I was just wondering... Is there anyone out that that doesn't have a middle name? Would you ever consider NOT giving your child a middle name?
Why do you feel it's important for a person to have a middle name?
I only ask because I've been browsing around the baby names section of yahoo answers for a few minutes, and have been seeing some beautiful first names! But some of the these nice names seem to be mashed in with a middle name that doesn't fit them, but would sound pretty on it's own.
And if I ever have a girl child, I would want to name her Amelia. But she'll have no middle name, since I can't find one that sounds nice with that to me.
2007-10-11 01:02:31 · 16 answers · asked by Missy 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
I don't have a middle name, just a first and last. I am 35 years old, Monica, from New Jersey. My children (4) all have middle names though, as does my husband. It is a personal choice. My maiden name is extremely unusual though - Szutarski, maybe if I had a more common name I would have been given a middle name? My parents are not alive to ask!
2007-10-11 01:11:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not required, but if you have a common surname and want to give your baby a reasonably common first name, it might be a good idea so there's something extra to identify them by in case they have the exact same name as someone else at school / college in the future. Even if it's just an extra initial to put on the name tapes / belongings.
I really don't think it matters how the names "sound together". How often do you ever hear the names together? Unless you actively plan to use both names (something like Mary Jane), when you get married and that's just about it. I just picked two names I liked for both my kids and all I worried about was that you couldn't make anything rude out of a combination of them or their initials. I can't remember the last time I used my middle name other than on official forms, and suspect most of my friends don't even know what it is. But it does mean that, for instance, my medical records don't get confused with the very occasional person who has the same first name and surname as me.
2007-10-11 02:16:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amelia is a nice name on its own,but Amelia Elizabeth doesnt sound bad...
If you want to use a family name,it can be used as a middle name.
I dont have a middle name and neither does my daughter.
2007-10-11 01:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, you don't have to give them a middle name. I believe I asked why even do it on answers a few months ago and got some great explanations of how it started. But no one says you have to have a middle name and I agree with you that some middle name suggestions just don't fit. For example, aren't we all tired of Ann, Lynn, et al as middle names. Boring.
2007-10-11 01:14:47 · answer #4 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Arianna Jane Arianna Jade Arianna Juliet Arianna Julie Arianna Jamie Arianna Joanne Arianna Jocelyn Arianna Jacqueline Arianna Jasmine Arianna Joelle Arianna Janet Arianna Jeanne Arianna Janine Arianna Jennifer Arianna Jordyn Andrew Justin Andrew James Andrew Jesse Andrew James Andrew Joseph Andrew Jonathon Andrew John Andrew Jordan Andrew Jason Andrew Jarrod Andrew Jerome Andrew Jacob Andrew Joshua Andrew Jeffrey
2016-12-14 14:15:33 · answer #5 · answered by rensing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
really a middle name is just a back up name in case we don't like our first one thats all so really no you have to have a middle name Amelia is totally beautiful
2007-10-11 01:13:17 · answer #6 · answered by monalisa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there's any law requiring a child be given a middle name. I have a nephew who has two middle names, and on forms, he just uses the "first" middle name...
Who's going to care, either way, except maybe your daughter herself. She might feel weird about it.
2007-10-11 01:09:22 · answer #7 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many people do, but they are optional. My brothers both have them, but my sister and I do not. You are right though- some names are just so special, middle names seem to distract from them (mashed together is a good whay to phrase it, lol).
2007-10-11 01:50:23 · answer #8 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My partner and his brother dont have midle names as their mum decided that their surname was long enough and didnt want to make it any longer but then all their children have middle names with the surname. Its personal preference and if you dont want to give a middle name then dont.
2007-10-14 21:59:40 · answer #9 · answered by Melissa S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, u don't have to have a middle name! my father has no middle name.
I used to love the name Amelia.. until I found out that it is a birth defect:
http://www.enotes.com/genetic-disorders-encyclopedia/amelia
have you considered Emilia?
Emilia Charlotte is really nice (in my opinion)...
2007-10-11 01:17:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋