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I adore Martha. I'd probably have it on my list of possibles if I was pregnant today. It likely wouldn't win but I'd consider it for sure. It's got some spunk but still is humble and has a lot of history. I went to school with one so it doesn't seem too old lady-ish to me.

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Sarah Jane is the name of one of my cousins. It seems a pretty 'go-to' Sarah combo, whether as a double name or as a fn/mn. I find it boring and plain although I like both names individually. It's like two really predictable classics together that are meant to seem a little more unusual than either of them apart but it isn't fresh, it's overdone. I like to brighten a classic like Sarah or Jane up with something a bit more unexpected. I pretty much find any double fn with Jane, Louise, Lee or May as the second name is uninspired. Pretty much every hyphenated name on people I've met IRL has been one of those besides the Southern go-to of Mary-_______.

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Sarah Jane does work well as a double name, I like it. Martha is a name I really like and would consider using, if DH could learn to like it!

I've grown to like Sarah Jane recently. It's nice, although I do agree that it could be sickly sweet. I love Martha, it's pretty yet strong.

Sarah Jane is okay. Cutesy but fine.

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Martha, while not my style, is very sweet and should totally make a comeback!

I like them both. I know a Sarah Jane, and like the combo. Martha is very pleasing to me.

This message was edited 3/23/2015, 8:06 AM

I like Sarah Jane. It's a lovely classic combo. But I think it sounds a tad twee to be called by the entire combo past early childhood.
Martha reminds me of mat - it's dowdy as far as I'm concerned, try as I might to like it.

I like Sarah Jane. Sarah Jane is better than Sarah by itself, and doesn't really come across as a double-name name to me. It has its own personality, like Annemarie does. I guess it is kind of a pedestrian personality, but that's not a bad thing necessarily. It's modest, for a double name.

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Martha should be a good name but I don't really like any names with -rth- in them. I just don't like saying it. It's doughy and stern. Marta is much nicer.

Sarah Jane is nice; I think Jane livens Sarah up a little. Martha is one of those names I just cannot like, no matter how hard I try. I think it's hideously ugly.

My first thought is that those sound exactly like they would be the names of contestants of something called The Great British Bake Off. My second thought is that I like them, they're both very old fashioned and sweet.

This message was edited 3/22/2015, 8:05 PM

Sarah Jane is good.Though I prefer just Sarah.

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I can't like Martha. I've tried.

Sarah and Jane separately are boring, but together it's sweet. It does make me think of Aunt Pittypat, though.

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Martha I like but not enough to use. I like its eighteenth century flavor and it's not ugly, but it does seem a little dowdy.

Sarah Jane and Martha were both companions on Doctor Who. Sarah Jane was in the originals, and Martha was in the reboot or whatever you want to call the newer episodes. Seeing the two names together definitely makes me think of Doctor Who.

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Separately, Sarah and Jane are nice, but Sarah Jane is kind of boring. Martha isn't quite my style.

I like Sarah & Jane individually, but as a double name it's really 80s and if I heard it I'd expect it to be Sarah-Jayne. Not a fan.
Martha is great though.

Sarah Jane, bring in the coffee and dessert, and Martha, you clear the table.
And Nora can tuck the kids in bed and Moses will get your carriage ready for you to leave, after which Lydia will wash the dishes and Pompey will make sure the fires are all extinguished and the fireplaces and ovens prepared for tomorrow.

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Yes, they're very servant-ish to me.