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Recent Examples of middle name
Ironically, Lee is Musgraves’ middle name.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Hakeem’s middle name is Sekou, an homage to the Guinean statesman Ahmed Sékou Touré; his brother, Hasan, who is three years younger, was given the middle name Kwame, in honor of Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
What other comedian on the air would be able to, mid-interview, remind his guest that the poet Ovid actually went by his middle name?
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
This primary, people aren’t gonna vote for me ’cause of my middle name.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Hakeem’s middle name is Sekou, an homage to the Guinean statesman Ahmed Sékou Touré; his brother, Hasan, who is three years younger, was given the middle name Kwame, in honor of Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
What other comedian on the air would be able to, mid-interview, remind his guest that the poet Ovid actually went by his middle name?
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
This primary, people aren’t gonna vote for me ’cause of my middle name.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle name
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Their mom, though, legally dropped West and went back to her maiden name in 2022.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Data broker profiles routinely include your mother's maiden name, previous addresses, city of birth, and other details that financial institutions still use as identity verification.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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The Bellini, the refreshing Italian drink made with sparkling Prosecco and white peach puree, is synonymous with the Cipriani family name.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Donald Newhouse, the billionaire newspaper publisher who helped oversee one of America’s most powerful media empires and whose family name remains synonymous with Condé Nast, has died at 96.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
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The first name that caught his eye was Nicklas Lidstrom, the great Detroit Red Wing, whom Werenski idolized as a boy growing up in Michigan.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The postcard was addressed to my first name only.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Toni is an abbreviation of her baptismal name, Anthony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 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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Not to be confused with the front-engined V-12 series of 250s (Ferrari nomenclature can get messy), the 1963 Ferrari 250 LM was a mid-engined Prancing Horse made to enable Maranello to homologate its new GT racing car in the early 1960s.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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Alaïa has been putting more of a spotlight on Archetypes — its nomenclature for pre-collections, which have been overseen in recent seasons by creative director Pieter Mulier.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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“Middle name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20name. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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