Does this seem strange for a middle name?

[feefee]

I know using mother's maiden name as middle name is common this one seems strange.  Anyone come across another relatives middle name being used just thought Lindsay seemed a bit odd?
Adam Brown  married Mary McIntosh 1828
children
Margaret Brown 1829 – 
Isobel Lindsay Brown 1831 –
Alexander Brown 1833 – 
Ann Brown 1834 – 
Peter Brown 1837 – 1910
John Brown 1839 –
Jane Brown 1844 – 1888
Betsy Brown 1846 –

Adam's parents David Brown and Margaret Thomson Margaret's parents Donald McIntosh and Margaret Youllie,   Any opinions appreciated.

Thank you Fiona

[CaroleW]

From my Paternal great grandfathers children

Margaret Bullock Carlin
Ann McDonald Carlin
James Gilchrist Carlin

Mothers maiden name was King

The Gilchrist comes from their son in law - James Gilchrist - who married their eldest daughter in 1876,  a year before my great grandmother gave birth to my grandfather

[feefee]

Thanks Carol didn't realised people used any other surnames from family members.

[danuslave]

Hi feefee

I think it's safe to assume that people have always used any name they pleased (unless the Vicar refused to baptise a child with a particular name)

There may be trends, but there are certainly no rules   

Linda

[Redroger]

In cases of illegitimate births the father's surname is often used as a last forename so it can be readily dropped if the couple marry subsequently, this is unlikely to apply in this instance; but is it possible the child concerned had been adopted into the family, after the loss of her own parents who may have been Mary's sister and her husband surnamed Lindsay. Worth looking for perhaps?

[deebel]

I had an aunt whose middle name was Broadfoot in recognition of her aunts married Surname since her(theaunt's) husband was killed in an accident.

In Scotland certainly it is not uncommon to use the Midwife's name as a middle name.

[aghadowey]

A cousin of my father's was to be named for his mother's brother but since the uncle and his wife had no children it was decided to add aunt's maiden name- he has three 'first' names: uncle's Christian name + uncle's surname + uncle's wife's maiden name and is actually known by the 3rd one!

[Eleesavet]

My paternal grandparents gave only one name as a middle name to their 7 children: my grandfather's mother's maiden name!  This tradition was carried on by the next generation.   

[Tsu]

I have a friend who'se family middle name is Lindsay.  They all have it.

My Stanley's all use Thurston as a middle name.  I think it was a marriage way back between a Stanley and a Thurston.