Thoughts on going by middle name?
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Thoughts on going by middle name?
| Sat, 11-13-2004 - 8:09am |
What do you all think about the consequences of calling your child by their middle name.
Specifically, what if you call them a "nick name" of their middle name. For example, calling Hannah Margaret "Meg" or Jonathan Thomas "Tom."
Would this create too much confusion?
TIA

Personally, it's not my thing.
I always thought nicknames kind of developed over time. It seems now that people say they want to name their child (an example I know) "Alanna and we'll call her Annie." I say, what?????? This is before the child is born. I want to say, "then just name her Annie!!"
(didn't mean to get carried away, sorry)
Suz
I personally dont like the idea of going by a middle name (or nn of a middle name).
~Dawna
Proud ANG wife to Nate 5/27/1995
I was engaged to someone who shared his name with a historical figure (a great, great. . . great grandfather). He went by his MN since his first and last name were so tied to that historical person. He absolutely hated going by his MN. When we discussed what we were going to name our future children the one thing about which he was sure is that he would NEVER call a child by a MN.
BTW - People will post and tell you that the world adjusts to people who use their MN. My ex-fiance was in the Navy and believe me the military does not adjust. His ID card had his First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name. His name tag only had his FN. Every list he was only only had his FN or First Initial. He got so tired of correcting people (not a good thing to do in the military!) that he started using his FN.