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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle name
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Lochte shares three children with Kayla, whose maiden name is Reid.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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The grandson of the benefactor whose maiden name christens the auditorium itself (The Fish Theater, which spawns a stream of awful fish puns as long as a whale), Jack was born into ballet and defends dance with every fiber of his being.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
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The father-son duo discussed their respective careers on screen, from nude scenes to embracing the family name.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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His paternal grandfather had migrated to Pennsylvania from Ukraine, became a coal miner and changed the family name from Kapurik.—
Sam Roberts,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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This approach redefines personalization by going beyond first names in emails.—
David Boice,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Rob Edwards, the writer and producer, and Robert Smalls, the iconic freedom fighter and legislator, share more than a first name.—
Ken Makin,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 June 2025
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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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The Model 2 – nomenclature used by analysts to designate a low-cost Tesla – was supposed to be a revolutionary low-cost vehicle that used Tesla’s latest and greatest manufacturing technology to reduce production costs.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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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
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“Middle name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20name. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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