Well, in my case, in addition to giving my my dad's first name, my parents called me by my middle name to distinguish us (a not-unusual practice in families ori

Well, in my case, in addition to giving my my dad's first name, my parents called me by my middle name to distinguish us (a not-unusual practice in families originating in Kentucky/Tennessee; I'm damned lucky they called me Mike instead of Jim-Mike). So for all intents and purposes, my legal middle name is my actual name. It's what I identify with me. That programmers don't get that is a continual source of irritation in my life.