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Old July 14th, 2012 #80
Alex Linder
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Originally Posted by cillian View Post
I always thought the purpose of a middle name was, just in case your kid really hated their first name they could go by another name without making up an alias.
That could be a purpose. But a lot of people use the middle name to remember an ancestor. And down south, they use the first name for that nod too. The kid can always use a nickname or legally change names if he's that bothered.