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[quote=Anonymous]I have mixed feelings about my double-barreled last name: both names are pretty unique, and my first name is not super common either, which makes spelling and pronunciation a challenge for people when they see it written for the first time. It's especially difficult when I'm on the phone with a company like my bank or health insurance, and have to spell it out letter by letter every time.

Another somewhat negative aspect is that since no one else in the world has my name, I am very easy to Google--all the search results relate to me, and if you search for me on LinkedIn or Facebook, you're pretty much guaranteed to find me. I don't love the idea that anyone who meets me can just look me up and find a bunch of stuff...I guess this could also be a problem with unique single last names as well, but the chances of this phenomenon increase sharply when you put two last names together, so just putting that out there.

On the other hand, I love the cultural significance of carrying on multiple of my ancestor's names, and there is a story to my full name that is unique to my family's experience, which I enjoy sharing with people.

I think you have to look at the specific names you would be putting together and decide based on that.[/quote]

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