What is so wrong with hyphenated names?

[dmae]

Just been reading a thread with some strong opinions against the use of hypens in names.

My son doesn't have a hypen in his name but we always call him by his first and middle names (Alfie Joe) as it flows so well.

What is the big deal about it?

Popular in Ireland. I knew a Marie-Therese and a Marie-Louise growing up, lots of Anne-Maries, Anna-Marias, an Anne-Claire, a Jean-Marie .. I like it if it's a French name.

Or other European too...

:o At Madam. So true! "Mama and them call him Bubba but it's really Leroy-Joe..."

It depends on the names, I think. I know an Anna Grace, and I think that's lovely. Caydense-Cheyenne, on the other hand...not so much.

Caydense-Cheyenne? Please tell me that was a joke...

Totally agree that it depends on the names being hyphenated and the people doing the hyphenating.

Caydense-Cheyenne may be a joke, but the Versaci-Luci I came across was real enough.

I don't know anyone named Caydense-Cheyenne, I was just using it as an example :)

I personally like them and i think it gives the child the choice he might want to be called alfie-joe or just alfie or Joe. I am think of calling my daughter daisy-mae not because it 'sweet' because she will be named after her two grandmothers.

I have a hyphenated name, that my mother insisted on using when I was a baby, but once I started to talk it was too much of a mouthful for me so the second half got dropped.

My DD is Daisy Mae, but it's not been hyphenated. She's mostly called Dais TBH

My DD is named after her two grandmothers. First name and middle name. No hyphens.

Oh for goodness sakes! What's wrong with them?! If the parents like it, then go for it! Chavvy?! No more than oher names. the have a good friend who is a The hon. (so, yah, clearly not chavvy! ) and she's an Anna-Rose. I ADORE her name and quite fancy using it myself!!!

errr "I" have a good friend, sorry! (DD giving me no sleep at gthe mo and typing suffers!)

I think it seems like a frill on a name. Like the equivalent of walking around your whole life with a blob of cream on your head. Just think less is more. ALSO it's a bit of a bore. There's a child in my dc's school who is Poppy-Elle (not actual names) but I always feel like it takes too long to say her name. Which isn't logical because that has no more syllables than Penelope. Fewer. SO I don't really know why, but I would just advise picking one name that your really like and using that. less is more sometimes.