Let me try again! 😉

Some how I made my last thread closed! I am having trouble with typing this out on my phone not sure what I am doing wrong but let me try again!

To hyphen or not? That is the question!

I have recently fell in love with the name idea of [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] she would (ideally) be called that, all together. I do not like the look of Annagwen at all!

  1. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]

  2. AnnaGwen

  3. [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]

Which option would make more sense to you? Also does anyone have experience with a non-traditional capitalization like the second option or with a hyphen like the third that can give personal insight?

I really love double-barrel names and we are in the Southeasten US where they have traditionally been popular.

Not pregnant just planning ahead because, well, I love names!

She would be a little sister to [name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Elwood[/name_m], [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], and [name_f]Adalee[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f].

I would hyphenate to make sure the ‘[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]’ isn’t ignored, but that might be a regional thing (I’m in the midwest). If double names are common in your area, that may not be necessary.

[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] as a double name looks best to me

I think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] would be my preference. [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] would ensure that [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] isn’t ignored, but if she’s called [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] from birth, I doubt anyone would call her just [name_f]Anna[/name_f].

[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] is gorgeous! (And that coming from someone who isn’t usually a fan of double names, but I love this).

I would go for [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] as a double first. I just think it looks cleanest.

[name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] as a second choice.

I don’t like the look of AnnaGwen – the capital G in the middle just looks really odd to me, but I know that this kind of spelling is slightly more frequent in the US than here in the UK ([name_f]MaryAnn[/name_f], [name_f]MaKenna[/name_f], [name_u]DeAndre[/name_u], etc.)

I would use [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Gwen[/name_f], just because the hyphen is the standard format for double names (from my experience) and it would avoid confusion. I love this pair by the way! So lovely.

[name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]. If both names are to be used as a first this way will make it most clear.

I would not think to/or feel obliged to say [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] if there’s no hyphen.

Thanks! Seems pretty split between a double first and a hyphen but that does help narrow it down a bit. As others have said a hyphen would ensure that in situations of people “cold reading” her name the [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] wouldn’t be left off but also the hyphen seems fussy to me? I suppose time will tell and if she comes along I’ll figure it out! ”

I vote [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]! I work at a catholic school in the south where there are many students with double barrelled names (in all three of those forms!) and I think that is the best way to make sure both names are used :slight_smile: