Hello all!
I am beginning to brainstorm some girl names (we’re pretty much set on boy names) and would love some opinions from neutral parties!
[name_f]Anne[/name_f] and Crosland are both longstanding family names (we are able to trace back our Crosland family roots back to the 17th century) and I am very interested and involved in my family’s geneology and history.
We have a boy name picked out that will honor both of our dads, but for a girl, I would love to name her [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Crosland, and call her [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Cross[/name_m]. I can’t get a read from friends and family when I’ve bounced this name off of them in the past (this has been “my name” for years and years) and my husband seems pretty neutral, too. When she introduces herself, it would be [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Cross[/name_m] [name_u]Logan[/name_u].
Is it silly sounding? Pretty? Stupipd? [name_u]Unique[/name_u]? Would love to get some opinions from the group!
Hmm. I like it in theory, but I have trouble visualizing it. I can see it working when she’s little and it eventually just becoming what her family calls her while she’s “just [name_f]Annie[/name_f]” at school, etc.
Another thing worth mentioning is that when I say [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Cross[/name_m] out loud it sounds slightly like I’m saying anti-christ…(I have a slight twang to my accent FWIW)
I think it’s a cute idea, but I have a hard time imagining a teenager or adult introducing herself as “[name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Cross[/name_m]” instead of just [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. If she did, people would probably think [name_m]Cross[/name_m] is her last name. And if she said “[name_m]Hi[/name_m], I’m [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Cross[/name_m] [name_u]Logan[/name_u],” people would probably just end up calling her [name_f]Annie[/name_f] anyway. I think if you’re okay with her just being [name_f]Annie[/name_f] to most people, and [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Cross[/name_m] to just family, then you should go for it.
In the south, no one would bat an eye at it. Personally, I would use [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Crosland and call her [name_f]Anne[/name_f] or [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. I don’t find [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Cross[/name_m] very attractive.
So her proper full name would be [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Crosland [name_u]Logan[/name_u]? I find the middle and last name difficult to say together; I feel like my tongue is tripping over the “-land Lo-” part.
I agree with the others who say there people will assume [name_m]Cross[/name_m] is her last name instead of a double barreled first name as you want it to be. It’s nice in theory on a child, but I can’t picture an adult or teenager introducing herself as such.
If it’s a simply a name her family calls her, I think it’s alright. I understand Crosland has meaning and importance for your family but I’m not sure it works in your daughter’s name; it’s very harsh sounding and doesn’t blend well with your surname. I don’t intend that to be mean or hurtful, just honest.
Maybe a version of Crosland could be used? If you like [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Cross[/name_m] maybe her proper full name could be [name_f]Anne[/name_f] [name_m]Cross[/name_m] [name_u]Logan[/name_u]? Crosland sounds a bit better with a longer name; like [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] Crosland [name_u]Logan[/name_u]; so maybe it could be used if you have other longer names you’re considering.
Hopefully this was helpful! Good luck deciding!
To echo previous posters, I think it would be more of a cutesy nickname for family as opposed to something she would go by all her life. I live in the south where double names are rife, and it even seems a little bit too drawn out to me. It sounds more like a first and last name combo when you say it out loud rather than a double name. A lot of people might misconstrue it as her full name, like her first name is [name_f]Annie[/name_f] and her last name is [name_m]Cross[/name_m], [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Cross[/name_m]-[name_u]Logan[/name_u]; something to that effect.
I think [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Crosland [name_u]Logan[/name_u] sounds fine. But I also doubt the [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Cross[/name_m] idea will work out. It sounds a bit strange and really doesn’t roll off the tongue very well for me. Crosland is fine as a middle name, but I don’t think tacking it onto the first name works at all. [name_m]Just[/name_m] [name_f]Annie[/name_f] is very sweet though, and will age really well.