George and Paul as middle names?!

[Crunchyside]

Our first son has two middle names so the second one is also getting two middle names...

We like Paul and George as middle names, they both have family significance.

Is it too Beatles-y?!

What's better, George Paul or Paul George? As in:

Name George Paul Surname

Or

Name Paul George Surname

[Ditsy1980]

The first thing I thought was 'Beatles fan'.
But they're both fine names, I prefer the order of George Paul myself.

[Rockaby]

It's fine, though yes, my first thought was the Beatles.

[LottieDoubtie]

I think it massively depends whether or not the first name is Ringo tbh

[Crunchyside]

First name is not Ringo and surname isn't John We used to be Beatles fans a few years ago but not so mad about them now! Oh well, middle names don't really matter if they're a bit silly, do they?!

[LottieDoubtie]

😃no it doesn't matter and very few people would ever know your DC full name anyway, so go with what you like!

[QuietNameChange]

So, for example:

Sebastian George Paul Stark? George Paul sounds better than Paul George, imo.

It's fine imo :)

[IFuckingHateThatDog]

I'm a Beatles fan, DS2 will be called Lennon. DP wants John as a middle name after his grandad but that's not set in stone yet.

What does it matter what other people think? Call your baby what you want

[Teardropexplodes]

There are brothers called George and Harrison in DS school.

[29Palms]

They are both unremarkable traditional names, and as there will be another name in front of them I wouldn't think of the Beatles at all.

If you had told us the first name, eg William George Paul Surname, or Oliver Paul George Surname, I doubt anyone would have given it a thought.

[EmmaWoodlouse]

I think Paul George flows slightly better but it would depend a bit on the first name and surname. I wouldn't put George last if my surname began with a J sound.

My DS2 has John George as middle names and I've only just this minute registered the possible Beatles connection (although I did quite like George Harrison) - to us they were mainly family names. I don't think people will immediately think of it with two such classic names as Paul and George - they might if you picked two names of people from a band that were quite unusual names in themselves, like, say Axl and Slash!

[BlueEyeGreenEye]

I know Twins called Harrison and Lennon, found it embarrassing.

It would be okay if one was a middle name tho, as not everyone would know.

[mathanxiety]

Agree it's not Axl and Slash.

They are both classic names.

Steer clear of Ringo and you'll be fine.

[MikeUniformMike]

I'd go the full monty.
John Paul George Ringo Surname

[sycamore54321]

The "George Paul" order makes it a little less obvious as I usually think of the Beatles as John, Paul, George and Ringo in that order. But "George Paul" when said aloud seems to sound like the more famous "X Paul" name, as in Pope John Paul. Every second boy of the generation now late-30s in Ireland is called John Paul. So GP, more removed from Beatles but close to famous Pope.