[HPforGrownups] names was Re: Droobles Best Blowing Gum

Shaun Hately drednort at alphalink.com.au
Sun Jun 27 23:09:54 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 103026

On 24 Jun 2004 at 15:48, potioncat wrote:

> Potioncat:
> I just happened to wonder, is there a reason a person would have 4 
> given names?

It happens for all sorts of reasons (says Shaun Edward Owen George 
Hately). In the case of my family, it's not that uncommon - it's 
generally done to honour various prominent people in the parents 
lives. In practice I only ever use Shaun and Owen due to 
difficulties in the past in filling out forms.

There may be a good reason why Dumbledore has four given names - or 
maybe there isn't. It's hardly unique though.


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