Mary-Kate

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I'm asking for my sister :)

We grew up in the Olsen twin era and both loved the name Mary-Kate. Now all these years later she still really likes it. The Olsens seem to have faded away from the limelight a bit. do you still to think people would immediately associate with them? What are your general thoughts of the name?

Her DH thinks Mary is too old fashioned but he likes Kate. Any idea of other double barrel names ending with Kate?

Mary-Kate will always make me think Olsen but I assume she likes that connection.

I know an Emily-Kate.

Kate Mary

I think Mary Kate is lovely. Though strangely I don't like them individually.

And Ashley

Is all I would think

I think And Ashley too!

I know two Emily-Kates, although one is known as Emily/Em.

I automatically think Olsen, which is a shame as do love the name. How about Mary-Katherine?

Jazz i thought that to!!

Yeah this is what she was worried about! Then again do the younger generation even know much about them? I mean by the time she started school, would the kids even have any idea who they were?

I think Mary-Kate from the book series, cant remember who by - Meet Mary-Kate, Mary-Kate and the Jumble Bear etc. I don't think Olsen. But I am late 30s, prob missed the whole Olsen thing.

I know two, one aged 9 and one 4. Don't like it personally, too fussy.

Ella-Kate?

That's bad. And please don't double barrel. Naff naff naff. I'm still wondering wtf my parents were thinking in the 60's when they double barrelled mine!

It sounds very wholesome.

Firstly I think ... And Ashley

Secondly, I don't like double-barrelled names.

I know a Lily-Kate. I think its a pretty name. Mary-Kate is lovely too, but it will forever be associated with the Olsen Twins.

Don't like the double-barrel thing, very 60/70's America and very twee.

I had to google to find out who the Olsen twins are. Ok, I'm not into that kind of thing so that's why i didn't know who they were , although there is a vague thought at the back of my head that I had heard of them somewhere iyswim.

Mary-Kate is nice as are Mary and Kate on their own.

I like Emma Jane and Katy Jane. Simple and sweet.

Sorry, Olsen was my first thought too.

I think .....and Ashley, but growing up with that name your daughter will have no idea who the Olsen twins are - only her friends parents I guess. If your sister likes the name she should go for it

What justhayley wrote!

Probably not helpful but I'm another who really doesn't like double barrelled names. It's a bad old fashioned thing to do imho

I think Olsen and I think they are still well known. You see them mentioned in fashion mags etc and I often see teens pinning pics of the Olsen girls on Pinterest! I don't think its necessarily a problem though and I do think the name is nice.

I LOVE Mary Kate - would drop the hyphen to give the child more flexibility though.

My dh has a double-barrelled first name and hates it. Always uses the second part of it. His only stipulation on naming our dc was that we'd NEVER have a double first name!