Friday Fun…What’s In a Name?

LOL, Kathy Streib I can definitely relate to my middle name being used when I was in trouble! Matthew Joseph Klinowski...

My middle name is Anne, Kathleen Anne. The middle name came after my godmother, who I might add, I didn't even see after I was probably about 12 or so. I don't know why - my parents and godparents just didn't get together after that.

As for using first and middle names when someone is in trouble, I don't remember them ever calling me by both names!

Good morning Kathy. My middle name is "Mallott". Proper pronunciation lessons available upon request. It was my Dad's first name, my middle name, my son's middle name and my grandson's middle name. Enjoy your day.

Kathy, Larry and I skipped the middle name club; I guess it was too exclusive for us!

Hello Kathy - my middle name is Thomas for my father. My brother's middle name was Lee which was also my dad's middle name.  My sister's middle name is Ann which I don't know why but I guess it proved effective when getting her attention.   My mom has no middle name has her first name is kind of a portmanteau of two of her aunts' names, Rosemary - not in honor of the plant, mind you.  

Middle names are interesting.  It seems that some people use them instead of first names, while others barely ever use them at all, haha.

Hi Kathy Streib - My middle name is Ann. So is my sister, and my daughter. Just about every kid I knew growing up had a first or middle name Ann. It must have been pretty popular!

My middle name is Roy. My first name, Calvin, is after my grandfather Calvin Archer Roberts. Calvin Archer, from Virginia, was a soldier during the Civil War and died in a Union prison camp. We have visited the memorial.

I'm from East Europe, Kathy... not a habit to give middle names there. I don't have one. I have a double first name Nina Alix, but no one ever calls me by both. My brother and my husband don't have middle names either. I do, however, have a patronymic when in Russian circle: Nina Ivanovna... although I can't think of a single time anyone has ever called me that.

Kathy every one in Portugal has a middle name.  for most males it is Manuel, and females Maria.

This can not possibly be a real day...lol 

I think next we should have brown hair pride day.

My middle name is Martin, I hated it when I was younger and wanted to swap with my brother whose was Raymond, so glad now I didn't get to have my wish. My mother called me Nicky, unless I was in trouble then it was Nicholas!!!!!! with the exclamation marks.

Hello Kathy, I have my dad middle name and I never her my parents use it even when I was in trouble at a young age.

You are right..in the South you always have a middle name! My daughter was born in Texas and her middle name if Jo. Can't get more southern than that.

Thanks, Kathy, for the delightful dive into the world of middle names! Your anecdotes are such a fun reminder of how names carry stories and connections, especially in the South. I love how you turned a simple concept into something we can all relate to—who knew a middle name could spark so much nostalgia? Here’s to embracing the quirky and meaningful parts of our names! My middle name is James.

Neither of my parents have a middle name as they were born to immigrants. My wife also doesn't have a middle name but I got one to honor both of my grandfathers.

Kathy Streib  I was named after my grandmother. My father's mother. My father was the youngest of six children. They came to America in the late 1890s from Belorussia.  My middle name is Riva 

Too funny thinking of my Mom calling in the kids by both their names. 8 kids names to remember is a lot!  Anna Elizabeth  come in the house right now!!!!!

Hi Kathy:

My middle name is Keith, the same as my Dad's. And, yes, I was called by my full first name (Jeffrey) and middle name by my parents on more than one occasion.

Jeff

If you were named Patricia, your middle name was either Carol or Ann, possibly Sue. Mine is Carol, and it is not a family name. My parents thought it sounded nice, so they just plucked it from the air. :)