Maureen Buchanan Jones: Hello. My name is Maureen Buchanan Jones. My first and last names connect me to my Irish-Scott heritage and my Brooklyn family. My parents never gave me a middle name, even though I'm one of six children, and everyone else got one. When I asked why I wasn't given a middle name, my mother said it was because I was born two weeks early. Years later, I checked into a hotel and learned that four other Maureen Joneses were also registered. I decided to do something about my middle name. My mother was the youngest of eight girls so her maiden name wasn't going to be continued. Buchanan, her maiden name, fits perfectly between Maureen and Jones, connecting me to my Canadian family. It also puts a bit of plaid in my name.