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.”
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Kimberly Lee Kessler -- kind of a silly middle name, isn't it?
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ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
Blakely Rae Roberts, who shares her middle name with her great-grandmother, GG, and sees her most days, loves playing doctor at home.
—Seth Carnell, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Here are all the details on his Spanish first name and cute vintage middle name.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 12 Nov. 2025
In the videos, Álvarez, 39, hardly looks the part of an insurgent fighter who went by the nickname Alex, short for her middle name Alexandra.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
Blakely Rae Roberts, who shares her middle name with her great-grandmother, GG, and sees her most days, loves playing doctor at home.
—Seth Carnell, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Here are all the details on his Spanish first name and cute vintage middle name.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 12 Nov. 2025
In the videos, Álvarez, 39, hardly looks the part of an insurgent fighter who went by the nickname Alex, short for her middle name Alexandra.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 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 27 Nov. 2025.
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