DH and I are due our first child next month.
I was very close to my Granny and would like to use her first name as a middle name, which is Caroline. However, the first name we have chosen is 4 syllables and our surname is also 4 so im concerned its going to be a mouthful, even though middle names are rarely used.
My second thought is to use my Granny's surname which is only 1 syllable - Brown. The only issue is that MIL will feel left out as her and DH DF split up and she reverted to her maiden name. By giving the child my Grannys surname Im essentially giving them DM's maiden name too albeit she doesn't use it. DH and I surname is double barrelled, his name-mine so the child would have a surname from every immediate GP except her. We could give the child two middle names, so my Granny's surname and then MIL surname but are two middle names a bit much?
Neither myself nor DH have any middle names although both of our siblings have one each. Neither of us feel we have suffered without so I suppose thats an option too but I would like to include my Granny if i could.