https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:25:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508910 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:14:40 +0000 Corduroy 2508910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know a few people with double names but they all dropped use of the second by high school. Seems like a PITA for forms, especially on computers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508898 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:03:26 +0000 NavyRN2012 2508898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love them and agree with @Happygal: about the second name being masculine/family. I wanted to go with Mary DH's first name for our daughter, but didn't because we agreed on a different name.<br /> I am from the South and see this a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508872 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:16:57 +0000 JCCovi 2508872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love them and my daughter has one. She's named after both sets of grandmas and goes by both names. That being said double names confuse people and I am constantly correcting people or people are annoyed because she won't answer to her first name. For whatever reason a few people I've met are really really anti-double names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508554 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:55:38 +0000 lawbee11 2508554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think they're terrible, just not my style. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508553 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:54:03 +0000 mrsjd 2508553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I agree on no additional middle name. We would not. No need, in my opinion, and just creates confusion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508548 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:52:00 +0000 pastemoo 2508548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjd: I like them but not if they also have another middle name. Too difficult (as a parent) to fill out standardized forms with extra names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508545 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:50:21 +0000 wrkbrk 2508545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like them. They are common in the south and can suggest a certain prestige, although that association is totally old school! DW is from Georgia and has a double first name. It's pretty but I will warn you - people are irrationally confused when they first meet her. It gets old! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508544 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:50:00 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2508544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like them! I know several Elizabeth Annes. I call DD by shortened versions of her first and middle names sometimes (Rosie Kate). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508541 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:49:21 +0000 JenGirl 2508541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm from the south and like double names, personally. But it think you have to find one that you like the first name on it's own, as well as the double. That seems like a good compromise to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508536 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:45:09 +0000 Truth Bombs 2508536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally depends on the name. I'm in the South and you run into double names a lot. I knew someone who named their daughter Dakota Rae which sounds super country to me. But I also have a friend whose daughter goes by Ruby Kate (full name is Ruby Katherine) which I think is adorable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508530 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:38:47 +0000 MrsKoala 2508530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think they can be pretty but it really depends on the name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508504 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:13:31 +0000 hb3233 2508504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are some that I like, so at some point I was googling about it, and found lots of people complaining online about their double name because it can cause confusion - i.e. random bureaucrat gets confused that the double name is a first and middle name and so then the name on your passport ends up not actually matching your legal name, name on the airplane ticket, etc, and it's a huge pain to get random bureaucrat to change it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508464 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:38:18 +0000 snowjewelz 2508464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Why not! As long as it flows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508439 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:27:20 +0000 mrsjd 2508439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Torchwood: I'm from the South and live in the South. I think that's why he likes them, because he's accustomed to them. And he only seems to like the short first name, long second name variety (like, Anna Katherine, for example) but no further shortening. </p> <p>But as to two different names, it's a good compromise suggestion, but I couldn't handle it. I don't even generally like nicknames, period! I like very simple, traditional names. I think he's going to have to give this one up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508432 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:22:54 +0000 ShootingStar 2508432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not into it. I'm from the north east and it's just not a thing up here and feels kinda southern/country. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508429 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:21:15 +0000 Torchwood 2508429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's pretty common here in the south. It can come across as pretty redneck with some names, but usually I like them. I occasionally call LO Lily Rae but I try not to do it in front of people because I don't want them to think that's something we want her to be called. </p> <p>Could you just pick a name that works as a double and he can call her both and you call her one? My cousin calls her daughter (Amelia) Milly, and her husband usually calls her Amy. (Except I think the spell Amy weird.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508427 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:17:53 +0000 catlady 2508427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sort of like them, but they feel super Southern to me (I'm from New England). Even people I know up here who have double names usually go by one (for ex. I know a Rosemary who goes by Rose, and two Annabellas, one who goes by Anna and one by Bella). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508423 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:12:26 +0000 Miss Ariel 2508423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grew up with people who had a double first name and a middle name as well, which made filling out forms complicated. But I think using a middle name as a second name could be cute. Although I feel like it works better with one syllable second names... I.e. Emma Kate, Sarah Jane, Mary Lou, etc... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508418 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:11:02 +0000 pinkarmadillo 2508418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love double names! Anna Claire and Clara Ann were two of my favorite options of DD :) </p> <p>Unfortunately, DH does not agree with me on this :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508410 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:00:11 +0000 Happygal 2508410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't remember meeting someone with a double name as a kid living in California. In the south, however, it's much more popular and it has grown on me! I've met women who have a masculine/family name as the second name and love that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508409 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:59:06 +0000 thepicklemonster 2508409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents gave me a double name e.g. Anna Jane Lastname and wanted me to be known as Anna Jane (not my actual name). I've hated it since as long as I could remember. I don't like the way double names sound (very "country" IMO regardless of the actual names) and it was always such a pain. People always asked, is it one name or two, is it hyphenated, do you have a middle name, etc. I always just wanted a normal single name like everyone else. Finally, around 6th grade, I simply started calling myself just Anna and as an adult I have totally dropped the second name. My family still calls me Anna Jane and it makes me cringe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508406 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:56:58 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2508406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love them! My cousin is Anna Mae and a friend is Christa Lynn. My cousin likes her name, my friend does not. But she can always cut out the second name as she gets older. Sometimes you need those extra syllables for a name to feel "right". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508404 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:56:42 +0000 Meowkers 2508404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My bff has a double name but only ever uses the first one. I'm personally not a fan of any of the double names I've heard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508402 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:55:56 +0000 LulaBee 2508402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a huge fan, but where I'm from a double name is sort of a status symbol... like, it's mostly girls with double names at the fancy private school, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508401 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:55:38 +0000 mrsjd 2508401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: I don't consider Maryann a double name either. It would be a true separate two names. It would be both the first and middle name, we'd just call the child by both. </p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: I agree with you on the option. They could always drop the double aspect later. The only double name I've said I could be okay with is 4 syllables. Our last name is one syllable, so we actually need a longer given/first name to make it work. </p> <p>ETA: and the one we're considering is a family name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508393 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:52:15 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2508393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kinda like the option of a double name but not sure I would force it on a child unless there was significant family meaning. I also prefer shorter double names (3-4 syllables combined). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508392 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:52:00 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2508392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on the name for me. I love Maryann, but I don't necessarily consider that a double name. I'm ok with some of the ones above, but not all of them. What's his obsession? Would he settle for it being a middle name? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508391 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:51:05 +0000 avivoca 2508391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally wouldn't choose one, but they can be cute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/double-names-yay-or-nay#post-2508387 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:49:05 +0000 mrsjd 2508387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and I found out we're having a baby girl and I'm thrilled, but we're definitely having difficulties on the name front. My husband is absolutely obsessed with double names (e.g., Anna Katherine, Mary Katherine, Sarah Elizabeth, etc. - although none of these are actually in contention). What are your thoughts? I don't hate all of them, but I prefer single names. And he can't seem to come up with one single name except for parts of double names I've already vetoed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-name-help-please#post-2063427 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 21:09:52 +0000 Mrs. Oyster 2063427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: I've never thought of Ellise - but I like it. I especially like the nickname Ellie, which I'm hoping is what I could use if we choose Everly for a name. Thanks!</p> <p>@lady grey: Yeah, it doesn't bother me at all - it's more my husband :)</p> <p>@LuLu Mom: I like Emerson and tried to get DH on board, but he's not taking the bait!!</p> <p>@littlebug: I like Kenley, although we do have a friend with a Kinley...so not sure if that's too close. I also like Ellery and might try adding it to the list!</p> <p>@2PeasinaPod: Yes, we've been throwing Mae or Maeve around for a middle name (depending on the first). Love it :)</p> <p>@sera_87: Ooh Ismae is very pretty and incorporates Mae. Thank you!</p> <p>@LibbyLou: Great suggestions, thank you! I love the nickname Fliss and hadn't thought of Felicity before. Also Larkin and Hartley I haven't heard and are so cute! </p>