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I don't think double middle names should be hyphenated. There's no need

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Also, all those names flow together so I don't think they are too long. Personally don't like the idea of two middle names but meh if the names work I have nothing against them.

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I like Elijah Christian James best out of the two.

Elijah Christian James flows better. I personally would not hyphenate them.

personally, hyphenated middle names look tacky to me. I'd go with hyphenating the first name ant the first middle name.

I prefer James - it makes the combo shorter and snappier and more stylish.

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Since my daughter is Beatrice Elizabeth Anne, Elijah Christian James seems positively streamlined!

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Adding a hyphen seems pretty senseless. Unless the child will be called by both names at once, in which case they wouldn't be mns. Something like Michael-John, Jean-Pierre, Sally-Jane as fns would be fine, but Andrew Michael-John just looks silly.

Elijah Christian James

I don't think it's too long. I like Elijah Christian James.

I wouldn't hyphenate unless the intention is for the names to be said together as one.
I think Elijah Christian Michael is a bit too long, but thats all about personal preference.

It's definitely not too long, if that's what she likes! I don't think they have to be hyphenated, but they could be.

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I prefer Elijah Christian James.

I much prefer Michael to James, but Elijah Christian James seems to flow nicer than Elijah Christian Michael. It think it's the repeat of two syllables in Christian + Michael; Christian Elijah Michael and Michael Elijah Christian sound nicer.

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I've never seen double middle names hyphenated. I have a brother who's Charles Glen Clinton and a son who's Ezra Gwain Jonathan, and all the fictional characters I've seen with multiple middle names don't hyphenate them: Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan, for example. I've only ever seen hyphens in some first names (Anne-Marie, May-Beth, Mary-Kate, Jean-Paul, Jean-Bob) and for last names.

This message was edited 7/6/2015, 6:05 PM

I much prefer Elijah Christian James. I really dislike Michael, for no apparent reason. It's just a tad drab for me. Elijah is gorgeous.

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Not too long. No hyphens. :)