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Does anyone have a middle name?

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polomint Sat 18-Jul-26 14:52:52

My grandaughter is going to have a baby soon and I presume he/ she will have a middle name. I hope so. It is one of my regrets that my husband did not want his daughter's to have a middle name as he thought it was only for " posh" people. I have a middle name and I am not posh I told him . I did however make sure our son had a middle name but I still regret our daughters didn't

nexus63 Mon 31-Aug-26 17:26:17

i have my grans first and maiden name, the reason for the maiden name was my dad had been adopted within the family, her brother had been murdered and the mother did not want the two boys, so my gran took one and the other brother took the other. my son also has his dad's middle name and my maiden name.

Magenta8 Mon 31-Aug-26 17:27:41

bikergran

Yes but I wont be disclosing it on here, same as I wouldn't disclose my real name.

So how come your middle name is not real but your first name is real?hmm

Esmay Mon 31-Aug-26 18:51:53

We traditionally have three first names in our family -originally done to please various maiden Aunts .
Combine these unusual names with a double barrelled surname and it does sound deceptively posh !