Middle name

[Markieboy 104]

Being of mixed ethnicity myself, I find it odd that all Filipino children have the same middle name. But that is Filipino/Spanish culture.

My wife says that all our (future) children will have her maiden name as their middle names. I will comply.

[beejay 123]

I have 2 sons, one has 2 first names, mom's maiden name and my last name. The other has 3 first names, mom's maiden name and my last name. I don't see a problem with it, 3 names is common in the US and 4 isn't unheard of. The Philippines custom isn't terribly out of line, as middle names are often family names. And in parts of the US the custom is similar. However, I do agree with the other poster, Mr. Smith's opinion counts significantly

I agree it isn't unheard of to have the mother's maiden as middle name in US. I am American and was given my mother's maiden name as my middle name. I was also not the only child in my school that was named that way. I think it shows respect and recognizes that the child is a member of both families.

I don't think it's about doing what's "American" or Filipino, you should do what works for you and your family - what makes you feel proud.

[TripleG 3]

+1

Just because you named your sons Waylon and Willie.

I feel like driving to Luckenbach now.

Hahaha....Yeah buddy. Waylon's middle name is Wylie after Ray Wylie Hubbard. We plan on a 3rd child a little bit further down the road and no matter if its a girl or a boy we will name him/her Kris. Thats it though, 3 is enough.....we can always name the dog Johnny or Cash. A twin pregnancy could complete the Highway Men though. All my filipino relatives think Willie is named after Wow Wow Wee Willie V.

Wyatt

[ellaparu 4]

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Too complicated, specially that you can't do that here in the United States, You can't change your middle name just like that here.

Why not? If you live in the Southwest, with a large Hispanic population, it happens all the time. Among the various permeations, the wife may keep her father's surname, drop her mother's surname and append her husband's surname, as in Juana Sanchez Rivera marries Jose Mendez Cortes becomes Juana Sanchez de Mendez.

[Hank_ 9,174]

SSI here did the change with my wife's middle name without batting an eye; she dropped her mom's middle name and "old" her surname is now her middle name as she took my last name for her last name. Same as she would have done had we married in the Phils.

Edited June 11, 2012 by Hank_Amy

[John&Juvy 36]

SSI here did the change with my wife's middle name without batting an eye; she dropped her mom's middle name and "old" her surname is now her middle name as she took my last name for her last name. Same as she would have done had we married in the Phils.

Lucky her. That's what I wanted to do when I applied for Social Security before. But the woman said I can't just change my middle name just like that. I have to go to court to able change my middle name.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Lucky her. That's what I wanted to do when I applied for Social Security before. But the woman said I can't just change my middle name just like that. I have to go to court to able change my middle name.

Then she would be wrong. Your social security card and the name you have on file with the DHS do have to match. Maybe that is what she was thinking. If you haven't files for AOS yet and least have your EAD or AP in hand, then you probably won't get an SSN in your married name, although that is not an absolute. The courts here can't change the name of a foreign national until he or she is naturalized, but the DHS can, as far as within the US.

Edited June 11, 2012 by ☼

[Shawn C 11]

Both of my children (from previous marriage) have their mother's maiden name as their middle name although they only have one first name. Any children Marife and I have will have her maiden name as well.

[adiiann 163]

I had my middle name change with my maiden name when I changed my name in my ssn after marriage and before I submitted my aos. Some says depends on SSN office.

[let-it-be 36]

Hubby & I discussed this when I was pregnant with our first child. I also wanted to go for the Filipino tradition in naming our baby. Hubby's reasoning in not going for it was that, since the baby will be born here in the US, might as will go for the American tradition. So, with our second baby, there was no question which tradition to follow.

Although, my boys Philippine passports shows my middle name as their middle name. This was clearly explained to us by the consulate that they are following the Filipino tradition.

Within this year, we are planning to get them US passports. Obviously, the names my boys are going to use is the same as what is on their US birth certificates.

So, in the end, hubby & I got what we both wanted.

Edited June 12, 2012 by let-it-be