what is barbara bush middle name

Hey mjheal-ga,

When you say "middle name," I assume you mean a name she recieved at
birth and not her maiden name, which is Pierce. Here's a link to a
biographical sketch:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/bb41.html

As to her name at birth, I believe it's safe to assume she had no
middle name. Every reference to her birth I looked at, admittedly a
limited number, referred to her simply as "Barbara Pierce." I searched
in Google on the following terms:

"Barbara Pierce Bush" "middle name"

and found a document that states she indeed has no middle name:

http://www.publiceye.org/conspire/hulet.htm

Not the most definitive answer, but hopefully one that will be useful
to you. Perhaps her husband could share; after all, he's got an extra
one ;)

mmi-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by mjheal-ga on 19 Jun 2002 09:25 PDT

would there be any reason to call her barbara j?

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Request for Answer Clarification by mjheal-ga on 19 Jun 2002 10:05 PDT

i want to know what her name was at birth- hard to believe she has no middle name
can you find out what her name was on her birth certificate?

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Request for Answer Clarification by mjheal-ga on 19 Jun 2002 10:23 PDT

that's why i want to know if her middle name begins with a j
what did it say on her birth certificate?

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Clarification of Answer by mmi-ga on 19 Jun 2002 11:00 PDT

Hey mjheal-ga,

I can find no reason to believe or even suspect that Mrs. Bush has a
middle initial of "J" or any other middle name. In my state (Rhode
Island) and, I expect, in others as well, you can't get a copy of a
person's birth certificate unless you're a family member or have their
permission. You could attempt to contact the town of Rye, New York,
where she was born or else the relevant agency in New York state
(Dept. of Health/Vital Records?), but I don't think you'll get a copy.

indicted-ga notes that "some historians believe" there is a connection
to the tragedy at the Bay of Pigs. Well, to be blunt, I'd seriously
question the validity of this "belief" as well as the reputation of
these "historians."

mmi-ga

Just wanted to add my researh, for crossreference;

Barabara Bush's middlename is Pierce, Barbara Pierce Bush.
It is her maiden name after her parents Pauline and Marvin Pierce.

Search strategy on Google :"barabara bush"

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/bb41.html

"Rarely has a First Lady been greeted by the American people and the
press with the approbation and warmth accorded to Barbara Pierce
Bush."

"For more information about Mrs. Bush you can visit 
The George Bush Presidential Library"

Crossreferencing:

http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/
http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/biographies/firstlady/bio.html

"Biography of Barbara Pierce Bush"

Hope this is what you wanted to know.

Regards

Yes there would be a reason for you to think she was Barbara J - in
fact some historians believe that to date!

On March 12th, 1961, 5 landing crafts were launced in an special
operative called Operation ZAPPATA.  2 of these ships were the
"Barbara J" and "Houston." These ships recovered a sabotage team
against the Texaco refinery in Santiago, Cuba.  Now get this - George
Bush owned an oil company called the ZAPPATA PETROLEUM CORPORATION
based in HOUSTON, Texas.  Finally, he also had a habit of naming his
combat aircraft after his wife (BARBARA J??).  No matter what, it's
all a little bit suspiscious!

In the generation Barbara Bush was born, middle names were rather
uncommon. It is only in the last 70 years or so that it became common
practice.  So it is very conceivable that she had no middle name given
at birth.

http://www.igrandparents.com/grandTopics/articles/Mini-Sites/FamilyHistory/Surnames.asp