georgialondon · 19/07/2019 15:59

I think they're chavtastic.

userabcname · 19/07/2019 15:57

They are quite popular, especially for girls' names although I've taught a few double-barrelled boys too. I think they work if there is a nice flow, otherwise they sound a bit clunky and usually are only referred to by one of their names. May/Mae and Lily seem to be the highest featuring in double barrelled names at my school.

billysboy · 19/07/2019 15:48

John Paul
I know two lads called this both shortened to JP

margosims · 19/07/2019 15:46

Depends on the name I think . Every Lacey Mae I know has a really chavy mum. I know a Scarlett Rae and lily rose and I don't think they sound too bad

BackforGood · 19/07/2019 15:43

Personal taste I suppose, but not for me.
I particularly dislike anything-Mae or anything-May. I always think it sounds like the start of a sentence: "Amy may want to have one of those too" sort of thing,

IME, once the dc get into school, the second part of the name gets dropped in the overwhelming majority of cases.

IsobelRae23 · 19/07/2019 15:36

Hate them. Especially allow the following second names;:-
May
Mai
Leigh
Jo
Grace
Gracie
Faith
Ann
Joy
Jade
Rae
Mae
Rose
Kate
Katie

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