Double Barrel Names

Girl Names
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Awhile ago, I had a post asking for comments on some of my favorite names. We have since found out we’re expecting a little girl! After lengthy discussions and thought, we’d like to explore some double-barreled names.

My personal favorite is [name]Mary[/name] [name]Kate[/name], but it has a bad association with dh. I also like Annagayl (the ‘y’ is not to be trendy-- my late grandfather’s name was Gayl) but I have a cousin named [name]Abigayl[/name].

I’ve searched other sites and haven’t found a double barrel name that I really love. If we can’t find a double-barrel name, we’ve come down to [name]Ruby[/name] or [name]Isla[/name]. These might seem super popular, but I always read the birth announcement section in the newspaper and my area seems to be flowing with [name]Madison[/name]‘s and [name]Alexis[/name]’, I think my area is a little behind in the name curve. :slight_smile:

You guys are always such a great help! Thank you so much!

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In my life, I have known an:

[name]Emma[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Ella[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Kay[/name]

Those might be good alternatives to [name]Mary[/name] [name]Kate[/name].

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[name]Cora[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Ella[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

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[name]Evie[/name]-[name]Grace[/name] and [name]Lilly[/name]-[name]May[/name] are popular in the UK…to the point of annoyance though I might add!

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hmm some that I have heard or seen recently

[name]Ali[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Ally[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]May[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Greta[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Sara[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Sara[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]May[/name]

It’s the ‘new thing’ in my area to have double barreled names so I’ve come across quite a few recently

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[name]How[/name] about :
[name]Lola[/name] [name]Jean[/name]
[name]Lola[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Lola[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Freya[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Tess[/name]
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Pearl[/name].

Good luck! [name]Auburn[/name]

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I like [name]Nora[/name] [name]Kate[/name].

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[name]How[/name] about:

[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Ray[/name] & [name]Isla[/name] [name]Jade[/name]

([name]Both[/name] gemstones!)

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You could do something like:

[name]Anna[/name] [name]Bridget[/name] nn [name]Anna[/name] [name]Bee[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Rose[/name] nn [name]Maggie[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Calista[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Callie[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Teresa[/name] nn [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Tess[/name]

otherwise…

[name]Anna[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jane[/name]

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A coworker of my husband named her daughter [name]Evie[/name]-[name]Lynn[/name].

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I really like…
[name]Ella[/name] [name]Cate[/name]
[name]Ellie[/name] [name]Cate[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]-[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Kate[/name]

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I really wanted to use a double name when i was pregnant with my daughter but couldn’t find one that I loved. In the end we named her [name]Virginia[/name] [name]June[/name] and call her [name]Ginnie[/name] [name]June[/name]. My problem was that i liked double names that sounded informal but I wanted her to have a formal name to use in her adult life. This worked really well for us, just thought i’d share!

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[name]Mary[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] or [name]Mary[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] are classic

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You could pair [name]Ruby[/name] or [name]Isla[/name] with a one syllable middle and call her that. My name is [name]Lisa[/name] [name]Paige[/name], which is technically two names but I grew up being called “[name]Lisa[/name] [name]Paige[/name]” all the time.

[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Lou[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Lynn[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Claire[/name]

[name]Isla[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Belle[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Claire[/name]

Or you could do something like:

[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Kate[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Kit[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Kaye[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] - [name]Isla[/name] [name]Bee[/name], [name]Isla[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] - [name]Isla[/name] [name]Bea[/name], [name]Isla[/name] [name]Trix[/name]

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I’ve known an AnnaKate, AnnaCeline and a DaisyLou. Their names all fit them well… I’m okay with double barrell names, since its not like they cant decide to just be [name]Anna[/name] or [name]Mary[/name] or whatever when they get older…

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You guys are the best!

So far I really like [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Isla[/name] [name]Belle[/name], [name]Isla[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Isla[/name] [name]Beth[/name]), and [name]Anna[/name] [name]Claire[/name]. We haven’t decided whether or not we want to add a middle name or make the second name a middle name, we will probably decide once we pick a name!

Anyways, katielea, I love the idea of having a formal name (like [name]Isla[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]) then calling her a nickname (like [name]Isla[/name] [name]Beth[/name]). I definitely want her to have a professional name. Plus I like the fact that if she doesn’t like her double name she can go by her first or second name!

Thank you guys for your help, you’ve been so great! I’ve seen so many names that weren’t suggestions on other sites.

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[name]Sarah[/name] [name]Cate[/name] is one of my absolute favorites!!!

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[name]Isla[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is awesome.