Like [name]Anna[/name]-[name]Lynn[/name], [name]Sara[/name]-[name]Beth[/name], etc.
[name]Sophie[/name]-[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]-[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Annemarie[/name]/[name]Anne[/name]-[name]Marie[/name]
I’ve always loved [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Jane[/name], but find it unusable now because it’s a nickname for a certain medicinal drug.
I also love [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Kate[/name], but it’s way too [name]Olsen[/name] for me to ever use.
[name]Anne[/name]-[name]Marie[/name]. A few months ago I was crazy about that name.
[name]Mary[/name]-[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Jennie[/name]-[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]-[name]Mae[/name]
Not a fan of most double-barrel names. But does [name]Hannelore[/name] count? I actually prefer it to [name]Hannah[/name].
[name]Marcy[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Annemarie[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]-[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]-[name]Alice[/name]
Also, I think adding “[name]Kate[/name]” some where in a double-barrel name would be cute.
[name]Alice[/name]-[name]Kate[/name], etc.
Ella-Kate and Anne-Sophie are my very, very favorites. I would consider using both. I really like Emmy Roo, too, but Ella Kate and Emmy Roo would be double-barrel nicknames, for something like Eleanor Kate/Ella Catherine and Emmeline Ruby/Emilia Rue/etc.
I also LOVE Eve-Claire as a double barrel, but most aren’t a fan since they’re both only one syllable names.
I remember last year at work, we held this fundraising drive to help feed children in Africa or something, and this little girl donated a dollar, her name was Zoe-Piper. Double-barrel. I thought that was the most intriguing double-barrel I’ve come across!
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Ella[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Anne[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Bay[/name]
I know a girl named AnnaRose and that’s pretty.
[name]Anna[/name]-[name]Lise[/name] (I know it can be one name but I like it better double barrel style)
[name]Sophie[/name]-[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Betty[/name]-[name]Lou[/name] (I know it’s very southern and I am very much not so but I think [name]Lou[/name] for a girl is just adorable).
Same here! I also like [name]Mary[/name]-[name]Alice[/name] and [name]Anna[/name] [name]Sophia[/name], although I’m sure it would seem like mouthful for day to day use!
Does [name]Louisa[/name] [name]May[/name] (like the poet) count? Because I’ve always thought that that was a very pretty name. I don’t like hyphens, though, not in names. Heh.
[name]Anna[/name] rose
[name]Marie[/name] [name]Cecile[/name]
[name]Marie[/name]-[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] grace
[name]Anna[/name]-[name]Beth[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]-[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]-[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]-[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]-[name]May[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Anna[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Anne[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] (only sounds gorgeous when you say it in a French accent though)
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Sara[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
I love [name_m]John[/name_m] as a double-barrel name. As in [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], etc. [name_u]James[/name_u] can lend itself well, too. [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u], for example.
I also think [name_f]Ann[/name_f]/[name_f]Anne[/name_f]/[name_f]Anna[/name_f] etc lend themselves well to double-barrel and smoosh names. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_u]Lisa[/name_u], [name_u]Julianne[/name_u], and can we ever forget [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]? (I actually like her name very much).
Any [name_f]Mary[/name_f]/ [name_f]Marie[/name_f] name usually works. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Pat[/name_u] (short for [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f]), [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_f]Sara[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f].
I love [name_m]Jose[/name_m] [name_f]Maria[/name_f] for a boy. I went to school with a [name_m]Jose[/name_m], middle initial M, embarrassed by his “feminine” name. Then his mom would swing by calling him [name_m]Jose[/name_m] [name_f]Maria[/name_f]. It’s actually not uncommon as a name combo in some [name_m]Christian[/name_m] communities, [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] + [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. I think it is a beautiful way to honor one’s religious beliefs.
And I have a soft spot for [name_u]Jean[/name_u] or [name_u]Jo[/name_u] as a double-barrel. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_u]Terry[/name_u] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]. Or [name_f]Dee[/name_f]! [name_f]Sandra[/name_f] [name_f]Dee[/name_f] (I’ve actually met a real-life [name_f]Sandra[/name_f] [name_f]Dee[/name_f])… Oh, I love all the Southern-style double-barrel girls names. [name_f]Betty[/name_f] [name_f]Sue[/name_f], [name_u]Allie[/name_u] [name_u]Jo[/name_u], ohmygoodness I could go on for[name_u]EVER[/name_u]!!!
And [name_f]Rose[/name_f]!!! [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] is one of my all-time faves. I feel like that almost gets to be a double-barrel, as I’ve met a few older [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Marys[/name_f]. [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Liza[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]…
I’ve heard some truly awkward double-barrel names. [name_f]Every[/name_f] single one of the awkward ones was two names that were not standard for a double-barrel name. I’ll make two up as an example. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] or [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m]. It just doesn’t roll off the tongue well.
I much prefer calling a child First Middle works much better than a hyphenated first followed by a middle. My hubby grew up with a double-barrel name, and chose to go by his first only when he reached adulthood. As a result, he won’t let me fulfill my dream of using a double-barrel name on our future offspring.
I like:
[name_f]Maybelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] & [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilibeth[/name_f] & Lilybeth
[name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Zephirine[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Irene[/name_f]