Double barrelled names?

[CantFightTheBeat]

Am I the only one to hate them?

Amelia-Rose or Lily-Mae etc. They’re everywhere. Someone I know recently revealed the name of their daughter and she was called similar to Amelia-Rose Mya Charlotte Smith, why so many god damn names for one kid.

I’ve also recently discovered double barrelled boys name are a thing like Charlie-James. I think I hate these more.

Please vote away and let me know if I’m unhinged.

@FireflyRainbow

Love a double barrelled surname but double barrelled first names are always the chavy kids.

You sound nice

I hate hyphenated first names, I also dislike double barrelled surnames!
I hate a double barrelled surname and couldn't wait to get rid of it when I got married. It was such a pain.
Hyphenated first names remind me of red neck americans that live in trailers, definitely not my thing.

Hmmm, I love them! However I have a one-syllable name, so it can’t be shortened, and my siblings (3) all have 2 or 3 syllables in their names, so they all got to be called by lovely diminutions as nicknames, where I was stuck with my boring name all the time, so that’s why I like a longer name - more possibilities to shorten it and make it more unique!

@NotATomato

So so so common dull now.

Every other little girl in the playground has some combination of Evie/Eva/Isla/Ava/Lily/Millie/Ellie/Ella - Rose/Grace/May.

Even more irritating (irrationally maybe) when both names have to be said at all times.

Yep. There's a Lily-Rose in my sons class.

@littlepattilou

This is a mean-spirited, spiteful, nasty thread. *@CantFightTheBeat* You should be ashamed of yourself for starting this These sort of threads always bring out the nasty judgemental, holier-than-thou individuals on mumsnet.

Hilarious how some people are calling people chavs and low-class for having 'certain types' of names, and yet some people on here are coming across as more low-class and way more 'common' than the people they are sneering at. I think a few people on this thread were raised in a barn!

Ah but when your self esteem is bolstered by the belief that you’re slightly higher “class” than other people these little things really make a difference!

Fashions come and go

Not a fan of double barrelled surnames

This entire thread just assuming that no one names anyone outside the U.K.

The names that sounds chavy/low/high class here and in the states often don’t line up, so what sounds “chavy” here sounds perfectly middle class and reasonable in other English speaking countries, and vice versa

There are several entire counties where everyone has a double last name (one where any brits emigrate too!) it works much better for record keeping.

It is unhinged to have such strong opinions about banal things that have nothing to do with you. It’s like caring about which brand of tea your neighbour drinks, despite being able to choose your own favourite tea every morning.

@Smallonesaremorejuicy

I know of two boys named Sunny-Jim !

I taught one...I wonder if we are in the same area? It's very unusual! 'My' Sunny-Jim is about 9 or 10 now?

Why the hate for double barrelled names? My boyfriend and I aren't married and both wanted our son to have our name. We decided to double barrel to have both our names, problem solved.
And people hate us for this?

I know someone who gave their daughters 4 names each, really common ones and whenever someone else calls their baby one of those names they act like it's a huge compliment to her and her daughters. Makes me cringe so much, you've used 8 of the top 50 girls names of course you're going to hear them again!

I don't like them personally, don't like any kind of baby name fad. But up to the individual.

I do think some hyphenated names are a mouthful but an acquaintance has a dd called Mary-Kate which I think sounds quite traditional.

I've no issue with double barrelled surnames, my ds has one. My DP and I aren't married and have no intention of marrying but I don't see why our ds should only have either my dp's surname or mine.

I’m not a fan either but up to the parents what they name their children. I bet the kids drop the second name when they hit their teens as what might sound like a cute name for a baby / toddler isn’t for a teenager / adult. I do think when naming a baby you need to consider how the name is for all stages of their life / on job application forms etc.

My sister once told me that I called my daughter a chavvy name. She said you don't hear of many Jades going to university. It fair broke my heart. Took me years of doubt before I didn't feel guilty about the name I'd given her.
My sister felt crap about it as well when she realised I was upset.

Someone I know, her DD has a hyphenated first name, two middle names and a hyphenated surname! I hope she never has to write her full name out!

@OppsUpside - yes, our systems are probably from the 1980s when there were very few double barrels. Still a nightmare though, especially as I'm only looking them up when they've just died 😞

It is unhinged to have such strong opinions about banal things that have nothing to do with you.

Do calm down. People have opinions - it’s perfectly normal, and not remotely unhinged. Only on mumsnet do people act like having a view on any subject makes you some kind of hysteric.

@gottenhaitch

On mn it seems to be a bit of thing that a child needs umpteen "name options" via full name, nicknames, and middle names. I have a no middle names and a one syllable first name that can't be abbreviated or has any nicknames associated with it. My parents must have hated me.

Both of my DDs have names that can’t be shortened. They also both have commonly used middle names. I don’t care whether MN hates them because DH and I love their names and they flow really well.

I find it hilarious reading the middle name suggestions on here. They rarely flow well and I hate most of the MN most loved names. I personally think they’re dreadful and it would be far crueller to saddle a child with the name Clementine Maude than a hyphenated name but each to their own!

Do calm down. People have opinions - it’s perfectly normal, and not remotely unhinged. Only on mumsnet do people act like having a view on any subject makes you some kind of hysteric.

Not opinions. “Such strong opinions.” If you want to go around with your panties in a wad about things don’t affect your personal life one iota, be my guest! Seems like an unnecessarily high anxiety way to live life. Know which things to let go, not allowing little things to irk you, is a good skill to have.

@Clarepetal the hate is for everyone having to dedicate 5 mins to saying a person's tongue twister of a name.

Imagine taking the school register. Instead of 30 John Williams's and Clare Petals the class is full of Jemima-Rae Johnson-Thompsons and Archie-Harrison Fishguard-Atkinsons. Bleugh. Can't get my mouth around some of them.

Not opinions. “Such strong opinions.” If you want to go around with your panties in a wad about things don’t affect your personal life one iota, be my guest! Seems like an unnecessarily high anxiety way to live life. Know which things to let go, not allowing little things to irk you, is a good skill to have.

If you think having the passing thought ‘yeah, I don’t really like hyphenated names’ constitutes having your panties in a wad then I would suggest you might be the one with the anxiety issue! Fortunately for me I am resilient enough to both have negative opinions of some things, and cope with that fact

@clarepetal

Why the hate for double barrelled names? My boyfriend and I aren't married and both wanted our son to have our name. We decided to double barrel to have both our names, problem solved. And people hate us for this?

I think hate sounds a bit strong for what people have said on the thread, although I understand people taking this personally when it’s something they have chosen.

Anyway, personally I think double barrelled sound silly to my ear, and I also wonder where it ends? When all these double barrelled names start marrying, and they both want their names included, will we get quadruple barrels and beyond?

I fully respect that people can do what they like and my opinion on this means nothing for anyone else. Several friends have given these names to their kids and I keep my judgy pants on, of course. This is an anonymous forum so of course people will take chance to air their less socially acceptable judgements!

[quote whiteroseredrose]@Clarepetal the hate is for everyone having to dedicate 5 mins to saying a person's tongue twister of a name.

Imagine taking the school register. Instead of 30 John Williams's and Clare Petals the class is full of Jemima-Rae Johnson-Thompsons and Archie-Harrison Fishguard-Atkinsons. Bleugh. Can't get my mouth around some of them. [/quote]
You know, when teacher’s take the register, we don’t say the child’s full name right?

Hyphenated names make me cringe as do ridiculous spelling variations... Aughreighyah, for example 😑. If you want something unique, don't use that particular name and ruin it with a ridiculous spelling!

Apparently this is very much a thing in the southern states in America. Met someone a few years ago from there and he had two names but I don't think they hyphenate them.