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Fun Read: Why Do We Have Middle Names?

Angela
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Middle names are a strange concept. They often lie silent and unused, only to emerge when we fill out official forms and documents, providing an extra piece of proof as to who we are, despite our near-total disregard for the name in our daily lives. In the U.S., a majority of people have a middle name, but only around 4% of people are referred to by it. And, according to a poll by The Atlantic, only about 22% of Americans think they know the middle names of at least half of their friends or acquaintances. 

A valid question therefore arises: Why do we have middle names? What’s the point, and who got us started with this seemingly superfluous naming process? Here, we take a look back through history to see when and why middle names emerged, and how they became commonplace. 

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