ANSWER: YES
ANSWER SOURCE: BIRTH RECORDER (person at hospital who submits the data that will be put on your baby's birth certificate to the government)
ELABORATION:
- Last names:
- You are absolutely allowed to name your baby with two last names, without a hyphen.
- The baby's name will appear exactly as expected on it's birth certificate (meaning with a space, without a hyphen)
- This will be your baby's legal name
- Many people name their kids with two last names and the kids do just fine
- Yes it will cause some difficulty here and there for paper work - but no one can specify exactly where - but no problem will be insurmountable
- Middle names:
- Same possibilities as for last names!
- Hyphenation
- Hyphens are allowed in first, middle, and last names (even simultaneously!)
- You can even have a three-part hyphenated first, middle, or last name (like example #6)
- Valid Name Examples:
- Baby 1
- First Name: John
- Last Name: Smith Coggins
- Baby 2
- First Name: Elena
- Last Name: Ramirez Velasco
- Baby 3
- First Name: Hamid
- Middle Name: Usman
- Last Name: Urazi Campa
- Baby 4:
- First Name: Kuo
- Middle Name: Chen Huynh
- Last Name: Perez Chi
- Baby 5:
- First Name: Jung-Min
- Middle Name: John-Paul Harvey-Lee
- Last Name: Greene-Walsh Rathert-Knowles
- Baby 6:
- First name: James-John-Jacob
- Middle Name: George
- Last Name: Delaney
- If you have examples of famous people with these multi-part names, I would love to hear them in the comments! I think having these examples to point to helps reassure concerned parents/family.
