Tuesday, March 9, 2010 is a chance to celebrate your middle name day
Despite their relatively long existence in Northern America, the phrase "middle name" was not recorded until 1835 then around 1905 "middle name" gained a figurative connotation meaning a notable or outstanding attribute of a person, as in the phrase "________ is my middle name."
As in Austin "Danger" Powers
One of my favourite middle names or initials - Wile E Coyote
The E stands for Ethelbert
Today also marks the anniversary of the first day the Barbie Doll was sold in stores in 1959. It was invented by Ruth Handler (co-founder of Mattel) after she realized that her daughter liked to play with paper dolls that resembled grown-ups. Handler suggested making a three-dimensional doll that looked like an adult rather than a child. The doll was named after Handler's daughter, Barbara, and is still produced by Mattel. More than 800 million dolls have been sold since. Barbie’s full name? Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy
Some people elect to use their middle name as their last name, as in Tom Cruise (Thomas Cruise Mapother), Jon Stewart (Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz), Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson) and Tim Allen (Timothy Allen Dick).
Check out one of the longest names in history - which would make this the longest middle name in history too:
Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenberdorft Sr., had a name for every letter in the alphabet, shortened his name to Mr Wolfe Plus 585 Sr. (the world's longest name officially used by a person).
did you know "the" is "Jake the Jailbird"'s name of the guy in jail on a Monopoly board.
The police officer in the opposite corner on the Monopoly board is "Officer Edgar Mallory."
There are people with the last name Name; there are people with the last name Names.
According to Baum Family legend, the name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
Everyone has a story of where their 'middle' name came from What's yours?
