[name_m]Hi[/name_m]
I am liking the name combo [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] (lastname). However I am hesitant because I am worried that having two middle names would be a hassle. Does anyone have any real life scenarios where people having more then one middle name had a problem?
Thanks.
I actually have two middle names. My full name is [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f].
Personally I hated having two middle names but that’s probably because [name_f]Marie[/name_f] always seemed like a filler name to me. When I was 18 I dropped [name_f]Marie[/name_f] and have since only used [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f].
There are small inconveniences with two middle names. My full name is excessively long with 27 letters and 10 syllables in total. Surveys and forms will only ask for one middle initial and you are stuck pondering which one to put down. Growing up it seems weird to others when you have two middle names and they always expect you or your name to have some great significance of some sort. So on and so forth.
But would I personally use two middle names for my child? Yes. It doesn’t matter what my experience with my name was, because my child might love having two middle names. I would encourage you to name a child something you love because you can never predict what will happen with a name, but you can expect regret if you don’t use what you love.
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] is a lovely name btw.
I have three middle names and married someone with a hyphenated surname and would say it is definitely a hassle. On online forums I’m always invalid because I exceed 40 characters and on my licence my names are so long they totally cover my photo. I’ve found it wasn’t such a problem 10 years ago but with all the identity theft stuff going now regulations around names have gotten a lot stricter.
My son has two middle names, and we have yet to have any issues with it. Both his middle names are pretty short, so they fit on forms really easily, and fit neatly on his passport, and we’re from the UK where its not all that uncommon.
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] is quite long looking, but it is also beautiful. I think its usability depends on the length of the surname. A long surname, I’d advise against it, but with a short one it would be fine.
I have 2 middles and I wouldn’t say it’s a hassle. I actually really like it. My second middle, [name_f]Butterfly[/name_f] (yes, i know) is the longer one but that never stopped me from anything. I love it, and everybody comments on it. Sometimes forums and things like that can be annoying but I’ve learned to deal with it.
I also really like what @bettekathleen said at the end of her response about giving her child 2 middles. 
[name_f]Butterfly[/name_f]! Wow, what a unique middle name!
I have two middles as well (less exciting ones, it must be said!) and it’s never been a huge deal. If there’s ever a problem with fitting them all in (which doesn’t happen all that often), I just use my first middle and omit the second, or first middle and then initial only of second middle. My husband has two middles too and he likes it - he wanted to give our children two but I preferred the look, flow and feel of just one meaningful middle.
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] is lovely!
I have two middles and it has never caused any problems, I actually really like how they all flow together and people have always told me how cool it was that I had two middle names. My name including both middles makes a total of 16 letters, and my surname is only 5 letters, so it isn’t that long. [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] sounds gorgeous, I’d say go with it!
Would you consider listing only 2 names on the official birth certificate, ss etc. and formally telling people and telling her that it’s really all three?
Legally, it should make a difference to leave one name out, but she could be known by friends, family and acquaintances with all 3 names (even if she only ‘goes’ by one of them.)
That’s what I’d do.
One of my kids has 3 names, but we only listed 2 on the birth certificate because it’s just easier that way.
I’ve never had much of a problem having 2 middles, even though it makes my full name a bit of a mouthful. Generally on forms I’m able to put both, but there was one time where the total letters was too many and I hadn’t realised before I started writing so I ended up being cut off half way through my last name. Luckily they had a spare copy of the form so I ended up just putting the inital of my second middle. [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] btw!!
I have two middle names and I’ve always found it really cool. I’m always the only one of anyone I know with two middle names (aside from siblings). I have a much stronger connection to my second middle name (it’s my grandma’s name) than my first (no one can remember who she is) and I do get annoyed that sometimes my second middle name is left of. My university ID only has my first middle not both, but I’ll be getting my full name on my degree so I haven’t minded in a while.
Having said that, both names are quite short. [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]. I guess the issues come in when they’re longer. A good friend of mine has two separate last names and her mum’s name is always left off everything because her dad’s name is so long
My son has two middles and it’s never been an issue. Most places just take his first and second.
In my experience, it’s more common in the UK than in [name_u]North[/name_u] [name_u]America[/name_u] (I’m Canadian, living in [name_u]London[/name_u]) to have two middle names. Here, no one really looks twice at two middles, but I must admit that it does seem to be divided along class lines. A lot of middle class, upper middle class people give their children two names - make of that what you will!
I think two middles is gorgeous, but you make a point about length. I guess if you give two middles, just make sure the one you love more goes first - in case the name ever needs to be shortened? I also think that people frequently give two first names (e.g. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u], etc.) and no one really bats an eyelash about that, right?
If you have two middles you love - go for it!