Editing Middle name (section)

=== Middle name as primary forename ===
In England and the United States, some who choose to be known primarily by their middle name abbreviate their first name as an [[initial]], e.g. [[J. Edgar Hoover|J(ohn) Edgar Hoover]], [[J. Paul Getty|J(ohn) Paul Getty]], [[J. Robert Oppenheimer|J(ulius) Robert Oppenheimer]] and [[F. Scott Fitzgerald|F(rancis) Scott (Key) Fitzgerald]]. <!-- Add a female example of this naming style? -->

Others simply omit the first name in regular usage, treating their middle name like a first name, e.g. [[Woodrow Wilson|(Thomas) Woodrow Wilson]]. Many politicians use their middle name or its shortened version as a first name—for example, [[Mitch McConnell|(Addison) Mitch(ell) McConnell]], [[Mitt Romney|(Willard) Mitt Romney]], [[Jon Ossoff|(Thomas) Jon(athan) Ossoff]], [[Jon Tester|(Raymond) Jon Tester]], [[Ted Cruz|(Rafael Edward) Ted Cruz]] and [[Mike Rounds|(Marion Michael) Mike Rounds]] are all U.S. senators who use their middle names as first names. In the U.K., many politicians, including several prime ministers, have been known primarily by their middle name, or one of their middle names. The ten prime ministers to have done so are [[Bonar Law|(Andrew) Bonar Law]], [[Ramsay MacDonald|(James) Ramsay MacDonald]], [[Neville Chamberlain|(Arthur) Neville Chamberlain]], [[Anthony Eden|(Robert) Anthony Eden]], [[Harold Macmillan|(Maurice) Harold Macmillan]], [[Harold Wilson|(James) Harold Wilson]], [[James Callaghan|(Leonard) James Callaghan]], [[Gordon Brown|(James) Gordon Brown]], [[Boris Johnson|(Alexander) Boris (de Pfeffel) Johnson]], and [[Liz Truss|(Mary Elizabeth) Liz Truss]].