How Many Names is Too Many?

Both my step children have "family names" and when we found out I was pregnant i refused to allow my son to have a "family name" it took a while to get my husband to agree to it but we have no hurt feelings about someone getting left out, and no confusion to who is who. I never liked having to wonder which William people were talking about so it is easier without "family names".

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I dont think any parent should have to question what they want to name THEIR child. I also wanted to make both sides of the family happy. Therefore, my son has two middle names that I hyphenated to make one. :o)

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guess thats what you get for thinking! I'm not mexican and my son has two middle names, hyphenated as one!

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I say go for it as well. Who cares what other people think and whos business is it anyway how many names you give your children. They are your children, name them what you want.

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What my parents did with 2 out of 5 kids, me not being one of them, is to take one name, either first or middle from one grandmother/father and have that as the first, and one name for the middle name, so my sister was Katherine ( maternal gmas 1st name) Lucille ( paternal gmas middle name), and my brother was Charles ( paternal 1st name) Henry (maternal 1st name), I know it sucks when grandparents have old fashioned names. my oldest brother was named after my father, and my 2nd oldest and myself, my mom just chose names. Neither of my children are named after family members, my oldests middle name is Elvis Presleys middle name Aron, and my 2nd sons middle name is Miguel after my husbands friend Michael who passed away. Miguel is Michael in spanish, my husband is part mexican so it works with our last name Romero. Naming my son's was one of the hardest thing I've had to do! I came up with girl names no problem! But the boys, uggg!

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Dear Name Pleaser, I have got to get in on this one! First of all, may I commend you on the name Lyla? It is the feminine version of my beloved, dear departed Grandfather's name... Lyle.

Now, on to YOUR names. A child's name sets the pace for who they are in life. It is their primary and fundamental recognition as an individual, a person; it is for them alone to answer to. So, your given name of Lyla is a keeper. As for your child's name, it can also tell about their history. As for mushing names together, all Claralanie means is that you couldn't make up your mind about a name, and since society usually assigns only 2 names to a child, you bowed to public scrutiny and gave your child a stupid name that THEY have to live with.

In many other cultures it is common to have more than one name. And it is not uncommon for those members of The Church to have a given name, a family name, a Christian name and then a surname. Think Lyla Claralanie Guadalupe Jones. Is this right or is it wrong? Neither. It is just the way they do things, they have a reason and a tradition for doing so, and it's perfectly fine.

So, let me finish by advising you to name your daughter Lyla Clara Melanie, if you so wish. Truly, Clara Melanie doesn't have a pretty ring to it, and they are dated names. I might also suggest you look at their maiden names for potential monkiers. But regardless, except for the Treasurey Department and the DMV, your daughter will simply be known as Lyla Jones, substituting your husband's Surname for Jones.

As a little aside, I would like to know how the hell The Name Lady got Carmela out of Clara and Melanie.

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Anyone whose family immigrated here in the last hundred years should go back to where they came from. Name the baby late for supper.

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My son has two middle names, one to honor my father and one to honor his paternal grandfather. I don't think that is too many names, people in other countries often have two or more middle names.

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I always wondered what happens if John Smith-Jones marrys Mary Lincoln-Kenedy, Is the childs name baby Smith-Jones-lincoln-Kenedy

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I was given 2 middle names and it was a pain! Between filling out forms, to high school diplomas, etc, it was weird having the extra name. Some forms for high school graduation asked for my full name, others asked for first, middle, and last (with not enough space for both middles) which resulted in lots of confusion and my name appearing in different ways all the time. When I got married I dropped my last name and my first middle name - oh the simplicity of life now! 3 names like almost everyone else!

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poor babies having to learn to spell all those names in school. i say give them their own name. they are individual people so why name them after someone else.

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I am 47 yrs old. My Dad gave all of his children 3 names. In my case, being the first daughter he took my two grandmothers names(Hallie and Eunice) and put them together as Hallieunice. Everyone of my siblings names had special meaning to one or both of my parents.I personally always felt that having the three name made me special and when someone would wonder why the three names I would tell them I was royalty. Name your baby what you want and let her know she was named after great people or places. Good Luck

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My son and his girlfriend went through the name game issue in 2008, but when my granddaughter was named on her birth certificate she was given 2 middle names, and the first one just happens to be mine. I was ecstatic when i saw this and am extremly proud to have my granddaughter named after me. The second middle name was the middle name he wanted if the baby was a boy. She's 17 months old now, her name is
Ti'Ya Anita-Ranae S. and we call her Ti'Ya Anita and they call her Ti'Ya Ranae. She knows who she is because she responds to her name.

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Oh My! How about Rashaneewka Octavia Pamahalia Playoff Jones?

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I have two middle names and I've always loved it because it was different.

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Not at all, when my daughter was born 14 years ago I wanted a one of a kind name and it has never been a problem for her or us as parents, sow we named her Jozlynn Corinne Elizabeth.

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All of my children have two middle names. Most of them are now grown and absolutely LOVE IT! They to have names that reflect family members. Especially after all these years, they now have a part of their grandmothers that are old and whom are so dear to them, which I'm sure your daughter will cherish in due time. Don't think twice, Yes is my recommendation. Please go with your heart and gut with all parenting situations and forget all those books, Turn to those two wise grandmothers, who's names you want to honor. Many blessings to you, your husband and baby daughter.

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I say go for it! Our youngest daughter's name is Katrina Tricia Lynn H---. Never had a problem with it. She has always went by Katrina and her last name. We let her do it as she wanted to. Long story of how the name came about and she was not named after anyone. She has always been happy with her name.

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Don't do more than one middle name...just ask people that have more than one middle name...They hate it usually...I know my brother hates having more than one middle name

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