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Your Middle Name

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NowNumber5 · 19/11/2021 12:46

Do you have a middle name? What is it? Do you like it?

Is it a typical one of its time?

Mine is Susan, born in the early 70s.
From memory, school friends at the time had Ann (more commonly without the ‘e’), Louise, Jane, Marie, Elizabeth and Claire.
I can’t remember anyone with Grace, May/Mae or Rose, which seems to be very popular at the moment.

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BiscuitLover3679 · 01/12/2021 20:05

(Early 30s)

BiscuitLover3679 · 01/12/2021 20:04

None for me but pretty much every girl I knew had either Rose, Grace or Marie. No kidding!

HoundofHades · 01/12/2021 20:03

Born in the late '70s, my middle name is Katrice. Apparently my mother was reading the Radio Times whilst pregnant with me and saw the name "of a Shakespearian actress" Hmm and liked it enough to lumber me with. Had no idea how to spell it properly until I was about 7, and because of the way it's pronounced ("Cat-rice"), led to that becoming my older brothers nickname for me (they got away with Francis and Peter...).

Sadly, a few years ago, I read about the case of a little girl called Katrice Lee who tragically disappeared in Germany on her second birthday - she'd be 43 now to my 45 - and has literally never been found. She's the only other English (her family were military, like mine) "Katrice" that I know of.

Crunchymum · 29/11/2021 11:05

Mine is so boring, I made up a more interesting one.

(Jane / Alexandria)

tarheelbaby · 28/11/2021 17:25

My two middle names are totally outing. They are family surnames. I like them both and like having two middle names although it was a pain growing up since most official forms only allowed for one.

Sammilouwho · 28/11/2021 17:17

Louise (born early 90’s), think it’s a bit boring but my mum and my cousin have the same middle name.
I chose DD’s because I write scholarly articles based on them! It’s Brontë, we love it. DS’s is going to be Merlin (when he’s born - 7 weeks to go), we like literary names.

ProcrastinationIsMySuperPower · 28/11/2021 16:38

My middle name is Elizabeth; I was born in the year of the silver jubilee. I don't particularly like it but don't have much cause to use it.

DH born same year - middle name Elvis, who died that year. He hates it!

Adventing · 28/11/2021 16:18

Yes, Ruth. I like it, I like the Bible connection and the meaning. I wouldn't say it was particularly of it's time, lots of girls my age had Louise, Marie or Jane

RestingStitchFace · 28/11/2021 10:43

I have my Mum's maiden name for my middle name. Bit of a tradition in parts of Scotland...

BubbleCoffee · 28/11/2021 10:21

One of the standard 70s ones here.

rc22 · 28/11/2021 10:17

I was born late 70s and my middle name is Rebecca. I really like it and wish my parents had chosen it as my first name. I even considered using it as my name when I started uni but didn't think I would get used to it!!

CaitlinEJ · 28/11/2021 10:13

Mine is Elizabeth, after my grandma. My kids also have family names as middle names, the first 3 are quite generic (Louis, Jean, Louise) but the last two are more interesting (Virginia and Maya) Some of my younger siblings have pretty cool family names as middle names.

Doughnuttie · 28/11/2021 10:09

Catherine 😊 I love it and think it goes well with my shorter first name. My parents considered it for my first name but worried it would be shortened to ‘Kathy’ so settled on it as a middle instead. I’m a 90’s baby for reference

newtb · 27/11/2021 11:15

I quite like mine, it's one or many variations or Helen. It's Lenore, and was m'y godmother's middle name.
From thé Raven by Poe.

BeyondMyWits · 27/11/2021 11:09

Sadie... passed down the family.

GrimDamnFanjo · 27/11/2021 11:05

Jayne. Variants of which have been used in my maternal line since 1845. Apparently after an ancestor named Johanna.
I'd have loved to know more about her - this was only uncovered after I started researching my family history. Some female ancestors have her surname included as well.
My daughter continues this tradition with Jennie and my surname.
My younger daughter has her paternal mother's name and my surname.

I love middle names which are chosen to honour or for family reasons. I think they should have meaning.

SometimesRavenSometimesParrot · 27/11/2021 01:29

Mary. Same as my sisters, which the priest chose because her original middle name wasn’t religious so he added a religious one in. I have a double barrel first name so just got the one middle name.

SprinkledGlitter · 25/11/2021 20:26

I always wanted to have Wendy as mine when I was young...Mumsnet seems to hate that name now.

LaBellina · 21/11/2021 08:18

Mine is Joanna. Don’t like it at all.

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NowNumber5 · 21/11/2021 08:11

Did not like yours*, not theirs.

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IamMaz · 21/11/2021 08:10

Mine is Elizabeth. Quite usual for the 1950s when I was born. I don't mind it.

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NowNumber5 · 21/11/2021 08:09

There are some really cool names on here!
Those of you who did not like theirs, what would you have chosen for yourself?
And did you subsequently use it for your child?
I longed to be called something quite a bit fancier than Susan Grin

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EventOfTheSeason · 21/11/2021 08:02

Mine is Lindsay after a family member. I suppose there were a few at my school as first names. It was more of its time than the first option which is making a resurgence now but was definitely old fashioned when I was born.

ifigoup · 21/11/2021 07:58

Mine is too outing to say here but is a combination of both my grandmothers’ names.

Friends’ middle names in my school year (born 79-81) include Jayne/Jane, Lucy, Fiona, Sara, Heather, Claire, Georgina, Marie/Mary, Sheena, and that kind of thing. So all very of their time.

GoodnightGrandma · 21/11/2021 07:08

My DH chose my first born’s middle name and I’ve never liked it, but I was in a fog of anaemia and tiredness so didn’t put up a fight.
It’s one of my regrets, but she doesn’t know.