Interesting coincidence - my mother also was Mary Eileen, and known only as Eileen. And, she had the same kind of legal questions later in life. She had her name legally changed to Eileen Mary at that time, since it was easier than retaining Mary Eileen. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] NAME VERSIONS > My mom's name was Mary Eileen. She was named after Mary first because as > older members of the family said,"Call her Mary and she will never be > lost.". > No one ever called her Mary; she was ALWAYS called Eileen. > > It wasn't until she got a passport in her 50s that she was shown as Mary > Eileen. When she applied for Social Security and Medicare, she applied as > "Mary > Eileen". After this, she applied for a checking account as Mary (no > middle > name or initial) since many institutions got fussier about the name > being > shown as the official records showed. > > I was told this was common for girls whose first names were Mary. > > Maureen N > > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message