I have two middle names.
As does my brother and sister, and does my mother and her two brothers. In my father's side of the family there are a couple of names that must be passed on by the eldest son, which my brother has. One is 'Maxwell' and this stems from an alliance between our clan and the Maxwells several hundred years ago.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 15:20, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Is the other one 'Adolph'?

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 19 Nov 2010, 15:29, Reply)

Was this about border squabbles?
Your lot were Royalists and against the left-footed Maxwells?
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 15:30, Reply)

We were Wardens of the Marches for about 100 years.
Poachers turned gamekeepers, you might say.

It does explain why I am so FUCKING HARD.

We fought for both sides - and against different strands of our own clan, innumerable times.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 15:36, Reply)

my friend is a maclean
same thing

unfortunately it does not go well with her new surname now she is married. i guess boys don't have this problem!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 15:30, Reply)