middle name

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Recent Examples of middle name But the policies can also affect married women who choose to go by their maiden name at work, and people who go by middle names, initials, or shorten their first names, for example from James to Jim. Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 May 2025 Kimmel added that the newborn shares her middle name with his mother, Joan. Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 May 2025 These policies can also affect married women who choose to go by their maiden name at work, and people who go by middle names, initials or shorten their first names. Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 1 May 2025 He was born on April 1 and shares the same middle name as his father. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for middle name
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Noun
  • The lawsuit was filed on May 27 and lists Emilie as the plaintiff (though she is listed under her maiden name).
    Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
  • These policies can also affect married women who choose to go by their maiden name at work, and people who go by middle names, initials or shorten their first names.
    Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Also in the family name is Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Drag Race’s sequined Satan with a smile.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 23 May 2025
  • Whether creating magic together (à la the Coen brothers and Billie Eilish with Finneas O'Connell) or going solo in separate races, these twosomes brought prestige to the family name.
    Lydia Price, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Editors’ Picks Image Placed Behind Bars Victor, 33, and his sister asked to be identified only by their first names for fear of retaliation because of their immigration situation.
    Lauren Petracca, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • The soldier, a former lieutenant colonel, asked to be identified only by his first name, Mario, for fear of reprisals.
    John Otis, NPR, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Born with his baptismal name of Robert Francis Prevost, his papal name is more of a traditional choice — and one with a storied history.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • Of the 266 popes in history, 129 have chosen names different from their baptismal names.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • The nomenclature for the model comes from the engine’s number of cylinders and its volume—in this case a straight-eight mill with a little over 2,300 cc of displacement (2,336 cc to be exact).
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 May 2025
  • Abiding by Soviet-era nomenclature rules, spacecraft that remain in orbit around the Earth are dubbed Kosmos, followed by a number—in this case, Kosmos 482.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 May 2025

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“Middle name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20name. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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