Double Barreled Names

Zulu

Moonbaby wrote: »

Wimmens is stooopid.

There, that's much better.

irish_bob

i know a family where all the kids have double double barell names

the mothers name is rafferty , the fathers byrne

the eldest kids name is george paul rafferty byrne
not sure of the rest but the most recent addition is called samantha jane

Alanstrainor

Hey, i have a double barrelled name, damn proud of it, goes back 100 or so years, so it's hardly new age.:mad:

Honey-ec

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Hey, i have a double barrelled name, damn proud of it, goes back 100 or so years, so it's hardly new age.:mad:

I hope to God it's not Lambe-Murphy...

Alanstrainor

Honey-ec wrote: »

I hope to God it's not Lambe-Murphy...

Oh god no.

Dudess

jeremyquinn wrote: »

What is it with these "new" Ireland people with double barreled names.

What do you mean "new" Ireland people? People who aren't poor and downtrodden like they were in the good old Ireland of days gone by? You say you'd like to go back to those times, but you wouldn't really...

DanGerMus

Zulu wrote: »

They Sound-Shit.

It's pick and mix tradition afaik.
That said it can only really last one generation.
What happens when John Cunty-Balls marries Mary Toe-Rag?

Kanye Cunty-Balls-Toe-Rag, i think it has a nice ring to it.

irish_bob

Dudess wrote: »

What do you mean "new" Ireland people? People who aren't poor and downtrodden like they were in the good old Ireland of days gone by? You say you'd like to go back to those times, but you wouldn't really...

personally id perfer not have an arse in me trousers than be called after daddy o carroll and mammy kelly

newballsplease

2 names? thats just greedy!!

Epic Tissue

My dad's last name and my mam's maiden name wouldn't go together. They both end in y.

Quazzie

Epic Tissue wrote: »

My dad's last name and my mam's maiden name wouldn't go together. They both end in y.

Epic Tissue Humpty Dumpty. Has a nice ring to it.

DaSilva

It's funny looking at how emotional some of you people seem to get over something so trivial. It's a fecking name for feck sake.

I have a "double-barreled" name for two reasons, one my mothers maiden name is rare and she wanted it too continue, and in Portugal it's very common to take both parents surnames which is where my father is from.

Do I have some complex because of my name? No, never even thought about it until you guys started moaning about it.

... I was actually sitting here thinking about writing a big post about how trivial having a double barreled name is, and that when two people with double barreled surnames have children there isn't a "omg what the hell will we do AHHHHH!" problem. I thought about it. And I decided to make the assumption that if you aren't willing to consider that people take double barreled names because of tradition, too keep a name alive or simply because they like it (similar too oooo i like the colour blue), then I doubt you will actually read my post and think about it. So here's a reply more on your level..

LOL another discontent worker bee Murphy, listen buddy when you get over your little outburst and get back in line, you can come clean my mansions. Here's an idea why don't you single surname peasants change your first names too your second name so you are all Murphy Murphy or Kelly Kelly so it's easier for me to know whether to let you in the front or side entrance

ejmaztec

You can have all the surnames you like, but if you haven't got at least three Christian names, you're nothing (unless your one of those gimps who decides to name your kids after a football team).

Munya

I'd expect him to be gay.

MJOR

sheepishly asks how everyone feels about double barrelled first names??? like em Anne-Marie, Mary-Jane or Sarah-Louise??????

jeremyquinn

Dudess wrote: »

What do you mean "new" Ireland people? People who aren't poor and downtrodden like they were in the good old Ireland of days gone by? You say you'd like to go back to those times, but you wouldn't really...

People have the toys nowaday, however they are in debt to the eyes. Don't confuse toys with wealth.

jeremyquinn

MJOR wrote: »

sheepishly asks how everyone feels about double barrelled first names??? like em Anne-Marie, Mary-Jane or Sarah-Louise??????

not a bover. These names have been around long before the new ireland people.

j-bone

hi there,im Terrance Walter Adams-Thatcher...but my friends call me T.W.A-T

Dudess

Who exactly are the new Ireland people? Employees of New Ireland assurance?

Lockstep

Maybe Francis Sheehy-Skeffington is all the rage these days.

Lockstep

My ma uses my dad's surname day to day but uses her maiden name for work.

Suits her fine.

Dave147

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers.. ughhh I just hate the pretentiousness of it all! I never sign anything with my middle name either.

Dudess

That would be Jonathan O'Keeffe

bnagrrl

In a world where names like this (http://www.newbabynews.net/hospitals/stf33/public/stf33birthannouncement.pl?babyID=h33-440) are acceptable I think double barrelled names are the least irksome.........

MJOR

MJOR wrote: »

sheepishly asks how everyone feels about double barrelled first names??? like em Anne-Marie, Mary-Jane or Sarah-Louise??????

I like 'em except Sarah-Louise....it is odd.

knird evol

Honey-ec wrote: »

" Historically, paternity could never be a 100% surety, whereas maternity is rather more easily proved..."

....to quote Yore Ma

monument

DaSilva wrote: »

...I have a "double-barreled" name for two reasons, one my mothers maiden name is rare and she wanted it too continue, and in Portugal it's very common to take both parents surnames which is where my father is from.

Do I have some complex because of my name? No, never even thought about it until you guys started moaning about it.

I think the suggestion from the opening poster is that there is a take up of double-barrel names from social brackets in Ireland with no history of such.

The perception would be that these people are not rich on any real scale but act posh and they view double-barrel names as a way of expressing their apparently higher social standing.

Whether or not this is a real trend is questionable. But, in recent years, people in the Irish middle class have shown an alarming increase in the rate of different types of Hyacinth Bucket Syndrome.

Scawgeen

jeremyquinn wrote: »

What is it with these "new" Ireland people with double barreled names.

Seems every pretentious twat you come across these days has adopted the shotgun approach.

I had the unfortunate experience of meeting an old school mate last week, John Conlan, now known as John Conlan-Smith. When I heard him mention this I just walked off.

And it seems the little office worker bee is particularly affected by this disease. Do people think it sounds posh or something?

I know onething, I refuse to refer to people using both surnames, and they can call me out on it all they want.

Be fair to some people perhaps there's a reason behind it. Before my local doctors surgery went all computerized and up to date I found myself sitting before my G.P. on more than one occasion with him having someone else's file in front of him, there were 7 other women with the same name as me. It was he at the time suggested putting maiden names on the files. So my children got branded with the double-barrelled name also on their files. I know nowadays unless the doctor's secretary knows you very well she'll ask you to confirm your D.O.B. before your file is taken down, or accessed on the computer but that wasn't always the way. I do find it embarrassing when my double-barrelled name is called out in the Surgery, especially when some of my neighbours are sitting there. I know what they're thinking...''Who the f*uck does she think she is''

pickarooney

My missus has a double-barrel name, from when her grandfather was adopted at age 16 and was legally obliged to keep his own name as well as the adoptive parent's.