middle name
A name between the first given name and the family name or surnameA name between the first given name and the family name or surname; a second or subsequent given name.
» Do you have a middle name?
У тебе є друге ім'я?
Meaning
3 sensesA name between the first given name and the family name or surname; a second or subsequent given name.
I go by David but it's my middle name; my full name is William David Mason.
María is a common middle name in Spanish, as in José María García.
zweiter Vorname, Zwischenname, Zweitname
второ́е и́мяvtoróje ímja, сре́днее и́мяsrédneje ímja, о́тчествоótčestvo
a name between your first name and your surname
(figuratively)A trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person.
Think twice about playing for cash because "Poker" is her middle name.
I won't tell anyone. "Discretion" is my middle name.
(Philippines)One's mother's maiden name.
Juan Rico Martinez dela Cruz III is my full name, where Martinez is my middle name, but people just call me "JR".
Maria Clara Teresita Reyes dela Cruz is my full name, where Reyes is my middle name, but you can call me Tessie or Tess.
Examples
45 sentencesDo you have a middle name?
У тебе є друге ім'я? — deniko
I thought your middle name was Tom.
Я думав, твоє друге ім'я — Том. — deniko
I know his middle name isn't Tom.
Я знаю, що його друге ім'я не Том. — deniko
I know his middle name is Tom.
Я знаю, що його друге ім'я — Том. — deniko
Tom asked me what my middle name was.
Том запитав мене, яке у мене друге ім'я. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
First recorded from Harvardiana in 1835. Historically in the Spanish colonial era of theFirst recorded from Harvardiana in 1835.
Historically in the Spanish colonial era of the Philippines, the Spanish naming customs traditionally displayed the full name as:
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Forms
plural: middle names| Singular | middle name |
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