Two middle names? And my names I'm stuck on right now. :)

[home-to-me.livejournal.com]

Do you all think it would be too much to give a kid two middle names? They would both be names to honor deceased family members, and I realize the kid would never really use the second middle name in normal every day life. Superfluous to give two? Or a nice tribute to family members?

The names I am stuck on right now are:
Seth Gregory Thomas for a boy.
(Seth because the boyfriend and I were watching the History Channel one day, and heard the name Seth on some Bible show and looked at each other at the same time and said "Love that!" Gregory is my dad and oldest brother's middle name, and what my dad went by until he was a young adult - he never knew his real name was William until he was 18, I think it was. He now goes by Bill, but was a Greg as a kid. And Thomas after two of my uncles who passed away - one biological uncle and one super-close-family-friend uncle).

And for a girl, Alice Margaret Julia
(I don't think the order really rings right though. Would consider swapping Julia and Margaret, but Alice is my favorite as the first name. Alice for my great-aunt who passed away. And, truth be told, I am also a big fan of Alice in Wonderland. My first baby doll was called Annie Alice, after my two favorite movies as a little kid. Margaret is my first name, but was also my mom's first name. I wouldn't pass it on if it was just mine, but want to pass it on in my mom's memory. And Julia for my decease aunt, who actually went by Judy, which I don't understand, because Julia is SO much prettier, IMO).

If I had twin girls (my dream, lol), I would use Alice Faye (Faye was my g-gmother's maiden name, and I always thought it would make an awesome middle name for a girl) and Julia Margaret.

Other boy names I like are: Joseph and William (but wouldn't use it if I had a son with the current boyfriend, because he has a son named William. His son is much older - older than me in fact - so it wouldn't be like we had two kids living with us with the same name, but still. It would be weird).

There are a TON of girl names I like. An absolute TON. Would consider Ruth as a middle name (middle name of both my paternal and maternal grandmothers, first name of my paternal step-grandmother, and first name of my aunt) and Lillian (first name of my paternal grandmother. Was ALWAYS my top pick for a girl. Until my brother and sis-in-law named their first daughter Lilliana. I'd still consider Lillian for a middle name - especially now because it was also my boyfriend's mother's name. But my sis-in-law is super greedy about her names, and has gotten livid when her sisters/brothers have used names even remotely similar to her girls' names. I shouldn't care, especially because the girls wouldn't grow up close enough for there to be confusion. But I really don't want to hear her mouth, lol).

Comments

[audiobiblio.livejournal.com]

More often than not, I don't think it's superfluous to give a child two middle names, especially when there's a good reason behind them like namesakes. I'm 38 1/2 weeks pregnant with my son and he'll have two middle names - both of which are namesakes for very close family members who have passed away recently. I think his name flows well and doesn't feel like a mouthful at all. My oldest children (two girls) don't have two middle names, mostly because we didn't feel that there was a purpose for it. My oldest's middle name is a namesake for her great-grandmother who passed away while I was pregnant with her, but this was the only deceased female family member who we were close to.

[home-to-me.livejournal.com]

Glad you don't think it's superfluous. I never thought of using two middle names, but now that I am hoping I am pregnant (time will tell. Fingers crossed. Toes crossed. Prayers said. Etc), I am thinking about it and realize I probably won't have more than two kids, and there are people I want to honor with names. My brothers and I are all named after family members, not necessarily deceased (oldest brother for my dad, second brother for my uncle, third brother for an uncle on each side and his middle name is another uncle. All except one of them were alive when he was born. Me for my mom. My nephew has my brother's confirmation name as his first name, and same middle names as my brother. Older niece is Lilliana, partly for my grandmother Lillian. Littler niece's middle name is for her maternal great-grandmother whose name was Philomena. Her middle name is Meena). Most of my cousins are names for family members. We're kind of an uncreative family, lol. There are names I love that are not family names, but I really like the idea of using family names, especially ones that aren't immediate family.

Like, everyone would know WHERE I got the name Alice, I guess, but it wasn't like I was super-close to this great-aunt or anything. It's just a name I love that happens to have been a relative. :)

[dustthouart.livejournal.com]

I have two middle names. When considering the order, keep in mind at for most purposes, only the first middle name will count, so make sure you like the initials and sound of just the first, that middle and the last.

[home-to-me.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was stuck on Seth Gregory and Alice Margaret. And then realized I wanted to honor my aunt and uncle who passed away, so tacked Thomas and Julia in there as an afterthought. So I was totally content with the original first and middle names - and just wanted to add in a tribute to this aunt and uncle. :)

Though my mind changes CONSTANTLY. But am at a "if I am pregnant right now, this is what my kids names will probably be..." point. :D

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

Two middle names doesn't bother me.

[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

I find I like the flow of two middle names rather than one middle name. I'm nowhere near pregnant but I've had two girl and two boy name sets in my head "just in case" for the past decade (note: this began when I was 12, I didn't date until I was 20, and I'm gay, so the "just in case" is kind of a joke) and there has almost always been two middle names (with the exception of the time when I was 15 and really liked the names Amira-Belle and Athena-Rose - I don't remember the middle names I had picked out but there was only one because there was two first names).
I am, however, firmly against using the names of relatives (to the point that I cut out names I really really love, just because they were family names or close to family names - such as Lillian, Diana, and James/Jamison). That's just me though. I respect that most people don't hold this opinion.
As far as initials go, I have two first names (Amber-Lynn), but when I write my initals it's always ALGG, and my brother considers both his middle names in his initials. He's also very rarely called by just his first name and his first middle name. He's either Trevor or Trevor James Douglas.

[silvermidnight.livejournal.com]

In general, I prefer a singular middle name. I think it gives each name proper significance.

When you have three first name type of names (2 middle names), I think it cheapens all of them.

However, if the two middle names are really important to the namer, I think it should be done.

I have never liked more than 2 middle names, though, importance be darned. Heidi Klum.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I have two middle names, and although it makes paperwork annoying, I have still considered it for my future children. However, it's a lot harder to make flow work with 2 middles.

Seth Gregory Thomas is a nice name. Alice Margaret Julia doesn't flow at all to me. I think Alice Ruth Margaret or Alice Faye Margaret are very nice.

[home-to-me.livejournal.com]

I agree that Alice Margaret Julia doesn't flow. Ugh. But I'm sad because I really like those three names, and really like Alice for the first name. I do like Alice Margaret on its own though. Maybe I will be lucky and get twin girls and get to break the names up, lol. ;)

[roseofjuly.livejournal.com]

What about Alice Julia Margaret? Personally I think it flows either way (and that first and middle names don't necessarily have to have a perfect "flow" anyway, because you rarely say them all together) but Alice Julia Margaret has more of the traditional cadence people are looking for when they say the names.

[home-to-me.livejournal.com]

I do like that way as well. :)

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I like your name choices and I don't think 2 middles are odd at all. My brother and I both have two middles. His are after my Grandfather and my Dad (Dylan Michael John). Mine are so I would have the same initials as my other Grandfather (Aubrey Clare Elana - Albert Charles Edward).
My son has 2 middles (Miles Albert Phineas) after my Grandfather and my husband's Great Uncle.
My daughter has 1 middle and is named after no one, lol (Eleanor Violet)

[home-to-me.livejournal.com]

Love Eleanor Violet! How pretty!

There are a ton of names I love, especially for girls, but I'm torn. If I am pregnant now, I just know her name (if it's a girl, of course) is supposed to be Alice. Just a feeling I have. Though I'm also one of those people who thinks you actually have to SEE a baby to know what his/her name is supposed to be. So, if I'm pregnant, there I will be nine months from now when this baby comes out, going "crap. She isn't an Alice..." LOL

[http://users.livejournal.com/-dahling-/]

That's why we narrowed it to three. We're going to see which one fits!

[http://users.livejournal.com/-dahling-/]

I like Alice Margaret Julia a lot. If I chose to do that, I would hyphenate the middle names to make it more like one name.

[roxtarrr.livejournal.com]

Personally, I cringe at more than one middle name BUT that's mostly based on the people I have known with more than one. Everyone I've known with more than one middle name was really obnoxious about it and will go out of their way to constantly remind you or let new people know about how they have ~all the names.

And now at least one of those people has given their daughter three middle names... so it continues.

[becomingun.livejournal.com]

I have two middle names and I would totally give my kids two if it felt right to me.

I'm Georgia Christine Anne(both to honour family members).

[home-to-me.livejournal.com]

Just have to say, I adore your usericon. "Love, Actually" is the best movie ever.<3

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Some people really hate the idea of multiple middle names, but I'm not one of them. If it's a nice combination, it works.

[pax-morgana.livejournal.com]

Speaking as someone with two middle names (my name is Morgan Arthur Alexis), I don't think it's superfluous at all. C: I had an ex with two middle names, too. I find it charming if the names fit together well.

Love your first pick for the boy, very classic. And I think that "Alice Julia Margaret" has a better ring (though I kind of like "Alice Margaret Ruth" a bit better).

[ahavah]

My girls all have two middle names (the second one being my maiden name, which I took as a second middle when I got married). I love it when I find others who are doing the same. I'd love to see it more, tbh. :)

[roseofjuly.livejournal.com]

Most people don't use any middle names in every day life even if they only have one, so I don't see the harm in giving two. Although it might be a mouthful when you're angry and trying to call the kid by his/her full name.

I think the order of Alice Margaret Julia is nice. I like it just like that, and it's a very classic name.

I like Alice Faye and Julia Margaret. Very pretty. I love Ruth.