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Recent Examples of middle name
Athena’s first middle name is a tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth.
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Jack Guy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Princess Charlotte's middle names, Elizabeth and Diana, pay homage to Queen Elizabeth and William's mother Princess Diana, who died in 1997.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The bundle of joy was named in honor of the Wu-Tang member and shares Rocky's middle name.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Homer was named after Gere's father, Homer Gere, with the middle name honoring his wife's sire, James Lowell.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jack Guy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Princess Charlotte's middle names, Elizabeth and Diana, pay homage to Queen Elizabeth and William's mother Princess Diana, who died in 1997.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The bundle of joy was named in honor of the Wu-Tang member and shares Rocky's middle name.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Homer was named after Gere's father, Homer Gere, with the middle name honoring his wife's sire, James Lowell.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle name
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In the 1950s Saar (whose maiden name was Brown) started a jewelry business, cleverly named Brown and Tann, with Curtis Tann.—
Sam Lubell,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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For example, Norton’s collection includes your address and mother’s maiden name, while McAfee monitors date of birth and Social Security number.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
9 Feb. 2025
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The weight of his family name has been heavy and the request was made to the EFL for the younger Bellingham to carry Jobe on the back of his shirt shortly after arriving at the Stadium of Light.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Coretta Scott King Classic is the first sporting event associated with the King family name.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Jan. 2025
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The clubs only identify their Youth of the Year by first name.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Petito had never called her grandfather by his first name, which was suspicious.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Until last year, John Henry Newman, as he is known by his baptismal name, was studying to become a priest at a Roman Catholic seminary in Yangon.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2022
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She was given the name Sister Seraphia and later returned to her baptismal name, Carol Estelle.—
Jacques Kelly,
baltimoresun.com,
22 May 2021
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And that’s not the only bit of preferred nomenclature.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Layering these clothes, regardless of tonal nomenclature, allows for striking sartorial statements with minimal effort.—
Tom Stubbs,
Robb Report,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Middle name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20name. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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