How Many Names are too Many?

jrolls79

Hi. Never posted here. I am not pregnant ( I don't think, AF due Monday) but TTC. I've already started daydreaming about names. I have always liked the name Brooks for a boy. It's my great grandmother's maiden name. I started thinking of middle names today and came up with Robert (late grandfather and late uncle's name) and Anthony (another late uncle and cousin). I think it sounds okay, Brooks Robert Anthony Last Name, but does anyone besides Nicole Richie give their kids multiple middle names?

ValentineBB

I'm not a fan, but on the upside, no one uses their mn anyway.

Taylor11

One of my friends did this (her daughter goes by a double first name and she added a middle name, and I personally think it's stupid).  I think she's secretly emabarrased about it now too b/c she never calls her by it and doesn't really tell anyone her full name:)

Sweden+Canada

I have two middle names and most likely so will my (future) children.

I should add though that I grew up in Sweden and it's common there to have two middle names. It has never been a problem for me here in Canada though.

DaniLovesPink

I think more than one middle name is excessive.  Just my opinion.  It's your kid, do what you want.

adge12

I would love to have 2 also, so that we can use my grandma's name and my husbands grandmother.... however, I think its just too much!  

ara4488

This tradition is certainly not unique to the likes Nicole Richie, etc. - elsewhere in the western world, multiple mns are fairly commonplace.

Ex: my Belgian DH has 3 mns (in add. to fn & ln), MIL has 4 mns.

K2thaT

My children will have 4 names. First name, middle name, H?s last name, my maiden name. Mexicans don?t have middle names, just 2 last names.

mgra328

DD has 2 middle names bc they both hold great significance for me.  anything more than 2 mns is a bit much, but i think you're fine. 

gjkhjr01

I like having two middle names, one after my dad and one after my mom. My cousins all have two middle names also, usually after parents or grandparents...

MLE82

5 names is excessive, 2 isn't enough... 3 or 4 is very normal!

ubermoose

I have four names--first, middle, maiden, last. Legally, my maiden is now a second middle name. It works for me. So I don't think two middle names are a huge deal. I wouldn't necessarily do that for my kids--it can be a mouthful---but I'm not violently opposed to it.

I will say that there are a lot of forms that only take one middle initial. On these, you'll probably just use the first one.

cabo_kate

My son has two middle names, both to honor very important family members. I will probably do the same for future children as well, for continuity and because there are so many names I love!

MrsEmJay

I prefer just one middle name.

You could always save some of those family names for a future child.

RunningMamaH

I think it is fine as long as they are not too matchy matchy. I know two people with names that I think are just TOO much.

A Marley Margaret-Leone Morgan M.....(last name) ?She is a child under 5

and a Crystal Catherine Constance C.....(last name) ?An adult

Sometimes you can just take the first letter thing too far?

briannaj

I have 2 middle names and I love it!  My Mom had my name picked out, but at the last minute found a different first name she loved.  So she just added the new first name and made her original 2 middles names.  I always felt unique growing up!

KarlsSweetie05

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regrettably might only have 1 child (we always wanted 3-4).

 Therefore, since we might only have 1 child, we are considering using 2 middle names to honor significant family members on both sides.

 

jrolls79

Thanks for everyone's input. I think I will do it. I've lost four very special people in just two years and I want to honor them. Of course, I have to get KU first!

candycane3t

two middle names is quite popular amongst Catholics

MommyBeen

My stepsons actually have six names each.  They are a mouthful but they just go by their first and last names.  Their first middle name is used on forms and stuff.  This baby will likely have more than one middle name but probably not four like my stepsons.  Nothing wrong with it. 

NaHoku

I've always had two middle names - my mother's maiden name was my second middle name until I got married.  I dropped it and kept my own maiden name as a middle name b/c I figured 5 was too many

DS has two middle names (my maiden name as a second middle name), as will DD (and any other subsequent kids we may have).

It never bothered me to have to drop an initial if there was only one space for it on a form.  It just really isn't a big deal to have two middle names.  Go for it if you that's what you want!