I don't understand why people give kids two names, but call the child by the second one. Why not call him Monroe James?

I totally agree with you gruaig!

I love the names although why call them by their middle names? I undertstand if when they're older, they wanted to go by their middle name however as the parent I would call them their first name or a nickname. Oh well, still a nice name.

I like this name too, but I agree, I don't get why they call him by the middle name. Maybe they really wanted to name the children by their middle names, but perhaps their first names were given after family members out of respect or tradition. Personally I like James better than Monroe, but that's just me.

I like it!!!! It sounds famous!!!!!! Or at least dignified!!!

I like both of these names and they go nicely with Hanson.

My husband goes by his middle name, but his first name is so bad it would be cause for it's own post! I want to shave Isaac's beard off. Yucky.

They call the boys (Monroe, Everett, Shephard and Ezra) by their middle names because they go by their middle names. Isaac's full name is Clarke Isaac Hanson, so his first son is Clarke Everett. Taylor's full name is Jordan Taylor and his son is Jordan Ezra. I dont know why Zac does it, but maybe he just decided to follow suit. I also love the originality of their names. It's kind of a tradition.