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Preston-Clarkson

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AurelieFizz · 14/03/2020 18:22

Preston-Clarkson

Are those names too similar to hyphenate? Is it more of a mouthful than your average hyphenated surname?

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whiteroseredrose · 14/03/2020 18:38

Please don't - it's one hell of a mouthful.

Uppingham · 14/03/2020 18:34

Swap the names around. Somehow sounds better to my ear.

RandomMess · 14/03/2020 18:34

I was actually thinking Clarkton or Preston-Clark?

strawberry2017 · 14/03/2020 18:32

I think it sounds to much, it's the ton sound at the end of both names it doest work together x

PlantPotting · 14/03/2020 18:32
  • sorry I didn’t explain myself very well! What I mean is it’s fine if it’s a hyphenated surname you want
PlantPotting · 14/03/2020 18:32

They are quite similar but who cares if you want a hyphenated surname

userabcname · 14/03/2020 18:31

I think it sounds fine

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AurelieFizz · 14/03/2020 18:29

That's not really much of a mash up. It's just putting a T into Clarkson! I don't think a mash up would work.

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PieceOfMaria · 14/03/2020 18:27

Oh sorry I see it is a surname.

PieceOfMaria · 14/03/2020 18:26

I take it you are talking about combining surnames and not first names?

Surnames fine, first names NOOOOO.

RandomMess · 14/03/2020 18:25

How about creating a new amalgamated surname? Clarkston?

DramaAlpaca · 14/03/2020 18:24

It hasn't done the athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson any harm. Hers is similar.

chipsandpeas · 14/03/2020 18:23

sorry sounds like a train station to me