Are middle names just first names?

In several cultures, a middle name is a portion of a personal name that is written between the person’s first given name and their surname. A middle name is often abbreviated, especially in the United States, and is then called middle initial or just initial.

When you get married do you drop your middle name?

This marriage license asks you to write your desired married names down. If you indicate a middle name change then, you can use your certificate to officially make the switch. If you don’t, you’ll have to change your middle name through the court system.

Does your husband last name go first?

It’s totally up to you but it’s most common for your last name to be the first (the person hyphenating) and your spouse’s second (assuming your spouse isn’t hyphenating). I’m choosing to hyphenate my last name.

Do middle names get passed down?

This is a familiar practice that goes back to the eighteenth century when children were given their parents name as a first or a second name. One of the most common ways of using a family name is the passing down of middle names. These middle names pass from mother to daughter and father to son through the generations.

How common is two middle names?

It’s never been a common practice in the U.S. to give two middle names. With today’s digitized records, it’s become a bit of a bureaucratic mess for those who have four (or more) initials to deal with.

Do you go by your first name or your middle name?

“Wait, so your name isn’t your real name?” Cue the eye roll. If you know me well, you know I go by my middle name. That’s right, Kathleen is not my first name. Going by your middle name sort of feels like an elite club your parents made you join by choosing to call you by your middle name.

Which is the correct middle name for a married woman?

In married women, the middle name usually corresponds to the maiden surname, but on professional society, women usually add the husband’s surname after their maiden name, keeping the maternal surname.

Where does the middle name in Hinduism come from?

Modern Hindu names across India adopt a first name, which is usually a word in Sanskrit or an indigenous Indian language, a middle name, which is the name of a child’s father or spouse in case of a married lady followed by the surname which is usually the caste that the person’s family belongs to, usually taken from the father or husband.

Is the last name the middle character in a name?

Even if that was the case most of the time, sometimes the person’s given name is the middle character and not the last. A three-character name is both patriarchal and hierarchical, as it would inform of a person’s belonging and rank within a family.

Why did my mom never have a middle name?

Growing up, I always thought it was so peculiar that my mom never had a middle name – she was Beth Bogart until she married my dad, at which point she became Beth Bogart Ayer. My grandmother specifically didn’t give her daughter a middle name even though her two sons had them, because she assumed my mom would just drop it when she married.

What’s the difference between a maiden name and a middle name?

Your middle name is your name which comes between your first name and last name. Most persons don’t have middle names; they only have their first names and last names. Your last name is your family name or surname. Maiden name is the previous name of a married woman before she took the name of her husband.

What was my mom’s maiden name before she married my dad?

An excellent question! Growing up, I always thought it was so peculiar that my mom never had a middle name – she was Beth Bogart until she married my dad, at which point she became Beth Bogart Ayer.