Double names for girls

AmysMelody

I haven't gotten my BFP yet, but DH and I are talking about names.  We have a boy name.  If it's a girl we really want to have a double name for her like Mary Jane (but not so traditional).  He has fallen in love with the name Lily Kate which I'm not too thrilled about.  I suggested Katie Paige but he didn't like it.  Any suggestions for double names for girls?  Seems like the ones that sound the best have two syllable first names and one syllable second names, but I'm open to suggestions.

newportbride715

I like Emma Kate and Emma Claire

Kflie83

Sarah Jane, Katie Jo

LMS05

My favorite is Anne Marie. DH's aunt is Mary Ellen.?

wils0482

I like Katy Jo

LoriFalce

My niece is Rachel Clare. It wasn't intended as a double name, but that's what it's become. She was supposed to be Katy Clare, which I think is even cuter as a double name.

I have cousins named Suzy Jo, Jenny Lee, Chrissy 'Ree (Marie), and Tara Lee. And my mom and sister were supposed to be double-named (or would that be quadruple since they're twins?) Susie Ann and Sandy Lee, but they just ended up Susie and Sandy.

MissB2MrsD

I have a friend that has an Elizabeth Grace.

Aligator28

Some girls that I have taught:

- Emma Kate (2 of them)

- Anna Claire

- Delaney Jane

- Ann Marie

- Ann Scott

- Ani Grace

- Mary Michael

- Eason Elizabeth

- Mary Stone?

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Double names are SO popular around here. A lot of them are a traditional name like Elizabeth, Mary, Anne/Ann, paired with their mom's maiden name or an eccentric name (Like the Eason Elizabeth).

leah1615

Mary Claire

Anne Sophie 

Emily Elizabeth

Laura Marie  

S2BMrs.W

I like:

Anna Catherine
Anna Kate
Mary Claire
Mary Grace
Madison Brooke

eva0313

at the time i didn't think of using a double name for my daughter but i wish is did, her first and middle name are Eva Rose, which I really would have liked to hear as a doulbe name.

i also like

Molly Alaina

Mary Grace 

and i have a cousin Emma Reese

MrsSweetpeaMagee

I had a little girl at camp one year whose name was Emma Leigha which I thought was pretty

naflmj

Anne Marie

Anne Louise

Mary Grace

caro77

Emily Jane

srashell

I like Lila Jane.

pr_alexander

My favorite is Anne Marie too. I also like Mary Anne.

c446784

My name is Erin Leigh

didobas

I know girls named Barbabra Lynne, Sarah Jo, and Betty Ann.

Julia-Henry

I love the idea, but I hate the ones that sound so 1950s - Betty Sue, Mary Anne,, Anne Marie, etc.

I love names like Lila Jane, or Lily Kate or similar.

May524

Georgia Rose, Mary Louise.

tct1219

my sister is mary clare (named after a family friend who is a nun) but she hates it and only goes by mary. i don't really like double names that are separate. i like rosemary.

amoureux

I have a friend named Mary Liz (legally Mary Elizabeth).  It suits her.

Robby6

caro77:

Emily Jane

Thats my Mom's name  :  )

mhbuttahs

I know a Kerry Lynn, a Kerri Ann and a Keri Beth...I like them all.

tjlovesthepokes

We do double names in this area... A LOT!

I'm Tara Jo. That's what I go by. My sisters are Tori Jae and Tessa Jane. My dad is Johnny Joe. My aunts are Shelly Dawn and Keri Dawn. It's just something we do. My kids will have double names.

DarcyLongfellow

If you decide to do one of the ones you suggested, please keep in mind that your daughter will one day be in the business world and give her full names rather than nicknames!  You can name her Lillian Katherine and call her Lily Kate (or even Lily Katherine is better).  Katie Paige can be Katherine Paige.  It gives her more options when she's older.  No adult wants Katie as a full first name.

Double names are very common in my family (and in the South in general).  In my family we have:

Mary Katherine
Mary Caroline
Margaret Elizabeth (goes by M.E.)
Ruth Anna
Mary Jane (goes by MJ)

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I know dozens of double-named girls (I'm from TN.  It's what we do).

-Mary or Anna plus mom's maiden name (or other surname from your family) is hugely popular in my circle and can end up really cute, depending on what your maiden name was.  Some examples from my friends: Anna Williams, Mary Deaton (usually called Mary Dea), Anna Lee (I've seen it as one name, too, but this girl was named after her dad's mother's maiden name), Mary Patton, Mary Campbell.

-I know several each of Mary Beth and Katie Beth (Mary and Katherine Elizabeth, legally) and one Mary Chris (mn is actually Christina).

-Mary Margaret, Rita Claire, Robbie Sue, Donna Kim, and Anna Claire are all family names for us.

-Some friends/acquaintances who don't fit into the above categories: Becca Jane, Beth Anne, Mary Ellen, Mary Claire, Llew Anne, Stella Ruth, Emma Claire, Emma Grace, Grace Anne, Carol Ann, Eva Joy, Anna Ruth.

Like I said, I know lots and lots of girls with double names.  The ones I listed range in age from babies to 70-year-olds, but most of them are 20s-30s.

AllThatGlitters101

Some I've heard:

Lucy Ann

Taylor Beth 

Katie Belle 

Ruth Ann 

Sarah Jane 

 

fivelette

Jean Ann

Cindy Jo

Jamie Lynn

Brooke Lynn

Lisa Marie

Mary Ann

Anna Marie

 

amyfelice

I don't have any great suggestions but I love the idea. I love my mn and wish I was called Amy Felice, the whole thing. It would not have been so fun as a younger child I guess when everyone was Jenny or Debbie or Lisa, but as an adult it would be great! I also always loved Sarah Jessica Parker for using her whole name. Her whole family has double names.