Why do we have middle names? What are their purposes?
Why do people have middle names?
How important is your middle name? What is your middle name, and what is its significance? What is/are your middle name(s)? Do some people at present only have a single name instead of a first name and last name? Why? Why is it complicated for American people to use hyphenated first names and not confuse second part of the name with a middle name? Why do people from the southern states of India usually have a very long first name/family name? What are some people with first two names? Why do Hong Kong people tend to have a higher proportion of "strange" first English names? Why is a nickname so named? Why are names shown as [Last name, First name]? Why do so many Chinese people have Western first names but Chinese surnames? What are the origins of the most common last names in America? When did humans start having names? Why do people feel so bad when we forget their names? How can someone get better at motivating other people to call them by their first + middle + last names (to other people), rather than by their first + last names? Why are people okay with being middle class? In India, why do some people write the name of their castes/surnames on their cars/bikes? What are some really unique names? Why do people have caste name as their second name? What was the origin of nickname? I started to use my first name after started working in US. Does it cause confusion cuz I used my middle name when I study in US and back at hometown? When in history did we start giving people names? What are the most common Last names in America? What are some good middle names for the first name Bryce? Why do some non-Asian Americans have an Asian last name like Lee, Li, Chang, Chung, etc.? Why do many south Indians not have surnames? What does "middle class" mean to you? Are Indians with long first names (4+ syllables) usually addressed by friends with an abbreviated nickname? What is the most common name? What is my first name, middle name, and last name?