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I much prefer shorter names.

I tend to prefer shorter names (at least for first names). But our last name is only 5 letters long so a long name wouldn't be too much of a mouthful.

I think my preference is more about syllables than letters but i prefer a longer, more flourished name esp for girls. My first name has 9 letters and 3 syllables. DD has only 5 letters but still has 3 syllables. our last name is short though at only 4 letters.

When we were picking out names, we discussed Cassandra for a girl name. I LOVE it, but I felt it was too long, and my husband vetoed it for the same reason. Then we had a boy, so it didn't matter

It was a concern of mine that LO has a long full name but ultimately we just named her what we wanted.

First is 8 characters (3 syllables), middle is 7 characters (4 syllables), last is 7 characters (3 syllables).

Our last name only has 5 letters, so I prefer for a longer first/middle name! If I had a long last name though, I would be the other way around.

I prefer short names with our 10 letter, 3 syllable last name! I love the names Anastasia (loved it before 50 shades....) & Alexander but they are such a mouthful with our last name!

@autumnlove: We picked a shorter name. In fact, all of the names in our top list were short. Like 6 letters or less. But, I think names like Genevieve are beautiful! (I bet they use a nickname, though.)

My DD has a 10 letter first name, but our last name is only 4 letters so it sounds ok. When they were learning how to write names in preschool, her teachers would only make her write hers once - as opposed to several times for the other kids. They said she would get worn out if she had to write it too many times.

Yea, our last name!
Hence most all long names don't work for us!

How dare you. Genevieve is our LO's name. To be fair, though, our last name is quite short--only one syllable. I don't know if we'd have chosen it if we had a long last name. There are some short names I love (Jane, Claire, Anne) that I won't use as first names because I think it doesn't sound right with our short last name.

I have a long first and middle name, but had a short last. Then I got married. When we bought a house and I was required to sign my full first, middle and last names on a line next to DH's (usually on the second/right handed column of the paper) my name wouldn't fit!

But with all that said, our top girl's name is very long (7 letter first, 7 letter middle, 9 letter last) and I would still definitely use it!

i was more concerned with syllables. I was really worried that naming my daughter fiona would be too long (even though its a shorter name) because it is 3 syllables... but now it doesn't seem too long at all.