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My daughter is Claire Philippa. We were going to call the baby Phillip if it had been a boy and when she was born the midwife said "It's a boy... Oh! sorry it's a girl" so we used Philippa as a middle name.... She hates it. Bob ps My name is the same as my fathers, granfather's and g grandfathers

My middle name is Leona, named after my dad Leon. Just last night I was telling my daughter about naming traditions in the past. She was not too thrilled when I told her that if I had followed the pattern, she would have been named Ethel. Ugh.

My middle name is Ann after my paternal Grandmother, Jessie Ann. Thank goodness It wasn't after my maternal Grandmother Florrie! My husband's is William after his G Grandad, Great Uncle and Uncle. Before we had our 4 children we decided we would not name them after any family members to save arguments. I wish now that we had really, but we weren't interested in family history then. One of our Grandaughters is named Emma and I have now discovered that my husband's G Grandmother and GG Grandmother were Emma also. Sue

HI Russell Immediate family names are: Jane Mary Nicola Michele Simone Caroline Annalisa Pamela Isabella Christopher Michael Allen Colin Michael Suzy Germaine Gerda Maria Jesse Lee Chandler (my son) Brittany Marie Coventry(daughter -NOT named after Britney) nephews and nieces: Joshua Colin Thomas Eric Oliver Alan Bailey Christian Jessica Nicole Katie Georgia Almost called my daughter Rhiannon, after the Fleetwood Mac song. Take care Michele (now going to do some work)

My middle name is Elizabeth after my mother's sister, also my daughter's middle name. My first name at birth was Michelle, but hated it, (no offence to any other Michelle) then last year after discovering my Dad wanted to name me after his sister who died as a baby, I had Morfydd added as my first name and feel happier being called by this name. My Mam isn't happy though, but my Dad is and that's what counts.

My mother recounts that, when I was but a bump on her front, the bump was referred to as Sonny Jim. The name Jim stuck and therefore was added in as a middle name at registry - the first one being after a close friend of the family. Glad the bump was not designated Little Flo or merely "it"

When my Mam was expecting me, my brother insisted that if I had been a boy, he wanted me named after his two best friends, Dicky and Mervyn, I would have changed my name quicker than 42 years later.

I am middle nameless! My mum always wanted a girl and to call her Stephanie, (a name she heard when she was about 14). She married my dad and went from being Miss Bird to Mrs Donati. She felt that Stephanie Donati was enough of a mouthful (and spelling nightmare when young), without adding another name! She briefly considered Ann, after my Dad's sister, but That would have made my initials S.A.D. !! Steph ( now Bland! )

So Russell lets see what nemes are in my family..they are not taken from anyone else, I always feel that when giving names they have to ring right with the surname..if you know what I mean My children Caren Adele(My G mother had a french friend called Adele) Andrew Gary Katie Dawn Grandchildren Elleise Danielle(elle for short, Danielle is the female version of her fathers name Daniel) Charlie Joe Albie James Melissa Holly (Christmas day baby) Mitchell James Best wishes Lynn

Through my local records office I have just found the birth index of my grandmother's illegitimate son - Frederick Liveracre Brown. The father abandoned them, so do you think Liveracre was his name? No-one in the family seems to know him - only that he was a soldier. Kathy

Hello Kathy, it seems like a possibility and well worth checking out.

my daughters are called Kristy-Louise(no middle name), Natasha Marie and danielle rhiannon(which is after the fleetwood mac song!! wanted it as a first name but was out voted) My son has the unusual name in the family...he is called Shay. His middle names are Lee after his god father and John after my partners deceased father and its my fathers middle name. My middle name comes from my mother.She is Hazel June. My sister is Denise Hazel and I got stuck with the other one.I cant even bear to write it let alone say it.I hate it so much.Didnt help that my dad called me Deborah Dew drop either. lol Debbi

got mine from birth mother, my mum and dad thought it would be right thing to do but i hate it

My middle name is Maree after Loch Maree in Scotland! Considering they thought sure I was a boy and my name was chosen as Gordon I'm quite pleased with it really. My two are Andrew John (Andrew after his dad and John after an uncle of mine who died). We call him Drew which I like. and Rebecca Mary (Mary being my mums name and my mum-in-laws middle name). Unfortunately as our surname is Bacon, she is known as Becky Bacon ARGGH!! Lord forbid she ever has to wear glasses...... Names I wish I had chosen are Elliot, Robbie, Joe Girls (now that I've started the searching - Emily, Rachel, Claudia, Annabel. Most of my cousins have already pinched these for their kids. Pamela Maree

My middle name is Roger, not the trendiest name in the world to have when you're growing up! My mother's cousin is called Roger, so that could be where that came from. My brother's is Antony (no letter 'h'), but that came about as I had a mate at school with that name, and my parents liked it. As for my parents, well my mother's is Mary (probably derived from my grandmother's name) but more interestingly, my father's is Beacher! His father's middle name was Beecher, but have no idea where that sprang from and have no-one else in my tree with any connection to that name.

All of which goes to show that girls should get to choose their own names, and change them with the season....boys don't give a damn. Evidence? Wife #1 couldn't make up her mind about anything and was laid out exhausted after the event, still clutching the shortlist of possible names for our new daughter and worrying about choices. So, I wrote the lot on new daughter's toe tag on the assumption that the little one would eventually make her own choices. Of course she hated them all, and made up her own at age 3, which has stuck with her for 18 years. Wife #2 had 2 boys, much to her chagrin, where we used the one syllable, 3 letter theory because its easier to shout.I'm not sure they know their middle names...or care. John in Aus

My middle name is Gale, spelt that way as it was my mums mailden name. i hated it when i was young but am quite proud of it now , specially since i started doing my tree.

hi my middle name is emily it was my grandma's name when i was at school i hated it i always wanted to be called phillis! tina xx by the way im in monk bretton where abouts are you?

Sadly I don't have any family history to my name at all, none of my sisters do either. Chloe Amy. Boring! They heard the name 'Chloe' from a girl who lived down the road. Haven't a clue why it was Amy, my eldest sister wanted me to be called Chloe Sue.... great name! Thanks!! LOL When I have my kids, I will be sticking to family names, most of the time. My two grandmothers, Lily and Grace. I want to use those names. Don't fancy their middle names... (Bertha and Muriel!) LOL. I quite like Lily-Grace. As for a boy, Jakob, after my great grandfather, I want to keep the spelling too!

My middle name is Patricia because my dad apparently liked it. My christian name, Aileen, was chosen by my mum who said she knew a really nice person with the same name!! I have been called Eileen, Elaine and everything else by people over the years but most say they still haven't heard of it and rarely can spell it! Aileenx