Middle Names

[Hoffy95]

Speaking of Caeser, I saw him get jammed up the bum on Spartacus by a young boy in the last episode.

 

[FootyJunkie]

Mine is my dads name.

same, old man had his old man's name for his middle name too

 

[Mogwai]

Mine's a bit peculiar; my first name is my Chinese name but since no one can pronounce it, I have a Western name ias well and that is my middle name.

I don't mind being called either if you get it right.

 

[Quivorir]

Is it Mogwai?

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

My children will hate me every time they have to write out their full name.

We have:

First Name - Family Name - Middle Name - Wife's Maiden Name - Surname.

Tradition in both our families were for middle name after grandparents, and my wife had no male siblings or cousins so end of lineage.

 

[Gough]

My children will hate me every time they have to write out their full name.

We have:

First Name - Family Name - Middle Name - Wife's Maiden Name - Surname.

Tradition in both our families were for middle name after grandparents, and my wife had no male siblings or cousins so end of lineage.

On the plus side, with four initials they should find admission to some of the better clubs easier.

 

[mantis]

Our family seems to use middle names as a way to carry on family names without lumbering the child with an outdated moniker for day-to-day use. Common names in our family include Basil, Heather, Valentine, Herbert, Cecila and Patricia. I'll be damned if I'm calling my kids any of those, but I'll probably give them one as a middle name to keep everyone happy.

I went to high school with a guy who had the same first, middle and last names as I did. Caused no end of problems.

So are you Basil or Herbert?

 

[Caesar]

Ha. Neither. I lucked out, mine is exceptionally common.

 

[Simple Jack]

Ha. Neither. I lucked out, mine is exceptionally common.

I wouldn't have said Julius was that common but I guess based on the evidence of this thread a 'J' middle name is all the rage.

 

[buddyruff]

90% of middle names start with J.

63% of statistics are incorrect. Everyone knows that

 

[davo99]

I've always thought they had a place, notable example being the two Josh Kennedy's.

With Paul Roos having created a ground breaking system of telling them apart (JOEY Kennedy!), I now see them as obsolete.

Seriously though, I think they're good for honouring late parents or grandparents.

Not when they have nothing to do with anything like mine

 

[davo99]

63% of statistics are incorrect. Everyone knows that

66% of the time... it works every time (sorry but had to reference anchorman quote there)

 

[buddyruff]

66% of the time... it works every time (sorry but had to reference anchorman quote there)

That's not what I was getting at...anyway

 

[The_Reaper]

Mine's a bit peculiar; my first name is my Chinese name but since no one can pronounce it, I have a Western name ias well and that is my middle name.

I don't mind being called either if you get it right.

I have a Chinese middle name.

 

[JUBJUB]

90% of middle names start with J.

Another J reporting for duty

 

[mantis]

Another J reporting for duty

But you have two J's. Good to see you off your red, what did you do you naughty boy?

 

[Silent Alarm]

My family aren't really into inheriting names, but we've inadvertently done it a bit on the Dad's side. Me, an uncle, and my Pop share the same middle name. But my Pop's first name is my Dad's middle name.

Interestingly enough, I think we all prefer[red] our middle names as well.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

I don't see the point of middle names unless there is a purpose. Both my sons have been given the name of one of their grandfathers as their middle names. Can't have a third now, otherwise my wife will want to use her brother's name.

My middle name is absolutely pointless. My parents had no reason for giving it to me other than it "sounded nice". Wasn't even one of the surplus names they had for me. I don't want to sound ungrateful but it's kinda like a birthday present you have absolutely no use or desire to have... just a piece of crap that takes up unnecessary space. I'd rather they didn't bother at all. I guess the name set the tone for a lot of birthdays.

 

[Andre]

The J theory. Never heard that before, but yet another J middle name here.

 

[Silent Alarm]

If your first name is James, I reckon any middle name sounds clunky after it.

James William. James Harry. James Steven. But James as a middle name just works. Henry James, Mark James... I think it's because of the abruptness of the "s" sound.

 

[Plugger35]

My middle name is James but I'm not sure I'd want it as a first name.

James sounds a bit too posh and formal but I don't think I'd want to be called Jim, Jimmy or Jimbo either.

 

[d-12]

Another J here, James, which is very common. In fact wish it was my first name.

 

[Igloo]

I guess James is the male version of Jane/Rose/Kate. Every 2nd person has it.
edit: You could add Louise to that as well.

 

[I bleed Blue]

I guess James is the male version of Jane/Rose/Kate. Every 2nd person has it.
edit: You could add Louise to that as well.

Haha. As I said earlier, my middle name is james. My sisters middle name is Louise.

 

[Zach Package]

I guess James is the male version of Jane/Rose/Kate. Every 2nd person has it.
edit: You could add Louise to that as well.

went to school with a girl called kate rose, middle name jane...astonishingly common