I want to use the first name [name]Sadie[/name] to honor my fiance’s grandmother, [name]Sarah[/name]. And I planned to use [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] as a double middle name to honor other family members. But the other day [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name] came to mind, as I thought that could work too. But what are your thoughts? Which do you prefer, [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] or [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name]? Does [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name] still carry negative connotations?
I really like [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name]. I like [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name], too, but I definitely prefer [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name].
[name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] sounds pretty! But the double ie/y ending sounds kind of funny… I think either [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] or [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Grace[/name] [name]Marie[/name] would sound a touch better. I love [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] anyway, though!
I see what you’re saying about the ie/y ending, but I intend to pronounce [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] as if it would be hyphenated, like [name]Mary[/name] [name]Ann[/name] or [name]Mary[/name] [name]Kate[/name]. It would sound less choppy ([name]Say[/name]-[name]DEE[/name] Marygrace vs. [name]Say[/name]-[name]DEE[/name] [name]Mare[/name]-EE [name]Grace[/name]) I think.
[name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is GORGEOUS! I’m not a big fan of [name]Jane[/name], and [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name] doesn’t catch my attention. [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is really sweet, though, and I love it with [name]Sadie[/name].
I prefer [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name]. [name]Both[/name] could work though.
I quite honestly adore the double-barrel [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Grace[/name]. I met an adorable little girl named [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Grace[/name] at my old job, and it’s stuck with me the whole time! I would love to meet another little [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Grace[/name]. I definitely prefer [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name], although I do think of the negative connotations with [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name].
To me [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is marijuana, dress shoes, and Spider [name]Man[/name]'s girlfriend. [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is much better.
[name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] has the best flow, imo.
I immediately thought of pot! Go with [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name].
I equally dislike both [name]Sadie[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Grace[/name] and [name]Jane[/name]. But [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is lovely.
I really like the double name [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name], but the associations are very strong. And I actually think [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Grace[/name] flows a bit better.
As far as whether or not [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is usable…I think it sort of depends on who you are. For me, as someone who’s a young-ish mom and who’s spent a lot of time around drugs (and many of my friends still do) - it’s not. For a Mom who’s never been exposed to that, maybe is a bit older, or just comes from a different type of social circle, I don’t think it’s unusable.
Thanks for your thoughts, everyone!