My husband and I both like the name [name]London[/name] for a girl, but not in combination with our last name, [name]Griffin[/name]. Maybe because they both have two syllables and end with an “N”.
[name]London[/name] [name]Griffin[/name] – Thoughts?
It reads like there’s a griffin in [name]London[/name]. It doesn’t work because they’re both nouns.
[name]How[/name] do you feel about double names? Going by two first names could break up that “n” sound and still let you [name]London[/name].
Maybe these options:
[name]London[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]London[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]London[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]London[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
Oh wow, I didn’t even think of that…
I have the same problem. I love nicknames like [name]Livy[/name] and [name]Vivi[/name], but our last name starts with V, so I’m exploring the option of a double name just to help break that sound up. Not to mention it makes the name even more uniquely your daughter’s. [name]Even[/name] if there is another [name]London[/name] running around, chances are there won’t be another [name]London[/name] [name]Kate[/name].
Maltwin1 is on to something there. That is the best way around the issue. I wouldn’t say no automatically to the double n endings. I know four siblings with Irish heritage names that all have double n ending names and it works really well for them. I would hesitate on the place/noun name combo. [name]London[/name] [name]Griffin[/name] together sounds like a [name]Busch[/name] Gardens ride. [name]London[/name] [name]Claire[/name] or [name]London[/name] [name]Mae[/name] breaks up London and Griffin nicely though and has a great rhythm (maybe not [name]London[/name] [name]Kate[/name] to avoid confusion with a reference to the Duchess).
Good call there!! Didn’t even think about that. This is why no one should ever name their children without consulting a large group of strangers. 
That’s OK, I wouldn’t add [name]Kate[/name] anyway, that’s my name 
With a “c”, anyway…
Agree with one of the other posters, it sounds like you are referring to a [name]Griffin[/name] from [name]London[/name]. 
This, or it sounds like the name of a team, like the [name]London[/name] Griffins.
This is a difficult conundrum…
[name]London[/name] doesn’t have a good nickname that you could shorten it to to make it flow better.
The double naming idea seems like a good way to go!
Haha! Right?! I couldn’t agree more.
I don’t like [name]London[/name] with [name]Griffin[/name], not only because they both end in “N”, but because they are both nouns. I have to agree with everybody else… it sounds like a team name or like you’re referring to a [name]Griffin[/name] from [name]London[/name].