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When I was expecting my first child, I was advised to use two middle names as a way of ensuring individuality without resorting to weird spellings etc. So I did: all his names honour people but are also nice enough to be used anyway.

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So when I had my daughters, they followed that pattern. The first one had two honouring mns and her fn was something we liked. The second one has three honouring names.

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I would never have used an awful name to honour anyone: for instance, Cecil, Ernest, Edna, Bella ... all of them excellent people; though I really love Cecily for a girl! But I ran out of girls.

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For the record:
Peter David Alastair
Caroline Beatrice Mary (deceased)
Beatrice Elizabeth Anne