Two middle names?

[Liloslilo]

My daughter only has one middle name but I would like to give my son two to honour my OH’s family tradition but my dad’s name too. Does it matter that he has two but daughter has one? I’m not keen on two middle names generally but I can’t imagine having a son and not putting my dad’s name in there x

My brother has two middle names, my sister and I have one. Never caused an issue! When I got older I realised it's sort of family tradition on one side but equally if it was only our immediate family that would have been fine too.

My view is that there will always be something siblings feel is unfair! Whether it's names, or being born too near Christmas, or whatever!

Funnily l, it's my Dd with the family names that is 'jealous' of her sister's cool place name.

There will always be something...

My dd only has 1 middle name but DS has 2. This is because DP want his Dad's name as a middle name (he died before I met DP) but it didn't really flow with the first name so we gave him another one to 'bump' the name off. Dd is 11 and not bothered at all.

I have one middle name. My two siblings born after me don't have a middle name. I doubt they care now, but as children, they both expressed annoyance that I got a middle name and they did not.
The reason they did not get middle names is because
a) I got my maternal grandmother's name - the only relative my parents wanted to honour, and both my siblings are boys so no relative to honour and
b) we had a long surname and after me, they felt a first name, middle name and a long surname was such a pallaver, why bother.

But bottom line, yes, my brothers DID care that they did not get middle names when I did.

My DBro has 2 middle names, I and my sister don't. I have never even given it even a passing thought.

What is the reality? Are you doing it to favour him over your DD? No? then if it should ever come up, just tell him the real reason he has two middle names and she doesn't. We are all different in so many ways.

I don’t think it matters.

I've got two middle names and my brother had one. Never bothered either of us.

My oldest has two middle names. I couldn't decide between two so gave him both in case I didn't have another son and couldn't use it. My other 4 sons all have one middle name and are very amused about why my eldest has two.

I don't really think it matters. I have a hyphenated name therefore no middle name (judge if you will). Both my brother and sister have a first and a middle name. It's never bothered me that I'm the odd one out technically.

I spoke about it with my sister last night and she pointed out that both my daughter’s names are very special and it would be nice for my son to have two special names too (as well as his beautiful first name) I think when my daughter is old enough to understand she will get that. Thanks for everyone’s help on the subject.