Hey everyone! [name_m]New[/name_m] to this board, but my husband and I are TTC and have been enjoying discussing possible baby names for our future little ones. I think we are set on [name_m]Brooks[/name_m] [name_u]Ellington[/name_u] for a little boy, but we’re still undecided on a name for a girl. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you all feel about the double name [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f] for a little girl? [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] is in honor of my father, and we would allow her to go by just [name_f]Claire[/name_f] as she got older if she so chooses. We think we like it, but wanted some other input too!
I don’t like [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] at all for a girl. What about [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]?
I like the sentiment behind it and I definitely think if you want to use [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] in her name you should, but I feel like [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] would work better as a middle name for a little girl than a double barreled first. Also, when said out loud [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f] sounds to me like “[name_m]Will[/name_m] [name_u]Sinclair[/name_u]” so it ends up loosing the femininity that adding [name_f]Claire[/name_f] as part of her first name should bring. I do think [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] is usable as a middle name, and potentially even the second name of a double barreled name. I just don’t like this particular use of it.
@squidly gave a nice, thoughtful answer. If you acknowledge that she might want to go by just [name_f]Claire[/name_f] when she’s older, then why not just use [name_f]Claire[/name_f] as a first and [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] as a middle? It would save both you and her a lot of trouble and confusion in the future without sacrificing any of the sentiment behind the name.
I love [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] on a girl! Have for years! I thought I was the only one, honestly. I also love [name_f]Claire[/name_f]! (I prefer [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] to [name_f]Claire[/name_f]). [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] also works because it’s an honour name. Though I’m not fond of the two names being hyphenated (imo you don’t need a hyphen even in a double name for most names)
I kind of like the sound of [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]-[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]. [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]-[name_f]Eliza[/name_f], and [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]-[name_f]Erika[/name_f] for suggestions
Irrelevant, but I also love your boy mn [name_u]Ellington[/name_u] on a girl because of [name_u]Ellington[/name_u] Feint.
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m] does not work for a girl. I also feel like the hyphen is unnecessary… Maybe use [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] in the middle spot or as the 2nd half of her first name if you must use it on a girl. What about [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] or saving it for a son?
Are you from the South? [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f] strikes me as a very Southern combo. Personally, I would rework your boy’s combo to include [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] and select a feminine variant of [name_m]Will[/name_m] like [name_f]Willa[/name_f] or [name_f]Willow[/name_f]. However, I’m from the South, and I’m used to hearing names like [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f] on girls. So I don’t think I’m as offended by the idea of it as some of the previous posters.
I’m not really a fan of [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f]. I agree that a variant of [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] ([name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Willow[/name_f]) would be nice in the middle spot, with [name_f]Claire[/name_f] as her first name. Or even [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] in the middle spot, but not part of the first name.
@jenni_lynn91 I like [name_f]Willa[/name_f], but my husband is not a fan 
@squidly never noticed the [name_m]Will[/name_m] [name_u]Sinclair[/name_u] thing until you said it and totally agree! Definitely takes away the femininity of [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
@evelinrose we were thinking of hyphenating it so that she wouldn’t be listed as just [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] on school rosters, etc! But I did have some concerns about doing it as well
@southernmaple we are also from the south and very used to double names as you said, so it definitely seemed more natural to us then it does to others!
@cordelia16 I like the variations too, but my husband isn’t a huge fan. We’ve been going back and forth on using family names anyway over the possible issue of hurting feelings, so this might just be a sign that we shouldn’t use any!
Thanks to everyone for your input! 
Since you think you’ll call her [name_f]Claire[/name_f] anyway, I think a solution is to put it in the middle spot. Whether it’s [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] or [name_f]Willa[/name_f] or [name_f]Willow[/name_f], it honors without the concerns of the hyphenated [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f]. [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] could be used for the boy’s name.
I was hesitant, but after reading your responses to everyone, I think [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f] is a great idea. If you both love it, go for it!