Double (not necessarily hyphenated) names?

[MariaMadita]

Anna Lucia, Anna Caterina, Anna Gloria, Anna Luisa, Clara Luisa etc...

Yay or nay?

TIA :)

Anna Luisa and Anna Caterina are stunning. Although last one might be confused with Anna Karenina!

Anna Caterina becomes a bit of a mouthful if you are going to address her as that all the time. Actually I think they're all a bit lengthy. Personally I'd try to keep the whole name to four syllables, tops, but that's just me.

But if you're just going to call her Anna or Clara regardless of the second name, have at it, they're all nice.

I like Anna Gloria

Why not have a first and middle name?
I wouldn't.

True, I'm not keen on the Anna Karenina association...

But if you're just going to call her Anna or Clara regardless of the second name, have at it, they're all nice.

My cousin Anna Sofia was either called by her full name or nicknames (Annfi, Annso etc) when we were little...

We might need a hyphen for that.

Why not have a first and middle name?

Anna Gloria would be the first name. Anna Gloria MiddleName Surname, e.g. :)

I wouldn't. I hate hyphenated first names and two names as a first name is a bit of a mouthful Anna Caterina is very hard to say.

I hate hyphenated first names

I've seen this a lot on mumsnet when browsing old baby name posts... It seems like a popular opinion in the UK (?)

Thanks :)

They aren't traditional here. Makes me think of Jim Bob and little house on the prairie.

I don't really see the problem with having two first names and then a middle. Names like Rosella or Marianne, contain two names anyways technically, you've just added a space. Anna Luisa works better that way I think, a shorter name is a better option. I don't like hyphenated either, that makes me cringe a bit.

I wouldn'thave both names ending in an A sound. It's too harsh.
Some nice combos
Clara Louise
Anna Marie
Marie Anna
Clara Lucy
Katrina- Rose
Lucia Rose
Lucy Marie
Rosa Marie
Rosa Belle
Sofia Lily
lily Sofia
Olivia Grace
Flora Belle
Eva Rose
Elena Marie
Sara Anne
Clara Grace
Clara Rose
Lucy Anna
Anna Lucille

Personally this is the sort of hypenated first name I could get on board with - it's stuff like Jordyn-Grace or Ellie-Mae or Jackson-Lee that kind of irritate me, because they feel overly trendy and half the time I don't understand why the second part isn't just the middle name.

Your suggestions fit with a European, maybe-Catholic tradition that feels quite classy and rooted in heritage. I personally have a HUGE soft spot for Anna Maria, but I don't think my OH would ever allow it. I remember ancient gt-gt aunts in my own (European heritage) family called Maria Clara and Anna Bertha, and I like the convention, I just don't remember them ever ever being called by their full names. Maria Clara was always just May. Some friends of mine have a child with a very non-traditional double first name and the range of NNs (along the lines of your eg Annfi, Annso etc, which is adorable) attached to it is really fun.

I guess I'm saying I like it in theory, I'm only put off by the very cumbersome ones, and this is probably because it's not as usual in British culture as it is elsewhere. Anyway, if you feel good about it then that's all that matters. They're all lovely names.

It’s perfectly normal if you’re Swedish. I think those names are beautiful. Definitely don’t hyphenate them if you do decide to use two first names.

I struggle with the concept of two first names with no hyphen.
A friend of mine has given her daughter two first names (say Ivy May) and goes nuts if you just call her Ivy or add a hyphen but I just can’t get my head around having two first names. Especially then adding in a middle name, so joint first names and then a second name. Blows my mind a bit. Anyway, I digress. I’m not really keen on the idea (obviously) and think just one first name and a middle name is more than enough.

I can’t see the point of two first names???

The names you have outlined themselves though are very pretty.

I know a lot of people with hyphenated first names, none of them use the full name.

It's just not a cultural convention in the U.K. like it is in other European countries.

So most British people will probably think it is a little odd at first, but that shouldn't stop you if it's something you want to do.

I personally know a Swedish Anna-Sofia, and I think it's beautiful.

I love them all actually, beautiful names OP.

I particularly like Anna Luisa and Anna Lucia and I think they flow nicely. I like Anna Caterina as well, but it's more of a mouthful. People I know who have names like this are often Spanish/Italian/Russian, etc, where two names like this can be traditional. If you've got Continental origins particularly, I think these are great. If you want to shorten the names for children to something like Anisa, etc, I think they're nice as well.

I would say nay. Hyphenated names in the UK are considered naff.
Two first names is fairly unusual, and will probably be known as the first of the two names.
Two first names joined without a hyphen, e.g. Annacaterina, Sarahjane is beyond naff.
If you are of a non-British origin, use a name that works in your culture and it will probably be Ok (e.g. Ann-Sofie, Marie-Claire, Ana Luisa)

European, maybe-Catholic tradition that feels quite classy and rooted in heritage

I am European and Catholic, yes. (DH was Protestant)

A friend of mine has given her daughter two first names (say Ivy May) and goes nuts if you just call her Ivy or add a hyphen but I just can’t get my head around having two first names.

I wouldn't go nuts. I was thinking about hyphenating them to make it obvious that they're two first names but the more or less united dislike on the older threads I read made me curious... (And I myself think it's nicer without a hyphen as well...)

If you are of a non-British origin, use a name that works in your culture and it will probably be Ok (e.g. Ann-Sofie, Marie-Claire, Ana Luisa)

My lovely husband is British...

Ok, so... The summarise:

Hyphenated: no

Two first names: bit strange but no social stigma

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Thanks:)

It’s perfectly normal if you’re Swedish.

We're not Swedish ;)

Thanks :)!

Pretty much, although the social stigma is the opposite of the hyphen problem ie it's a bit nouveau/snob/pretentious. Think Violet Elizabeth Bott from just William.

I think Anna Luisa and Anna Sofia names work nicely but Anna caterina is too much. 5 syllables for a first name is more than enough.

My dad has a double name but his parents were Mexican.