Two middle names?

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Hi everyone. I’m due a baby girl in 3 weeks and we’ve decided on the name Charlotte. For the middle names I would like two; Matilda May. Matilda as it’s one of my favourites and May as it’s a family name and it means a lot for me to use it.
My DH thinks it’s daft to have two middle names and thinks we should pick one or the other, as it will be difficult for her to fill in forms etc when she’s older (?) Our surname is Wallis.
What are people’s thoughts? Thanks x

Go with Charlotte Matilda May.
Your DH might still not like Matilda for your second daughter and you don't want to miss out on using the family name - May.

My son has 4 his full name is John peter Graham Edward Evans haha his dad's name is Richard John peter his grandads is Sidney John his other grandad is glenwyn peter and his great grandads names are graham and Edward and my brothers middle name is Edward so I got all the males names in 4 names and he loves it sorry it's a long reply xx

My son has 2 middle names, his name is Scott Joseph Patrick (Joseph after his dad and Patrick after my grandad).
I think it’s quite unique to have 2 middle names nowadays.
Our surname is Neill so he technically has 4 boys names as his name haha

Both my kids and DH have two middle names. It’s a non-issue.

I have 2 middle names, wasn’t an issue until I gained a double barrelled surname so it’s now a mouthful. I do find a few companies only give an option to put in 1 middle name which I find annoying as I don’t like leaving one out.

My DS has 2 middle names. One from his dad’s family and one from mine. He took his dad’s surname (unmarried at the time) so I wanted him to have something of mine. His name from his dads side is DHs middle name and FILs first name. Name from my family is my dad, bro and grandads middle name.

I think the name you’ve chosen is really pretty. Congratulations and I hope your labour goes well

My Dd has two. One to honour her sister and one a gg aunt. It’s a pain sometimes, but ok for the most part. We drop the second one on non official forms. She’s been writing her first 2nd name on school work lately but still gets called FN.

My child has 2. All of the cousins and hubby have the same 2nd middle name- whether boys or girls. We have continued the tradition

My daughter has 2 middle names. One's a in-joke name too. I think you'll be fine.

I disagree on this. He is allowed to have a say and veto a name he is less keen on as a first name. Currently it seems like it is more about what the OP wants for middle names i.e. wanting 2 that are both important to her, with DH not having any say.

My preference would be for 1 middle name. Whilst 2 is fine, I think you still need to compromise here as your DH has a view. I would use May this time and consider Matilda if you had another. It's hard 'giving up' on a name, but that is often the reality when a partner is less keen. I had a favourite name that DH didn't like. Years on, DD suits the name we chose together and I don't think of the other name.

My husband has 2 middle names. He obviously uses them both on official paperwork and stuff but generally he has a favourite out of the two and he just goes by that.
Love the names you have chosen by the way, just gorgeous 😍

As somebody with two middle names and a double barrelled surname I manage, as do both of my children. Your husband shouldn’t worry.

Family of 2 middle names each here - me, DH, our 2 DC and my sibling. In our DC’s case we went for a name we both loved as their first names and then honoured family members from each side with the two middle names. We did have a girl and a boy though which helped!

Two middle names all very long over 20 letters....if they don't all fit you just put the initials but most forms like passports are fine.
Have the names you like.

Both my DCs have 2 middle names because they are family names. It;s fine. Older DC has a total of 22 letters in his entire name, i just counted up and cannot immediately think when it has not fitted on a form, but would put initials I guess.

My oldest has three middle names, as does DH 😂

you’ll be fine

Middle names just aren't that important, lots of people have two middle names and his reason for objecting is stupid. The OP has had to give up on a name she had her heart set on as a first name because her husband said no, even though she's the one doing all the work. What compromising is her husband doing?

OP, my mum is in her 60s and she still regrets not giving my brother a second middle name. He got my paternal grandfather's name as his middle name and then my dad basically vetoed him having a second middle name from her side of the family because he said it was stupid to have two middle names. My mum still wishes she'd insisted.

I had two middle names. It's a bit of a pain when filling in forms, especially in the USA. I dropped one of them when changing my name on getting married, keeping the family name and getting rid of the random extra name. I don't regret that at all!

My 3 DCs all have 2 muddle names, as do I.

🤣*middle

It's such a small thing for him to veto though, it will probably come up 20 times in the babies life. Bet she is going to have his surname....

My children have 2 middle names.

My kids have 2 middle names. Partly because we has trouble agreeing a first name we both liked so we picked a middle name each. Also my husband has 2 middle names and I only have one and I was jealous lol!

Never been a problem except they have double barrelled surname too so sometimes whole name too long for forms but the answer is to just miss one or both middle names off.

This 👆 I presume baby is getting his last name, and you have already compromised on the first name (going with a name you both like over your favourite name). He should go with it; you're the one who is carrying and giving birth to baby!!