To think that no one likes their middle name?

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My DDs like each other’s middle names, but not their own. DH and I don’t like ours. Extrapolating to the rest of the world, no one likes their middle names, but I am not sure why.

Mine is Jayne, I don’t mind it

I like mine, Charlotte, but only use it when filling out official forms that ask for it.

I much prefer my middle name to my first name.

I like my middle name, but given it was supposed to be my first name, the that is probably why. hate my first name though, but stuck with it.

I share mine with my mother and sister. DD has two - one her dad chose and one is middle name of great-great-great grandmother and middle of great-grandma.

I like mine. It's quite "filler" though. DDs are both classic names.

I quite like mine, DH quite likes his too. The DC like/tolerate theirs. Well DS finds his a bit hard to spell. DD likes hers or used to want to use it instead of her 1st name. Other DD doesn't like hers but used to prefer a diminutive of it to her real name.
SIL uses hers rather than her 1st name. BIL finds his a bit embarrassing (as does at leas one nephew) - in both cases they are "unusual" and a bit embarrassing (and I've never seen either on boy baby name lists).

*first name of her ggg-gma and middle of g-gma.

I love mine. Martha 🤷🏼‍♀️ It’s made a comeback in the name stakes as I’ve met a few people who’ve named their daughters Martha.

My DC like their middle names as does DP (he likes his middle name)

I hate mine & never use it/tell anyone what it is!

It's my grandmothers maiden surname & also a place name & I don't understand what my parents were thinking - the boys got our grandfathers first names as middle names (James & Hugh) & I'm stuck with this monstrosity

I like my middle name better than my first name.

I’m neither here nor there about mine.

Still love DDs as it’s after my Nan who died in 2014 she’s too young to have an opinion on it

I'm not a fan of my middle name I think it's far too old fashioned and frumpy although it gets a lot of love on here but it was my great-grandmothers name.

I have two - a name of a distant relative + mum's maiden name. I'd happily dump the random name and have mum's + my maiden names instead.

I like mine, it's after my Gran.

DH and I like ours

I like mine. I like the idea of an extra ‘hidden’ name. My friend hasn’t got one and was thoroughly narked off about it as a child.

I love my middle name. I'm named after my mum.

@BlondeB83 Louise?

Mine is fine. Mid-eighties middle name which was shared with half the girls in any class growing up.

I was never really keen on mine. However, I was talking to my grandmother about mine and it’s got quite a significant family history behind it so I’ve changed my mind as I like the symbolism.

I have one and my dd1 has the same middle name,,we both love it

I use my middle name in preference to my first name

First off, what I really but really don't like is the blanket assumption posited by no one likes. For me it's on a par with everybody likes chocolate/cake, whatever..phrases like that push my buttons.

But to my given names. I've two. My first is always used by family, my second by the rest of the world.

I prefer the second. It's a better 'fit' after all these years.

Love mine - it's been used by almost all the women in the family and is classic and beautiful. The other middle name is a bit random - Scottish surname. We are not Scottish. However it was my GM's middle name as well (and possibly her godmother's surname - but she wasn't sure.) So my middle names are a complete name in themselves and if I ever write a novel will be my pen name!