middle name
noun
1
: a name between one's first name and surname
2
: a term that is particularly apt to denote a person's qualities or affinities
patience is her middle name
Examples of middle name in a Sentence
President John F. Kennedy's middle name was “Fitzgerald.”
Recent Examples on the Web
According to her memoir, Rosanne chose the middle name Rivers for her firstborn daughter in honor of her paternal grandmother, Carrie Cloveree, whose maiden name was Rivers.
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Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
With that in mind, there’s one fund out there right now that every investor should avoid unless, like Austin Powers, Danger is your middle name.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Fans were ecstatic to find out Elliot’s middle name ties to his grandpa, along with his initials being EMM.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025
That would be daredevil buddies Max and Benj Cave (brothers whose middle names are both Storror), Callum and Sacha Powell (also brothers), Drew Taylor, Toby Segar and Josh Burnett-Blake, who started out simply horsing around, filming pranks and sharing them online.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
With that in mind, there’s one fund out there right now that every investor should avoid unless, like Austin Powers, Danger is your middle name.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Fans were ecstatic to find out Elliot’s middle name ties to his grandpa, along with his initials being EMM.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025
That would be daredevil buddies Max and Benj Cave (brothers whose middle names are both Storror), Callum and Sacha Powell (also brothers), Drew Taylor, Toby Segar and Josh Burnett-Blake, who started out simply horsing around, filming pranks and sharing them online.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Middle name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20name. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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