Birth Announcements from England

[politicking.livejournal.com]

I was on telegraph.co.uk looking at birth announcements... does anyone know, is it very common in England to have two middle names? Many of these birth announcements have multiple middle names, so I was just curious.

I've put siblings names in parenthesis, if they were listed, some may be nicknames.

Isabelle Sophie Alice (Charlotte, Chloe)
Ellie Jill
Edward Angus (Henry)
Charlie Victor
Isobel Mary
Emily Rosalind
Abigail Jane
Hugo Arthur
Edward James Sebastian (Lawrence)
Helena Adelaid (Hubert, Beatrice, Emilia, Leo)
Joseph John (Simon)
Oliver Leo (Archie)
Honor Willa
Rafferty Thomas Charles
Oscar James John
Wilfred Douglas William
Georgina Anne (Sophia)
Rory David Ned
Phoebe Jo Campbell (George)
Sophia Agnes Emilia
Jacobi Hugh (Constance, Lorcan, Hubert)
William Miles Allan
Montgomery Vance
Lucy Ailsa Elizabeth (William)
Charlotte Sophia Daisy (Finlay)
Felicity Annabel Victoria (Jemima)
Ernestine Faye (Dylan)
Wilfred Kit Diggory (Bea, Johnny, Ottillie)
Poppy Aurelia Addison (Benjamin, Eva)
Angus John (Florence, Fergus)

Comments

[liltxangel83.livejournal.com]

Edward James Sebastian - absolutely love!

Wilfred Douglas William - seems a bit... redundant with the two Wil names, even though they're vastly different in origin and meaning

Montgomery Vance - almost sounds like the beginning of a law firm. still, not bad.

Felicity Annabel Victoria - I really like this one.

the rest were alright, no really scary ones lol

[starcrossed.livejournal.com]

It's not that common in England to have two middle names, I don't know of many people who do (Telegraph readers might!)

[wolf-shadow.livejournal.com]

Neither especially unusual nor that usual either. More than two? Snob, Royal or Weird :D

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

These names seem to fit with my "style". Probably because I'm English.

I like:
Isabelle Sophie Alice (Charlotte)
(Henry)
Charlie
Arthur
James Sebastian
Helena Adelaid (Emilia, Leo)
Joseph
Oliver, Leo (Archie) - I like both names but there seems to be too many l's for the name to flow for me.
Oscar James John
Lucy Ailsa Elizabeth - I love this!
Charlotte Sophia Daisy (Finley)

[lipsty.livejournal.com]

It's more common among the more affluent classes, and the Telegraph is a posh newspaper!

[charuby.livejournal.com]

I could tell that from the names. Very posh indeed!