Middle Names?

[cbd2cai 0]

My husband uses his father's name as his middle name and his grandfather's name as his last name as does his brother. That is how it is legally stated on all our papers and his passport. I think they had to limit the number of names too since the papers can only hold so many characters.

[Together4ever 1]

We discussed this situation also regarding whether or not I change my name and to which one (ha ha). Moh isn't terribly conventional so we chose an agreed upon "last name" that we will both use in this country (the same one that is considered his "last name" in his country).

[MHandMB 0]

Hmm, Amed just has his first name, and his family name. No middle name, no grandfather, father, mother's maiden names, etc.

One thing I did notice that was odd is that ever since his mother died a few years ago, his sister and his brothers have named their newborn daughters after his mother, Kheira. So, he has 7 brothers and one sister, and I think there are five little Kheiras running around now. They all have the same last name, except for his sister's daughter. Is that typical of the culture, I wonder? I had never heard of that before.

[Veiled Princess 1]

Does your SO have a middle name?

Yes [ 9 ] [42.86%]

No [ 12 ] [57.14%]

Not sure [ 0 ] [0.00%]

Does your SO have more than one middle name?

Yes [ 4 ] [19.05%]

No [ 6 ] [28.57%]

SO doesn't have a middle name [ 11 ] [52.38%]

Not sure [ 0 ] [0.00%]

There are 12 in the first that say no middle name but only 11 in the second part that says no middle name

[Jenn! 918]

Does your SO have a middle name?

Yes [ 9 ] [42.86%]

No [ 12 ] [57.14%]

Not sure [ 0 ] [0.00%]

Does your SO have more than one middle name?

Yes [ 4 ] [19.05%]

No [ 6 ] [28.57%]

SO doesn't have a middle name [ 11 ] [52.38%]

Not sure [ 0 ] [0.00%]

There are 12 in the first that say no middle name but only 11 in the second part that says no middle name

One person voted No in the second option instead of SO doesn't have a middle name. I almost did the same until I read through all the answer choices...

[morocco4ever 63]

Which brings up another thing americans marrying ME/NA peeps should talk about before marriage, or at least before having children. Will the kidss names follow the naming conventions of the ME/NA country (often as VP mentioned, their name, father's name, grandfather's name, etc)?

My husband has that too, but I didn't think that was included, so I didn't for the poll.

Adil says no to middle names, but I think I will get to choose that one. I mean, the woman is the one who really gets to name the child right? If not, we should since we carried it in our belly for 9 months!

I don't know what you and your husband has decided about who names the children, but my husband told me it is normal that the fathers mother names the children. IIIIFFFFFF my husband finally gets the visa, and IIIFFFFFF I can get pregnant, she will name him/her/them. We do have some preferences, so my husband said he would gently guide her towards these names!

[Mrs. Forgetful 2]

I was raised Catholic so if I were still Catholic I'd be..Kara Ann Marie Christine *******. Ann and Marie are two separate names. That would be my first, middle, baptismal, confirmand, and last name.

Kara- My middle name is also Ann Marie. But my real name was supposed to be First: Janine Ann; Middle: Marie. But my mom said that at the hospital or something, they made a mistake and made Ann Marie my full middle name.

I don't know what you and your husband has decided about who names the children, but my husband told me it is normal that the fathers mother names the children. IIIIFFFFFF my husband finally gets the visa, and IIIFFFFFF I can get pregnant, she will name him/her/them. We do have some preferences, so my husband said he would gently guide her towards these names!

Morocco4ever- My husband and I already have the first names picked out, and his mother agrees. The only thing is, is that his sister wants to name their first girl the same as we do. So now it's a race to see who has the first baby girl.

[deeshla 0]

Adil says no to middle names, but I think I will get to choose that one. I mean, the woman is the one who really gets to name the child right? If not, we should since we carried it in our belly for 9 months!

We are using a middle name for our baby -- something from my family. I like the flow of a having a middle name. The first name will be Moroccan. Or the first name will be from my family and the middle name Moroccan -- I am due in 2 weeks and we still haven't made up our minds!

[Mrs. Forgetful 2]

Adil says no to middle names, but I think I will get to choose that one. I mean, the woman is the one who really gets to name the child right? If not, we should since we carried it in our belly for 9 months!

We are using a middle name for our baby -- something from my family. I like the flow of a having a middle name. The first name will be Moroccan. Or the first name will be from my family and the middle name Moroccan -- I am due in 2 weeks and we still haven't made up our minds!

Well you better get cracking! Times running out!

[Jenn! 918]

Adil says no to middle names, but I think I will get to choose that one. I mean, the woman is the one who really gets to name the child right? If not, we should since we carried it in our belly for 9 months!

We are using a middle name for our baby -- something from my family. I like the flow of a having a middle name. The first name will be Moroccan. Or the first name will be from my family and the middle name Moroccan -- I am due in 2 weeks and we still haven't made up our minds!

Did we know you were pregnant? Well, if I knew, I forgot. So congrats!

[sarah and hicham 3]

Hicham doesn't have a middle name

[Ban Hammer 13,659]

Hicham doesn't have a middle name

every man has a middle name. it's "yes dear"

[sarah and hicham 3]

Hicham doesn't have a middle name

every man has a middle name. it's "yes dear"

well, besides that one he doesn't have one hahaha

I told him his middle name is "accident" cause he is always tripping or dropping something!

[Ban Hammer 13,659]

Hicham doesn't have a middle name

every man has a middle name. it's "yes dear"

well, besides that one he doesn't have one hahaha

I told him his middle name is "accident" cause he is always tripping or dropping something!

hey actually that could be my middle name, as i'm a diaphram baby

[~Jess~ 0]

George has a 'middle' name lol its his father's first name. that is tradition here in Lebanon............we are debating childrens names lol