Sjmarf to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 17 hours agoTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1430arrow-down15 cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1425arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgSjmarf to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 17 hours agomessage-square73fedilink cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-square@JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-25 hours agoI think so, when immigrants get IDs in the US I believe they choose/are given a middle name
minus-square@ylph@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 hours agoNot true, I am a naturalized US citizen, and don’t have a middle name - it was never an issue and I was never asked to come up with one. My son was born in the US and also doesn’t have a middle name.
minus-square@raef@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 hour agoMy cousin was given his mother’s maiden name as a middle name when he joined the navy
I think so, when immigrants get IDs in the US I believe they choose/are given a middle name
Not true, I am a naturalized US citizen, and don’t have a middle name - it was never an issue and I was never asked to come up with one. My son was born in the US and also doesn’t have a middle name.
My cousin was given his mother’s maiden name as a middle name when he joined the navy