2 middle names

anelson2584

Is 2 middle names overkill? I personally think the 2 flow better with our last name and DH thinks it too much. How do you feel about it? TIA

anelson2584

Good points. I didn't think about a few of those. Thank You

kiwi443

I think it is too much.

*Scuzzlebutt*

Our boy name has two middle names and we were told by everyone that it was overkill.  We're still going to use it if we have a boy.  There are three people we want to honour with his name (my dad and our grandfathers) and we're not planning on having any more kids after #2.

I have a friend with 7 middle names and she turned out ok!  She says it's a pain on official documents but it's not the worst thing that ever happened to her.  I think 2 middle names is nothing after knowing her full name.

NaHoku

I have two middle names and my kids have two middle names for cultural/traditional reasons.  My dad is Filipino and it is traditional for kids to have the mom's maiden name as a middle name.  He and my mom wanted to do that, but they also wanted to choose one.  It was never a big deal or a problem to me growing up or filling out forms - and it seems like a lot more forms have room for more than one initial/name.  If not, I just choose one or leave it blank.  I've never had or wanted anything monogrammed, so that wasn't an issue.

I actually did drop my mom's maiden name when I got married - b/c I wanted to keep my own maiden name as a second middle name and 3 MNs were too much for me.

But my kids have my maiden name as a second middle name, just like me. 

Chrissymarie98

yeah, i think it's a little too much, but that's just my opinion.

FemmeNat01

mj.reilly:

1. You are only have one kid and you need/want to honor more than one person.

2. It is cultural.

3. It is a family tradition.

I think for these three reasons, it's fine, but otherwise, no. If you're using 2 MNs, just for the sake of having 2 MNs, then no.

Also, it isn't harder on forms or anything. I have 2 MNs and it has never been a problem for me.

robinsokj

DH has 2 middle names.  He just uses the initial of the first one on forms.  No biggie

skyejo

I think it's too much, but really not that big of a deal if you decide to.

PhilsWife07

I don't think two is that bad. My cousin has 5. That's overkill.

dpdw

We gave DS 2 middle names, so obviously I don't think it's too much. 

LMS05

I've never in my life heard of people giving their children 2 middle names until I came on this board. I really don't like the idea. 

Aliliv

I have two middle names and an extremely long last name.   It's never been a pain.  Forms are never a big deal - when asked to give my middle initial I either give the first one or hyphenate the two mn initials.   It's honestly not a big deal, and I really like the flow of my name.    If it's something you like, go for it and don't worry about what others think - your child will not be scarred because of it, unless, of course, you are planning to name the baby Alexander Silus Samuel - not very good initials......