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Martin: Strong and timeless, Martin would also be a great pick for a middle name.
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024
Swing State Polls: Pennsylvania’s A Dead Heat—As Harris Leads Michigan, Trump Takes Arizona
This is a man whose middle name is ‘confidence’.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Oh, and the latest one’s middle name is Tommy to honor his godfather, Tommy Lasorda.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
During an October 2024 appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, David revealed that her first name came from a song he and his wife love, but her middle name is inspired by a special interaction with Pope Francis.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024
Swing State Polls: Pennsylvania’s A Dead Heat—As Harris Leads Michigan, Trump Takes Arizona
This is a man whose middle name is ‘confidence’.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Oh, and the latest one’s middle name is Tommy to honor his godfather, Tommy Lasorda.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
During an October 2024 appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, David revealed that her first name came from a song he and his wife love, but her middle name is inspired by a special interaction with Pope Francis.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle name
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His four older sisters have a different last name, Hines-Allen, incorporating their mother Kim’s maiden name.Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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For instance, a woman who has built a successful career under her maiden name might find that AI systems struggle to link her past achievements with her new surname.Shelley Zalis, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
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Kang’s parents had been waiting for a boy who could carry the family name.Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Barack Obama is opening up about his daughter Malia Obama's decision to drop the family name in her professional life.Brian Brant, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Some interviews have been translated from Arabic and people have been referenced only by first names to protect their identities.Adam Leventhal, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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Maya Freelon’s first name comes from her godmother Maya Angelou.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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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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Perhaps a little unfortunate given the recent bad publicity for a couple of different criminal networks using the same Matrix nomenclature.Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Color systems date back to at least the 17th century, but in the 19th century, an ornithologist named Robert Ridgway took issue with some of the existing nomenclature of colors, according to Daniel Lewis, who authored The Feathery Tribe, a biography of Ridgway.Emma Bowman, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Middle name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20name. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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