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*In working class families pre-1900, the '''use of a surname as a second given name''' almost always indicates illegitimacy. It was a convenient way to indicate the child’s parentage by giving the father’s surname as a middle name to a child who would bear its mother’s surname. | *In working class families pre-1900, the '''use of a surname as a second given name''' almost always indicates illegitimacy. It was a convenient way to indicate the child’s parentage by giving the father’s surname as a middle name to a child who would bear its mother’s surname. | ||
===Nicknames=== | ===Nicknames=== | ||
*[[England_Male_Nicknames_(National_Institute)|Male Nicknames]] | *'''[[England_Male_Nicknames_(National_Institute)|Male Nicknames]]''' | ||
*[[England_Female_Nicknames_(National_Institute)|Female Nicknames]] | *'''[[England_Female_Nicknames_(National_Institute)|Female Nicknames]]''' | ||
===Naming Pattern=== | ===Naming Pattern=== | ||
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