Did I miss something?

[kezzie5]

So I was re-reading fics the other day and discovering new ones - and I noticed that when John addresses the boys by their "full" names he tends to use Jonathan Dean Winchester and Samuel Michael Winchester. Now did I miss something? Was it noted somewhere that this is their names? Or did a couple of people write it and it seems to have spread

Comments

[littlestarling]

I've never heard of them having middle names. As far as I know Sam isn't even short for Samuel, it's just Sam.

Dean does sound more like a middle name though. Hmmmm.

[kezzie5]

I never heard on the show as far as I remembered which is why I asked. I can imagine Sam being short for Samuel but as you say, I'm not actually aware of it.

[nocturnal08]

No, it's not cannon, but I think we kind of feed off each other. I usually use "Dean Matthew" actually, instead of Jonathan Dean, but I do like Samuel Michael.

[kezzie5]

That makes sense, I wondered if that's what the case was.

I like Samuel Michael too but Dean Matthew seems to fit. I don't know why but I prefer it when the boys own names aka Sam and Dean are their first names, and let's face it who doesn't squirm when John yells Dean Matthew Winchester??!

[flinchflower]

There is no canon for middle names. When I write, I use Dean Michael and Samuel Gabriel - the names of archangels who would be appropriate for them in my overopinionated opinion.

[nocturnal08]

I've always liked your reasoning. :)

[kezzie5]

I like your reasoning behind those

[astrangerfate]

Personally, unless I'm writing a story for someone who has preferences, I leave out middle names because I hate to be wrong. :) On the show, their police records don't list middle names--just "Dean Winchester" and "Samuel Winchester." kara_winchester made fun of me once for a draft I sent her. I'd forgottenw hich middle name she preferred and put "Dean Middle Name Winchester." I meant to go abck and change it but it slipped my mind. That's why I love betas. :)

[kezzie5]

Yes, see that was one of my other reasons for asking. I didn't want to include a middle name then have everyone go "no no Kerri" lol. Because I don't have a middle name personally, but I kept wondering if it sounded stronger to yell out "DEAN *middle name* WINCHESTER!" y'know? But I don't think it does, it's more about the character and tone etc.
Got to love betas though!

[minx999]

I've used those middle names in some of my stories but, no, they aren't canon. Just sounded good for the fic I was writing at the time.

[kezzie5]

Well I enjoy them! Lol and clearly they infected my mind so much I started to think they were just known to everyone apart from me