Is Lorelei Cynthia Mae Thomas too long?

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Is Lorelei Cynthia Mae Thomas too long?
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Fri, 09-22-2006 - 11:57am
My newest idea for Lorelei's mn is to use my mom's name (Cynthia) and my grandmother's (Mae). Hence, I came up with Lorelei Cynthia Mae Thomas. Is this way too long or is it a nice way to honor both people? Would you hyphenate or not?
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Fri, 09-22-2006 - 12:02pm
IMO it's too long AND it's setting up a double middle name trend that you would feel obligated to continue for future children.

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Fri, 09-22-2006 - 12:04pm

Personally, I'd pick one or the other. I really like Lorelei Cynthia. Adding Mae seems like a bit much. (Especially because nine syllables seems like a lot already, making it ten seems unnecessarily long.) Since you aren't done having kids, maybe you could save Mae and use it for a future daughter.

If you really want to use them both, I would definitely not hyphenate. The only time hyphenating makes sense to me is when you are trying to convey that it is really one name. (ie Mary-Ann, Anna-Beth, etc). Cynthia-Mae seems very odd to me. I'd much rather see it as two individual names.




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Fri, 09-22-2006 - 12:06pm
I think it's a little too long... I'd just use two names....
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Fri, 09-22-2006 - 12:10pm

I agree with all the other posters, if you use two family names for one daughter, and then you have another DD, wouldn't you wish you would have saved a special name for her too?

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Registered: 03-31-2003
Fri, 09-22-2006 - 1:06pm
I think it is too long, and too much of a mouthful. How about just Lorelei Mae? I think that sounds nice.
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Registered: 06-14-2003
Fri, 09-22-2006 - 2:45pm
Personally, I dislike double mns. I think it's just too much & unnecessary. However, you can do whatever! I just wouldn't do it myself.
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Registered: 08-26-2006
Fri, 09-22-2006 - 4:00pm
yes
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Registered: 01-18-2006
Fri, 09-22-2006 - 4:24pm

Okay, I think I have a consensus on the subject. Cynthia Mae is WAY TOO LONG for a mn. Thank you for affirming what I think I already knew. I will continue my passionate search for another mn.

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