Double barrel first names - yes or no

[SillySallyStruthers]

Opinions?
Any that people like?

No way.

Around here people with names like that live on council estates or in caravans.

Sorry, for me they only work if you are French or from the southern US.

I am going to buck the trend and say I quite like them, but it really depends on the name combo. I don't like -May particularly but some I've heard that I like
Mary-Kate
Emma-Louise (gets Emmy-Lou)
Indie-Rose

I generally like Rose as the second part. I quite like that it's not considered a 'middleclass' thing to do, as I like names that are chosen without a shit being given to social class.

No.

There was a Tyne-Lexi on Love Island a few years ago which I think it's awful. Mollie-Mae on this years which I think is actually quite cute.

No no no no no.

I always think "why 2 names?" couldn't you decide between Lily and Rose so just went with both?

I am not a fan of hyphenated first names, particularly the May or Leigh versions. I do know a few boys with hypenated names as well.

People have something to say about name choices whether they're double barrelled or not. Your child, your choice. My third child (boy) has a double barrelled first name because I couldn't pick one and the two names flowed nicely together and he is called by the full double barrelled name. I dont really care if people dont like it. Are they going to say it to my face ? No. Does my childs name affect their life? No. Are they sad for having an opinion on MY childs name? Yes.

I don’t like modern British ones, Lexi-Lou etc at all.

Older, more traditional European style names are alright but wouldn’t use any myself.

Nope, unnecessary and tend to be associated with a certain “type”
Probably not true in all cases but unfortunately we do tend to judge people based on names before we even know them.

Ha ha. icanteach my DHs grandfather was John Thomas, his father was Richard, shortened to Dick, and DH is William , his family always called him Willy.

Got to add, I'm not a fan, either, why always females, a bit twee, I feel, for me, anyway

I generally like Rose as the second part

I think Rose itself is a beautiful name. I have often wondered if it was originally used as a double barrel name accidentally as an amended version of Rosanne or Rosemary.

Really, really don't like them!

I'm not wild about most of them, but occasionally there is one that works.

And it's rare it sounds right to me on a boy - other than very Catholic families who go for John Paul (nit usually hyphenated, but both parts used)

Does my child's name affect their life

It might, @ElliT

I have seen lots of these threads about names and someone usually comes along to tell us how they shortlist candidates for job interviews.

Apparently the contrived kind of name (as opposed to the traditional kind of name) suggests a certain type of person and consequently their application is automatically binned.

Mark Antony is quite a famous double barrel boy’s name....

All the PJ, DJ, MJ, JP names are double barrel boy’s names too.

@AuntieStella
I'm not wild about most of them, but occasionally there is one that works.
agreed! ^ personally wouldn't use one myself but it does depend on the name. What name are you thinking OP? Definitely better when the second part is short and sharp like Billie-Jo for example as opposed to Billie-Jennifer (the name of a horrid girl at my secondary school - she went by BJ )

Lily-Rose and Lola-Rose are quite nice to me. There's a girl in my daughter's class called Hollie-Ann which isn't dreadful ever :)

*either

Hate them. Especially allow the following second names;:-
May
Mai
Leigh
Jo
Grace
Gracie
Faith
Ann
Joy
Jade
Rae
Mae
Rose
Kate
Katie

Personal taste I suppose, but not for me.
I particularly dislike anything-Mae or anything-May. I always think it sounds like the start of a sentence: "Amy may want to have one of those too" sort of thing,

IME, once the dc get into school, the second part of the name gets dropped in the overwhelming majority of cases.

Depends on the name I think . Every Lacey Mae I know has a really chavy mum. I know a Scarlett Rae and lily rose and I don't think they sound too bad

John Paul
I know two lads called this both shortened to JP

They are quite popular, especially for girls' names although I've taught a few double-barrelled boys too. I think they work if there is a nice flow, otherwise they sound a bit clunky and usually are only referred to by one of their names. May/Mae and Lily seem to be the highest featuring in double barrelled names at my school.