View Message  <  > Subject: Depends (m) Author: ACL   (guest,
Date: October 3, 2012 at 4:20:51 AM Reply to: Hyphenated names
by Ana I like hyphenated names where it feels like the hyphen
goes there. Like Jean-Baptiste or Jean-Marie. Actually I'm fine
with a lot of French names hyphenated because it seems more of
their culture to use it? It doesn't look off with their names,
it looks off with typical American or English names though. I
don't know. Usually I prefer two separate names if they are
typically two separate names like John David, Mary Alice, Anna
Sophia, etc.  I pronounce Marianne and Mary Anne slightly
differently. I put a short pause in between the names when
there's a space, rather than just the fluid solid name. If you
were going to say call your daughter "Lilianne" I would far
prefer that spelling than Lily Anne or LilyAnne/Lilyanne or
Lily-Anne. Just like I would prefer Rosabella rather than Rosa-
Bella or Rosa Bella (though I kind of like this, but I say it
differently). Italians are kind of kn