[kat8eyes]

My quick thoughts on more middle names for boys than girls- it may sound practical assuming your daughter(s) gets married-- but what if she doesn't? It doesn't seem "fair" that the boys get another middle name just cuz they are boys!

[Ktates]

Brandy - my BIL is Guatemalan so he has 4 names - first, middle, mother's maiden name, father's surname - that's the tradition there...my sis was all ready to go along with that tradition and he said absolutely no way - it is way too much of a pain filling out forms etc. and he is absolutely against it.

so take that for what it's worth...If you feel strongly one way or the other than that's what you do (and forms be darned!)

[hapiee4child]

Our daughter has 2 middle names. Her birthmom had named her so we kept that as her middle name. It is good to know more and more people are doing the 2 middle name. I was a bit worried about it at first.... that she would have problems filling out forms and stuff, but it really has not been a problem.

[CalandraLark]

I thought I'd pop this up to the top again.

I've always liked the idea of two middle names for my kids. Partly because I love my names (first and middle) and love names in general, I suppose. I've always considered that if you raise a child to understand how special and wonderful their names are, problems with their names aren't going to be a big deal.

Now that I'm possitive I want to adopt internationally, I feel even more strongly about it. I want to have at least one cultural middle name, (one of the names they were given overseas). Because I expect I may have biological children as well, I intend to give two middle names to all my children adopted or not, they're all going to be my kids and I want them all to have the same number of names. Childrend automatically notice that sort of thing. My parents never intended to give my sister and I middle names begining with the same letter but it happened and we thought it was majorly cool as young children. I hope my kids think the same thing about having two middle names.

Anyone else interested in discussing two middle names and their issues and importantance to a childs identity?

[jalapeno]

Ok, I know this is an old thread. But I'll throw in my post anyway! I have two middle names. I've always thought that was really neat and special. I rarely use my second middle name as an adult. And I've never had any issues with simply not including my second middle name on legal forms (like taxes etc). But I still really like my name. It gives me options. I insisted on giving each of our kiddos two middle names for that reason. I consider the second middle name sort of an honorary thing. My daughter's second middle name is the name originally given to her by her birthmother. It's very strange and we felt this is a way she can keep that connection while not having to "explain" her name for the rest of her life.

[Lumpkin]

While not adoption related, I thought multiple middle names was very common in certain parts of the US. I've met several people from the south who have 2 and even 3 middle names.

[tinkerbell11599]

My son has 2 middle names and my two daughters have 3 middle names. We kept their Korean name as a part of their full name.

Jen