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[Facts] Re: Middle Names
by Ashley (guest)
12/11/2000, 5:04 PM
in reply to a message by MC
I think becasue if two or more people in a certain location have the same first and last name.....they need the middle name to fall back on...its happened to me several times before. My name is so common all over the world. My name is Ashley Johnson. Now think about how many other people out there has the same!
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- meg (guest)   +4
12/11/2000, 9:33 PM
we know someone called john smith!!! how popular would THAT be?!
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- Ashley (guest)   +1
12/12/2000, 7:32 AM
Just a bit too popular.....im thinkin more along the lines of a guy named John Dallapiazza.....something pretty uncommon!!
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- Daividh (guest)
12/16/2000, 2:57 PM
Something else I remembered -- Catholics typically are given a saint's name to wear in the middle from the time they are confirmed (?). Don't know how far back this practice goes, but it could have been the basis for the use of a middle name for many people back when.
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- Meriel (guest)   +1
12/12/2000, 6:13 AM
One of my old teachers was called John Smith... it must be the most boring name ever!
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- Daividh (guest)
12/15/2000, 4:11 PM
Not if you were Pocahontas or on the Titanic.
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