Chapter 1
The era of missing middle names
Chapter 2
Family legacies and maternal names
Chapter 3
Mistakes, initials, and name changes
YOUR GOAL
Master of Presidential middle names
Ch 1 · The era of missing middle names
schopenhauer Missing Middle Names
No middle name for the first five chiefs (No middle name!) / Till Quincy Adams turned a brand new leaf (Turned a new leaf!)
schopenhauer William Henry Harrison was the first president born with a middle name who also died in office.
schopenhauer The sixth president made history as the first commander-in-chief to carry a middle name.
BETA
schopenhauer Match middle names to their presidents to discover the trivia of every US leader.
Fun Fact
Early presidential names: The first five presidents of the United States—Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe—did not have middle names, as the practice was extremely rare in colonial America.
Glossary
middle name (noun)
A portion of a personal name that is written between the first name and the surname. The first five United States presidents, including George Washington, did not possess one.
A portion of a personal name that is written between the first name and the surname. The first five United States presidents, including George Washington, did not possess one.
Quiz
Which of the first five presidents of the United States was the first to have a middle name?
Quiz
Why were middle names so rare among early US presidents like George Washington and John Adams?
Quiz
Who was the first US president born with a middle name, serving as the ninth president in 1841?
Quiz
What was the middle name of the sixth US president, John Quincy Adams, named after?
Quiz
Which early US president had the middle name 'Knox' to honor his mother's Scottish ancestry?