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Recent Examples of middle name
In a nod to Hewitt, Scottie was given her mom's middle name of Rose.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
His mother changed his middle name following his parents' divorce, removing his father's name.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Jan. 2026
No middle name, no hyphen, no extraneous vowels, three syllables played on a drum.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Justin Timberlake NSYNC boy band member and eventual solo pop superstar, Troll and frequent SNL host Justin Timberlake was first seen at age 11 on Star Search, performing as Justin Randall (using his middle name).
—Barry Levitt, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
His mother changed his middle name following his parents' divorce, removing his father's name.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Jan. 2026
No middle name, no hyphen, no extraneous vowels, three syllables played on a drum.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Justin Timberlake NSYNC boy band member and eventual solo pop superstar, Troll and frequent SNL host Justin Timberlake was first seen at age 11 on Star Search, performing as Justin Randall (using his middle name).
—Barry Levitt, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle name
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Jenny’s previous owner, Isabella Perman, had the maiden name Fell.—
Eugene Robinson,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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Their divorce was finalized less than two years later – in June 2017, court records show – about a month after it was filed by Tepe, who was using her maiden name of Sabaturski at the time.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The move to mirror the suffocation of fame and family name by making the show’s scope increasingly claustrophobic is not untrodden territory.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2026
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The husband can take the wife’s name or the wife can take the husband’s name, but only one family name.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nou, who asked to be referred to by her first name for her safety, says her husband physically abused her for years, as well as controlling her emotionally and financially.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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My first name is pulled from letters out of my sibling's name and a lot of people don’t have the name Ka’laeja.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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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
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Of the 266 popes in history, 129 have chosen names different from their baptismal names.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Despite its nomenclature, Tesla’s current system called Full Self-Driving (Supervised), or FSD, is not fully autonomous.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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So this whole nomenclature is BS, right?—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Middle name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20name. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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