How to Use middle name in a Sentence

middle name

noun
  • By the end of the day, these two might even know each other's middle names.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Note that the pair appear to be dropping the middle name Jacques.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Many classmates gave up and called me by my middle name, Grace.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Taylor was sure that Amari — that’s her middle name — wasn’t ready to come home.
    ProPublica, 9 June 2022
  • Tannahill is the first name of his 21-year-old son and his late father’s middle name.
    Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 21 July 2023
  • Darius Leonard prefers to be called by his middle name, Shaquille.
    The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2022
  • There’s yet a third brother named Wilmer whose middle name is Rafael.
    John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 July 2022
  • Her eldest child, Mike, was given the middle name Duane.
    Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 June 2022
  • Her middle name is a nod to Pacheco's passion for diving.
    Erin Bried, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Both Dyesha and her daughter have Princess as a middle name.
    cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Steg gave her son the middle name of James after her father.
    The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Her father chose her name, but Malaya prefers her middle name.
    The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Sometimes a student prefers to go by a nickname or a middle name.
    Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Their younger sibling, Walter, was born in 1919, and went by his middle name, Dakin.
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
  • Scott’s real name is Jacques Webster, so their son’s middle name is the same as his first name.
    ELLE, 22 Mar. 2022
  • El Moussa jumped in to add that his fiancée might drop her middle name as well.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022
  • After many years spent in the make-up chair, the model has launched a new beauty brand called Rhode (her middle name).
    Alice Cary, Vogue, 17 June 2022
  • Monroe, on the other hand, was not given a middle name.
    Sydney Sweeney, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022
  • The project is credited to Malia Ann, which is Obama’s middle name.
    Sara Yasin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The project is credited to Malia Ann, which is Obama's middle name.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Maybe opt for your first and middle name, initial, or nickname.
    Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • My middle name is also Selina — not that that played into the role.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2022
  • Does anyone else in the family share your name or middle name?
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
  • This year, Bieber is launching her skin-care brand, Rhode (which is also her middle name), with them in mind.
    WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
  • In 2022, Bieber launched her skincare line Rhode, which is also her middle name.
    Amanda Curran, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The mom of two has still not announced her baby's new name, or whether his middle name Jacques was also changed.
    Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Both boys have Cahill as their middle name, which is their mother’s maiden name.
    Riley Hamel, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Is why Holmes, whose original name was Kate, was given the middle name Noelle?
    Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The incident also inspired the middle name of the couple's son, Bear Blaze Winslet.
    Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The description didn't fit Clark, who goes by his middle name, Lee, is White and unmarried and has brown hair.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2022

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