Is Connie Clyde a nice name?

[Bellalily99]

We have been using the name Connie for our baby girl bump most of the pregnancy and I really love it however I am worried that it doesn’t go with our surname Clyde.
is it too similar to the Bonnie & Clyde reference or do you think people will not associate the two?
we are thinking middle name Mae. Are surnames really that important to consider?

You can’t call her that.

Thinking that I had a gap in my general knowledge, I looked online to find out who Bonnie Blue was. Wish I hadn't.

Strath was on my shortlist for the puppy!

No. Bonnie & Clyde as every other PP has said. But also - I don't get the appeal of Connie. It makes me think of conning people.

Calliope, Cassandra, Clara, Clarissa, Camilla, Cameron, Cassiopeia…

Automatic association with Bonnie and Clyde for me too I'm afraid....

I thought this was a wind up when I saw the title. You could safely use Constance as a middle name but no to Connie.

Sorry, thought bonnie and clyde when I read your title.

Just about EVERY girl has a middle name like Mae.

It's not a nice name, I am so sorry. If you really love it, I'd say middle name max.

I love the suggestion of Callie

Sorry Callie isnt much better. As a shortening of Caledonian and lots of things being Caledonian,
Callie Clyde could end up sounding like a football game, Inverness Caly vs Clyde

The Cally is also one of Glasgows Unis. The Clyde goes through Glasgow.

Dukes of Hazzard tinge to it

Mae is terrible. Sorry op.

No, don't do that to your child.

Nope, it's not a "nice" name. Although Constance is lovely.

I really despair of this practice of burdening children with the casual contraction of a longer name, instead of giving children the longer name and within family & friends, using the shortening. Then when your DC is looking for a serious job, for example, she can choose to use her long formal name - it can make a difference in terns of presentation or first impressions.

I know 2 Connies - one has a sister called Arabella and the other a sister called Tabitha. Are either of those names any good?

Otherwise, similar names might be Callie, Cassie, Coco....