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Recent Examples of middle name
Although his first name is still unknown, the insider shares that his middle name is River.
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Therefore, he has been called by his middle name, Cade.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In a nod to Hewitt, Scottie was given her mom's middle name of Rose.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
His mother changed his middle name following his parents' divorce, removing his father's name.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Therefore, he has been called by his middle name, Cade.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In a nod to Hewitt, Scottie was given her mom's middle name of Rose.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
His mother changed his middle name following his parents' divorce, removing his father's name.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle name
Noun
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Soon after, Pedro started going professionally by her maiden name in her honor.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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However, unlike similar programs, these folks have to stay true to their Southern roots and family names, a difficult feat in today’s modern world.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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The move to mirror the suffocation of fame and family name by making the show’s scope increasingly claustrophobic is not untrodden territory.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2026
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The reason stores use first names — or first names and last initials — on name tags is to balance two reasonable, but competing, requirements.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Mari, another tourist who asked to go by her first name for privacy reasons, said her young family had been sheltering in their vacation rental and watching the unrest unfold outside.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
23 Feb. 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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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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Tanking is such an issue that Silver didn’t even try to find more league-friendly nomenclature like Marc Stein’s Draft Positioning Prioritization Mode.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Despite its nomenclature, Tesla’s current system called Full Self-Driving (Supervised), or FSD, is not fully autonomous.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Middle name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20name. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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