Danger actually is a middle name, says Dr. Hannah Emery, a self-described “colossal name nerd." When she was working on her sociology doctorate on naming conventions, Emery discovered that 56 children ...

Middle names were created for religious and aristocratic purposes, evolving to serve as a way to distinguish people with common names. Today, they primarily serve for personal reasons, such as ...

But in an era when individuality is prized and everybody wants their kid to stand out, parents are getting more creative with their middle name choices. Though the classics are still classics (they’ve ...