this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2023
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[–] FlyingSquid 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My mother (American) has no middle name and it causes her no end of bureaucratic bother.

[–] JossyBop 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Really? Why does no middle name cause hassle?

[–] FlyingSquid 6 points 1 year ago

Lots of forms want a middle initial. She usually uses her maiden name. But sometimes they don't like that because it's not her legal name.

[–] BoomBoomLemon 3 points 1 year ago

It’s not. I don’t have a middle name and it’s never been a hassle. You either leave it blank, put a dash or write “NMI” for “no middle initial”. You will see the latter on some US government forms.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

https://wookware.org/name.html

Here's a person who finds extra hassle.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My brother in Jesus Christos Santa Maria de la Mancha, that’s not true.

[–] Lemminary 2 points 5 months ago

Err, I thought his middle name was Fucking. JFC. Isn't it?

[–] JonVonBasslake 7 points 1 year ago

Wow, I didn't know I was american just because I have a middle name.

[–] Something_Complex 5 points 1 year ago

Well that's not true