What is the purpose of our middlename....?

Answer 1

For those of us like me to use it as my first name!! (I don't even use my first name on anything other than my birth certificate!)

Answer 2

Despite their relatively long existence in the Western world, the phrase "middle name" was not recorded until 1835 in "Harvardiana," a periodical of the time. Since 1905, "middle name" gained a figurative connotation meaning a notable or outstanding attribute of a person. This figurative use is especially popular in films

Answer 3

If you're a Yankee, you probably don't want anyone to even know your middle name; if you're a Redneck or the greatest musician ever (James Paul McCartney), most people probably think your middle name is your first name.

Answer 4

It's a gauge to tell how mad your mom is when she's yelling at you. If she doesn't use the middle name, it's cool. If she uses your first and middle name, you know you're in for a beating.

Answer 5

The purpose of the middle name is just to be there if you want to make your name fancier.

Answer 6

it's usually a parents way of honoring some friend or relative know all 3 of my kids were for that reason

Answer 7

That's an awesome question! I am curious too. I don't have one and neither does my sister. My mom is so funny...she said the hospital wouldn't let her take us home until she named us, and that was hard enough!

Answer 8

So we could be different from the others I guess.

Answer 9

i don't know, i guess it's just for the parents to not fight to choose ONE name and name teh baby wiht two.
♥Roberta♥

Answer 10

makes you different from everyone else. so if you lisa and your friend is lisa then you can use your middle name too: lisa ann?