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I think if someone is going to give their kid a double name, the two names should both be something more familiar. Burberry Mae as a first and middle name would have been better. I imagine most people just shorten her name to Mae, anyway. I like the imagery that Burberry evokes (of a peaceful berry farm in the country) but I wouldn't name a child that. The sound is a bit off.

I have a strong dislike of any double barrel first name. It always makes it seem as if the parents are cousins (either in a backwoods way or a royal way-either way, ew). Burberry is a surname, and SAFN is popular again; though the effect is not what the parents desired, I’m sure, due to associations with the brand. I wouldn’t outright judge an interviewee on most names. The only names that would make me instantly hover over “delete” are names in what I call The Ridiculous category (think: Majesty, Yermajesty, King, Queen, Jaqueen, God, Archangel, Royal, Royale, XÆ A-Xii, I’munique, Adolf Hitler, Aryan Nation, Whytepower, Hashtag, J-a, etc).

I don't dislike Burberry as much as I dislike other brand-names-as-first-names. It's kind of cute, if you ignore the context of it. But it's still not the kind of name I'd ever suggest or pick; it feels kind of dystopian to name your child (or yourself) after a brand. I'm also not a fan of sticking -Mae on the end of names, and in this case it definitely lowers my opinion of both names. Just Burberry or just Mae are much more palatable to me than the combination.
I've never encountered a name comparable to this in the wild (it feels very American), so I'd certainly want to talk to them and find out their thoughts on it. My assumption would be that this person is from a lower socioeconomic background, perhaps specifically the American south. But I try really hard not to let my first impression of a name affect my first impression of the person. I don't hire people, but if I hypothetically saw their name on a resume, it wouldn't deter me from interviewing/hiring them if they otherwise seemed like a good candidate.

Looks like a stereotypical hillbilly name.

Its very likely this individual grew up with a low socioeconomic background. There have been studies that individuals with names associated with luxury goods like Chanel, Bentley, Armani, Dior, etc. tend to be given those names in an attempt to "elevate" their social status. Unfortunately, it tends to have the opposite affect and people given those names tend to have a harder time finding jobs and continue in the lower socioeconomic background despite their name.

Ewww

I guess it’s not worse than Chanel, Dior etc, but sticking Mae behind something doesn’t necessarily make it attractive.

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Vuitton-Mae
Belstaff-Mae
Zegna-Mae etc

I misread that as Blueberry at first glance. 😆
Mae is good. Burberry absolutely not.

Oh no!

Not a fan

Oh please. That's so dumb.