Re: Middle Names
in reply to a message by Ashley
we know someone called john smith!!! how popular would THAT be?!
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Just a bit too popular.....im thinkin more along the lines of a guy named John Dallapiazza.....something pretty uncommon!!
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.
One of my old teachers was called John Smith... it must be the most boring name ever!
Not if you were Pocahontas or on the Titanic.