SjmarftoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·4 days agoTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.(en.wikipedia.org)external-linkarrow-up1561arrow-down17message-square93 fedilink
arrow-up1554arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.(en.wikipedia.org)SjmarftoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·4 days agomessage-square93 fedilink
minus-squareluciferofastoraEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down0·4 days agolinkfedilinkIs a middle name mandatory for you?
minus-squarepixelscriptEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down0·3 days agolinkfedilinkWhat else would your mom call you when she’s pissed off?
minus-squarelinearchaosEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·3 days agolinkfedilinkI don’t know that it’s absolutely mandatory but it’s definitely pervasive.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygonEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoedit-23 days agolinkfedilinkI think so, when immigrants get IDs in the US I believe they choose/are given a middle name
minus-squareylphEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down0·3 days agolinkfedilinkNot true, I am a naturalized US citizen, and don’t have a middle name - it was never an issue and I was never asked to come up with one. My son was born in the US and also doesn’t have a middle name.
minus-squareraefEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·3 days agolinkfedilinkMy cousin was given his mother’s maiden name as a middle name when he joined the navy
Is a middle name mandatory for you?
What else would your mom call you when she’s pissed off?
I don’t know that it’s absolutely mandatory but it’s definitely pervasive.
I think so, when immigrants get IDs in the US I believe they choose/are given a middle name
Not true, I am a naturalized US citizen, and don’t have a middle name - it was never an issue and I was never asked to come up with one. My son was born in the US and also doesn’t have a middle name.
My cousin was given his mother’s maiden name as a middle name when he joined the navy
Huh. Interesting.