Lola-Rose, Nancy-Mai or Tilly-Anne?????

[Robynbaylee]

Hi I have just found out I am due a baby GIRL early November!! :) I have narrowed it down to 3 possible names just need some help as to which sounds better :) thanks everyone x

I agree with everyone, your names are fine just don't show much imagination. Hyphens are for hicks and chavs IMO.
Congrats on your baby girl though, club pink is amazing :)

Oh and my daughters first name is apparently spelt wrong and her middle name is Mae. At the end of the day the name snobs will be laughing as what's to say Lola-Mae or Jessie-Anne aren't going to be a reputable lawyer and more importantly - a lovely person.

I like Nancy, or Tilda (or Matilda)

Agreed hyphenating is dated, and I do know 2 people who have already abandoned their DD's hyphenated name.

Nancy Rose sounds lovely.

I am NameA NameB w/o a hyphen, but NameB is not my middle name, it's part of the my first name nb. the names go together like Anne Marie, not random like Jane Margaret

I sometimes put a hyphen in so that I am called NameA-NameB rather than just NameA.

I am not a hick or a chav.

Nancy or Tilda - no hypen - strong/unusual/family middle name

Robyn is a lovely name!

I like Nancy best, but on its own. I like Nancy with May as a middle name. I do know a Bobby-Jo (girl) which I think is the only hyphenated name I like (helps that she is super cool and carries it off).

Not hick or chav; exceptionally ordinary in France for example and used to be more common here (I know a Sally-Anne and a Sarah-Jane, both 40+). Old fashioned maybe, and a bit frilly.

I like Lola, Nancy, Rose, Anne and Tilda. Any combination without a hyphen would be quite pretty.

What a bunch of twatty comments on the whole. Rose is popular because it's a beautiful name. Is anne-marie ok hyphenated? Or is that "chavvy"? Mai is a Welsh name not a misspelling.

Op all nice names personally I'd choose a longer name like matilda and shorten to tilly so your daughter has options as she grows up. But if you like tilly on its own go for it. My favorite combo from above would be nancy rose.

OP whatever the comments here, choose a name because YOU love it. And many congratulations!

Of your names, I like Nancy best, though I prefer the names it is a nickname for: Anne, Anna, Annemarie/Anna Maria.

Rose is pretty: though I prefer Rosa and Rosalind. There is also Rosemary.

If you like Anne and Rose, what about Roseanne or Roseanna?

Am not a fan of hyphenated names. Except to clarify a point, as previous poster suggested, hyphens are not really necessary. To me, they look a bit fussy.

This is just personal but I have never liked Matilda or any of its short forms: Tilly, Matty or Tilda (that makes me think of a brand of rice or the actress, and I have a problem with celebrity/filmstar names. I think they rather 'overshadow' a child. People associate the name with the celebrity, rather than seeing the real live child in front of them.)

Again, this is just my taste but I don't like Lola - and I like the name it is short for (Dolores) even less. However, Lola is very popular (no 23) at the moment and climbing fast, if that is of interest:
www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/aug/12/top-100-baby-names-2012-girls-boys-list)

'Is anne-marie ok hyphenated?'

No it's the worst of all. She snogged the guy I fancied when we were 15. Just to piss me off.

Down with all Anne-Maries!

Tilly-Anne is my favourite of those. I think I would christen Matilda-Anne though and use Tilly as a nickname.

Lola-Rose is okay but I don't like Nancy-Mai at all.

I have a hyphen and I've never had anybody say anything negative about it (not to my face anyway!) I don't especially like it but that's just because people feel they should say the whole thing and it's long (Rebecca-Jane). If they're not to your taste then fine but they're hardly some crime against nature.

Lola-Rose sounds a bit like a lollo rosso = a lettuce.

Congratulations!

I have to agree with what most people here have already said I'm afraid... I can't imagine a grown woman called Tilly-Anne and hyphenated names in general aren't my personal cup of tea.

Of the three I like Nancy May, (not really Nancy-Mai though - sorry). Tilly sounds more like a nn to me and Lola reminds me of the Kinks song personally although I know it has made a comeback recently.

Another vote for Nancy with no hyphens. Classy. Not chavvy. Coat peg or board room it does the job.

I don't like any either with hyphens. How about:

Nancy Rose
Rosana May
Anna Rose
Rosa May

Agree with above. Nancy is nicest.

Tilly is very common now as well as Lola. Know a baby Lola Rose and did think jewellery. Know many babies with hyphenated Rose and May names. Parents aren't 'chav' but I do think a little unimaginative.

It seems you like twee names? How about Tilly short for Ottoline, Lola or Lotta or Etta short for Loretta?

I do think we are peaking with the Rose, May, Grace middle name thing. I personally like crazee middle names or ones that honours a gran or grandad, who may well have been Rose!

E.g. Baby Cameron's middle name Endellion is great! Or what about Tinkerabellabooboo?

Also met a mum who looked very earnest when saying her baby's hyphenated name to me, in a way that suggested I should never ever shorten it. I think that must be very wearing after awhile.

I know a family who have done that thing of choosing a first name and a rather commonly found middle name and then just squashing them together eg Emilygrace and Jessicarose. Odd.

OP, I LOVE Nancy, and LOVE Mae as a first name, but am not a fan of hyphenated names either.

Mathilda (nn Tilly) Rose or Anne
Nancy Anne or Rose

No to Lola or Mai

My daughter's middle name is Mai and we pronounce it May so I think it's fine!

However, I still prefer Nancy Rose as it flows and looks better! Definitely Nancy as a first name... I really like it.

Good luck choosing!

I'm sorry, I don't like any of them. I'm not keen on hyphenated names in general - especially ones ending in Mai. I suppose if I could mix and match I'd choose Nancy Rose (without the hyphen).

I do agree il loose the hyphenated names lol :)
I am leaning towards Nancy but OH doesn't really like it but has said it my grow on him. And I do have a Baylee his nearly 3, his name really suits him and everyone that meets him says it's georgeous :) thankyou everyone x

You're very brave OP

I echo what the others have said - please, for the love of God, lose the hyphen. I love Tilly, Nancy and Anne - not so keen on the others, especially Mai if you're pronouncing it My as it sounds too much like a LaaaahnDaaaahn attempt at May.

Congratulations on your pregnancy