Are there any double barrel names for boys beyond “John David” or “Billy Bob”?
I’ve never considered double barrel names before, but someone I follow on Instagram just names their daughter [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], and I was surprised how much I liked it. It seems like girls double barrel names sound elegant and classic whereas boys double barrel names can sound more… Duggar family-ish?
I saw [name_u]Van[/name_u] Dyke listed as a double barrel boys first name somewhere. I’m not a fan of [name_u]Van[/name_u] Dyke, but I mentioned in one of my recent posts that [name_u]Van[/name_u] would be a sentimental family name if it could be included. It’s a middle name contender, but if there is a cool double barrel first that I haven’t heard of containing [name_u]Van[/name_u] that might be something we would consider!
I think they’re not very common, except for in some parts of the world. Like I’ve definitely heard of them in [name_f]Canada[/name_f] or [name_u]France[/name_u] (Jean-Paul, Michel-Marie, etc) or sometimes in Spanish-speaking countries (Juan [name_m]Antonio[/name_m], [name_m]Jose[/name_m] Maria) but not so much in the US where I live. However, every trend starts somewhere, and there’s no reason you couldn’t use a double barrel name for a son. [name_u]Van[/name_u] seems easy to pair since it’s short and sweet. Are there some other shorter names you like that flow with [name_u]Van[/name_u]? One thing to consider is depending on what the pairing is, it could sound like a last name, i.e [name_u]Van[/name_u] Dyke, and there’s a lot of [name_u]Van[/name_u]- last names out there similar to how there’s a lot of Mc- last names (McKenzie, McIntyre etc)
I know of an Arthur-James and once heard a [name_u]Sean[/name_u] [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] being spoken about. I went to school with a Johnjo who could have been a [name_m]Johnathan[/name_m] [name_u]Joseph[/name_u]?
Some ideas with [name_u]Van[/name_u]:
[name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_m]Dacre[/name_m] (too van dyke?)
[name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_u]Elijah[/name_u], [name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_u]Austin[/name_u]
[name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_u]Luca[/name_u]
(Reminds me, there’s a saint named Leoluca)
[name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_m]Emilian[/name_m]
[name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
I love double barrels on boys . I have really only been able to find two that I really like, Mason-Jack and Jaxon-Hugh.
I like [name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] the most
Quite common in my Norwegian family: [name_m]Georg[/name_m] [name_m]Willem[/name_m], Leif-Erik, Karl-Erik, Sofie-Katarine. In my Italian family we only have one, Marcantonio, but it’s very common in [name_f]Italy[/name_f], especially among the older generation (some of my favorite opera singers, like Giagiacomo Guelfi and [name_m]Giancarlo[/name_m] Bergonzi).
[name_u]Van[/name_u] Dyke of course is a famous artist surname, so I’d be hesitant to choose that.
(They might have been spelled differently. Basically Carl=Karl, Klas=Claes, Christer=Krister, and Erik=Eric. Some of these, like Karl-Erik exist in all spelling combinations)
I think something tricky for me with a name like [name_u]Van[/name_u] used in a double name is that, since [name_u]Van[/name_u] is not so established/common as [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] or [name_u]John[/name_u] or [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], it’s tricky to make flow seamlessly in a double. For example, an [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] might face Oscarvan [name_m]Smith[/name_m] or “just” [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] first name and [name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] last name confusion that a [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_u]David[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] wouldn’t. Something I think of.
I know a little boy (in the US) whose name is N0ah-0tis! He goes by both names and is around five years old. We also have a family friend names Peterj0hn (also in the US), all one word.
I think something tricky for me with a name like [name_u]Van[/name_u] used in a double name is that, since [name_u]Van[/name_u] is not so established/common as [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] or [name_u]John[/name_u] or [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], it’s tricky to make flow seamlessly in a double. For example, an [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] might face Oscarvan [name_m]Smith[/name_m] or “just” [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] first name and [name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] last name confusion that a [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_u]David[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] wouldn’t. Something I think of.
. I have really only been able to find two that I really like, Mason-Jack and Jaxon-Hugh.
Something I think of.
Something I think of.