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Is it ever ok to hyphenate?

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MeantToStopAtTwo · 29/05/2011 10:27

Are there any acceptable hyphenated names? Or are hyphens always a no-no?

How about Marie-Claire?

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exoticfruits · 30/05/2011 09:47

I would think that something like Sarah-Jane risks being SJ.

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ScrotalPantomime · 30/05/2011 09:56

No way to Marie-Claire! Because of the magazine.

Generally I think it can be nice but I'd only use it for well-established double names IYSWIM? Like Anne-Marie. Not modern ones that seem to be just bunging any two names together regardless of how they suit each other.

I know a [something]-Beau at DD's preschool. Not keen (lovely girl though!)

You could just use the second part as a middle name. I have a DD called [something] May, but May is the middle name. Despite the face she was born on her due date at the end of June! (DSDs chose her name) I actually have a rhyme for her: [something] May was born in June, not a day too late or a day too soon :)

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 30/05/2011 10:34

No.

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oohlaalaa · 30/05/2011 10:47

I went to school with an Emily-Jane, everyone called her EJ.

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mrz · 30/05/2011 11:01

About 5 years ago we had a class full of girls with hyphenated names (think the Clampetts)

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HengshanRoad · 30/05/2011 14:53

Karla-Linzi. The mind boggles.

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MitchiestInge · 30/05/2011 15:00

It's not a traditional Catholic thing to use hyphens, I don't think, I'm a nyahnyahMaria but the Maria is just stuck on to make it all one word. Like Mariangela or Annamaria

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babybear5 · 30/05/2011 23:39

why would the mind boggle???
compared to some names these days it sounds pretty tame...
It is not a colour, a flower , a season or a food but each to their own eh

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sleepywombat · 31/05/2011 05:55

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mathanxiety · 31/05/2011 05:58

I love Marie-Claire and also Marie Claire, despite the magazine.

I love Marie Louise, Marie Therese (with or without the hyphen), Anne Marie -- and also Maria- or Anna- names [Spanish or German versions]. As Valium said, if it's French [or Spanish/German] or sainty it's fine. However, I dislike the -Mae names.

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nooka · 31/05/2011 05:59

I think it is very naff, unless you are French or from other country where it is an established naming convention. Of course if you really want to make your children sound like hillbillies then that is entirely your choice.