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The answer to all of these is: sometimes. Other factors are at least as important as syllable length, and it's also important to look at the surname.

Looking at my favorite combos I don't see an obvious preference, but stylistically 2-and-2 tend to flow well and feel 'trendy', while 1-and-1 probably have the worst flow.

One syllable FNs with two syllable MNs and vice versa seem to have the superior flow. Each name having only one syllable feels empty and strange. Each having two syllables is also good.

This message was edited 3/24/2024, 8:05 PM

They all go together except one with one and four with four.

1. Generally no, but there are exceptions.
2. depends, a one syllable first name can make things awkward sometimes
3. yes (usually), i think this is typical
4. yeah, but always depends on the actual names themselves

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I generally prefer one syllable name as middle names than first names, but I sometimes find it pleasant. I don't really like double one syllables, because it can sound harsh.
This is kind of off topic, but I also prefer names that end in e that are versions of ones that end in a (ex. Angeline to Angelina) as middle names. For example Marissa Angeline as opposed to Angeline Marissa and Angelina Marisse as opposed to Marisse Angelina.