Your Middle Name

I won't share my middle name but I will say it's unusual and has been passed down in my family through the women since my great, great, great grandmother and I'm very attached to it. I have given it to my daughter, she actually has two middle names. Me and my partner were discussing when we have another, if we had another girl we would give her this middle name too.

My first name is common so it made me feel a bit special, silly I know.

Do you follow SJ Strum on YouTube? She makes loads of videos about names and their popularity, I recommend if that sort of thing interests you

Mary is my middle name.I was born on At Brigid's day so I got Brigid as well.
And if that wasn't bad enough I actually chose Bernadette as my confirmation name.
Like why😂

My uncle also had Mary as his middle name which was a thingback then in Ireland in the 40s.
The slagging we gave him.

Ann, born mid-70s. No idea why it was chosen and don't particularly like it as it doesn't go with my first name either.

Mine's Maria.

Jane. Always disliked it as I think it's so dull.

That said we fell into the same trap when naming our dc. Eldest nd youngest have generic middle names as we just couldn't agree. Ds's was Christmas inspired, so I love it. Wish we'd named eldest after place he was born (we were too wimpy to do that.

Mine is Anne. A pointless filler name.

Mines Lorna. I went through a stage of not liking it as it reminded me of lawns and grass I love it now as an adult.

For my son it did influence me as I wanted him to have 1 middle name like both his parents. I was able to do an honour name for him as his grandparent was poorly and passed away a few days after he was born. I love saying his middle name and boring people with the story!

Also my sons first name means war and his middle name means peace (accidental but it might mellow him out).

Louise, born in the 80s. I’ve never really given it much thought as I hardly ever use it. For our kids we just chose names we really liked but quite not enough to be first names, and complimented (we think) the first names!

I don't have one and at 46 I'm still bitter about it

Neither of my parents have middle names, neither of their siblings do, and of my four grandparents, three had no middle name. It's just not something that happened on either side of my family for generations. Miserable boring lot they are on this issue

Hence my kids both have middle names, and rare and interesting ones at that (to compensate for having very boring classical first names.)

When he was 3 my son learned I didn't have a middle name and was sad for me. He said I should adopt 'Lovely' as my middle name.

He's 14 now and I keep reminding him of his suggestion (to his great irritation) and threatening to change it by Deed Poll

Isobel.

After a grandmother.
Never liked it then, still don't now.
Born in 70's too.

Most of my friends middle names were:

Joy, Lee, Anne or Jane.

Mary, mid 60s. Sister's is Jane. I don't think we were named after anyone.

Caryl. Which is welsh for carol. My parents are not welsh but we did move to wales before I was born.

70s child in a sea of Clare's and Louise's and Kelly's.

My first name is also very different (but cornish not welsh). One telly actress shares it. And I've met 2 others in my life.

Joy. Always hated it. With a ridiculously common 70s/80s first name. Thanks mum . . .

No middle name for me, but my three closest friends at school all had the middle name Louise. I’ve also come across quite a few Claire Louise’s in my age group through work, it seems to be a popular combination of the time. Born mid 80’s.

Lorelai. I’m in my 30s so definitely not Gilmore Girls inspired! I like it enough to have also made it DDs middle name.

Mine is Frances after my mum and grandfather. I never liked it growing up but now it's ok. I rarely use it though.

I was born mid 80s and most of my friends had the middle name Louise.

My children's middle names are mine and their dad's first names. Very unoriginal but we both have a family middle name so seemed to fit well.

Had DD been a DS her middle name would have been Roger after my dad.

I got Mary which in Ireland in the early 70’s was almost compulsory.
I don’t hate it and it does balance out a very unusual first name.

Mine is Paula because I was born on St Paul's day. I like it.
I was allowed to choose my confirmation name so I chose Catherine ( along with Elizabeth one of my favourite names).

In 1989 I chose the middle name of my youngest sister, Louise, it was the name of my best friend at school at the time

Louise. Born early 90s. I have a classic welsh name and everyone I know with my name has the same middle name

Mine's Kate (1980s), sister's is Jane, not named for anyone. My dc all have grandparent-based middle names.

At least half the girls at school seemed to have Louise or Elizabeth as their middle name. I guess Rose and Grace are today’s equivalent.