Middle name as first names?

[tinylittlestars.livejournal.com]

I was a really big fan of the band Hanson, and was interested to find that all the males of their family go by their middle.

Parents
Clarke Walker Hanson - Goes by Walker
Diana Frances Hanson - Goes by Diana

Children
Clarke Isaac Hanson - Goes by Isaac/Ike
Jordan Taylor Hanson - Goes by Taylor/Tay
Zachary Walker Hanson - Goes by Zachary/Zac
Jessica Grace Hanson - Goes by Jessica/Jessie/Jess
Avery Laurel Hanson - Goes by Avery/Avie
Joshua Mackenzie Hanson - Goes by Mackenzie/Mackie/Mac
Zoe Genevive Hanson - Goes by Zoe

Taylor is married with 2 children
Jordan Ezra Hanson - Goes by Ezra
Penelope Anne Hanson - (Apparently) Goes by Ellie (apparently not by Penny, as Hanson's latest radio release was "Penny & Me")


Okay, so now you think I am really stalkerish, knowing all their families names etc. (being a fan for 10 years does that to you) however what I want to know is what do you think of this? and do you have any idea why a family would use a tradition like this? I guess I've always been interested.

Comments

[solyma.livejournal.com]

i would guess that it started by a great great grandfather (or maybe even farther) that went by his middle name and the family just chose to repeat it. but what do i know. ;)

i have a few relatives that go by their middle names... my great grandfather was hilary emmett but went by emmett, because hilary was too feminine. i have a cousin named olivia anne who goes by anne or "annie", they liked the combination olivia anne but wanted her to go by anne. another cousin is eric stephen and he goes by stephen or "stevie" because his father's name is eric and they thought it would be too confusing to have two eric's. my grandfather is andrew frank, but he went by frank (not sure why). so that's not really as intentional as the hanson family, but it just gives some background into another family doing that.

one of my fave boy names is elliot laurence. i adore the combination, but i would want him to go by laurence or "laurie".

so yeah... no point really to my comment except to say that i would bet a man in the hanson family went by his middle name and they just chose to repeat it... maybe it even started with walker. i dunno. :)