2026-04-15    What's in a (Middle) Name? When it comes to middle names, some people have them, some don't—and some have more than one. Discover the background of how middle names flourished in this Ancestral Findings article. You'll also find out about double first names, how middle names are often inherited, how they sometimes seem to replace first names, etc. To learn more about using naming techniques in your record searches, check out Goal 6 in Project 4: Discover.