Warning: hyphenated name question (Something-Joy)

[MrsJellybye]

Title says it all, really. I know the views on hyphenated names but I'm still thinking about one.

I'm wondering about something I could hyphenate with Joy, a family name.

Or should I just not go there?

Sophia-Joy
Annabel-Joy
Olivia-Joy
Aurelia-Joy

I love Genevieve but I don't think it goes with Joy I'm afraid. I am normally pretty laid back about whether first and middle names 'go', but if you are going to hyphenate I think they have to really. It's just a bit of a mouthful.

If you like Ophelia, what about other Shakespearean names? Cordelia-Joy?

Molotov - amazing that you picked "Mia-Joy": my cousin was going to name her DC this about 5 months ago (using the family name, Joy, and also giving a nod to her Italian DH). She ended up with a DS instead of a DD, but I still don't feel I could use the name- even though I like it. I feel it's fair dibs to use the "-Joy" part, though, as she's not having any more DCs.

Scream - I do like Cordelia. I have been thinking about this one as well. Cordelia-Joy, possibly Cora for short.....

Aurelia sounds funny with our last name and, as much as I like Sophia, Olivia, Annabel, I am the type of person that is bothered by the fact that I already know so many of them (even though that's because they're lovely names )

Cordelia-Joy sounds lovely :)

I knew a Cora-Lee and have liked the name Cora since then.

By the way, I have a good friend whose daughter has a hyphenated name and she never has any stick about her DDs name in RL. Only ever very sincere compliments. I've only encountered such harsh negativity about '-' on MN.

I think Cora would be a lovely nickname. Realistically, with a name as long as Cordelia-Joy, a nickname will probably come in handy at times .

I think the hyphen hatred gets a tad overdone on MN sometimes. It actually isn't generally my personal taste. But on the other hand I have a friend whose middle daughter has a hyphenated name and I think it is lovely. The world would be boring if we all had the exact same favourite things. And when you know a lovely friend with a lovely child, you don't sit there thinking 'Oooh, I don't like Riley/Harrison/Tilly-Mae', they are just them.

DD3 was an Emma-Louise never felt the need to hyphenate a name before or since but it just suited her. I think Ellen, Ella, Amelia or Rebecca are nice with -Joy.

Hyphens get criticism for being 'chavvy' 'sickly-sweet' or 'indecisive' here. For me, it entirely depends upon the combination of individual names. For example, Tabitha-Belle is heavenly whilst Lacey-Jai, well, erm ... isn't!

Ella-Joy is gorgeous! Ella means 'beautiful fairy' :) Love it

Nia-Joy
Hanna-Joy
Helen-Joy

Lilly-Joy
Amber-Joy
Love-Joy
Melody-Joy nn MJ
Mai-Joy

Serena-Joy is the name of the wife in The Handmaid's Tale.

Is that what Ella means?

DH was looking at baby name meanings when I was pregnant with my now 2yo and it was between Ella and Abbie. He said Ella meant something to do with fields I think and Abbie meant a fathers joy and thats pretty much what swayed it. I knew I should have checked it myself.

Sophia-Joy
Flora-Joy
Jenna-Joy
Daisy-Joy

He's def right that Abigail means something along the lines of "my father is my joy". Ella, I'm not sure about (meaning wise, I mean).

DD1 has an "El......." name so Ella-Joy, while v pretty, wouldn't work.

Seraphine-Joy?

(I do like the under-used names.....)

Lydia-Joy
Matilda-Joy

I wouldn't do it because I can't stand hyphenated names, but Joy is quite sweet as a middle name with most of the first names mentioned.

I'm a hyphen. So is my mum and mil. So is my dd.

I really couldn't give a flying toss of others views of it. It's given me ways of seperating groups who know me. I've been my first name, both names, second name and mostly since work just my initials. Depending what u know me as says a lot about wen I know u from, where and how well.

I love it. So pleased to b one! :)

All I'd say is with j second avoid a first name starting with b..... If it goes to initials u mightn't like it!

Scarlet-Joy

The Old English meaning of Ella is 'beautiful fairy maiden: beauty bestowed by fairies as a birth gift'

There's also a Germanic meaning which is 'everything; all, complete'.

I've not heard of it meaning 'fields' or anything like that, although some books will have it that Ella is only a post-script to other names and has recently become a name in its own right (they're wrong).

Both meanings are really lovely. It's an old name - I think it goes back to the 11th Century.

Sorry OP, I don't mean to turn your thread into the Ella Fanclub!

Josephine-Joy could have a lovely nn Jojo.

I don't see the point of hyphens-they always drop them after about the age of 6 (unless American)

I've just asked him - he lied

He prefered Abbie and made up a rubbish meaning for Ella. I've just sent him out for chocolate to help me get over my shock at being lied to

Sorry OP for hijacking your thread.

I quite like Seraphine-Joy, I think it will be shortened to S-J. Would that bother you?

I was just thinking about S-J. While it's undoubtedly better than the B-J alternative LaCiccolina rightly cautions against, I'm not that keen on the initials thing.

I just hadn't thought of the initials thing as a probable outcome, despite working for years with a Sarah-Jane who is known as..... drumroll...... SJ.

Hmmmm.