I proposed the idea of hyphenation to my s/o to make our favorite names a little bit more unique… but now we can’t agree on what names to pair with them and I’m looking for a little help.
Our favorite names are [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], and [name_f]Danielle[/name_f].
He’s suggested [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]-[name_f]Danielle[/name_f] and while I like the look of it on paper, I haven’t fallen in love with the sound of it out loud.
Then I suggested [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] but he didn’t like the fact that [name_f]Anna[/name_f] ends with a vowel and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] starts with one. Says it makes a pause he doesn’t like.
The second name can either be tacked on the front or back of the name, but the two we’ve played around with have been on the front thusfar. I’m seeking interesting pairings that flow nicely.
This was fun to put together! I struggled to find names that worked in front of [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] or after [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]. I tried to keep the combinations under 5 syllables total, though that’s really hard with [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
I’m guessing you want a beautiful classic name but don’t want to run the risk of having it sound too plain? I have had the same issue, and have decided that a smush name was the best option. Since both of the names will run together as one name, you won’t run the risk that people will just drop it later on.
I love both of these
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Maryann[/name_f]
I also know two girls that go by these names without a hyphen, and people always call them the double name because they are both short names. When either name gets longer than two syllables, most people will eventually drop one of the names, usually the last.
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]