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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Portman came from the actress’s maternal grandmother’s maiden name, while Natalie was simply an Americanized version of her Hebrew first name.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Oct. 2026
Leave it to Lisa Barlow to combine two security questions (pet name and mother’s maiden name) into one.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of maiden name

Noun

There is a lot of Dutton history that plays into this premiere, with Kayce seeing the repercussions of Tate being in harm’s way because of the family name and land.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Bolsonaro, 45, is competing in his first and seeking to return his family name to power after his father governed Brazil from 2019 through 2022.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of family name

Noun

Corona Centennial has nine players in its football program with variations of the same first name.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Portman came from the actress’s maternal grandmother’s maiden name, while Natalie was simply an Americanized version of her Hebrew first name.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Oct. 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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