To hyphenate or not? Josy Rita

[thejustine]

We have just found out we are having a baby girl and have decided on the name Josy Rita after both our maternal grandmothers.

But we can't decide whether to have Josy (first name) and Rita (middle name) or to go Josy-Rita (first name) with no middle name??

Separate, no hyphen

No hyphen

Separate; no hyphen.

Not sure about the spelling of josy it makes me want to say it sounding like cosy.

No hyphen

I like it with a hyphen but prefer Josie-Rita. Congratulations!

No hyphen, but I prefer Josy spelt Josie.

No hyphen for me.

I also prefer 'Josie' (actually I prefer Josephine, but I realise not everyone has my hang ups about 'proper' names for birth certificates).

Those questioning the spelling of Josy, its the French spelling. It's after my grandmother and my children will be raised bilingual :)

No hyphen.

Josie Rita.

Josy looks wrong.

No hyphen.

Nothing wrong with forrin’ names I changed the spelling of DD’s name (Elisabeth, after my grandmother Elizabeth) because it’s more common where we live and I wanted her to have her ‘own’ name, but Josy and Josie are very different. So I say stick with Josy.

In that case I take it back! Leave the spelling as Josy!

No hyphen

Fair comment on the spelling - that makes sense now. (apologies).

No hyphen

I prefer it without the hyphen.

Lovely names but only as separate names. Hyphenating spoils them both.

Josie Rita. ..no hyphen

Josy is just wrong...it's not french

Keep the hyphen and lose the names.

@KissingInTheRain bit rude?

Oh I like the French spelling. No hyphen

I love this name! And definitely separate x

@notpushyinterested It's the shortening of Josette, Josy. It's a fairly common French name.

Do not hyphenate. Ruins two nice names.