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What’s in a middle name? Apparently A LOT

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We have middle names for different reasons. It could be to honour family members, because of family traditions, and to tell people apart who might share a first name. We spoke about it this morning and it turns out, everyone in the team has an interesting story to tell when it comes to family names.

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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