Is this too much

Can you imagine yourself shouting it across a crowded park or beach?
If you can manage it, I'm sure everyone else will think it's lovely.

Darcey as a stand alone name is far nicer than Darcey hyphenated with anything else.

This^

With Jane for a middle name.

Aubrey-Jane makes me think of Aubergine.

They're all lovely names though and Darcey will probably decide for herself whether she uses the-Rose or not

Is it too much of a curveball to say I love Aubrey Jane with or without a hyphen

Personally I just like Darcey then I would just have Rose and Jane as middle names.
I really don't like hyphenated names. X

You’re asking about whether a name is a mouthful or not but many of us are saying that it’s not middle names that make a name a mouthful as they are rarely used. You even say earlier in this thread that your own middle names have “got lost” as they aren’t used.
6 middle names would be less of a mouthful day-to-day than a hyphenated first name!

You’ve answered your own question really with the “Darcey Busell” example- no one has any idea she has all those middle names as she just goes by 1 name day to day.

I would disagree that Darcey B’s full name “makes DH choice sound rather short by comparison” as she only goes by one name (Darcey). The fact she has loads of middle names is sort of irrelevant as no one knows or uses them. Whereas Darcey-Rose would be more of a mouthful than just Darcey

I think it is very pretty. Be careful of taking the opinions of others into account when namng your child. You will regret it. Give your child a name you love.

Strangely enough she was born Marnie MERCEDES Darcey Pemberton Crittle.

Op
You do know that Mercedes is a name don’t you, it’s what the car was named after.
Darcey Busell uses her middle name I think. I’m almost sure her first name is something else.

Sorry just saw your last comment about hyphens. I think if there’s a hyphen, people tend to say both names. I like just one name as a first name - that’s just my opinion. If you want to have two middle names without a hyphen, go for it. One of my children has two middle names and the other doesn’t.

Love all your names. Really don’t like hyphenated names so I would also say - don’t use the hyphen! Darcey Jane is my favourite.

Darcey is a surname and a celebrity-inspired name. How many Darcey/Darcy/Darcies were there before the former ballerina and TV show star?
Rose is a colour as well as a flower.

If you like the names, go ahead but the opinion on here is not positive.
If you use the hyphen, the names will run into each other - a bit like Anne-Marie sounding like Ammary or Jean-Anne sounding like Ginanne.

Um, because you said this:

we had already decided on the middle name Jane after MIL. Her name wasn't due to have a hyphen as tbh I dont think people use them that much, they just use the 1st part.

She wasn't going to have a hyphen originally.
Your issue is that the whole name is too much of a mouthful.
The overwhelming response from everyone is 'Yes, with the hyphen it is, without the hyphen it's just three first names which is fine'

Darcey-Rose Jane is a mouthful. Heck, Darcey-Rose anything is a mouthful.

Darcey Rose Jane isn't because in everyday life she'll be Darcey which is lovely.

The hyphen is the issue not the number of names as these won't intrude on everyday use of the name.

That's why.

My sons names Aaron-jay and his middle names Michael and then his last name and I always use his full name

I agree with @FizzyGreenWater, too. The perception that hyphenated names are 'downmarket' and unnecessarily frilly is pretty widespread, and I assume you posted on here to get that kind of feedback on your choice?

Darcey as a stand alone name is far nicer than Darcey hyphenated with anything else.

Joining names is even worse than hyphens.

Sarah Jane is fine, Sarah-Jane a bit naff and Sarahjane a lot naff.

I'm of an age group where you get the occasional Jo-Anne, Lee-Anne or Jo-Dee.

Yes sorry I agree with @FizzyGreenWater too. I also think it’s maybe the frillyness of hyphenated names that mean many people nowadays will see them as downmarket.
In a similar way there was a Sîaneese this year on love island and she was asked about her name on the show and said “well my mum loved sian but wanted a more feminine name so added an accent and a random bit of frill on the end” 😳
She seemed like a lovely girl. The whole of Twitter was calling her “sians niece” and making fun of her name tho. Poor lady.
I know this scenario isn’t the same but I suppose it’s the snobbery around adding unnecessary hyphenated ”frill” to a nice classic name

I also agree with fgw (forgive shortening that name!).
Not fond of hyphens.
Hyphens render some names less attractive to me and Darcey is definitely in that category - for me.
I agree simply use middle names and then there is choice.
Just need to make sure that whatever is on birth certificate is then what is used for all official things or it can become complicated later.
Congrats and good luck op.

Completely agree with @FizzyGreenWater

I certainly don't think having the hyphen makes the name, chavy, down market etc it's not like we are calling her Mercedes-Chardonay

Well, the thing is that I'm afraid that is the general perception. It's the unnecessary frilliness, the silliness of it - it sounds over the top in exactly the same way that maybe a Chardonnay does.

The chances are too that your DH will regret it I think - give him a couple of years of calling for Darcey-Rose in the playground and feeling like Mrs Bucket and he'll wish he hadn't.

The really obvious solution here is to just not hyphenate. Have Darcey Rose Jane. Your DH can still call her Darcey Rose, but she won't be stuck with a frankly silly, fussy name she HAS to fill in on every official form for the rest of her life because her legal first name will be Darcey-Rose.