Which is the strongest sounding double first name to you?
[name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name]
[name]Ann[/name] [name]London[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]London[/name]
I don’t like double first names, except for some of the traditional ones like [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Anne[/name], [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Jane[/name] and etc. If I had to pick one from your list I think [name]Eva[/name] [name]London[/name] is the easiest to say, but it is still a bit of a mouthful.
[name]Ann[/name] [name]London[/name] gets my vote!
I’m not a fan of double first names, but [name]Eva[/name] [name]London[/name] gets my vote.
I completely agree, as I always hesitated to go with double names. I am still hesitating but the only other name we agree on is [name]Catherine[/name] which is more common. I hear so many derivatives of it! We wanted something strong and unique to stand next to our other son, [name]Stanton[/name] [name]Benedict[/name].
Out of the ones he likes, my husband tends to like [name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] the best.
I like [name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] best. [name]Eva[/name], like [name]Ava[/name], has always felt a bit fragile and indecisive to me. (I’m keener on [name]Eve[/name] but still not super fond of it).
[name]Ann[/name] is fine but admittedly my own accent isn’t the kindest to it so that shades my view. And I really do not like [name]Annie[/name] and anything that wards off [name]Annie[/name] is fine by me.
[name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name].
[name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] has the best flow, and is easiest to say, in my humble opinion.
[name]Eva[/name]-[name]London[/name] is the best flow wise but it sounds like ‘evil london’ of you say it too fast and speed and ease are the whole point of a double barrelled name yes? It sounds like a whole first name but is actually two? ([name]Jim[/name]-[name]Bob[/name], [name]Carrie[/name]-[name]Ann[/name], [name]Peggy[/name]-[name]Sue[/name] etc) but to be honest I can’t see any of them working as double barrelled names. I think the issue here is the hard single/double syllable first name with the double syllable middle name. It sounds backwards and [name]London[/name] is such a harsh word.
Something like [name]Janey[/name]-[name]London[/name] or [name]Evie[/name]-[name]London[/name] is a lot easier to say because the syllables match and the ‘e’ ending rolls nicely into the ‘l’ of [name]London[/name].
I actually really like them all. I think double barrels can be quite striking, and I love the idea of [name]Ann[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]Eva[/name] [name]London[/name]. I think [name]Ann[/name] and [name]Jane[/name] feel more like double-barrels, like one cohesive name, whereas [name]Eva[/name] [name]London[/name] seems more like just a combo. [name]Eva[/name] [name]London[/name] happens to be my favorite option, though. I love [name]Eva[/name] and the nn [name]Evie[/name]. Either way, I think you could use [name]Eva[/name] [name]London[/name] and [name]Evie[/name] or [name]Ann[/name] [name]London[/name] and [name]Annie[/name] or [name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] and [name]Janie[/name], etc.
Good luck!
[name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] sounds like a feminization of [name]Jack[/name] [name]London[/name].
[name]Ann[/name] [name]London[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] gets my vote.
[name]Eva[/name] [name]London[/name] = evil [name]London[/name]
[name]Ann[/name] [name]London[/name] = and [name]London[/name]
…at least in my head.
I thought the one syllable first name with a two syllable second name flowed well too. [name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] has a hard consonant sound that [name]Ann[/name] and [name]Eva[/name] don’t have. Although, I must admit I do like [name]Ann[/name] [name]London[/name], it doesn’t sound as strong as [name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name]. Am I wrong? It must be the consonant sound to my ears. [name]Eva[/name] [name]London[/name] could come across as “evil london”… not becoming of a young lady.
Thoughts on [name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name], double first name, vs [name]Catherine[/name], single name but more common? This is basically where we are at this point. The baby is due any day and we have it down to 2 options. Thoughts fellow Newberries?
It’s funny that [name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] is the feminine form of [name]Jack[/name] [name]London[/name], as we are related to him. That it why I feel strongly about continuing the name. It was my grandmother’s middle name. It could also be [name]Catherine[/name]'s mn.
[name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] sounds very Downtown [name]Abbey[/name]. I love it.
[name]How[/name] about [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] with the mn [name]London[/name] (family name)?
Options:
[name]Olivia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (mn [name]London[/name])
[name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] (mn [name]Elizabeth[/name])
[name]Ann[/name] [name]London[/name] (mn [name]Elizabeth[/name])
[name]Catherine[/name] (mn [name]London[/name])
Thoughts? We can’t agree on just one name as you can tell? Which one of those is unique, strong yet feminine and can stand next to [name]Stanton[/name] [name]Benedict[/name]?
In all honesty, I don’t like double first names unless they are hyphenated. It just seems awkward.
I’d just go with [name]Catherine[/name], mn [name]London[/name], personally.
[name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name]! If you’re related to [name]Jack[/name] [name]London[/name], you’ve just got to carry on that name! [name]How[/name] cool.
We are related on my grandmother’s side. So, we have the names down to [name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] (mn [name]Elizabeth[/name]) or [name]Catherine[/name] (mn [name]London[/name]).
These are the 2 finalists. Thoughts?
I don’t think you can make a bad choice. [name]Both[/name] are lovely. I like [name]Jane[/name] [name]London[/name] slightly more because it’s so close to [name]Jack[/name] [name]London[/name], but the nickname [name]Kit[/name] is pretty delightful too.