Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1478arrow-down16
arrow-up1472arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square82fedilink
minus-squareylph@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 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-squareraef@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoMy cousin was given his mother’s maiden name as a middle name when he joined the navy
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