Thesaurus results for MIDDLE NAME

middle name

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as in maiden name

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Recent Examples of middle name Sienna’s name is partially an homage to her mom, whose middle name is also Princess. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026 The singer and her two daughters share the same middle name, Princess. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026 At the time, Fergie and Duhamel had already decided on his middle name, Jack, after Fergie’s late uncle, who had died the year prior. — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 The baby’s middle name, Elizabeth, is a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle name

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Noun

Stein’s maiden name is Prosterman, according to the formal demand.

— Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Woods, who competes using her maiden name Sophie Amy Grant, set off on July 4 in Trieste, Italy, and finished on the Mediterranean coast of Monaco.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of maiden name

Noun

The events were meant to draw attention to the family name law requiring married couples to share a last name, known as Article 750, which has been on the books for 128 years.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
The family name remained when The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts took over in 2016.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of family name

Noun

Emma never accepted Abby as her mother and only referred to her by her first name.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
The singer teased the album announcement on Sunday by purchasing a wrap-around cover of the Los Angeles Times featuring just her first name and her face, and by updating her website with the same image.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of first name

Noun

Many women-forward organizations are rightfully changing their nomenclature and their audience to be inclusive of non-binary and trans women, because that’s a whole other subsection that is often more ignored.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026
Public-health officials coined a nonjudgmental nomenclature that persists to this day.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

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