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In Germany, the "calling name" is underlined on the birth certificate. For example, up until a few years ago I had no idea that my mother's first name was Herta, which I had believed to be her middle name! She goes by her "middle name" Martina - and has been called that since the day of her birth!

Additional tidbit of information that I also only found out a few moths ago: the official lists of most popular German baby names are compiled of both first and middle names. No wonder Marie/Maria is always so high up there!

• Attn Chrisell: Swedish name statistics - Carl T  Oct 26 2008, 4:54:37 AM
  • Re: Swedish name statistics - Cleveland Kent Evans  Oct 26 2008, 3:53:30 PM
    • Re: Swedish name statistics - bibliophilia  Oct 30 2008, 7:32:45 AM
    • Possible theory - Mar  Oct 26 2008, 10:44:41 PM
      • Re: Possible theory - Carl T  Oct 27 2008, 4:55:41 PM
  • Umm . . . why is this addressed to me? - Chrisell  Oct 26 2008, 6:22:48 AM
    • Re: Umm . . . why is this addressed to me? - Carl T  Oct 27 2008, 1:01:07 PM
      • *Thinks* - Chrisell  Oct 29 2008, 5:14:20 AM