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Isabel Elizabeth is weird because it’s literally the same name, it’s like someone being named Maria Mary, Hannah and Grace just happen to have the similar meaning but don’t look at all like each other and don’t have the same origin.

I would also like to add that if I had been named "Grace Anna", I would have used it as an excuse to proudly declare my name meant "Grace is full of herself" 😜🤣

Lol my mom told me she considered naming me Grace Anna before deciding on Grace Diana. I was almost in that boat. I was indeed almost "Grace Grace" 😆 One of my ancestors was an Isabella Elizabeth. I think we take it for granted more people have access to etymology now; people previously just didn't know what many names meant in the general public depending on the culture. People usually just pick what sounds nice to them or use names sentimentally tied to family or friends. I'm not hugely hung up on double meanings so long as the names have decent flow. Double etymology is less an issue for me than bad cadence.

This message was edited 6/20/2024, 12:53 AM

Could always go for Melissa Deborah (Bee Bee)

Coming up with some more of these, just for fun:

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Atarah Stephanie
Anthea Fleur
Stavros Cruz
Kenzo Valentine
Conan Lowell
Mila Carina
Adam Reed
Aidan Russell
Brando Conleth
Kalyan Beau
Zuri Belle
Luna Selene
Elio Ravi

My dad wanted to name my sister Karis Ann, knows one was Greek for hope (Charis/Karis) and the other Hebrew (Hannah/Ann)

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Even as a kid I thought it was dumb. My sister is Jessica Sue.

I agree that most people would never know about the redundant meanings. I think the vast majority of people are unaware of name meanings and even if they did...I don't think they care! To them, Isabella and Elizabeth are two different names and that's all that matters, so it's not odd for them.

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I don't think I've ever come across an example of this in real life.... Unless you count Queen Elizabeth calling 2 of her sons names that both mean "man"!

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Sometimes a repetitive meaning can seem sweet - like if a preemie baby is given two names that mean "strong" or "life", it could feel like a prayer or a spell of hope.

The general public isn’t going to know that Isabella is a Spanish variation of Elizabeth or that Hannah means grace. Only name nerds know this stuff. Isabella Elizabeth is too much of a mouthful anyway.

I like Daphne Laurel.

In the US most people choose names by the sounds rather than meanings— at least with the people I’ve talked to. I think Hannah Grace or Anna Grace are lovely names but Isabella Elizabeth just doesn’t seem to flow well. Ava Elizabeth and Isabella Grace just seem to go better together.

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In certain cultures the meanings of names are much more important than in the USA.

There's the TV lawyer/blowhard Nancy Grace, Grace being her last name. (I cannot stand that woman.)
Hannah Grace is pretty common, actually. To the point of feeling like a cliche.

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It doesn't strike me as odd that the fn and mn would have the same meaning. So long as the names don't sound alike it doesn't bother me. Isabella Elizabeth is a terrible slobbery mouthful.

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My guess is that the people who do this either do it on purpose precisely because the meanings are the same, or they just don't know or don't care.

Yes both sets are nice, but weird with the same meanings. Most don't know. I know a toddler Amara Grace which is Grace Grace

in the ashkenazi jewish world names like this are kinda common. Ze'ev Wolf, Dov Ber, and so on. I think it's okay.

Anna Grace and Perla Margaret. They're twins.

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And also Andrea Alexandra, and Joan Jane. Those are just clunky.