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in reply to a message by Millie
I feel conflicted, I am really not a fan of hyphenated first names (or last names for that matter) because they look untidy and can be cumbersome if they're too long. I think you should only go with it if you are genuinely going to call them that full name all the time, not just the first part of it.
Aside from Mary (which I realise is important so my opinion on that hardly matters anyway) I love all the names here, with Elsa being my favourite
The only name I really see working as a double barrel first name is Elsa-Rose because it's short enough to work. So I would eliminate option two (Rose-Eleanor Mary)
I do really love Rose Eleanor Mary too but I think I have to choose the first option and given my first statement I would just drop the hyphen to Elsa Rose Mary. I've heard people that call their kids by their first and middle name so you could still call her Elsa Rose from time to time. If you were dead set on hyphenating I think this is one of the better ones I've heard.
Do keep in mind though that Elsa may rise in popularity due to the character in the movie Frozen. It might not though (I really really hope not). Rose is fairly popular here, not sure about where you live so maybe you're not worried about that anyway
Sorry this is so long!
Aside from Mary (which I realise is important so my opinion on that hardly matters anyway) I love all the names here, with Elsa being my favourite
The only name I really see working as a double barrel first name is Elsa-Rose because it's short enough to work. So I would eliminate option two (Rose-Eleanor Mary)
I do really love Rose Eleanor Mary too but I think I have to choose the first option and given my first statement I would just drop the hyphen to Elsa Rose Mary. I've heard people that call their kids by their first and middle name so you could still call her Elsa Rose from time to time. If you were dead set on hyphenating I think this is one of the better ones I've heard.
Do keep in mind though that Elsa may rise in popularity due to the character in the movie Frozen. It might not though (I really really hope not). Rose is fairly popular here, not sure about where you live so maybe you're not worried about that anyway
Sorry this is so long!
This message was edited 4/18/2014, 8:21 PM
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Thank you!
A lot of people have worried about how Rose-Eleanor may be a mouthful and I can see where they're coming from, but I could always shorten it to "Rose-Ellie".
I would love to try to call her by both names because I know quite a few people with two first names who only go by one and I've always thought 'well what's the point?'
I understand Elsa may rise in popularity, it's a beautiful name so It would be justified I suppose. Rose has always been common as a middle name and I went to school with a Roseanne "Rosie" and Rosemary "Rosie", but I think nowadays Rosie is more popular than Rose.
In theory I like the idea of having two first names without the hyphen but not the hassle and confusion that would probably go with it.
A lot of people have worried about how Rose-Eleanor may be a mouthful and I can see where they're coming from, but I could always shorten it to "Rose-Ellie".
I would love to try to call her by both names because I know quite a few people with two first names who only go by one and I've always thought 'well what's the point?'
I understand Elsa may rise in popularity, it's a beautiful name so It would be justified I suppose. Rose has always been common as a middle name and I went to school with a Roseanne "Rosie" and Rosemary "Rosie", but I think nowadays Rosie is more popular than Rose.
In theory I like the idea of having two first names without the hyphen but not the hassle and confusion that would probably go with it.
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