I’ve always admired double-barrel names. I know a [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], an [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], and of course [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Maryanne[/name_f] and such come up (no hyphen, whether you put them together or not, seems classier to me!).
But none of them have really stood out to me as something I’d use. I’m a writer, so I have a character named RileyAnn, and I feel like that just works even though it’s not my style.
Now I’m really liking the idea of [name_f]Grace[/name_f] or [name_u]Anne[/name_u]/Ann in a double name (as I feel they’re both a little plain on their own). It’d be a pseudo-namesake for my grandma, and the meaning also has a lot of significance.
I tend to like names like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Katharine[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f], [name_f]Lilia[/name_f] … basically, all the names that are popular now. facepalm I guess they’re becoming popular for a reason! I also love [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Keira[/name_f], [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] (in some form), [name_f]Lileas[/name_f], and [name_u]Blair[/name_u].
So … any ideas? I’ve been playing with things like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] or [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], but I don’t want to go too over-the-top.
EDIT: also, I’d love to hear your favorite combos! Just for fun & because I love seeing names & because … inspiration.
Thank you both! So far I’m loving [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], and [name_f]Lillia[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. Not on anyone’s list, but I like the idea of [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u], [name_f]Lillia[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u], and [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]!
[name_m]Ah[/name_m], gorgeous! [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_u]Lyn[/name_u] is such a pretty, simple combo. I’m technically “supposed to” include [name_u]Lyn[/name_u] in my combos in some form, so I always stop to look at the [name_u]Lyn[/name_u] names.
Right now I’m in love with [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u] or some mash-up like [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]. I’ve always loved [name_f]Em[/name_f]- names, so I’ve been trying to make them unique for a while now. Still, those are both pretty simple names, I guess, though pretty.
I love the idea of double barrels, and [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is lovely! I’d use it in honor of my grandma, too. I find [name_f]Grace[/name_f] harder to fit in a refreshing double barrel I’d actually want to use, but I have [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Odilia[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f], and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Laerke[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] on my own list.
As far as [name_u]Anne[/name_u], goes, though–I think it’s much easier to work with as a double barrel? I think there’s some really refreshing and unexpected [name_u]French[/name_u] double barrels with [name_u]Anne[/name_u] at the beginning, which I think are really stunning ([name_u]Anne[/name_u]-[name_u]Louise[/name_u] and [name_u]Anne[/name_u]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f], both of which I’ve used in stories, but there’s also [name_u]Anne[/name_u]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] and [name_u]Anne[/name_u]-[name_f]Laure[/name_f], and the familiar [name_u]Anne[/name_u]-[name_u]Marie[/name_u]/Annemarie. There’s lesser-used options like [name_u]Anne[/name_u]-[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f], [name_u]Anne[/name_u]-[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_u]Anne[/name_u]-[name_f]Cecile[/name_f], etc., too, but I tend to prefer [name_u]Louise[/name_u]/Claire/Sophie with [name_u]Anne[/name_u], myself).
I think most of your favorites are a bit long to fit them into a double-barrel, but I think [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u], [name_f]Katharine[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], etc., are all really pretty names. I think something like [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] would be sweet, too.
You have some great combos with the names you love/want already!
In my opinion, double names don’t have to always be short and sweet to make the cut. (Some of my own kids go by double names, and they aren’t super short or common. ) It makes them more memorable.
Here are some that stood out from your own suggestions:
[name_f]Keira[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Keira[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] (love!)
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Blair[/name_u]
I especially adore the idea of including some of my other names in doubles - like [name_f]Keira[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] or [name_f]Keira[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] (still a fave), and yes, [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] is pretty! I don’t love [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] or [name_f]Gweneth[/name_f] or [name_f]Gwenevere[/name_f] or anything, and yet I love [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] not [name_u]Gwyn[/name_u] or [name_u]Guin[/name_u], soooo … I’ve been hoping I’d find some pretty doubles like that. [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Blair[/name_u] is pretty, too.
And you have all made me remember how pretty [name_f]Nora[/name_f] is! I don’t know if I’ll ever use it, but I do have a character named [name_f]Nora[/name_f], and she’s a favorite of mine!)
Some favorites from people I’ve known:
[name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u] [name_f]Therese[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_u]Leigh[/name_u]
I guess they’re becoming popular for a reason! I also love [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Keira[/name_f], [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] (in some form), [name_f]Lileas[/name_f], and [name_u]Blair[/name_u].