I thought Akiko was her mother's last name, and that her mother went by her maiden name instead of her married name. I know that there are women who choose not to change their last names and sometimes they'll pass that on to their children. So her mom's name would ____Akiko and her father's name is ____McConnell. So Jess's last name is actually Akiko-McConnell, therefore her middle name was still not given. That was my theory anyways but I'd be glad to hear more discussion on it.

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ January 01, 2006 03:58 PM: Message edited by: Katie from IL ]</font>