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I was advised to give my children two middle names, to make sure that there could be no confusion with anyone else. The person who told me had worked for the British Navy in the Second World War, and her job was to inform relatives if their relative had died or was missing, presumed dead. She said there'd be five pages of John Smith, three pages of John William Smith, and one single entry for John William George Smith. I took her advice, and gave my kids two mns with strong personal associations. It's worked well, though they do complain that it's sometimes difficult to fit the whole three given names plus surname on forms. But Griffin Cole should fit quite easily!