In practice, their status is similar to that of additional given names, and middle names are often omitted in everyday use, just like a person with 3 or 4 given names would only use one of them in most situations.
I praksis svarer mellemnavne til yderligere fornavne og udelades ofte i daglig brug, ligesom en person med 3 eller 4 fornavne kun ville bruge et af dem i de fleste situationer.