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Why Malcolm in the Middle never gave the family a last name

Malcolm in the Middle never gave the family a last name, and that choice was a deliberate creative decision by the show’s ...
Southern Living on MSN

Why so many Southerners go by their middle names

A handful of readers noted that they went by their second name because it once belonged to a treasured family member or ...
Rolling Out

Instant name forgetting signals advanced brain processing

You meet someone new, they introduce themselves, and thirty seconds later you’ve completely forgotten their name. You feel embarrassed, maybe a bit stupid. The truth is more interesting. Forgetting ...
The Mirror

'Daughter goes by her middle name and the reason for it really breaks my heart'

While we can't choose our names from birth, we always have an option to change them later in life. But one mum has been left heartbroken after her 11-year-old daughter decided to go by her middle name ...
The Hindu

My partner is half-Indian, son's middle name is Sekhar after Nobel laureate S Chandrasekhar: Musk

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his partner Shivon Zilis is “half-Indian” and one of their children’s middle name is ‘Sekhar’ after the Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. “One of my sons with her is ...
Netmums

The 10 most common middle names for girls in the UK, according to new data

Parents spend hours looking for the perfect name for their child. But what about middle names? Recent research conducted by Ancestry.co.uk reveals the most popular middle names for girls in the United ...
Yahoo

Why Macaulay Culkin Legally Changed His Middle Name

If you forgot about Macaulay Culkin’s name change, you’re not alone. The 45-year-old reminded fans of his “actual name” at A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin, an event celebrating the 35th ...
The Sun

The 10 most common middle names revealed for boys and girls – is yours on the list?

Plus, how middle names have boomed in popularity over the years WHEN it comes to baby names, they typically come and go out of style as each year goes on. But have you ever stopped to think about how ...
Foreign Affairs

The Fantasy of a New Middle East

The regional order of the Middle East is rapidly evolving, but not in the way many Israeli and U.S. officials assume it is. U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to end the war in Gaza delivered the ...
People

Man with World’s Longest Name Has More Than 2,000 Middle Names — Here’s the Clever Method He Used to Pick Those Names

In 1990, Laurence Gregory Watkins of Auckland, New Zealand, changed his legal name to include 2,253 unique words Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, joined ...
Today

100 middle names for boys that are as special as your son

Parents-to-be seeking a middle name for a boy won't have to look very far. Traditionally, middle names for boys used to be reserved for family names, but modern parents are trying new ideas. Both ...