I’d like to use [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] as a double barrel first name ( like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]) what do you think of it? Also, how does it work exactly? I want her to have a middle name too, would it be best if I hyphenate it so it doesn’t just look like two middle names? Other options? Thank you!
Honestly, I have a very difficult time saying it. Going from all those L’s to the R sound for [name_u]Wren[/name_u] doesn’t slip off the tongue.
I could get used to it. I always think double-barreled names sound so clunky and awkward in principle but they’re quite easy to adjust to in real life. I have a close friend called [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Krista[/name_f] and when I first met her I was like ‘‘no way, I’ll not be able to stop myself from just calling her [name_f]Anna[/name_f]’’ but now I just think of it as one name, I can’t imagine her as anything else.
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] and [name_u]Wren[/name_u] are both lovely and the flow is nice enough, but honestly I don’t think they’re very well matched as a double-barreled name; they’re just way to distinct in themselves to use together as one, as a singular label for a child/person. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you know what I mean? If anything I think double names work best when one is more classic. [name_m]Just[/name_m] looking at your signature I love the idea of [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]-[name_u]Wren[/name_u].
Thanks so much @oliviasarah! What a kind and thoughtful response.
I think [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is a sweet, unique, double-barrel name! Not sure if it’s what you’re going for, but [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] makes me think Southern, US all the way (which I personally [name_u]LOVE[/name_u]). I’d be thrilled to meet a little girl called this! 
As for a middle name, I’d probably just add one on… I’m not really a fan of hyphenating.
@auntie_a your response just made my night we are from South [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] so I’m used to lots of double barrel names but none like this one. I think it might just be the right one.
I understand that [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is a very traditional double barrel name and I know two actually. [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Cay[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]/MK. I find this combo a little long for every day casual use. I know we aren’t discussing [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] but… I have the same problem with [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. I love both names but I find them as a combo a little long for everyday use. I tend to find double barrels that are comprised of two shorter names a bit more successful for daily, casual use. I like the suggestion of [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] or I like [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]-[name_u]Wren[/name_u] as a sister for Lyrik.
I don’t know if that makes sense. As a non double barrel combo I think [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is beautiful and awesome.
At first I thought it was a little long to say, I’m the type that says a person’s full name so I realized that if I can say a name like [name_f]Alejandra[/name_f] all the time, then [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] wouldn’t be a problem either. Hyphenating my help a little bit, but I think most people will get used to the fact that [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is her name. Beautiful choice!
I tend to like double names under three (total) syllables, and find the ones over three to be clunky and somehow lesser than the sum of their parts, if that makes sense. Like, I love [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] but don’t care for [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]. I think it takes away from both names to smush them together. So, in a similar way, I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] and like [name_u]Wren[/name_u], but don’t care for them together.
@warpedbritt I thought from some of the other names in your signature that you were probably going for Southern type names! I think you’ve hit on a standout, double-barrel name. Being from the South myself, I understand wanting to keep Southern heritage & naming traditions, but still wanting to use something different. Also, as for it being too long, honestly I don’t think that’s really a problem. Now that’s not to say that everyone will always call her [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] (some people just tend to give nicknames to everyone) but it’s no longer than [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], or [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] & I’ve known girls with these names that were ALWAYS called their full name.
While I really like a lot of double barrel first names, I struggle to say [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] 
When I way it, it comes out [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] Wen, instead of [name_u]Ren[/name_u]
I too find the name difficult to say. [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. It’s very pretty in concept, but I tend to say names quickly. The Ls and Rs get all jumbled up. I knew an [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] which I thought was pretty. I also like (and knew) [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f] (named after the character from the play The [name_f]Rez[/name_f] Sisters). But [name_u]Max[/name_u] 3 syllables is my rule, and the name must be easy to say. [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] would be better [name_f]IMO[/name_f].