I’m wondering what everyone thinks of combos with two word names. We recently decided to simplify and round out our girly names with [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]. [name_u]Winter[/name_u] has a lot of meaning for us, but it’s never really felt like a first name, and we just love [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. So, do you think two word names, two nature names, can work?
Hmm… I don’t really like how they sound together, personally, even though they’re both pretty individually. The sound and the fact that they’re both word/nature names would steer me away from that combo.
I tried to think of other wintry names… do you like [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Bianca[/name_f]? [name_f]Bianca[/name_f] means “white,” so it puts me in mind of snow and winter.
Ultimately, if it has a lot of meaning and you can’t picture anything else working, use it anyway. 
Good luck!
I think [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is adorable…but [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] is very pretty too. They’re both beautiful & poetic nature names !!
Not a fan mostly because of the alliteration, but then how often is someone known by their first and middle names together? If it is very meaningful to you both, then it’s good.
Personally for me it really depends on the two word names. I think [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] is very pretty and sweet. It would also be made sweeter for you by [name_u]Winter[/name_u] having special meaning to you.
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] is wordy (too wordy for my tastes), but it works. [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] sounds like you’re talking about a specific wintry type of bird.
I prefer one word per name combo but since [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] has special meaning for you, rules are made to be broken!
Thank you all for your input, both positive and negative, I really appreciate it.
I think many people (particularly here on NB) are a little too strict about this type of thing. [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is an absolutely beautiful name, and if [name_u]Winter[/name_u] means a lot to you then it’s a great choice.
I’m not personally a huge fan of the combination…but that has nothing to do with the fact that they are both nature names. If you love it, and love the way it sounds…then it’s perfect!
(PS… If I could sell my husband on [name_u]Wren[/name_u] I would almost certainly use it myself. Gorgeous!)
Good luck!
- [name_f]Aggie[/name_f]-
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] is ok and I love [name_u]Winter[/name_u] but the combo just doesn’t flow well for me. If you plan on having more kids then perhaps save one of the names? Would you love to have the name [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]? If so, then perhaps you do go with it. I guess I’m having the hardest time with [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. I know it’s a NB fav but it’s not a pleasant sound to me ([name_u]Ren[/name_u]).
I think it’s bad when one describes the other… like [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] [name_u]Sky[/name_u] is a phrase I might use in regular conversation… it’s too descriptive. [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] does not have that issue.
I think it’s fine. [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] would be more of an issue, but [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] is fine and a lovely name.
It doesn’t bother me that they’re both words and the alliteration doesn’t bother me either.
But it’s hard to pronounce, I keep wanting to say Wen [name_u]Winter[/name_u] or [name_u]Wren[/name_u] Rinter.
Maybe if you broke it up a bit–[name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
Or if you made [name_u]Wren[/name_u] a nn-- [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_m]Even[/name_m] something like Wrenly [name_u]Winter[/name_u] would solve it, but I know all of these change the name.
It’s just hard to say as is. Not that the mn is used all that much, so it’s not a deal breaker.
It’s going to be difficult for the child to say both names together–a bit of a tongue twister until she masters her 'r and 'w sounds.
Usually I don’t think they work, but [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] is pretty lovely.
I think maybe it sounds okay to me because it’s not descriptive like [name_f]Summer[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_u]Bay[/name_u]. They sound like names in there own right too, and not like you just wanted some cutesy boho pairing.
I think they don’t have a good sound together. Too wordy, yeah, maybe. But what’s bothering me more is the sound of the combo.
Thank you again! I hadn’t considered the pronunciation issues a little kid might have. A lot of people are saying they don’t like the sound, but not really saying what about the sound they don’t like. I’m not saying you have to like it, but is it just not your style, or the words together? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you not like nature names at all, or the RW thing? I love Rs and Ws together, it’s one of my favorite sound combinations, but that’s just me.
As to pronunciation issues. A young child could find many names hard to pronounce; [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] to name a few names that are well liked and often used. A young child will not often be asked to say the first name and middle name.
As to people not liking the name. No name is liked by everyone.
Oh I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] that. Firstly, I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] the name [name_u]Wren[/name_u] and OH ALLITERATION [name_f]LOVE[/name_f]. This combo is so cute and I think it does work because the noun is before the adjective. It also goes really well with [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Eli[/name_m]!
But…who says two names apart from Grandma?