hyphenation and two names...

JustJanie

What's your opinion? 

We're thinking of calling LO Zoe Kate... I love the name Kate.  Should we hyphenate it: Zoe-Kate or just leave it as Zoe Kate?

ALSO - is the two name thing a big deal?  I always think of Mary-Kate Olsen and I wonder if the two name thing was just a trend.  What do you think?

FutureMrs.Steen

I love double names! They are popular in the south. Zoe Kate is adorable. 

ara4488

Zoe Kate is cute - no need for the hyphen.

sunnyday016

No hyphen.  Pretty cute!

JustJanie

FutureMrs.Steen:

I love double names! They are popular in the south. Zoe Kate is adorable. 

Well, HOT DOG!  We're southerners, so that should work just fiiiiiiiiiine!

JustJanie

Thanks for the feedback!

ValentineBB

I like Zoe Kate, no hyphen.  Super cute!

GeoffreytheGiraffe

I have a double name and it is the bane of my existence.   I WISH someone had stuck a hyphen in there so people would get it.

And I'm not from the South, but it's an Irish thing, too, I guess.

k8edge

My first name is hyphenated:  Katie-Maria.   I've always gone by Katie though.  Having a hyphenated name can be annoying (a lot of online applications don't accept hyphens) but I like that it's unique.

 

I sorta like Zoe-Kate, but I think if you do Zoe Kate, nobody will call her that.  She'll just be Zoe.

ttmccoot

JustJanie:

FutureMrs.Steen:

I love double names! They are popular in the south. Zoe Kate is adorable. 

Well, HOT DOG!  We're southerners, so that should work just fiiiiiiiiiine!

lol.

johannaknip

Too cute! I agree with P, no hyphen.

funnibaby

If you are in the south, people might get it, but where I'm from you would need the hyphen so people would actually call her Zoe-Kate.

 Heather

MandyWes

ara4488:

Zoe Kate is cute - no need for the hyphen.

agreed.

SBma

Zoe Kate is a great name!  I agree, no need for the hyphen.

jiffy-pop

I like Zoe Kate but the first name Zoe is VERY popular. If I was going to do a double name, it would be two names that are not super popular as first names.

LittleMamaB

I see no need for a hyphen. The name is adorable, double names can be cute if it's the right combo. I knew a little girl named Sarah Grace and she went by both names. Very cute on her.

scubaspot

Due to the fact that I live in the south and everyone has two names I now hate two name names. If I have to hear one more "Margaret Ann" "Kate Ann" "Clara Belle" "Beth Ann" I am going to have to die.

Unless you are Irish Catholic and are naming your child something with Mary in it then just give your child one name. You also have to think about the fact that your little girl is not always going to be a little girl. One day she might be 40 years old in a board room and having the name  Zoe Kate doesn't exactly scream mature and responsible it says "Hi I am 6 years old and love my pig-tails".

karakel

Double names are NMS, but I would understand if it was a traditional name like Mary Kate.  I would not hyphenate it.

yogisunam

I have a double name with no hyphen and love it. Hyphens seem "harsh" to me.

It was a little challenging in elementary school when my middle name was dropped and I had to correct teachers on the first day. But nothing lasting. 

hopefulmom

At all the companies where I've worked...it would have to be ZOEKATE.  We are not allowed to use hyphens in first or last names...and no spaces either.  It messes up the programs.