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[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

this is sort of prompted by another topic on here, but what are your opinions on using *really* out there middle names?
as a kid hits school age, does it really matter what the middle name is?
of course, in the wake of the birth announcements, you may get crap from relatives...
all of the "trouble/danger/etc is my middle name" jokes being reality might be interesting though.

thoughts?

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[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I don't like the idea of using an 'out-there' middle name just for the hell of using one -- like being able to say "Danger is my middle name," is kind of a lame reason to use one. Okay, truthfully? A really lame reason. It's funny the first or second time it's said, but after that it gets kind of old, and it reduces the options a kid has; if s/he dislikes her/his first name, they don't have the option of going by the middle without sounding like a dumbass.

But if you like really out-there names and really want to use it, but don't want to saddle your kid with the issues that go along with that, I think using it as a middle name is a great alternative to giving it to them as a first name and having them have issues with it their whole life.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I think you have a point and they won't be heard much between birth announcements and graduation. As someone who is always interested in finding out acquaintances' middle names, I think I still wouldn't give a child too odd a middle name, because I wouldn't want them to have to explain it to people who, like me, just get curious about that sort of thing. But, hey, better a weird middle name than a first.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I'm actually pretty liberal when it comes to middle names. I think you can give your kid pretty much any middle name you want, as long as it's not something really offensive, like Nazi, or a swear word, or something. I think the middle name is a good opportunity for parents to use a name that might be too 'out there' or inappropriate for some other reason as a first name. Plus, if the kid likes the middle name, they can use it, but if they hate it, they have the option of never having to tell it to anyone.

I do agree with the person who said you shouldn't use an 'out there' middle name for the sake of using one, though. That's way too gimmicky.

[decembermalice.livejournal.com]

My opinion on middle names is that if the child, as they get older, hates their first name, they can go by their middle name. So I wouldn't use a crazy middle name.

That may stem from the fact that I dislike both my first and middle names.

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

I think it's silly to name your kid something like Danger or Trouble.

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

Those sort of names aren't my favourite, but if someone was hell bent on using one, i'd much prefer to see it in the middle name slot as opposed to the first name.

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I don't have an opinion on this, but I did want to say that once, after falling down for the billionth time in front of the same friends, someone said, "you're really graceful." I replied, "Yeah, Grace is my middle name." Which was hilarious because it is my middle name.

But that's funnier because it was on accident.

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

I say who the fuck cares... It's dumb, yes. But kinda funny. And why not? It's a middle name, most people don't associate themselves with their middle name, it's just there.