Middle name

Many people's names include one or more middle names, placed between the first given name and the last name. In the West, a middle name is effectively a second given name. A middle name is usually substituted by the middle initial, as evidenced George W. Bush and John F. Kennedy. Also social security cards and most state driver license only have the middle initial for better organization purposes.

South Asians

South Asians, particularly Indians, generally take their fathers' first names as their middle names. After South Asian females marry, they change their middle names to their husbands' first names.

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South Asia - India

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Sikh males, who for religious reasons are supposed to be named Singh, usually as their surname, sometimes instead take Singh as their middle name.

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Sikh - Singh

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See Also: Name, culture

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Name - Culture

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