The Double Middle Name.

[stlmama225]

Personally I am not a fan. I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with it, but it's just not my style. (Maybe because my mother's name is Mary Clementine Victoria Theresa -- two firsts and two middles! She never liked having so many names). Perhaps I'm old fashioned, but I think everyone should have one first name and one middle name. I feel like it's cleaner and as a previous poster said, it forces you to put more stock into each of your name choices. My two cents.

[smellykelly]

I agree with sheflies, sometimes it helps to smooth out pronunciation. I love my English husband's name, Luke Edward Lancelot. Lancelot is a family name (all the males have it as a middle name) but I don't think it would sound as nice without the Edward.

[ottilie]

I'm doing it because it is tradition in my boyfriend's family, they have two or three middle names each. It's quite normal in England.