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middle name

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as in maiden name

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Recent Examples of middle name Her middle name, James, is after her other dad, Mark James. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 24 June 2026 The only Marcelo Andrade in the database is a New York City resident with a different middle name who had a student pilot certificate in 2016. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 The oldest Bezos child shares his first name with his father—Preston is the entrepreneur’s middle name. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 June 2026 In her speech, Michelle Obama alluded to the current president, who has long fueled a debunked conspiracy theory about Barack Obama's birthplace and continues to refer to him as Barack Hussein Obama, his middle name a suggestion of suspicion. — Susan Page, USA Today, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle name

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Lewis, whose maiden name was Haines, attended South Plantation High School and was one of six siblings, her niece said.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026
The Additional Information in the next item consists of your driver’s license, passport, medical insurance account, and your mother’s maiden name.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 June 2026

Definition of maiden name

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For all the talk of lineage, Be Sweet to Me is fundamentally about carving out space not in opposition to her family name, but outside of it.

— Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 6 July 2026
Allen lived up to the family name, bringing all the rock & roll energy and Lonestar State mojo to tracks from his latest LP, Fault Lines.

— Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2026

Definition of family name

Noun

The streamer—whose real first name is Emily but has withheld her surname for privacy reasons—is an It-Girl for the digital age, known for her charisma and natural sense of humor on camera.

— Leslie Horn Peterson, Time, 14 July 2026
The victim provided police with the first name of the suspect, which led investigators to develop Vick as a possible suspect, according to the filing.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

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