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Sorry if this is on the wrong board. Apparently there is a girl who was born in 1996 in the UK given 140 names. My overall reaction was 'what's the point?' as now she only goes by one.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/33960635
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God, even royalty never gave kids that many middle names. Take the Queen, for example. She's Elizabeth Alexandra Mary - only two middle names.
I have two middle names (since two middle names is common in France), and I think more than two middle names is pretentious unless you're royalty or nobility.
I have two middle names (since two middle names is common in France), and I think more than two middle names is pretentious unless you're royalty or nobility.
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Both my parents and I have two aswell. I'm glad I don't have more though.
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Gawrsh. All that choice, and she ends up with the dull and dated Tracey.
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The story was from 1986, so it was more common and on the way out. I'd rather have just a dated name than 140 names. I wonder if she changed her name when she turned 18 to just the first two or three?
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1986? Rather old news!
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Ridiculous. Just because you can come up with that many names you both like doesn't mean you should use all of them on one kid. Just use two or three, and save the rest for possible future kids.
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Honestly, I was just disappointed that, after all of that, she ended up as Tracey.
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The priest looks so annoyed lol
Tracey Etcetera sounds like the name of a character from a book...
Tracey Etcetera sounds like the name of a character from a book...
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That's so crazy... It completely undermines the sense of a (first)name. If you have 140 names, it's not much better than someone without any name.
I'm also confused, because I always thought, that there is a maximum of names you can give to a newborn (like 12 or so).
I'm also confused, because I always thought, that there is a maximum of names you can give to a newborn (like 12 or so).
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Sorry, didn't mean to post directly under yours. Didn't realize I was on the wrong screen. :)
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That's just absurd! How on Earth could someone even remember that many names at once?! Could this not be considered some form of child abuse (lol). No really, why would someone burden their child with something like 140 names? Can you imagine what kind of formatting had to take place for everything to fit on a birth certificate? What about applying for a loan or a job? I would never give a child more than three names besides their last name.
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Yeah, I have two middle names and a double barrelled surname which is difficult enough for forms! I didn't even think of the birth certificate...!
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