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ArchivesThanks for your response, Lilith
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I agree that there's a good deal of entertainment value in middle names, although that's probably not why they first came into being! My interest in names has to do with creating interestingly named fictional characters for stories I hope to write someday, and middle names extremely rarely enter into the picture for fictional characters (and, again, when they do, it only complicates matters!). Especially when it's science fiction - Luke Skywalker doesn't run around with a middle name. Would be a fine mess indeed if he did; imagine "Luke Ruprecht Skywalker." :)
So, I'm still hoping to find some more definite info on the origin and original purpose of middle names.
- Tue
So, I'm still hoping to find some more definite info on the origin and original purpose of middle names.
- Tue
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oh, a little more
Hey, Luke Ruprecht Skywalker is a good name. :D But yeah, middle names are pretty rare in fiction, probably partially because they hardly ever come up in everyday conversation. Or even non-everyday conversation. And sci-fi fantasy it'd be even weirder to see a middle name, since they're hardly universal.
Not sure if it'll have what you want, but there was another discussion on middle names a whiles ago, http://www.behindthename.com/wwwboardarc/messages/4684.html. And Nanaea gave this url [http://www.firmament.com/genealog/howname.htm] to someone else who asked, I think the site has some info on middle names' origins.
Hey, Luke Ruprecht Skywalker is a good name. :D But yeah, middle names are pretty rare in fiction, probably partially because they hardly ever come up in everyday conversation. Or even non-everyday conversation. And sci-fi fantasy it'd be even weirder to see a middle name, since they're hardly universal.
Not sure if it'll have what you want, but there was another discussion on middle names a whiles ago, http://www.behindthename.com/wwwboardarc/messages/4684.html. And Nanaea gave this url [http://www.firmament.com/genealog/howname.htm] to someone else who asked, I think the site has some info on middle names' origins.
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Great! Thanks, Lilith!
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