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I've just returned from a service trip to Guatemala and one of the girls on the trip was named Lauren. We had a problem at the airport when the name on her plane ticket didn't match the name on her passport. Her real name? Florence. Florence is her first name, but Lauren is not her middle name. It's supposed to be a nickname for Florence. I mean, the "Lauren" sound is in the middle of the name Florence, but still, a bit weird. It might be a bit more acceptable if it were spelled "Loren" like in Florence, but it's not. It's Lauren.