Thoughts

[Mamawollf]

Thoughts on double barrelled name Darcey/Darcie-Anna?

Surname is Irish and starts with McA

I think if you have a surname starting "McA" then Darcy-Anna MCA... is quite a clunky flow.
I think Darcy-Anne would work better.

I'm not keen on it, personally, but I don't really care for hyphenated names (except for a handful of traditional ones like Anne-Marie). I guess it just seems a bit random to me to me - why not just use Darcie with Anna as a middle name? Or vice versa? Or something like Adriana or Juliana if you want to keep the An(n)a name ending? I just feel that hyphenated names rarely improve on the original name.

I like Anna, dislike Darcey and hate hyphens

@KirstenBlest

I like Anna, dislike Darcey and hate hyphens

Agree.

Also, at risk of being an arse but I see it so much on here, first names joined together are hyphenated. Double barrelled refers to surnames.

Pick which one you like best because by the time she is out of primary school she'll be going by Darcy, rather than Darcy-Anna. Honesty, I think hyphenated names look indecisive!

Anna McArdle [substitute actual surnamesounds better than Darcey McArdle

Darcey-Anna will end up being Darcey, and Darcey Anna doesn't flow

Really don’t like Darcy but I like Anna. Darcy-Anna is too much of a mouthful. Not a fan of the current trend for hyphenated names to be honest, especially when you’re expected to use the whole thing.

@KirstenBlest

I like Anna, dislike Darcey and hate hyphens

This

A mouthful, like Anna but Darcy reminds me of arsey!

I personally don't like hyphenated names, they make me think the parents were greedy / indecisive. Also difficult in practice as end up using nicknames or first part of the name only.

I think double barrelled names sound cheap

Anna is lovely but I don’t like Darcy at all. Or hyphenated names.

Love Anna. Darcy is ok.
I think I'd call DD Anna and use Darcy as a middle (minus the hyphen) so Anna Darcy McArdle.

I like Darcy, I don't mind Anna, but darcy-Anna is just a mouthful. One messy name. It's kind of like you haven't even said it out loud yourself!

You need something like

Darcy-Jane if you really want to hyphenate it
Or if you really want to use Anna, make it a second name.

@KirstenBlest

I like Anna, dislike Darcey and hate hyphens

This.

Both names are beautiful but the hyphenation makes it sound a bit twee I think. Lovely for a little girl but not quite serious for an adult. Darcie Anna (without the hyphen) would be a great choice imo!

Darcey is awful, Anna is lovely. Two names at the opposite sides of the spectrum. Definitely don’t hyphenate it.

I hate hyphenated names. Just personal taste I suppose. I like Anna. Not so much Darcie.

Dear God no - Darcy is going to be the Tracy of the 20s, and hyphens are horrible

Anna is nice though, or Annabel / Annabeth if you want something fancier

Dorey (short for Dorothea) is also nice.