Friend named her girl Scarlett-June

[LittleMissMummaBear]

My best friend just named her daughter Scarlett-June. I usually think hyphenated names are tacky (think Lily-May) and I've never ever liked them.
But unlike the other hyphenated tacky names out there, I think Scarlett-June is just gorgeous! It's so picturesque and beautiful. Scarlett is really spunky but then you had the -June on the end and you get a great name (I think).
So, my question (and my friend's) is are ALL hyphenated names tacky? Do you like the name Scarlett-June?
btw my friend asked me to make this thread, she's given the thumbs up, don't worry!
I'm interested to hear your thoughts! x

If she likes it I don’t really see why she’s asking.

As a rule I don’t like hyphenated names and I’m afraid I don’t see this name as any exception.

She could be like Scar-Jo but instead Scar-Jew

I don't have an issue with hyphenated names, but Scarlett-June doesn't go at all.

I think it's lovely

Lol at 'picturesque and beautiful ' name being abandoned for SJ

Your friend gave you permission to ask Mumsnet if we like her child's name?

Why? What difference does it make?

I really don't get the point of carefully choosing a name for your child and then calling it something else entirely. SJ is ridiculous!

Omg haha sorry for not RTFT!!!

She will go by SJ

Yep. That's a thing!

I quite like Scarlett with June as a middle name, but the hyphen is totally unnecessary & doesn't add anything IMO

Other than the hyphen of course

Scarlet on it's own is OK ish (apart from Scarlet woman....) but the two together don't work IMO.

Two lovely names. But not together so much. It takes something away from each of them.

I love June.

Not a fan of the Ellie-May / Ella-Rose type names either. Not necessarily 'tacky' just a bit meh.

I like Scarlet June but not Scarlet-June.

Absolutely no need to hyphenate it.

I don't like hyphenated names generally

Scarlett is quite a long name to combine with something else i would expect most people will shorten it

hideous. but if your friend is happy then fine, the girl will no doubt drop a large chunk of the name and go by a nickname.

So it’s tacky if other people do it but not your friend?

Not a fan and how can a name be picturesque? I guess mum isn't that keen either if she's going to go by SJ.

It sounds like a description, Blue John, Red Len, Scarlett June.

I don't think they are tacky at all, unless they are stupid made up names and then I'd say pretentious rather than tacky.

Tacky, sorry!whenever I hear someone shouting out a double barrelled name I just think 'twat'. Nobody needs two first names!

And nobody needs to be so nasty and judgemental, and yet.....here you are 🤷🏻‍♀️

She asked ^^

I think all hyphenated names are tacky. I just don't understand why you would put it there, it's so much more classic and less of a hassle to just be Scarlett June.

It’s fairly dreadful, tbh

I don't think it's tacky but I don't get it. It's either shorted any way or its a mouthful for the rest of her life. There's a Summer-Louise at school, it's lovely - but it's two big names for one little girl!

And going by SJ makes even less sense. It isn't a name, it's initials, and quite harsh ones. Small people's manes normally get softened when they're little

Surely it's no ones business but the family who are actually naming the baby?

I don't get posting it on a public forum for people to criticise, especially when it's not your baby?