I love old fashioned hyphenated names. [name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother is called [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Alice[/name_f] and then two of her sisters are called [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f] and [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]-[name_f]Jane[/name_f] – they would all get called by their full names so not just [name_f]Mary[/name_f] or [name_f]Alice[/name_f] or something…I doubt you could considering there are two daughters with [name_f]Mary[/name_f] hyphenated names and then another daughter with just [name_f]Mary[/name_f]…
I just love these sort of names. I would love to name my daughter [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Alice[/name_f] however my husband isn’t overly fussed on hyphenated names.
I prefer the more classical ones such as:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]-[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
I really dislike [name_f]Polly[/name_f]-[name_f]Anna[/name_f] though, it sounds like an illness to me…
I dislike the trend of just adding [name_f]May[/name_f]/[name_f]Mae[/name_f]/[name_f]Mai[/name_f] or [name_f]Rose[/name_f] though, especially when it has no flow to it and when the parents don’t call them the full name. [name_f]My[/name_f] cousin named her daughter [name_f]Freya[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] (which I actually quite like) but just calls her [name_f]Freya[/name_f] which defeats the whole purpose of the name in my mind.
What are your favourites? And do you like or dislike these type of names?
I love these names and have always wanted to use them. I’m Catholic and love hyphenated/double [name_f]Mary[/name_f] names. I also prefer classic options.
[name_f]My[/name_f] only issue is I don’t love the look of the hyphen, but would worry the lack of a hyphen would cause confusion or the dropping of the second name. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are:
As a whole I think the trend is quite chavy - I know too many little [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]-[name_f]Mai[/name_f]'s (and co.) to ever get on board.
Having said that, the more traditional choices can be quite sweet. I love [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Jane[/name_f], which feels very traditional to me.
Usually, I don’t like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] as a name at all (painfully dull and oppressively biblical), but I actually quite like [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Beth[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f] (maybe a bit too [name_m]Olsen[/name_m]). [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Jane[/name_f] I’d avoid, haha - she’d get a lot of weed jokes.
I’d definitely prefer something slightly less traditional like [name_f]Mara[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f] or [name_f]Mhairi[/name_f]-[name_f]Alice[/name_f] (this would be adorable especially on a little Scottish baby!).
I think the more exotic-types like [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] are quite lovely too and I liked [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] for a while. I know an [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Kristine[/name_f] (she’s Scandinavian and says it like [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Christina[/name_f]) which I think is very pretty too.
With [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], I much prefer your other romantic-quirky choices like [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] and [name_f]Petra[/name_f].
I adore [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Jane[/name_f]! I grew up on the Naughty [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Jane[/name_f] novels by [name_f]Enid[/name_f] Blyton and have been in love with them - I actually did a paper on the books in university. It’s the only hyphenated name my husband likes but I’m unsure on using because of the books.
I love them tbh. [name_f]Lily[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f] and [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f] have a family meaning for me, so I adore them, but I also like:
[name_f]My[/name_f] great grandmother name was [name_f]Dulce[/name_f]-[name_f]Maria[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Alice[/name_f]! [name_f]Ana[/name_f]-[name_f]Maria[/name_f], and I have a cousin named [name_f]Clarina[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f].
I love hyphenated names! I think the most traditional pairings include [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], or [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]-[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f]-[name_f]Louise[/name_f], and [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]-[name_f]Maud[/name_f].
Some “famous/royal” combos I really like:
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]-[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]-[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]-[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]-[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]-[name_f]Magdalen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]-[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]-[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]-[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]-[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]-[name_f]Frederica[/name_f] ([name_f]Catherine[/name_f] the Great’s original name)
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]-[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]-[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]-[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]-[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
I like the [name_m]French[/name_m] ones. [name_f]Marie[/name_f]-[name_f]Soleil[/name_f], [name_f]Marie[/name_f]-[name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f], etc. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband’s [name_f]Nan[/name_f] was [name_f]Marie[/name_f] and my family has Irenes and Helenes (and Roses and Goldies, for that matter) so I was playing with that, and hyphenating, but my husband is not convinced.
I must admit I find hyphens clunky generally otherwise. I like the sound of many names involving them though. And I adore [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], and [name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f], which are more smushes or smush-esque. As far as getting the whole name said they work for that. [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] is probably my favourite “[name_f]Mary[/name_f]-name,” followed by similarly botanical [name_f]Marigold[/name_f].
Since [name_f]Marie[/name_f]/[name_f]Mary[/name_f] have one meaning of “bitter” I was toying with [name_f]Marie[/name_f]-[name_f]Kezia[/name_f], or something like that. [name_f]Kezia[/name_f] meaning cinnamon. [name_f]Dulcie[/name_f] would be cute for sweet but rather ee-ee-eeeeeeeee with [name_f]Marie[/name_f]/[name_f]Mary[/name_f] and our surname that ends in -y.