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
In 1990, Laurence Gregory Watkins of Auckland, New Zealand, changed his legal name by adding more than 2,000 middle names.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The two quickly connected, both romantically and creatively, forming the band Alexander Jean in 2015—a fusion of their middle names.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The little boy’s middle name, Three, is a nod to the number his father wears on the back of his jersey.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
The process went smoothly enough for Daria, except for the moment when the clerk in the internet café paused at her middle name while reviewing her paperwork.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The two quickly connected, both romantically and creatively, forming the band Alexander Jean in 2015—a fusion of their middle names.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The little boy’s middle name, Three, is a nod to the number his father wears on the back of his jersey.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
The process went smoothly enough for Daria, except for the moment when the clerk in the internet café paused at her middle name while reviewing her paperwork.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for middle name
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“Middle name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20name. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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