How common is it to be called by your middle name instead of your first name?
2006-06-05 14:45:30 · 20 answers · asked by GottaGoToGalveston 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Do people think it's weird if you called your kid by their middle name instead?
2006-06-05 14:48:44 · update #1
So do you think that person should get to choose which name they go by?
2006-06-05 14:54:27 · update #2
What if your first name is Emily and your middle name is Katheryn---which one would you want to go by?
2006-06-05 15:06:28 · update #3
Depends on your family. Alot of people will go by their middle name instead of first.. kinda up to you and what you want to be called.
2006-06-05 14:48:17 · answer #1 · answered by business_Stuff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK, My niece's name is Mackenzie but they have always called her Grace which is her middle name. My grandmother did the same thing, used her middle name. No, I don't think it's weird at all. It's kinda like when people think giving a child two middle names is weird. I gave my daughter two and my brother has two. It's all about what you prefer. It's original, sorta cool. Just don't listen to what other people think. Do whats best for you and stick with it.
Emily and Katheryn are both very pretty names so that makes it hard to pick. I guess if I had to, I would pick Katheryn. But, again, they are both great names!
2006-06-05 17:35:08 · answer #2 · answered by Blondie girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you can call your kid by any name you want. I would think it was odd in the sense if your gonna call him by his middle name, why didn't you make that the 1st name in the first place!?!?!?!
2006-06-05 14:50:32 · answer #3 · answered by Irish Boy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first names tend to be more formal so a lot of kids and adults choose to use the less formal middle name in the absence of a good nickname
2006-06-05 14:57:15 · answer #4 · answered by aarika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i never get called by my middle name but i dont havec a dumb first name. I had a friend in middle school who's first name was gretchen. She hated it so she was always called sarah--her middle name
2006-06-05 14:56:48 · answer #5 · answered by andi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really just depends. I know a lot more guys who go by there middle names than I do girls that go by it. I would say that it's fairly common though.
2006-06-05 14:47:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fairly common I think. Four guys I work with go by their middle name. I think it is all personal preference.
2006-06-05 14:52:07 · answer #7 · answered by alias1013 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wanted to name my son Angelo, but the father didn't like it so I named him Logan Angelo. A lot of people in my family call him Angelo(his middle name) I considered changing it, but he already says his name so I don't want to screw him up.
2006-06-05 14:57:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandmother used to call me by my middle name...Marie. Now she calls my 3 year old daughter by her middle name..Jaydie. Well, it is actually Jayd but she calls her Jaydie. I don't think that it is uncommon for people to do this.
2006-06-05 16:05:04 · answer #9 · answered by GibsonGirlz4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My maternal grandmother and her brother were all known by their middle names, though I'm not sure why. I believe that it was more common for their generation than it is for mine.
2006-06-05 16:34:31 · answer #10 · answered by Jessica B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋