If you can find a copy of...
either E.G. Withycombe 'Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names' or Ernest Weekley's article 'Jack and Jill', they give instances of the first recorded usage of middle names in the UK. I'd quote 'em myself for you, but I'm not at home.
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sorry it won't work on other boards(won't show up)...  ·  lorelei  ·  1/24/2004, 5:40 PM
If you can find a copy of...  ·  Merriment Demon Heart  ·  1/26/2004, 5:46 AM
Re: sorry it won't work on other boards(won't show up)...  ·  Melina  ·  1/25/2004, 3:50 PM
That's smart thinking .....nt  ·  Fergus  ·  1/27/2004, 5:22 AM
Re: sorry it won't work on other boards(won't show up)...  ·  Heidi  ·  1/24/2004, 11:33 PM