Mary Helen

TheBorg7of9

So, we are thinking of naming our third child and first girl after our mothers, which was our original thought for a girl when we were pregnant with our first 5 years ago.  What do you think of Mary Helen.  I am on the fence as to whether to call her Mary or Mary Helen in every day life.  We like old fashioned names, but are no longer religious.  I think Mary is such a cute name for a little girl.  Tell me any positive or negative things that you think of please.

Runners up at this point are Fiona, Violet, and Eleanor.

ashleyandely

I would do Mary as the first name and Helen as the middle name. It's nice! And you can still call her Mary Helen. 

emilyalso

I love that you want to honor the mothers. My only comment is that two two-syllable names can sound a bit choppy (MAR-y HEL-en). Helen Marie or Mary Helene would break it up a little and still be a nice tribute. Having said that, if you love Mary Helen as a double name - go with it! I don't think as many girls have double names any more and they are quite cute. 

bbiutmcph

Double names are not at all common where I live and I'm not a fan personally. They always remind me of nuns or those that are super religious. Again probably because that's the only time personally I hear them. However both Mary and Helen are nice names. I like Mary FN Helen MN and using both. I also think all your back up names are nice. 

AndiPandi127

My grandmother's name was Mary Helen. I like it a lot.

ashleaf2018

I think Mary Ellen flows a lot better than Mary Helen, but I do like both names individually.

BecauseBabyIamAPug

I seriously dig this name. A lot. Good job Borg.

kaswanson

I think Mary is a cute name, but personally I would put Helen in the middle name slot. 
Also like your runner up names!

CaboBride2015

Mary Helen definitely sounds like a nun but as a fn/MN it's fine...I just wouldn't do the double fn. 

2winterbabies

Mary is a cute, classic name for a little girl. Not feeling the MN because it's NMS but if it's a name that has a significant meaning to it then my opinion shouldn't really matter Go with Helen if you are naming them after a certain person/relative

emilyray14

I like it!

lm45678

ashleyandely said:

I would do Mary as the first name and Helen as the middle name. It's nice! And you can still call her Mary Helen. 

Same

peachesnbean

I actually really love it! I don't think you need to make a decision about you would call her, see what comes naturally. 

tuicatmama

I think Mary Helen sounds elegant together.