How common is it...

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Greensleeves · 06/04/2010 15:15

..for parents to insist that their child's double-barrelled name be spoken in full each time the child is addressed?

It's quite new to me but I seem to be coming across it more and more

I know a Thierry-Leanne, a Freya-Jayne and a Tiana-Louise, all of whomuse the full name rather than just the first

not casting aspersions, just wondering how common it is now

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annmar · 06/04/2010 15:37

My name is double barrelled. I have always been known by my full name.
I do not have a middle name, I have one initial.
Why bother to hyphenate a name and then only use half of it?

(In defence of my name, it is relatively common for a double barrelled name and an alternative spelling omits the hyphen to give a none double barrelled name)

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Greensleeves · 06/04/2010 15:19

it's a girl

and she is really adorable

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megonthemoon · 06/04/2010 15:18

I know of one who is only ever referred to by her double-barrelled name by her parents so we all refer to her by that too as seems wrong to be the ones to start separating it. But oh I hate double barrelled names!!! Just pick one, parents - one is enough and two rarely makes the name prettier and just sounds a bit precious and affected!

Thierry-Leanne? Is that a boy (as per first name) or girl (as per second)?

cheesesarnie · 06/04/2010 15:17

i dont know any(or if i do they only use one name).but i am common.

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