Double barrelled first names

[Flossiebelle]

Do you think they are just too long?

Not a fan. As someone else said, it's perfectly acceptable in mainland Europe, where I think the name is often shortened to the second part. Here, it just seems a bit, well naff tbh.

funnily enough dh and I were laughing at ds' headteachers double barrelled first name
sounds silly in a professional adult

Sally-Ann btw

Some DB names are so well established that no-one would bat a judgemental eyelid.

eg
John Paul
John Ross
Billy Joe
Billy Rae

but some most just sound contrived, as if the parents couldn't make their minds up

I never liked them, then I went and gave dd1 a double barralled name with a hyphen , but she has always been called by the first part of her name.

So here goes - Im going to be brave now and just ask.

Do you think Felicity-Rose is just too much? I am really wanted advice on the length of the name and not the name itself

I think that double barreled first names for both boys and girls are very hillbilly except on French people, or Sarah Jane Smith.

But I don't think for a middle name it really matters. The only thing I'd wonder is how the initials would work. If it's X F-R X then that might be a bit of a nuisance for forms etc.

agree with Nooka, remind me of the Waltons.
Dont like them

I appreciate your feedback
The initials we are using are M F X. I have classed Felicity-Rose as one longer name but I may be wrong in doing this

I have a double barrelled first name and I love it, I hate the first part and so the second makes it more manageable. When I was little it wasn't common in either sense to have a double barrelled first name, but now it is and you have to be careful. Mine is .....-Jay. I refused to do the same to my daughter though, so I guess I can't love it that much!!!

I now have a double barrelled surname too and so sound like a dickhead when I have to say my name on the phone and apologise a lot.

Thanks Posie

Do you write both your double barelled intitials or just the first?
Also would you have preferred to just have been called one of the two names instead of it being double barelled if you don't mind me asking

I insist that when written people write my full name, I use both initials and have a middle name...so 5 initials!! People won't be told and so I'm rarely called by both names! I do love just my first two initials but only through university did anyone call me these, mainly my first name gets shortened to one syllable where I grew up and am now just my first name to everyone. Before children I never needed to use my last name as everyone knew me by my first (both parts), however I am now DC's Mummy and so have no name at all!!

Erm, I loved being different so having two names was great but as an adult I sort of feel the need to apologise for it!!

I have 4 dd's with double barrelled first names, 99% of the time they use both names, it's never been a problem.

Flossie, why don't you just use Felicity and Rose as two middle names? Seems much simpler and still honours the Felicity-Rose in your life. In practice it won't make any difference as middle names are always said together when they are said at all.

4andnotout - that is good to know
Nooka - thanks for the feedback. She as actually been registered with Felicity-Rose as her middle name now but maybe should have considered giving her the two seperate names

I have never heard a good double barrelled first name.

I think it sounds ridiculous when coupled with a middle name and a double barrelled surname. Especially when the surname is made up from the child's 2 parents and not a long standing family surname that has been in use for generations.
My personal hate is anything with May/Mae in it.

I'm not a fan. They're just too much of a mouthful for me, I can't be arsed with them. My DD has a 3 syllable first name and I even shorten that to calling her by her initial (B).

I'm a teacher and the more these double-barrelled jobs become popular, the longer it takes to do the register. Might have to do away with Lesson 1 soon as this rate

There are 3 John Pauls at my school. All get called JP. Something to consider too.

(French) DH has one, as do all his family and it suits them but they're all saint/similar and traditional names - think Marie-x, Anne-x, Jean-x, Marc-x

DC will have double barrelled 1st names as I dare not fly in the face of tradition but I personally will only use one if them for every day and it would be Marie, Anne, Jean etc.

I think it's culture dependent tbh, and on the names as well. Personally I wouldn't have doubled Felicity Rose, especially as a middle name, but it's not as bad as some I've heard.

Wouldn't be Marie, Anne etc!

I have a double barrelled first name, mainly because I was named after my aunty so my parents wanted to make the name slighty different.

I've never been bothered one way or the other, most people call me just the first part, some the whole thing, I'll answer to either as well SirBoobAlot!

I tink if you like the sound of it why not :)