Please don't hyphenate!

preglicious

Sorry ladies if you any of you are interested but it annoys the crap out of me! I happen to meet a child with two long first names hyphenated together! Her name is... wait for it.. Alexandria-Elizabeth! Both names are pretty but thats not what annoys me. What annoys me is that the mother insists that her daughter be called by that full first name and also taught the daughter to correct everyone who doesn't call her by that name! For example, you couldn't call her just Alex, or Alexandria or ANYTHING else for short! How do you feel about this? How pretentious is that?!! Drives me up the walls!

Emiliana7

I concur! That's pretty bad! I don't particularly care for short hyphenated names either but they're tolerable. (Mary-Ann)

Does little AE have a middle name too? lol

My DD's name is long (Donnabella) with a double middle name (no hyphening in the middle name though)...so this might be a little bit of pot meets kettle. LOL

When I read DD's clifford books I get tongue tied over Emily Elizabeth, I can just imagine how bad the friends of AE will have it- tripping over all that name.

qtsreign

I agree. Nine syllables is way to much to pronounce 50 times a day.

preglicious

Haha.. you are like me.. I went straigt to the  initials AE with my conversation with DH if I have to mention the little one! LOL! And she isn't that little.. about 10 or 11 yrs old now. Recently had a princess birthday party (though she didn't personally want one) the mother insisted on having. Boy is she ever going to grow up thinking she is best thing that ever  happen to mankind! Oh I think she DOES  have a middle name too! I am not sure what it is but really don't care to find out! Hahaha!

Carilyn

That is one pretty but very long name.  Poor girl!

starlight8323

...also, the ending of Alexandria and the beginning of Elizabeth run together, and I actually get a bit toungue tied when I say it out loud.

Personally, I'd go with "hey you" from now on!

EastCoastBride

Obnoxious.  But I have to wonder what will happen once she gets a bit older, starts thinking more for herself, etc.  She  might eventaully be like "mom, WTF were you thinking all these years?"

rider5344

My dd's name is Brook-Lynn and it is beautiful.  I insist that she goes by Brook-Lynn and not Brook because she was named after Brook (and my mother Linda).  I hyphenated the name because I didn't want it to be spelled like Brooklyn, New York.  Though I do agree that AE's name is extremely long.  Also, while I do insist on calling her Brook-Lynn, if someone calls her Brook (which almost never happens) we let it go.  It's not really that big of a deal.  I don't think your issue here is the hyphen, it's the fact that the name is a million syllables long!

BetchySprout

rider5344:

My dd's name is Brook-Lynn and it is beautiful.  I insist that she goes by Brook-Lynn and not Brook because she was named after Brook (and my mother Linda).  I hyphenated the name because I didn't want it to be spelled like Brooklyn, New York.  Though I do agree that AE's name is extremely long.  Also, while I do insist on calling her Brook-Lynn, if someone calls her Brook (which almost never happens) we let it go.  It's not really that big of a deal.  I don't think your issue here is the hyphen, it's the fact that the name is a million syllables long!

Not really, it is actually kind of hard on the eyes (even if it is beautiful to you and has beautiful meaning). I am sure she is a lovely child, but that is a high opinion of something  that sounds just like Brooklyn.

And you insist that she goes by a certain name? I can understand that when the kid is very young, but what if she wants to be called Brook? Or Lynn?

BLykins16

As someone who was given a hyphenated first name (Brandi-Leigh) I have to agree with NOT hyphenating. I was not given a middle name so I had to explain for years that my first name was Brandi-Leigh and not first name: Brandi, middle name: Leigh. I only did this when filling out paperwork, otherwise I just went by Brandi, it was much easier. When I got married I dropped the hyphen and my first name is legally Brandi, middle name Leigh. Having a hyphenated first name is a pain.

rider5344

Pattypoundcake:

rider5344:

My dd's name is Brook-Lynn and it is beautiful.  I insist that she goes by Brook-Lynn and not Brook because she was named after Brook (and my mother Linda).  I hyphenated the name because I didn't want it to be spelled like Brooklyn, New York.  Though I do agree that AE's name is extremely long.  Also, while I do insist on calling her Brook-Lynn, if someone calls her Brook (which almost never happens) we let it go.  It's not really that big of a deal.  I don't think your issue here is the hyphen, it's the fact that the name is a million syllables long!

Not really, it is actually kind of hard on the eyes (even if it is beautiful to you and has beautiful meaning). I am sure she is a lovely child, but that is a high opinion of something  that sounds just like Brooklyn.

And you insist that she goes by a certain name? I can understand that when the kid is very young, but what if she wants to be called Brook? Or Lynn?

 

I disagree that it is "hard on the eyes" and it is not pronounced like Brooklyn, the hyphen creates a break in the name, and if you hear it said, people put that break in there like "MaryAnne"  As for her going by whatever she wants, she does, and chooses to go by Brook-Lynn because her Aunts name in Brook and she prefers Brook-Lynn 

BetchySprout

rider5344:

Pattypoundcake:

rider5344:

My dd's name is Brook-Lynn and it is beautiful.  I insist that she goes by Brook-Lynn and not Brook because she was named after Brook (and my mother Linda).  I hyphenated the name because I didn't want it to be spelled like Brooklyn, New York.  Though I do agree that AE's name is extremely long.  Also, while I do insist on calling her Brook-Lynn, if someone calls her Brook (which almost never happens) we let it go.  It's not really that big of a deal.  I don't think your issue here is the hyphen, it's the fact that the name is a million syllables long!

Not really, it is actually kind of hard on the eyes (even if it is beautiful to you and has beautiful meaning). I am sure she is a lovely child, but that is a high opinion of something  that sounds just like Brooklyn.

And you insist that she goes by a certain name? I can understand that when the kid is very young, but what if she wants to be called Brook? Or Lynn?

 

I disagree that it is "hard on the eyes" and it is not pronounced like Brooklyn, the hyphen creates a break in the name, and if you hear it said, people put that break in there like "MaryAnne"  As for her going by whatever she wants, she does, and chooses to go by Brook-Lynn because her Aunts name in Brook and she prefers Brook-Lynn 

K with a hyphen next to it is hard on the eyes, no flow to it at all. It just is. Brooke-Lynn is less hard on the eyes but not much.

anna7602

Meh. I think the issue here is more length than the double name itself. I know a lot of people with double names that work really well, such as Mary Grace and Ana Maria. I honestly couldn't tell you if they've ever had to correct people who call them just Mary or Ana, but I don't think it's obnoxious at all for them to ask to be called by their full given names in those cases. However, the name you mentioned seems way too long to lend itself to this practice.

preglicious

Haha.. looks like I started another argument whether its really hyphenating issue or too many syllables. I think my first intention was to say not to hyphenate two long names that just doesn't flow together!  I did ask the mother (wtf were you thinking!) "So how did you come up with the name?" Her answer was she wanted to honor family members and couldn't pick which one to give as first name. So instead of choosing between the two she chose both to be first names. Hence the hyphenation.

rider5344

Pattypoundcake:

rider5344:

Pattypoundcake:

rider5344:

My dd's name is Brook-Lynn and it is beautiful.  I insist that she goes by Brook-Lynn and not Brook because she was named after Brook (and my mother Linda).  I hyphenated the name because I didn't want it to be spelled like Brooklyn, New York.  Though I do agree that AE's name is extremely long.  Also, while I do insist on calling her Brook-Lynn, if someone calls her Brook (which almost never happens) we let it go.  It's not really that big of a deal.  I don't think your issue here is the hyphen, it's the fact that the name is a million syllables long!

Not really, it is actually kind of hard on the eyes (even if it is beautiful to you and has beautiful meaning). I am sure she is a lovely child, but that is a high opinion of something  that sounds just like Brooklyn.

And you insist that she goes by a certain name? I can understand that when the kid is very young, but what if she wants to be called Brook? Or Lynn?

 

I disagree that it is "hard on the eyes" and it is not pronounced like Brooklyn, the hyphen creates a break in the name, and if you hear it said, people put that break in there like "MaryAnne"  As for her going by whatever she wants, she does, and chooses to go by Brook-Lynn because her Aunts name in Brook and she prefers Brook-Lynn 

K with a hyphen next to it is hard on the eyes, no flow to it at all. It just is. Brooke-Lynn is less hard on the eyes but not much.

 

Well, you know what they say... opinions are like a$$ holes.... 

preglicious

LOL@rider.. yeah opinions are like A**holes.. everyone's got one. So now I that I have looked up Hyphen in Wikipedia and have been wikipied with knowledge I am writing another post. Hang in there. It might be quite technical.

MelodyKate

i agree. Alexandria Elizabeth sounds very pretty together, but GOOD HEAVENS!

LilBitMrMagoo

I find it funny how people judge what others name their children and how they want that child to be addressed.  When the child gets old enough then they can decide what name they want to go by.If you don't want a hyphenate your child's name then don't do it. 

 

When I told my Mom the name I picked out for a boy she didn't like it but guess what its my child not hers.  

 

FYI: I learned in college Wikipedia isn't a valid source of information because anybody can write something and go in and change it.  

strangebird

I didn't read all the above responses, but . . .

Alexandria-Elizabeth is a bit much. Six or seven syllables too much, in fact. But, I think you've made a blanket judgment that is unreasonable. It is one thing to wish for your child to go by his/her whole name (i.e., Joshua exclusively, instead of Josh) and still acceptable to want her to go by two full names (i.e., Lily-Jane, Marybeth, Ella Marie, etc.), but it is entirely different to request that something so long be used on a constant basis. The length and number of syllables is a tongue twister and an irritation to most people, I'm sure. 

However, I have to take offense to your calling this "pretentious." If I want my daughter to be called Kimberley and not Kim, it does not mean I'm being pretentious, it means I want her to be called Kimberley. Who are you to decide what nicknames she will or will not have? If little Alexandria-Elizabeth was my daughter, I wouldn't insist she be called by her entire first name, but I wouldn't tolerate Alex, Lexi, or any of the other stupid ways in which people shorten this name. And that would be my choice (and hers later in life) to decide.

preglicious

LilBitMrMagoo:

I find it funny how people judge what others name their children and how they want that child to be addressed.  When the child gets old enough then they can decide what name they want to go by.If you don't want a hyphenate your child's name then don't do it. 

 

When I told my Mom the name I picked out for a boy she didn't like it but guess what its my child not hers.  

 

FYI: I learned in college Wikipedia isn't a valid source of information because anybody can write something and go in and change it.  

Thanks for the Wikipedia warning. But I am still researching and not solely relying on Wikipedia as my only source.  I still know how to check a book out from the local library.  If you read my latest post you would see that my original intention was to request not to hyphenate really long names with multiple syllables. So I am not totally against hyphenating. And yes in the end its your choice when you name the baby and how they should be addressed. And later upto the baby when he/she chooses to go by whatever the name they want to go by. But no I don't find it funny (like you) that people are being judged on what they are naming their child and how they should be addressed. If no one really cared what others think, then this board wouldn't have a single post involving clicky poll that you could go vote and express your opinion. I just think its ridiculous these days how far the parents would go to butcher a normal name to make their child feel extra special. And no I don't appreciate a parent forcing me to call their child a tongue twister name that would take me more than two seconds! And I can insist all day and night till the day I die that you address my soon to born as "your highness" but I doubt you will do it! But at least its not a tongue twister! LOL!

starlight8323

preglicious:

If no one really cared what others think, then this board wouldn't have a single post involving clicky poll that you could go vote and express your opinion. I just think its ridiculous these days how far the parents would go to butcher a normal name to make their child feel extra special. And no I don't appreciate a parent forcing me to call their child a tongue twister name that would take me more than two seconds! And I can insist all day and night till the day I die that you address my soon to born as "your highness" but I doubt you will do it! But at least its not a tongue twister! LOL!

That is hilarious! But of course, as we all know, there ARE people out there who do this... by actually naming their babies Princess, Jermajesty, Baron, etc.

preglicious

strangebird:

I didn't read all the above responses, but . . .

Alexandria-Elizabeth is a bit much. Six or seven syllables too much, in fact. But, I think you've made a blanket judgment that is unreasonable. It is one thing to wish for your child to go by his/her whole name (i.e., Joshua exclusively, instead of Josh) and still acceptable to want her to go by two full names (i.e., Lily-Jane, Marybeth, Ella Marie, etc.), but it is entirely different to request that something so long be used on a constant basis. The length and number of syllables is a tongue twister and an irritation to most people, I'm sure. 

However, I have to take offense to your calling this "pretentious." If I want my daughter to be called Kimberley and not Kim, it does not mean I'm being pretentious, it means I want her to be called Kimberley. Who are you to decide what nicknames she will or will not have? If little Alexandria-Elizabeth was my daughter, I wouldn't insist she be called by her entire first name, but I wouldn't tolerate Alex, Lexi, or any of the other stupid ways in which people shorten this name. And that would be my choice (and hers later in life) to decide.

First of all, no offense to you but if you did read all the posts, you will understand that I don't call it "pretentious" to shorten a name. You even agree that you wouldn't insist she be called by her entire first name. But little Alexandria-Elizabeth's mother does.  So that is exactly what I find pretentious.

pawcall

Carilyn:

That is one pretty but very long name.  Poor girl!

Actually, I just consider it two pretty names.

msmerymac

LilBitMrMagoo:

FYI: I learned in college Wikipedia isn't a valid source of information because anybody can write something and go in and change it.  

 

Yeah, it's not appropriate to cite in an academic paper. For general information, I love it. But don't you usually question your sources anyway?