I’ve always liked the idea of having a first and middle name, but going by my middle name. For example, i really like the names [name]Arielle[/name] [name]River[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] [name]Monroe[/name], but then calling my daughters [name]River[/name] and [name]Monroe[/name]. I didn’t know what you all thought about this. Is it too confusing for people? Is it tacky? thoughts?
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Names like [name]Arielle[/name] [name]River[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] [name]Monroe[/name] flow better in the order you have them, so I can understand wanting to keep them in that order. [name]Even[/name] though you want to call your daughters [name]River[/name] and [name]Monroe[/name], the names just don’t pop as much when they’re [name]River[/name] [name]Arielle[/name] and [name]Monroe[/name] [name]Violet[/name].
Still, I prefer to just use the name I want my kid to go by in the first name spot. If you love the name so much that you want your kid to use it every day, then it might as well be in the first spot (it just makes it a lot easier).
Here’s a very recent thread discussing the issue: Nameberry - Welcome to the Nameberry Forums 
Well, I go by my middle name as opposed to my first and have known a few other people who do such, so to me it’s not that out of the ordinary. Sometimes a name just flows better one way instead of the other. I like your combos by the way, they have a nice rhythm to them.
Generally it rarely leads to confusion if you introduce yourself by your preferred name, and even in cases where they see the full name on a document and call you by your first once you explain “no, I go by my middle name” there’s no problem in my experience. [name]One[/name] reason I had a hard time picking out my daughter’s middle name is because I wanted her to have a middle name that I loved just as much as the first name in the event for some reason she didn’t like her first name she could do what I did and go by her middle.
I know a kid who goes by his middle since his dad named him a junior (third junior?) and his mom hates the name. He’s over 10 now and doesn’t realize that he’s going by his middle name, the whole thing is very confusing for him. So I would advise against it. I think it’s ok when the person doesn’t like their first name, but I wouldn’t intentionally call my child by their middle name.