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Is this to be your only child? Because if not, you might rather save a few favorites for a possible other daughter.
If you are certain of having room for only one child in your family, I guess it makes sense to use all your favorite names, and why not.
She'll inherit everything else you've got.

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So it's like
Mary-Ellen Jane Sarah
or
Mary Ellen Jane Sarah.

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My opinion would depend on what the hyphenated name is. In general I think four syllables is too much and would prefer breaking the names apart.
I personally would not want to go by a four syllable double name.
If I had a friend or relative with such a name, and she offered to be called by only two syllables instead, I would be grateful and definitely call her by the shorter name. I can understand parents using a four syllable double name for their child, but expecting everyone to do it, could seem a little bit snooty or precious to me. I'm trying to think of an example of such a name that would not, and I'm struggling tbh. Mary-Ellen or Mary-Anna, maybe would be okay but something like Jessa-Marie or Lily-Emma or Nova-Ruby would not give me a positive impression.

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- mirfak

This message was edited 3/13/2024, 10:39 PM