Middle Names Are Uniquely American

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8 Comments

preciouspupp@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 3y (1 reply)

My brother in Jesus Christos Santa Maria de la Mancha, that’s not true.

Lemminary@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Err, I thought his middle name was Fucking. JFC. Isn't it?

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 3y (6 replies)

My mother (American) has no middle name and it causes her no end of bureaucratic bother.

JossyBop@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (5 replies)

Really? Why does no middle name cause hassle?

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y

Lots of forms want a middle initial. She usually uses her maiden name. But sometimes they don't like that because it's not her legal name.

BoomBoomLemon@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

It’s not. I don’t have a middle name and it’s never been a hassle. You either leave it blank, put a dash or write “NMI” for “no middle initial”. You will see the latter on some US government forms.

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
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XTL@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 2y

https://wookware.org/name.html

Here's a person who finds extra hassle.

JonVonBasslake@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y

Wow, I didn't know I was american just because I have a middle name.

Something_Complex@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

Well that's not true