We are American and I realize it’s probably more common practice in Britian, but what do you think of giving a baby girl two middles? (Although my son only has one middle). I’m not really sold on doing it but just wonder if many Americans are doing it and does it present any problems in terms of paperwork in life, or is it a good idea?
Thinking it might be nice to add a name but then again, if I did it for her, I should have done it for my son and kept it uniform. Agree?
I think that if you want to do it then go for it. I’ve considered doing two middles for a boy to be able to honor both my father and my husband’s father at the same time. That way we wouldn’t have to worry about one side or the other feeling left out if we happened to only have one boy. To me I don’t really think that you would need to keep your son’s and daughter’s names uniform, but l would suggest having a special reason if you did that, otherwise your son might feel left out having only one middle.
I don’t know anything about the paperwork aspect, I only have one middle myself.
If you want to, go for it! I’m not such a fan simply because it makes the name so long. As for paperwork, I’ve never seen any with space for two middle names so she may have to do something special for passport paperwork etc.
I really love two middles, more options to use wonderful names and more opportunity to work with flow within names. I plan to use two middles for all my children and I live in [name]America[/name]! I think you can have your son with on middle and you daughter with two so long as you continue the theme with your future children i.e all your boys have one and all your daughters have two. All in all if you really love it and it means something to you I suggest going for it I think its becoming more common in [name]America[/name] (at least on Nameberry).
Be consistent with your children.
I have yet to see a name with 2 middles that has good flow. It always sounds choppy and awkward. [name]Do[/name] not like.
Go for it. My husband has two middles and it’s never, ever been a problem. His full name appears on his passport and driver’s license; in most other things he just uses his first middle initial. His sisters only have one middle, so don’t worry about that. No one’s keeping score, I promise. 
I’ve noticed from looking at my class rosters that a surprising number of my teenage students have multiple middles. I don’t think it’s as unusual as we assume; it’s just that middle names aren’t a daily topic of discussion. Except here in the forums. 
My husband and his entire family on his father’s side have two middle names. They all seem to like it…his sister has given both of her children two middle names also. I feel like they flow fine.
My sons have 1 middle name and my DD has 2 and this baby will have 2 as well. We’ve never had a problem with paperwork (and believe me we’ve filled out a lot with living abroad). My sons don’t seem bothered, but they’re young yet.
I’m neutral. I prefer one middle name for simplicity’s sake, but I’m not opposed to two middle names - especially if the names are meaningful to the parents.
I say do it. You’re a name nerd, and you’ll only have so many kids, so you may as well use more of the names you love. My only concern is that your son might feel left out, but you know him best-- could you see him feeling resentment in the future if his siblings have extra middles and he doesn’t?
Thanks all! Some good feedback. No, I don’t see my easy-going son minding but rather knowing boys, would probably be relieved not having the extra “accessory” in his name. I know it’s common in the UK as some if not most of their forms have space for an additional name. With US forms, all one would have to do is add the 2nd name next to the first middle in the middle space. Seems easy enough.
My family has a tradition of giving the first born two middles, the second born three, and so on. Something like this?
Go for it. 
I plan on having two middles for my children, if SO agrees. He says it’s over the top, but once he hears how gorgeous the names sound together, I’m sure he’ll see my side of things! haha
There’s certainly no consensus. It’s not my preference (I think names with 2 middles are often cumbersome and don’t have good flow), but part of the beauty of naming is the variety that us brought by different tastes. If you like two middles, go for it.