Some 'different' hyphenated names?

Girl Names
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I’m really drawn to hyphenated names, and, although I have no clue why, I’m seeing more and more (and yes, sadly, almost all ending in ‘-[name_f]May[/name_f]’) appear on my list. I’ve been skimming the Hyphen Names lists on BritishBabyNames for hyphenated choices I hadn’t thought of, and, these are some ones that felt a little bit, refreshing almost, because they sound different from what I expected. (They aren’t all ‘good’ standouts for me though).

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Lillie[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]/[name_f]Lily[/name_f] (didn’t think this would take off because of the singer)
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]-[name_u]Blu[/name_u]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]-[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridie[/name_f]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u]
[name_u]Blu[/name_u]-[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherry[/name_f]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]-[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Demi[/name_f]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]-[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]-[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]-[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Hettie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Lacey[/name_f]-[name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]-[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_u]Lexi[/name_u]-[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f]-[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillie[/name_f]-[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]-[name_m]Bow[/name_m]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]/[name_f]Lillie[/name_f]-[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]/[name_f]Lillie[/name_f]-[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]/[name_f]Lillie[/name_f]-[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]/[name_f]Lillie[/name_f]-[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]/[name_f]Lillie[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]/[name_f]Lillie[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]-[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]-[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]-[name_f]Mae[/name_f]/[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]-[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]/[name_f]Mai[/name_f]
[name_f]McKenzie[/name_f]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]-[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]-[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u]/[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]-[name_u]Blu[/name_u] (this made me cry)
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]-[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Pixie[/name_f]-[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]-[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]-[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]-[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Romany[/name_u]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]-[name_u]Blu[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]-[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]-[name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]-[name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] (ha ha ha)
[name_f]Sapphire[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]-[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Summer[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
Tulisa-[name_f]May[/name_f]
Tulisa-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] (although I hate the singer, LOL)
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]

Which of these are the best? Worst?

What are your favourite hyphenated names?

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If you’re going to do hyphenated names, I’d choose two simple names of similar style, short and not with the same kind of sounds. Some of my favorites out of that list:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Beth[/name_f] (though I’d love it as a nn for [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f])
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]

I absolutely adore [name_u]Julie[/name_u]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f], but would prefer [name_u]Julie[/name_u]-[name_f]Anne[/name_f] (this spelling is more attractive to me). Some suggestions:

[name_f]Mia[/name_f]-[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Lisa[/name_u]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Lacey[/name_f]-[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]April[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]-[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]-[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Katelyn[/name_f]-[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] I helped! :slight_smile:

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To my mind, a lot of names on this list would be just nice as a first and middle name combinations. I think these sound like real hypnated names:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]-[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]-[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
I can imagine a girl being called by these names. Others just sound like full names to me, although I must admit [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]-[name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] is a cool name.
I am almost sure [name_f]Florence[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f], for example, will end up being called [name_f]Flo[/name_f]/[name_f]Florence[/name_f] or [name_f]May[/name_f]. Same with [name_f]Grace[/name_f]-[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Vienna[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] and so on. I think the best hypnated names are two short names combined.

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@matti12 - I think I prefer [name_u]Julie[/name_u]-[name_f]Anne[/name_f] as well :slight_smile: I’ve loved the name [name_u]Julie[/name_u] since I was about 12, but never really thought about using it. I love your ideas of [name_f]Laura[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Lacey[/name_f]-[name_f]Mae[/name_f] (though I think I prefer [name_f]May[/name_f]), [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]-[name_f]Grace[/name_f], and [name_f]Stella[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]!

@handsallover - I think the same way, a lot of them seem too long to be a double first name!

Here’s a new one from a birth announcement in the UK though: [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]-[name_f]Tuesday[/name_f].

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[name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]- [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Aura[/name_f]-[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Aura[/name_f]-[name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]-[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]-[name_u]Lynn[/name_u]

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any more thoughts?

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The two on my list are [name_f]Dinah[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]-[name_u]Padget[/name_u] (which is incredibly long, so I have the nn [name_f]Effie[/name_f] listed). I love hyphenated names.

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I do as well :slight_smile: On my list, I have;

[name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]-[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Lacey[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Gracie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirsty[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]-[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirsty[/name_f]-[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]

I seem to like the ‘[name_f]May[/name_f]’ ones :slight_smile:

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The key to hyphened names is to avoid repetitive sounds ([name_f]Ada[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Cherry[/name_f]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u]), combos that sound like descriptions ([name_f]Vienna[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_u]Romany[/name_u]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Amber[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Summer[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Sapphire[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] etc…) and overly cutesy combos ([name_f]Poppy[/name_f]-[name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_f]Bridie[/name_f]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u], [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]-[name_m]Bow[/name_m], [name_f]Pixie[/name_f]-[name_f]Belle[/name_f] etc…). In [name_f]England[/name_f], I’ve heard that hyphenated names are thought to be low-class or downmarket. I do wish that parents remember that children grow up quickly and need names that sound like mature people. I don’t like all of the names below but the combos are ok.

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]-[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]-[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]-[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]-[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Hettie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]-[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f]-[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillie[/name_f]-[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]-[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]-[name_f]Mae[/name_f]/[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]-[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]-[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]-[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]-[name_u]Leigh[/name_u]/[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]-[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]-[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]-[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
Tulisa-[name_f]May[/name_f]

I think the mn [name_f]Faye[/name_f] would be a great alternative to [name_f]May[/name_f].

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]-[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]-[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]-[name_f]Faye[/name_f]

There are my guilty pleasure hyphened names.

[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]-[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]-[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]-[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeannie[/name_f]-[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]-[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]

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Names that sound like ‘mature people’? Well, considering there are plenty of famous, successful women with ‘immature’ first names, I don’t think a name that sounds like a ‘mature person’ is necessary. [name_m]Just[/name_m] because a parent wishes to name their child something cute, like say, [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] or [name_u]Alfie[/name_u], does not mean that they are forgetting that children grow up quickly, it simply means they chose a name they love.

[name_m]Just[/name_m] because you do not personally like a cutesy choice, does not mean you have the right to be rude and judge everyone who does (which, going by your comment, is what you did). Albeit, there are some that are very impractical choose ([name_f]Pixie[/name_f], [name_f]Princess[/name_f], [name_f]Petal[/name_f], [name_f]Honey[/name_f], [name_u]Boo[/name_u]), but, that’s no reason to write off the parents as silly people with their heads in the clouds, thinking their little girl will always be little. If they have a proper reason for choosing it, then there’s no need for the name to be ‘mature’ - I love the name [name_f]Betsy[/name_f], it’s a form of my mother’s name, and it’s a form she likes. The only other forms of her name that I do really love are [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Libby[/name_f] and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] - but would I be ‘forgetting’ that my child isn’t going to be a child forever by choosing one? No, it’s simply a name that honours my mother.

[name_f]My[/name_f] great grandmother is nearly 90 years old, and I have witnessed her cursing her parents for giving her a ‘mature’ name, she hates every nickname for both her first, and middle ([name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]), or she doesn’t see the point in the nickname ([name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] & [name_f]Peggy[/name_f] mostly). So, she has ALWAYS chosen [name_f]Dolly[/name_f]. If anyone ever dared to call her [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], she would likely swear at them. Much the same with another great grandmother of mine, who was [name_f]Mary[/name_f], but refused to use it, and went by [name_f]Molly[/name_f].

I think, by now, you have likely noticed that, cutesy, ‘immature’ names (as you seemed to put it) are very much my style, and honestly, I would prefer it if you didn’t make comments like you did when they aren’t solicited, or even all that relevant to what I’ve posted about. I’m not going to just stop liking what I like because you (or anyone else for that matter) thinks that I’m thinking about myself and what I like, and not what my child would like.

By the time I have children, it’ll be 5-10 years from now, and my child will likely be in school with [name_f]Jaylynn[/name_f], [name_u]Genesis[/name_u], [name_u]Mckinley[/name_u], [name_u]Madison[/name_u] and [name_u]Kenzie[/name_u]. I don’t know for sure, but, after seeing resume’s with names that are barely legible because they are so badly misspelled, I think a little girl named [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f] or a little boy named [name_u]Alfie[/name_u]-[name_u]James[/name_u] (or even just [name_f]Lottie[/name_f] and just [name_u]Alfie[/name_u]) would be acceptable. After all, it’s at least two, recognizable, well-established names.

All that ranting aside, I do really like your choices of [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]-[name_f]Pearl[/name_f].