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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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Pallisers · 19/11/2021 20:15

I was given a saints name as middle name after my aunt who was a nun with that name. Except about 10 years later the nuns voted to go back to their actual names instead of the names they took on entering the order. So my middle name is Bernadette after my Aunt Mary. :)

We gave all of ours family names as middle names.

BlueFlavour · 19/11/2021 20:12

Mine is Miranda. So is DD’s Smile. It was my mother’s name.

MrsSchadenfreude · 19/11/2021 20:07

Johanna. It’s a family name. Was nearly Aydel!

MyComputerGetsSadWithoutMe · 19/11/2021 20:04

Mine are: Jamie amanda.
And no, I don't like them.

Justcashnosweets · 19/11/2021 20:03

Anne. With a really common 70s first name. I really dislike it.

ApolloandDaphne · 19/11/2021 19:57

Mine is Isabel after both my grans. They were both called Isabella but my mum thought that was a bit old fashioned (in 1962) so Isabel it was. I like it.

ghislaine · 19/11/2021 19:56

Mine’s Sarah too. Fairly common for an early 70s’ girl. My sister’s is Charlotte.

Chunkymenrock · 19/11/2021 19:54

Sarah.

ladygindiva · 19/11/2021 19:50

Mary. I quite like it. My first name is also classic and inoffensive.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 19/11/2021 19:48

Helen, named after my grandmother, but it’s a very common name in my age group

LucyLastik · 19/11/2021 19:46

My middle name is Irene 🥴

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 19/11/2021 19:44

Mine is Ruth. It's a bit dull but it was after my godmother so, I barely ever think about it, never use it except for very official forms which ask.

All my dc have middle names after a family member or for a significant reason.

WaitinginVain · 19/11/2021 19:42

A 70's Joanne here and really dislike it. Have often thought Joanna sounds so much better but my first name also ends in 'a' so maybe a bit much.

None of my DC have middle names, I wasn't brave enough to go with what I wanted for DS1, so they all have just the one name.

I think my own name did influence my choices, I didn't want them to have anything half as boring.

Both my parents have unusual names though so maybe they were also influenced by that Hmm.

brambleon · 19/11/2021 19:32

Mine is Ann (no E), the same as my DM’s and my DGM’s. I didn’t use it as DD’s middle name but I did use a name it could be short for

santabetterwashhishands · 19/11/2021 19:31

Born in the 70s and it's plain Jane lol .
Never use it

Arsewangry · 19/11/2021 19:13

Michelle and I do quite like it.

MumofSpud · 19/11/2021 19:02

Another 70s Jane here!
I remember the majority of my friends at primary school also had Jane as a middle name - I suppose the equivalent today is Rose or Lily.

LoveFall · 19/11/2021 19:00

My two grandmothers had the middle names Adelia and Adelaide. I was given Adel. I wish my parents had spelled it Adele.

RuthW · 19/11/2021 18:58

I didn't have one. Always wanted one so I gave myself one for my special birthday.

AutumnAlmanack · 19/11/2021 18:53

Nicola - named after my mother's gynaecologist! There are many Nicolas around here!

Santaischeckinglists · 19/11/2021 18:53

Frances.
My aunt had it as mn.
Her df was John Francis.

cumulonimbus523 · 19/11/2021 18:53

I have my mum's first name as my middle name (tradition where I'm from is dad's first name irrespective of sex) but my dad said absolutely not. I personally love it and if I have a DD I'd like to give her my name as a middle name to keep that going.

SE13Mummy · 19/11/2021 18:49

Late 1970s here and mine is Louise... like a lot of my peers. Those who don't have Louise seem to have Elizabeth or Claire in the main and are not usually named after someone.

My DC1 has one of my grandparents' name as their middle name. It was absolutely chosen to celebrate that grandparent and as DC1 was the only great grandchild they were alive to meet, that connection feels all the more special. DC2's middle name celebrates circumstances rather than a person. Both middle names are perfectly ordinary, but not overused, names. DC1 has a couple of friends with the same middle name - they're also named after grandparents.

BingBongToTheMoon · 19/11/2021 18:44

Mary. My maternal grandmother.
My sister has my paternal grandmother’s, Ellen.

Sunshine4you · 19/11/2021 18:37

Mine is Mimi