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Recent Examples of middle name
Horror is — and always should be — Halloween Horror Nights’ middle name.
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Robert Niles, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
An advertising sign winks at the middle name of daughter Daphne Zenith Sisti.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 5 Sep. 2025
The elder Brown, who goes by his middle name, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Thursday.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
For many parents naming their children, going by the middle name is a matter of practicality—and avoiding a case of mistaken identity.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
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Robert Niles, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
An advertising sign winks at the middle name of daughter Daphne Zenith Sisti.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 5 Sep. 2025
The elder Brown, who goes by his middle name, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Thursday.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
For many parents naming their children, going by the middle name is a matter of practicality—and avoiding a case of mistaken identity.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle name
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Lorena, who now goes by her maiden name of Gallo, resides in Virginia with her daughter and partner of over 20 years and volunteers at an organization dedicated to helping survivors of domestic violence.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Finlay was her mother's maiden name, and the surname for her famous grandmother, Marjorie Finlay.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Oct. 2025
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Also endangering the family name and business is a crooked deal made by Byron Hedges (Jack Gleeson), an illegitimate cousin helping Guinness expand into America, that promises 15% of all American profits to the Fenian Brotherhood.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The family name is kind of a big deal in Arlington.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yamal is now well established as the first name on Barcelona’s teamsheet.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The three accused, who police only identified by first names and initials of their last names, were charged with membership in a foreign terrorist organization and preparing an act of violence endangering the state.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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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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Of the 266 popes in history, 129 have chosen names different from their baptismal names.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Despite its Air Jordan nomenclature, the mule does not feature Air technology.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Regardless of the nomenclature, the whiskey has already earned Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, an accolade that underscores Bardstown’s ability to merge American whiskey character with French refinement.—
Andy Vasoyan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Middle name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20name. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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