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My mother gave me a family surname as a middle name. I've been asked my whole adult life if it's my maiden name.

My parents didn't give me a middle name. It isn't really done in their home country, but they did figure it out for my two brothers, who were born after I was. Intersestingly, my father has a middle name, I am not sure if that was intentional or a mistake...long story.

Yes! It's my mom's maiden name, and I love it.

I do and I have always disliked it. It is only used on official documents.

Yes two - a regular middle name and then my mother's maiden name. I dropped my mother's maiden name when I got married and put my maiden name as my second middle

Yes! I was named after a grandmother.

I do but my husband does not. It's not as common in his parents native country. Plus he was a triplet and they said coming up with 3 first names was challenging enough.

Yes.
Funny note, my middle name, DH's, both of our moms, his aunt and sister all have rhyming middle names (one syllable, end in the -ay sound), so we've kept the tradition up w/ LO1, and will do so w/ LO2 as well.

Yep!

Nope.

My family struggled so hard with my name.

I was nameless for a week after birth. They got to the end of the alphabet and my aunt just picked one that sounded nice and everyone else like, "Ya okay",

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They had a boy's name picked out. xD

Could you tell what sex they wanted? Hahaha.

My mom's maiden name, I hated it growing up, I just wanted a normal middle name like everyone else. I love it now as an adult, I kept it too when I added on my husband's last name.

@MaisyMay: That is seriously cute!