Thesaurus results for MIDDLE NAME

middle name

noun

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as in maiden name

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Recent Examples of middle name According to the insider, the baby’s middle name, Bean, is a reference to late singer and activist Carl Bean, who co-founded the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, a faith group that welcomed the LGBTQ+ community. — Marzia Nicolini, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026 Cannon’s father, Harvey, selected the middle name in honor of a local mill owner, Abb DeWeese. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 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 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

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The name itself is also a nod to Glick’s late mother, whose family name was Stavrand.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of family name

Noun

In the comics, Ben Reilly is a successful, stable Spider-Man clone whose name is a combination of the first name of Peter’s uncle Ben and the maiden name of his Aunt May and who develops a superhero identity of his own, the Scarlet Spider.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
But the specific version — the daily call, first name on the sheet every morning.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of first name

Noun

Under this nomenclature, Fredonia would be the poetic and literary term, and denizens of the nation would be called Fredonians, or more colloquially, Fredes.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
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

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